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  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    hhmmm. I do have an SCR last place up box hill. Guess were I'm going on Sunday.....
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    Chris

    Genesis Equilibrium - FCN 3/4/5
  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    Ed F wrote:
    Sketchley wrote:
    With due respect that's bollox.... It hits nearly 20% in places

    Fair enough. It must just be therefore that I am Power Awesome :lol:
    EdFatherF? Change your screen name...
    What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?
  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    Ditchling Beacon is probably just well known amongst cyclists because its the bit in the London - Brighton charity ride where you spend most of the time avoiding people walking their BSOs up.
  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    Both of your times look like they are l2b times, as you can't go much faster than 5mph anyway! But I reckon Ed would probably do that in half of your time, and would be KOM for ever and ever ;)

    I didn't use strava when I did it, but would like to do it again outside of the l2b.

    What is your best up Box? box is quite a good marker apparently according to people I have spoken to, if you can do it under 6 mins then the potential is clearly there (so I'm told)! I've not done it for about 4 months and am not anywhere near that yet :(
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  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    okgo wrote:
    Both of your times look like they are l2b times, as you can't go much faster than 5mph anyway! But I reckon Ed would probably do that in half of your time, and would be KOM for ever and ever ;)

    I didn't use strava when I did it, but would like to do it again outside of the l2b.

    What is your best up Box? box is quite a good marker apparently according to people I have spoken to, if you can do it under 6 mins then the potential is clearly there (so I'm told)! I've not done it for about 4 months and am not anywhere near that yet :(

    00:11:56 :oops:

    Ask me again on Monday.....

    p.s. No excuses but I do weigh 18 stone and getting up these hills, Ditchling particularly, is achievement enough for me.
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    Chris

    Genesis Equilibrium - FCN 3/4/5
  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    I too can vouch for Ditchling being troublesome at 18+ stone.
    What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    okgo wrote:

    What is your best up Box? box is quite a good marker apparently according to people I have spoken to, if you can do it under 6 mins then the potential is clearly there (so I'm told)! I've not done it for about 4 months and am not anywhere near that yet :(

    There are only 12 people on Strava with a sub 6 min time...
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Another gripe! Elevation data is all over the place. Just ran today's ride through Garmin connect and enabled elevation corrections - went from 2700 feet to a 4339. Deleted and posted the corrected data instead!
  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    Another gripe! Elevation data is all over the place. Just ran today's ride through Garmin connect and enabled elevation corrections - went from 2700 feet to a 4339. Deleted and posted the corrected data instead!

    Sun spots innit....
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    Chris

    Genesis Equilibrium - FCN 3/4/5
  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    okgo wrote:

    What is your best up Box? box is quite a good marker apparently according to people I have spoken to, if you can do it under 6 mins then the potential is clearly there (so I'm told)! I've not done it for about 4 months and am not anywhere near that yet :(

    There are only 12 people on Strava with a sub 6 min time...

    Yeh. There's loads of good riders that don't use strava. They far outweigh the good ones who do I would say. One lad did it in 5.15 on one of our club runs!

    And the strava comment was in jest, didn't mean for you to take it so literally. I thought it was a sportive :)
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  • willy b
    willy b Posts: 4,125
    Interesting comments on Box Hill.

    I spent 4 years in Sheffield, and the rest in North Notts, so used to big hills, which is one thing I seriously miss about the South & London. I have only riden Box Hill once, and I was expecting a long climb with some steep sections.

    When I got to the top I was quite upset that it ended! Thought it was going to go on a lot longer! Next time I can hit it with speed!

    Still a nice climb as others have said.

    5 PRs tonight around Regents Park, felt good! There are some very quick times around there though, which is always a little upsetting :lol:
  • TheStone
    TheStone Posts: 2,291
    Is Strava working as normal?

    Put in a ride for tonight and it doesn't have the usual "2nd best time" etc on the Dashboard.
    I was disappointed as felt good, but then drilled in and few PBs on segments, but nothing on the Dashboard.
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  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    Think its having problems. Equalled a KOM and smashed my pb on a segment, but nowt.
    What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?
  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    Got a PR and a 3rd place on tonight's ride. I love spring!
  • Flyingbogey
    Flyingbogey Posts: 352
    I got a pb and 5th overall on one of the cs7 Claphams in spite of being on my old Mtb, bike shop please fix my road bike soon, I HATE riding the tractor.
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  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    Sketchley wrote:
    hhmmm. I do have an SCR last place up box hill. Guess were I'm going on Sunday.....

    Ah male chicken! I'm just ahead on box hill and I think a few other climbs.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Wehay.

    I'm currently the fastest guy for "today" on the A308 > Blackfriars (Embankment Drag) segement.

    First time I'm #1 (even if it is for just today).

    :D
  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    Haven't commuted for a few days now, missing all the action :(
    Blog on my first and now second season of proper riding/racing - www.firstseasonracing.com
  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    Sketchley wrote:
    hhmmm. I do have an SCR last place up box hill. Guess were I'm going on Sunday.....

    Ah male chicken! I'm just ahead on box hill and I think a few other climbs.

    Going to try and get on SCR page one on Sunday, watch out!
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    Chris

    Genesis Equilibrium - FCN 3/4/5
  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    :twisted: @DDD try harder. From Colliers Wood to to Clapham South I beat you on every segment this morning, including Balham Hill. Colliers Wood to Oval (the real test on CS7) I beat you by 2.5 minutes! If your not careful I'll be asking for that your Power Awesome trademark gets transferred to me. There's no hiding on Strava! :twisted:
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    Chris

    Genesis Equilibrium - FCN 3/4/5
  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    Sketchley wrote:
    :twisted: @DDD try harder. From Colliers Wood to to Clapham South I beat you on every segment this morning, including Balham Hill. Colliers Wood to Oval (the real test on CS7) I beat you by 2.5 minutes! If your not careful I'll be asking for that your Power Awesome trademark gets transferred to me. There's no hiding on Strava! :twisted:
    Those words used to have meaning :(
  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    Sketchley wrote:
    Sketchley wrote:
    hhmmm. I do have an SCR last place up box hill. Guess were I'm going on Sunday.....

    Ah male chicken! I'm just ahead on box hill and I think a few other climbs.

    Going to try and get on SCR page one on Sunday, watch out!

    heh! as further motivation my times would of been done on this! ;-)
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  • Pufftmw
    Pufftmw Posts: 1,941
    Just loaded a ride and it automatically came up as a "stationary trainer" :shock: I then edited it and its now a ride as it should be but there is no mapping or segments but all the usual power/cadence/speed/altitude/hr are all there :?

    Might try & delete and re-load it manually & see what happens...
  • DonDaddyD
    DonDaddyD Posts: 12,689
    Sketchley wrote:
    :twisted: @DDD try harder. From Colliers Wood to to Clapham South I beat you on every segment this morning, including Balham Hill. Colliers Wood to Oval (the real test on CS7) I beat you by 2.5 minutes! If your not careful I'll be asking for that your Power Awesome trademark gets transferred to me. There's no hiding on Strava! :twisted:
    WTF!?

    I don't like this, time was all you feared was that when you looked over your shoulder there was another cyclist bearing down upon you. Now you have to be faster than imaginary people and people you haven't met who only exist on the Internet. "The Ethernet has eyes!"

    PLUS! I got personal records for Balham Hill, Clapham North to Oval, CS Oval to Kennington, CS Kennington to Ele&Castle and Oval to Castle drag race. And also London bridge Northbound.

    Were you the guy on the Pearson, grey Giro helmet, blue Northface rucksack and blueish gillet? Because I dropped him a couple times.

    So let me get this right. By my standards I had a pretty solid ride, decent scalp, personal bests, alright commuting speeds. I mean sure! Not the team captain but super domestique, surely? And before I've even got to bask in that special glow of 'I enjoyed that'. Someone had already taken me down before I even knew about it.

    Oh it is so much this:
    a2d56_its-on-like-donkey-kong_1.jpg You are on the Notsoblue list!
    Food Chain number = 4

    A true scalp is not only overtaking someone but leaving them stopped at a set of lights. As you, who have clearly beaten the lights, pummels nothing but the open air ahead. ~ 'DondaddyD'. Player of the Unspoken Game
  • mr_ribble
    mr_ribble Posts: 1,068
    Wehay.

    I'm currently the fastest guy for "today" on the A308 > Blackfriars (Embankment Drag) segement.

    First time I'm #1 (even if it is for just today).

    :D

    Can you post the link for that segment. Cheers
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Mr_Ribble wrote:
    Wehay.

    I'm currently the fastest guy for "today" on the A308 > Blackfriars (Embankment Drag) segement.

    First time I'm #1 (even if it is for just today).

    :D

    Can you post the link for that segment. Cheers

    http://app.strava.com/segments/807640
  • mr_ribble
    mr_ribble Posts: 1,068
    Grr. How dare Nicolas Hutchings take my KOM
  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    Mr_Ribble wrote:
    Wehay.

    I'm currently the fastest guy for "today" on the A308 > Blackfriars (Embankment Drag) segement.

    First time I'm #1 (even if it is for just today).

    :D

    Can you post the link for that segment. Cheers

    http://app.strava.com/segments/807640
    Reckon I've got that beat today. Just can't upload until later what with USB ports being locked down at work :evil:
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