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okgo

cjcp wrote:

okgo wrote:

cjcp wrote:

okgo wrote:

A segment that isn't that common but is a good test of how fast you are without being stopped by traffic is the one from Roehampton gate to Kingston Gate via Pens Ponds, there is another that is the same bu starts at Priory Lane end.

Yeah, it's a good stretch. I rode that way tonight as it happens as I fancied a change, so created a segment for this tonight. The problem with it is that the possibility of deer on the path means you're likely to hold back.

yeh I guess, its one for the light.

got a link to the one you created as I can't see it and I don't think I follow you on strava?

Here: http://app.strava.com/segments/864065

I mis-read your post, though; I read Robin Hood Gate into it for some reason, so that's the one I created.

Ha, I had a blast at it tonight... reckon I've easily got the pens pods to ham cross in my
Locker too, will go for that later in the week.

cjcp

Good effort. I discovered the Ballet Hill segment when I arrived home tonight...

okgo

Ahh, thats a KOM I think I can steal from Steve, he would hate that

I have never given that full beans tbh, bear in mind that some of those segments will be done fastest by people that are not in commuting attire, so extra kudos for doing it with a rucksack. But I reckon I can get that one and Ham cross when I have my next blast.

cjcp

Created an eastbound segment for Ham Cross-Pen Ponds. As Sean Kelly would say, I was giving it a "majorly" effort. Just not as well as Mr Kelly would do it...

cjcp

okgo wrote:

Ahh, thats a KOM I think I can steal from Steve, he would hate that

I have never given that full beans tbh, bear in mind that some of those segments will be done fastest by people that are not in commuting attire, so extra kudos for doing it with a rucksack. But I reckon I can get that one and Ham cross when I have my next blast.

Backpack or no backpack, I would need a motorised vehicle to beat Steve Irwin up any hill.

okgo

cjcp wrote:

okgo wrote:

Ahh, thats a KOM I think I can steal from Steve, he would hate that

I have never given that full beans tbh, bear in mind that some of those segments will be done fastest by people that are not in commuting attire, so extra kudos for doing it with a rucksack. But I reckon I can get that one and Ham cross when I have my next blast.

Backpack or no backpack, I would need a motorised vehicle to beat Steve Irwin up any hill.

I almost had him up a small incline the other night, not quite though. Certainly a fast rider. Annoyingly so, as he has perfected the art of making it look like he's putting in no effort to maintain 30 mph.

cjcp

okgo wrote:

cjcp wrote:

okgo wrote:

Ahh, thats a KOM I think I can steal from Steve, he would hate that

I have never given that full beans tbh, bear in mind that some of those segments will be done fastest by people that are not in commuting attire, so extra kudos for doing it with a rucksack. But I reckon I can get that one and Ham cross when I have my next blast.

Backpack or no backpack, I would need a motorised vehicle to beat Steve Irwin up any hill.

I almost had him up a small incline the other night, not quite though. Certainly a fast rider. Annoyingly so, as he has perfected the art of making it look like he's putting in no effort to maintain 30 mph.

He came past me at a hilarious speed in RP in September. He was on his TT bike, but I didn't even have time to spot which brand of bike he was on. I wasn't pootling, either.

roger_merriman

any one noticed they are guessing your power now? doesn't seem to tally terribly well.

okgo

cjcp wrote:

Created an eastbound segment for Ham Cross-Pen Ponds. As Sean Kelly would say, I was giving it a "majorly" effort. Just not as well as Mr Kelly would do it...

Despite sinking two bottles of vino last night and feeling rough as a badgers this morning, my legs actually felt ok, so gave it a blast

Pufftmw

My best ride in for a while. I had 3/4 bibs on for this period but today put the shorts back on and immediately felt more lively. Had a good run at the Jamaica Rd Sprint & unfortunately traffic was pants on Tower Bridge (lots of cops about?).

Mind you, the other night after company drinks I also had a couple of good segments but that was probably more due to lighter traffic than the ability to ride hard when inebriated...

cjcp

okgo wrote:

cjcp wrote:

Created an eastbound segment for Ham Cross-Pen Ponds. As Sean Kelly would say, I was giving it a "majorly" effort. Just not as well as Mr Kelly would do it...

Despite sinking two bottles of vino last night and feeling rough as a badgers this morning, my legs actually felt ok, so gave it a blast

Splendid effort. But I wouldn't put your slippers on and get comfortable up there if I were you.

*wonders where he's going to find 20 seconds from...*

okgo

Too much of a headwind for the ballet hill and reverse one tonight.

phy2sll2

Damn it! Thought I had the "Bromley Rd to Lewisham High Street" segment in the bag. Green lights all round, bit of a tail wind, nicely warmed up from a couple of hours of sunrise training...

Seems GPS let me down this time:
http://app.strava.com/activities/2947074

jzed

Before Strava wipes the year to date KOM's, I've downloaded some of the common ones for the Putney to Embankment sections:

Blackfriars >Westimster Bridge 1. Jzed 2. Willy B 3. Mr Ramekin
Blackfriars to end NKR 1. Jzed 2. NSB 3. Ed F
Blackfriars to Westimster Bridge 1. Jzed 2. Deniz Erkan 3. WillyB
Millbank Sprint (Southbound) 1. Ed F 2. Keyser Soze 3. Mr Ramekin
Chelsea Embankment E-W 1. Jzed 2. NSB 3. Ed F
Vauxhall to Chelsea Bridge 1. JonGinge 2. Jzed 3. Tom Taylor
Victoria Bridge to Albert Bridge 1. Jzed 2. Keyser Soze 3. NSB
Putney Bridge North 1. Jon Ginge 2. Jzed 3. Keyser Soze

.........

jzed

.....



NKR>>Blackfriars 1. Jzed 2. Chris Venables 3. R A
Chelsea Embankment to PS 1. Wrath Ron 2. Jzed 3. Ed F
Chelsea Bridge to Vauxhaul B 1. Jzed 2. Tom Taylor 3. Ed F
Millbank Sprint (N-bound) 1. Mr Ramekin 2. Jzed/WrathRon/Keyser 3. Tom Taylor
Westminster to Blackfriars 1. Jzed 2. WrathRon/Keyser 3. Tom Taylor
Westminster > Blackfriars Ramp 1. Jzed 2. WillyB 3. Keyser
Royal Hospital > CB 1. Tom Taylor/Jzed 2. Sam Jones 3. Ed F

Roll on 2012!

dhope

Two CS7 KOM's and a 3rd place this morning thanks to the tailw... uh, Power Awesome.
And generally rapid
http://app.strava.com/rides/3063602

Surprisingly the ride home averaged 18mph too. Think the hare on the SS Viner (floosy?) down Embankment helped

TheStone

What a bad day to have my first long commute home.
I'm near the bottom of nearly every segment along the embankment
Still, something to aim at for the rest of the year.

Couple of questions:
- Do you find the Garmins better than the phone apps? I've got a Garmin 500, but don't normally use it for commute.
- When using the phone app, any tips for getting a signal. Fine in the morning, but takes ages in the city.

.. and created my first segment yesterday, Burntwood Lane (Earlsfield-Wandsworth)
Surprised it wasn't already there as usually a clear run uphill.
http://app.strava.com/segments/889751

Origamist

dhope wrote:

Two CS7 KOM's and a 3rd place this morning thanks to the tailw... uh, Power Awesome.
And generally rapid
http://app.strava.com/rides/3063602

Surprisingly the ride home averaged 18mph too. Think the hare on the SS Viner down Embankment helped

Wow, I did not know there were so many segments on CS7. I don't use strava when commuting, but if I did, I can see how it could get addictive...

The only current CS7 segment I would not fancy my chances on is Balham Hill - Matt Hammond has a time that I could not overhaul on my fixed commuting rig*.

*Unless a tame 249 bus driver towed me all the way up at 35mph and did not stop!

cjcp

Origamist wrote:

dhope wrote:

Two CS7 KOM's and a 3rd place this morning thanks to the tailw... uh, Power Awesome.
And generally rapid
http://app.strava.com/rides/3063602

Surprisingly the ride home averaged 18mph too. Think the hare on the SS Viner down Embankment helped

Wow, I did not know there were so many segments on CS7.

I suspect you could go a fair way to mapping at least the UK using Strava!

jim453

Hello,

I'm asking similar questions to this all over the place so apologies, this seems like an appropriate thread.

I'm looking to get a reasonably priced GPS device so I can get involved with Strava.

Does anyone know if it is possible to use the Holux GPsport 245 or 260 to obtain data for use in strava. I understand there is no direct support for this device and data has to be upoloaded manually.

How much of a ball ache is this? Is it better to spend more money and get a Garmin instead? Though that really isn't an option to be honest.

Jim

Pufftmw

Uploading a file from a memory stick/removable drive is very simple. As long as the device stores your trips in a recognised format and is viewable by a PC as a drive, then its just as simple as a full Garmin upload.

Wrath Rob

First results of 2012 are in:

London Westbound segments:

Blackfriars >Westimster Bridge 1. Wrath Rob 2. JZed 3. Karl B
Blackfriars to end NKR 1. Chris V 2. JZed 3. R A
Millbank Sprint (Southbound) 1. Ed Francis 2. JZed 3. OKGO
Chelsea Embankment E-W 1. R A 2. Ed Francis 3. JZed
Vauxhall to Chelsea Bridge 1. Ed Francis 2. R A 3. JZed
Victoria Bridge to Albert Bridge 1. RA 2. Chris V 3. Ed F
Le Col du la Marie Chutney 1. David Rae L 2. R A 3. J Zed
Putney Bridge North 1. Keyzer 2. Ed F 3. Chris V

Wrath Rob

And eastbound

NKR>>Blackfriars 1. RA 2. Keyzer 3. Simon Simon
Chelsea Embankment to PS 1. Wrath Rob 2. Ed F 3. Karl B
Chelsea Bridge to Vauxhaul B 1. Ed F 2. Tom TM 3. Wrath Rob
Millbank Sprint (N-bound) 1. Wrath Rob 2. Ed F 3. J Zed
Westminster to Blackfriars 1. JZed 2. Tom TM 3. Keyzer
Royal Hospital > CB 1. Wrath Rob 2. JZed 3. Ed F

okgo

Wrath Rob wrote:

First results of 2012 are in:

London Westbound segments:

Blackfriars >Westimster Bridge 1. Wrath Rob 2. JZed 3. Karl B
Blackfriars to end NKR 1. Chris V 2. JZed 3. R A
Millbank Sprint (Southbound) 1. Ed Francis 2. JZed 3. OKGO
Chelsea Embankment E-W 1. R A 2. Ed Francis 3. JZed
Vauxhall to Chelsea Bridge 1. Ed Francis 2. R A 3. JZed
Victoria Bridge to Albert Bridge 1. RA 2. Chris V 3. Ed F
Le Col du la Marie Chutney 1. David Rae L 2. R A 3. J Zed
Putney Bridge North 1. Keyzer 2. Ed F 3. Chris V

You lot should be ashamed of yourselves, I did that on a woman's hybrid! :S

jzed

Will take that. Not yet back up to full speed.

london-red

Sweet. A first place on the Col du la Marie Chutney. That almost equals my hat-trick of golds in the Cub Scout cross country. How do you work it out though? Can you browse segments by club?

tetm

Must.
Try.
Harder.

Wrath Rob

okgo wrote:

You lot should be ashamed of yourselves, I did that on a woman's hybrid! :S

That just shows you're actually a woman

okgo

Haha, its a bit rubbish now as unless I really go for it, I usually get no acheivements.

il_principe

BTW what's with some of the RP segments, several showing real f*cked up speeds ATM...