Strava.com - Put your money where your mouth is

JamesFree

I felt reasonably quick today considering a horrible 2 day hangover and legs that burnt the whole way a couple of KOM's but nothing strong enough to last but can easily better them myself on a fresher day by quite a bit!

keyser__soze

Sketchley, good effort, was a headwind down the Highway home tonight. Never managed a clear run on the way home on that stretch A pootling Land Rover cost me a KoM on the Queens Ride section this morning too - you'd have thought such a serious off-road vehicle could manage some speed bumps at more than 5mph :evil:

Pufftmw

Last night was my first ride in over a week whilst I got rid of my cough. It's still there a bit but I'm fed up of driving and getting unfit. So... A gentle ride home to ease myself back in? Nah! Some good speed down OKR (too many lights to stop at ) then hit the lights perfect for Amersham Way resulting in 6th overall, overtaking cars @ 30mph down Loampit Hill (much to their surprise) and a 3rd best on Lee High Road - which was equal to my best.

Felt good for it and to be back in the game

This morning and though I thought I would take it easy, equalled my best time up the OKR but there was too much traffic for the rest. Perhaps laying off for a week has done me some good!

the_fuggler

On the scrounge here - any current premium codes that work? I've tried most of the codes on this thread to no avail...

dhope

JamesFree wrote:

I felt reasonably quick today considering a horrible 2 day hangover and legs that burnt the whole way a couple of KOM's but nothing strong enough to last but can easily better them myself on a fresher day by quite a bit!

James. Sodding. Freeman :evil:

You're systematically stealing my few remaining KOMs. This will not do.

(Cue annoyed posts in next few days when I realise I'm unable to take them back)

roger_merriman

dhope wrote:

James. Sodding. Freeman :evil:

You're systematically stealing my few remaining KOMs. This will not do.

I only have four.

2 are downhills, one is very quiet so I'm the only rider! the other is boxhill track, thats just becuase MTBers don't tend to use strava, a fast decender (which i'm not) would be a lot faster.

then we have a steep hill in wales, again quiet so I'm the only person to have ridden it with strava, mind you not terribly surprising considering it's location and steepness.

and some one has put in a segment for climbing out of the Punchbowl on the side of the Blorange, very slippy slidely climb which I walked! so I have a KOM for pushing my bike up the hill....

symo

Worth setting up a BRCommuter Club group on Strava? I don't want to join clubs round here as they are < Mid Devon CC.

sketchley

symo wrote:

Worth setting up a BRCommuter Club group on Strava? I don't want to join clubs round here as they are < Mid Devon CC.

Silly Commuter Racers

app.strava.com/clubs/silly-commuter-racers

JamesFree

dhope wrote:

JamesFree wrote:

I felt reasonably quick today considering a horrible 2 day hangover and legs that burnt the whole way a couple of KOM's but nothing strong enough to last but can easily better them myself on a fresher day by quite a bit!

James. Sodding. Freeman :evil:

You're systematically stealing my few remaining KOMs. This will not do.

(Cue annoyed posts in next few days when I realise I'm unable to take them back)

Oops sorry

I'm only looking after them! honest!

dhope

JamesFree wrote:

Oops sorry

I'm only looking after them! honest!

1 down, loads to go
http://app.strava.com/segments/811697

porlyworly

Downloaded strava on my iphone after using endomondo for a month or two and it's great, had to create some new segments as my commute only had one segment. Really good idea and motivational tool although the the stats are somewhat dubious - theres always a big descrepancy between endomondo and strava when I have ran them both at the same time. Not complaining though, for free apps they are superb!

Greg T

AAAAAAArrrrghhhhh

Didn't get my 600 mile Base Mile Blast badge...

VERY disappointed as I was serioulsy freezing by the time I got in last night having put in an extra two laps of RP to got my mileage for the month....

Bstrds

JamesFree

dhope wrote:

JamesFree wrote:

Oops sorry

I'm only looking after them! honest!

1 down, loads to go
http://app.strava.com/segments/811697

Bastard!

Gussio

Greg T wrote:

AAAAAAArrrrghhhhh

Didn't get my 600 mile Base Mile Blast badge...

VERY disappointed as I was serioulsy freezing by the time I got in last night having put in an extra two laps of RP to got my mileage for the month....

Bstrds

I feel for you. Only reason I went out in the sleet yesterday was to top the 500 mile mark for January. I did it for me, not for a badge

bigmat

Motivated to get out last night by desire to do 500+ miles in January. Ended up being just me and a 2nd cat on the club run, 28 rolling miles through the cold and occasional snow at 20mph average - the legs are feeling it a bit today!

Greg T

BigMat wrote:

the legs are feeling it a bit today!

I was seriously out of form this morning, my normal 1hr 5 mins took 1 hr 20 - I was chinstrapped the whole way in . . .

I have decided that my calorie debt is too high so have eaten:

Boost Bar
Cheese and Pickle Sandwich
Chicken Chausseur
New Spuds
Spinach
Jam Roly Poly
Custard

And I'm strongly thinking about some pre-ride cake to get me home, honestly - I was proper stacking in . . . .

have I mentioned my fury at my lack of 600 mile badge - fecking FECKERS . . . .

iPete

I cycled 18 miles home, ready to attack one segment!

The wind was in my favour, the legs cruising ok, I was all set and GO.... the one cretin light on this stretch was RED, ARG, ok it didn't slow me too much, back on the power, arg DRIVER FAFFING turning down the one and only side road! arg... back on the POWER!

Get home, finish ride, KOM baby!! this could get addictive.. :twisted:

okgo

I got one today too

I dont think it will be toppled for a while. Pete what one did you get?

JamesFree

Managed to get a new KOM makes it hurt a little less the 2 I lost!!

http://app.strava.com/rides/3797455#69393291

Won't last long, I reckon on a day with fresh legs I could easily 10+ seconds out of it

iPete

okgo wrote:

I got one today too

I dont think it will be toppled for a while. Pete what one did you get?

A small segment, thankfully well out of the way of all you fast people

I think I can have a crack at getting above 25-26mph avg with a clear run when the legs return from hibernation..
http://app.strava.com/segments/799987

veronese68

iPete wrote:

okgo wrote:

I got one today too

I dont think it will be toppled for a while. Pete what one did you get?

A small segment, thankfully well out of the way of all you fast people

I think I can have a crack at getting above 25-26mph avg with a clear run when the legs return from hibernation..
http://app.strava.com/segments/799987

Oooh, I could pop out at lunchtime and have a crack at that. Shame I hardly ever get out for lunch.

whojanicanackerov

How does this work then? Just download the app on Iphone and your away? Can you plot routes and things.
Sorry about the questions but I`m not reading 59 pages to find out.Thanks.

iPete

whojanicanackerov wrote:

How does this work then? Just download the app on Iphone and your away? Can you plot routes and things.
Sorry about the questions but I`m not reading 59 pages to find out.Thanks.

I was the same last week, like "erm ok so what now?"

You literally just turn it on, put it in your pocket, finish your ride and it'll work out your stats and what segments you crossed etc. When you sign in on the site you can have an explore and if you want add a segment to a ride you've done.

porlyworly

New bike arrived yesterday, few issues with getting pedals off old bike but hoping to be ready to roll tonight. Added new bike to strava (on website on my iPhone) and looked on the app itself - how do you set default bike so it knows which bike to log miles against? Or does it prompt you when you finish ride? Hoping to have a go at a few segments on new bike to see if it's noticeably quicker!

CRAIGO5000

Anyone know when the next challenge is and what it'll consist of?

Wrath Rob

New PB on Millbank South tonight. Moves me up to 14th overall, next step to get over 30 and nip past JZed

cyclingprop

Wrath Rob wrote:

New PB on Millbank South tonight. Moves me up to 14th overall, next step to get over 30 and nip past JZed

If you're sat on top of me now Ron (I think you are), then its game on

dhope

cyclingprop wrote:

Wrath Rob wrote:

New PB on Millbank South tonight. Moves me up to 14th overall, next step to get over 30 and nip past JZed

If you're sat on top of me now Ron (I think you are), then its game on

Nuts, that puts you ahead of me too now Rob

keyser__soze

Wrath Rob wrote:

New PB on Millbank South tonight. Moves me up to 14th overall, next step to get over 30 and nip past JZed

Nice, particularly with it being so cold. I predict there's going to be some stonking times on the segments along Millbank when it warms up a bit and the wind's in the right direction. Must defend my KoM on the one and get the KoM on the other two, particularly now Garmin 800 is ready to be installed on bike so hopefully no more missed segments :twisted:

Pufftmw

After doing the City 250m thingy was a bit energised somehow & took advantage of going over London Bridge to have a go - PRs on both segments but only 18th overall although 7th fastest time in reality - there's just too many people on that segment!

Further down the road, Amersham Way beckoned again and I just equalled my previous PR, so close... Knackered when I got home