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  • FoldingJoe
    FoldingJoe Posts: 1,327
    notsoblue wrote:
    I don't think I've ever spotted a Garmin 800 on a pro rider's bike.

    Me neither. I don't think I've ever seen a Garmin on a pro riders bike except the Cervelo ones.
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  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    Lots of riders use the 500.

    But the SRM computer they use tells them everything they need know and given they don't need navigation of any kind it makes sense.
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  • jzed
    jzed Posts: 2,926
    Sketchley wrote:
    Only 9 SCR'ers have done Ditchling which is a bit of a surprise. I'm 8th! So at least not last.

    2 J Zed 8.5 mph 385 w 6:36
    7 J Zed on Tank 5.8 mph 263 w 9:07
    8 Chris Sketchley 5.4 mph 289 w 9:49

    Can I go 3 minutes and 13 seconds quicker and beat JZed? Maybe with 50ccs....

    FTFY you Sketchley :mrgreen:

    Good recovery ride down to Brighton - heart rate of 135bpm for most of it, only going higher for hills. 17.5mph average and 15 Strave achievements. May do it again in a few weeks and go flat out.
  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    Show off
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  • jzed
    jzed Posts: 2,926
    Sketchley wrote:
    Show off

    :lol: I await JonGinge, CJCP or IP coming along and doing 4 1/2 min times (fortunately its a bit of a way to go to do)
  • JamesFree
    JamesFree Posts: 703
    JZed wrote:
    Sketchley wrote:
    Only 9 SCR'ers have done Ditchling which is a bit of a surprise. I'm 8th! So at least not last.

    2 J Zed 8.5 mph 385 w 6:36
    7 J Zed on Tank 5.8 mph 263 w 9:07
    8 Chris Sketchley 5.4 mph 289 w 9:49

    Can I go 3 minutes and 13 seconds quicker and beat JZed? Maybe with 50ccs....

    FTFY you Sketchley :mrgreen:

    Good recovery ride down to Brighton - heart rate of 135bpm for most of it, only going higher for hills. 17.5mph average and 15 Strave achievements. May do it again in a few weeks and go flat out.

    I really enjoy the ride down to Brighton seems to be downhill all the way (apart from a few bumps and Ditchling) you come across much traffic on that route as may try it soon, also do you have the .gpx file ?
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    JZed wrote:
    Sketchley wrote:
    Show off

    :lol: I await JonGinge, CJCP or IP coming along and doing 4 1/2 min times (fortunately its a bit of a way to go to do)

    Where's this hill you speak of? If it's more than five miles from home, it's beyond my radar. :)
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  • Yukirin
    Yukirin Posts: 231
    first day of proper bst and only 5 scrs in the park?
    app.strava.com/segments/736095
    my first sub 20 min lap ever today after work and only 20 odd seconds off the il p/cj pace.
  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    cjcp wrote:
    JZed wrote:
    Sketchley wrote:
    Show off

    :lol: I await JonGinge, CJCP or IP coming along and doing 4 1/2 min times (fortunately its a bit of a way to go to do)

    Where's this hill you speak of? If it's more than five miles from home, it's beyond my radar. :)


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  • jzed
    jzed Posts: 2,926
    JamesFree wrote:

    I really enjoy the ride down to Brighton seems to be downhill all the way (apart from a few bumps and Ditchling) you come across much traffic on that route as may try it soon, also do you have the .gpx file ?

    Here's the strava link - not sure if you can get the gpx from it.

    http://app.strava.com/rides/5699548
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    cyclingprop wrote:
    cjcp wrote:
    JZed wrote:
    Sketchley wrote:
    Show off

    :lol: I await JonGinge, CJCP or IP coming along and doing 4 1/2 min times (fortunately its a bit of a way to go to do)

    Where's this hill you speak of? If it's more than five miles from home, it's beyond my radar. :)


    Practically in Brighton

    Jzed, you're safe. I get hives if I ride outside the M25.

    @Yukirin - nice one. There were three of us, too. Lovely today, eh?
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  • Yukirin
    Yukirin Posts: 231
    it really was. So nice to leave work in the light again, too! (joys of retail #374 -working Sundays)
  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    Getting faster. Although don't think I'm going to ever get anywhere near Me Irwin on the 3 hills ride from Surbiton. But it was the first ride of distance I've done averaging over 20 mph. Garmin said 20.8 strava 20.3
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  • Yukirin
    Yukirin Posts: 231
    okgo wrote:
    Getting faster. Although don't think I'm going to ever get anywhere near Me Irwin on the 3 hills ride from Surbiton. But it was the first ride of distance I've done averaging over 20 mph. Garmin said 20.8 strava 20.3

    That guy is crazy fast! Well done on 40 mile average over 20mph though!
    I saw the 3 hills loop on Strava when you uploaded it, I'd definatly like to give it a go. Will take me all summer to memorise the route though!
  • mr_ribble
    mr_ribble Posts: 1,068
    okgo wrote:
    Getting faster. Although don't think I'm going to ever get anywhere near Me Irwin on the 3 hills ride from Surbiton. But it was the first ride of distance I've done averaging over 20 mph. Garmin said 20.8 strava 20.3

    And remember that we hit quite a bit of traffic on the ride back in, given it was a Saturday. I'm glad I turned up and passed on the 2/3/4 at Spillingdon and they say there was a crash and knowing my luck I would have probably been on the deck. Even though I had a day off, the legs felt rough but luckily Gareth was feeling the same so I had him for company at the back.

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  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    Was a good ride indeed. Found it a good work out. Think I'll be using that route as my professes indicator after I've done it solo a few times. Gunna have a crack at it later I think. Good work on mileage, think I'm on 2250.
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  • JamesFree
    JamesFree Posts: 703
    okgo wrote:
    Getting faster. Although don't think I'm going to ever get anywhere near Me Irwin on the 3 hills ride from Surbiton. But it was the first ride of distance I've done averaging over 20 mph. Garmin said 20.8 strava 20.3

    Is that riding solo, small group or large group ?

    Don't suppose you have the .gpx file from your germin connect so I can use that as a course ?
  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    It was part of a group for the main part, as Ribble said if it had been early Sunday morning I think we would have been a mph or so quicker. Think there were 5 or 6 of us, and we waited at top of hills too, so potentially if we hadn't done that and had no traffic it would have been near 21/22 I think.

    Route wise, I don't use connect, but if you google Kingston wheelers club routes its on our website as a bike route toaster. Think it's called 3 hills.
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  • Paul E
    Paul E Posts: 2,052
    Guess who started the app this morning but forgot to then press the start button!
  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    I was looking at Strava over the weekend and spotted someone with a 22mph average going up Dark Hill. How is that even possible?
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  • pitchshifter
    pitchshifter Posts: 1,476
    notsoblue wrote:
    I was looking at Strava over the weekend and spotted someone with a 22mph average going up Dark Hill. How is that even possible?


    I managed 22mph up Sawyers with that tailwind, not a chance on Dark hill though. Was it definitely done on the weekend?
  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    With the right wind or in a group it would be easy enough.
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  • mr_ribble
    mr_ribble Posts: 1,068
    In a car, on a moped, straddling a horse or perhaps even riding a donkey

    Naturally, as its over the 20mph speed limit so he is breaking the law and should be jailed for many years. I always soft peddle up it to ensure I'm below 20.
  • jzed
    jzed Posts: 2,926
    22mph - not JG was it, on one of his marathon 9 lap endurance rides with a cold and after 3 months off the bike?
    okgo wrote:
    With the right wind or in a group it would be easy enough.

    Not sure you'd find a group capable of riding it at that speed. There are only 10 people on Strava out of 990 who have gone 21.9mph or quicker.
  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    I think the Tuesday group would be capable, Steve obviously has done, I've no doubts Jim could do as long as you're on the right wheel. And if it was a tailwind it would make it more feasible. Very quick though, although I can't help but think it would leave you gasping only a few hundred meters into a lap!
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  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    JZed wrote:
    22mph - not JG was it, on one of his marathon 9 lap endurance rides with a cold and after 3 months off the bike?
    okgo wrote:
    With the right wind or in a group it would be easy enough.

    Not sure you'd find a group capable of riding it at that speed. There are only 10 people on Strava out of 990 who have gone 21.9mph or quicker.
    It was only 5 laps ;)
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    No chance I'll ever do that.
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    No chance I'll ever do that.

    Why not? Surely you are built to climb?
  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    Not done RP since registeredvwith Strava. Might head over one evening soon now that nights getting longer. Doubt I'll do much up Dark Hill though, cones towards end of lap for me so never exactly fresh!
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Il Principe wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    No chance I'll ever do that.

    Why not? Surely you are built to climb?

    Doesn't make a blind bit of difference on a climb like dark hill.

    Take a look at the guys who are best in the Tour of Flanders on the pro-scene, with all those short, sharp, steep hills.

    They're all the big heffers.

    It's about how much power you can put out over a short distance. My (lack of) weight is only really useful when it's much longer and higher.

    Robert Millar made a similar (though better worded) argument on this very forum about half a year or so ago.
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