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  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    Don't mince your words, will you!

    To get to 105 I could probably do without losing that much muscle mass. Anything under that and muscle will be straight off.
    What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    What's your current weight made up? I suspect you'd be faster because you'd probably be fitter.
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  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    Current weight? Heavy. Silly commuter weight loss hasn't really happened yet. So 118, plus bike.
    What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    If you lose weight, you'll be faster full stop.
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    "It stays down, Daddy."
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  • mr_ribble
    mr_ribble Posts: 1,068
    I'm not great at going down hill.... because I'm a sprinter :)

    Fastest I've been is up in the Ribble Valley where I'm orginally from. The west descent of Waddington Fell, looked down at my garmin and went "oohh look Im doing fifty" before realising I was heading into a corner that I wasnt going to make. Luckily the grass verge scrubbed of a lot of speed so it was very low imapct into the dry stone wall. I carried on a lot more gingerly after that. The biggest risk up there are stray sheep. Hit one of those at fifty and your mutton chops.
  • mr_ribble
    mr_ribble Posts: 1,068
    Yesterday's effort was only worth a 3rd. Damn you Strava and your lack of 1/1000s timing. Roy is a quick dynamo and Mr Ramekin...could be Chris Hoy.

    http://app.strava.com/rides/4927120#93654145

    3rd place reads like the who's who of SCR.
  • Gussio
    Gussio Posts: 2,452
    Mr_Ribble wrote:
    Yesterday's effort was only worth a 3rd. Damn you Strava and your lack of 1/1000s timing. Roy is a quick dynamo and Mr Ramekin...could be Chris Hoy.

    http://app.strava.com/rides/4927120#93654145

    3rd place reads like the who's who of SCR.

    Mr Ramekin is a friend of mine - he's pretty quick off the blocks, but he isn't Chris Hoy in real life :lol:
  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    cjcp wrote:
    If you lose weight, you'll be faster full stop.

    That's what I feared. Best get on it.
    What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?
  • mr_ribble
    mr_ribble Posts: 1,068
    Gussio wrote:
    Mr_Ribble wrote:
    Yesterday's effort was only worth a 3rd. Damn you Strava and your lack of 1/1000s timing. Roy is a quick dynamo and Mr Ramekin...could be Chris Hoy.

    http://app.strava.com/rides/4927120#93654145

    3rd place reads like the who's who of SCR.

    Mr Ramekin is a friend of mine - he's pretty quick off the blocks, but he isn't Chris Hoy in real life :lol:

    Not a tester by any chance. The only way to post a 33mph on there has to be from a rolling start. I wonder whether you stand more of chance if you rocked up on a TT bike, held back along DSC so you were 150m back when the traffic from the east is on green and then wound it up. Make sure not to get left hooked and hit it at full on 1min threshold. Given its slighlty downhill, if you had a nice tailwind you could hit the lights at 33-34 and just see if you can hold it the whole way. Given the high speed, aero has to be key.
  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    Mr_Ribble wrote:
    Gussio wrote:
    Mr_Ribble wrote:
    Yesterday's effort was only worth a 3rd. Damn you Strava and your lack of 1/1000s timing. Roy is a quick dynamo and Mr Ramekin...could be Chris Hoy.

    http://app.strava.com/rides/4927120#93654145

    3rd place reads like the who's who of SCR.

    Mr Ramekin is a friend of mine - he's pretty quick off the blocks, but he isn't Chris Hoy in real life :lol:

    Not a tester by any chance. The only way to post a 33mph on there has to be from a rolling start. I wonder whether you stand more of chance if you rocked up on a TT bike, held back along DSC so you were 150m back when the traffic from the east is on green and then wound it up. Make sure not to get left hooked and hit it at full on 1min threshold. Given its slighlty downhill, if you had a nice tailwind you could hit the lights at 33-34 and just see if you can hold it the whole way. Given the high speed, aero has to be key.
    Or drafting. Would be the only way I could hope to get close to that :D
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  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    I found the issue with that the end point, I was at a good pace for my best time along there, above 30 for most of it, then obviously thought it ended way before it does. I reckon with a good wind I could get quite close to that. I might try it tonight, but I don't think the wind is favourable
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  • keyser__soze
    keyser__soze Posts: 2,067
    Goddamnit, one measly second! Had a crack at it this morning as I got a good run into it and powered through up the ramp but had to ease off slightly in the middle as I had a close pass of another cyclist and at the end because of traffic at the roundabout :( Thought I was on for a good time when I tried to go up a gear and was already in the 12 tooth and a quick glance at the Garmin showed 37mph. Rode in the cycle lane and didn't draft anyone.
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  • pitchshifter
    pitchshifter Posts: 1,476
    okgo wrote:
    I found the issue with that the end point, I was at a good pace for my best time along there, above 30 for most of it, then obviously thought it ended way before it does.

    Often do the same. Perhaps Strava should do some guerrilla marketing and start putting out start and stop signs for each segment.. :D

    Also the end of some segments finish far to close to the end of the road, often when you need to slow down for the junction.
  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    I reckon so mate!

    I'll go out with a can tronight :P
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    pitchshifter wrote:
    okgo wrote:
    I found the issue with that the end point, I was at a good pace for my best time along there, above 30 for most of it, then obviously thought it ended way before it does.

    Often do the same. Perhaps Strava should do some guerrilla marketing and start putting out start and stop signs for each segment.. :D

    Also the end of some segments finish far to close to the end of the road, often when you need to slow down for the junction.

    That's the only real problem. Top times can only really come with green lights - especially at the end of segments.

    Works better out in the country I suspect - though then there's less competition.

    As for OKGO - just MTFU and ride above 30 all the way, then the segment ending won't matter ;).
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  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    There's Millbank lights that you have to slow down for!

    And as for less competition out in the hills, I don't think that is true, look at how many segments there are out in Surrey, its crazy
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  • jzed
    jzed Posts: 2,926
    Keyser__Soze wrote:
    Goddamnit, one measly second! Had a crack at it this morning as I got a good run into it and powered through up the ramp but had to ease off slightly in the middle as I had a close pass of another cyclist and at the end because of traffic at the roundabout :( Thought I was on for a good time when I tried to go up a gear and was already in the 12 tooth and a quick glance at the Garmin showed 37mph. Rode in the cycle lane and didn't draft anyone.

    You got a Garmin now or still on the iphone. 37mph up the incline is impressive. If you look at Ramekin's KOM it starts him 5 metres further on than you, so I think its yours. Going to be hard to beat.
  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    Which segment are we talking about?

    Ah I see northbound.

    That's impressive Keyzer, I put in a bit of effort along there today and don't think I was anywhere near 37 mph.
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  • keyser__soze
    keyser__soze Posts: 2,067
    Garmin 800, tho can't upload direct from work, usually wait but wanted to see how it looked so was a convoluted way of uploading the file by moving the SD card to tablet and uploading via email from phone.
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  • willy b
    willy b Posts: 4,125
    Keyser - Very good time on Millbank N. That will take some beating!
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  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    did you slow peddle to wait for a green then get a good run up? That is probably the best way to gain a few secs!

    anyway, with that kind of pace you should be racing!
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  • keyser__soze
    keyser__soze Posts: 2,067
    I caught the lights on green for once. Previous fastest run I stopped and waited about 50m back. The wind was pretty much direct tail and the traffic was moving pretty quickly alongside me so while I didn't draft anyone directly I'm sure I benefited from some slipstream and apart from one Boris biker and a guy in a bobble hat on a white Spec S-Works there were no other cyclists cluttering up the lane. I did pootle in beforehand and day off the bike yesterday so legs were totally fresh - think this makes a big difference to sprinting.
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  • vermin
    vermin Posts: 1,739
    One hell of a commute tonight - Big new KOM.

    http://app.strava.com/rides/4942001

    Kudos please...
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    vermin wrote:
    One hell of a commute tonight - Big new KOM.

    http://app.strava.com/rides/4942001

    Kudos please...

    Not Kudos. They need a "Flat Out Awesome" category.
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    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    vermin wrote:
    One hell of a commute tonight - Big new KOM.

    http://app.strava.com/rides/4942001

    Kudos please...
    :D
    Good work Sir, might detour to Burkina Faso tomorrow as I'm not in til 10
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  • porlyworly
    porlyworly Posts: 441
    edited March 2012
    :D

    Anyone else find Strava a bit random timewise (I'm using iPhone app)? There are times when I've absolutely battered a segment only to find out I'm 10 or 15 seconds off my pb. It is however an excellent motivator and I'm gradually getting quicker, averaged over 17mph for the first time on my commute home tonight
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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,821
    vermin wrote:
    One hell of a commute tonight - Big new KOM.

    http://app.strava.com/rides/4942001

    Kudos please...

    That's a mightily impressive moving average, well done.
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  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    Only a cat 4 though
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  • aeon
    aeon Posts: 167
    324 calories? i don't think your heart was in it.
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  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    PorlyWorly wrote:
    :D

    Anyone else find Strava a bit random timewise (I'm using iPhone app)? There are times when I've absolutely battered a segment only to find out I'm 10 or 15 seconds off my pb. It is however an excellent motivator and I'm gradually getting quicker, averaged over 17mph for the first time on my commute home tonight

    if the question is does it sometimes? well look at my max power that was trundling up a admitly steep (and a fair bit steeper than strava thinks) on my dads cheap BSO MTB left it in lowest gear and no sweat.

    so yes I clearly strava's data is sometimes junk.

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