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  • ShandyH
    ShandyH Posts: 555
    10mph? A bit of a slur thank you very much indeed. 9mph, I think you will find.
  • bobinski
    bobinski Posts: 570
    Do any of you filter your results for age and weight? I suspect not because most of you will be less than 40y old. I ask because I am 50 later this year and have now noticed Strava allows me to filter for age( 45-55y) so I can see that i am notionally an older geezer KOM on some of my rides :D So, should I older geezer MTFU and resist the temptation to filter or is filtering results acceptable? Beware that your answer may affect you too as you get older!
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,821
    bobinski wrote:
    Do any of you filter your results for age and weight? I suspect not because most of you will be less than 40y old. I ask because I am 50 later this year and have now noticed Strava allows me to filter for age( 45-55y) so I can see that i am notionally an older geezer KOM on some of my rides :D So, should I older geezer MTFU and resist the temptation to filter or is filtering results acceptable? Beware that your answer may affect you too as you get older!
    I think filtering results sounds like a fine idea. Could be related to the fact that I'll be joining you in that age group next year.
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  • jds_1981
    jds_1981 Posts: 1,858
    I'm not a filterer, I would be tempted to though if it were possible to filter by recording device. Get rid of a lot of those spuriously recording androids and iphones.
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  • vermin
    vermin Posts: 1,739
    jds_1981 wrote:
    I'm not a filterer, I would be tempted to though if it were possible to filter by recording device. Get rid of a lot of those spuriously recording androids and iphones.

    Sounds like fighting talk. Want to put it to the test?
  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    Tweaked a copied a course from RidewithGPS and did 60 miles out to see the folks' in Kent via some hills. 20mins before we're due to go out for dinner that evening I upload the ride and notice that's 497 miles for the month. Bugger, I've not done 500 before... it'll be dark when we get back and no lights on country lanes etc.

    Piss everyone off by dashing round the block to make 502. Still made the reservation, don't know what they were moaning about :roll:
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Well done that man!
  • jzed
    jzed Posts: 2,926
    ShandyH wrote:
    Does 1981 indicate you DOB? I've always wondered about this stuff....

    If you contact the mods they can change your user name to ShandyH1967 pretty easily.
  • ShandyH
    ShandyH Posts: 555
    Whoa big fella! 1967? You're a massive 7 years out. How dare you?
  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    You can usually assume the year in someone's username is birth related lol!

    Managed a good ride earlier with a fair few pr's etc, lovely tempteture for riding this avo.
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  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    ShandyH wrote:
    Whoa big fella! 1967? You're a massive 7 years out. How dare you?
    ShandyH1960?
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  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    ShandyH wrote:
    Quite pleased with getting up to 21st on Millbank Southbound after waiting to get by a few cyclists at the beginning which probably cost me a few seconds. Not on the first page though which is distressing.

    How do I join the SCR club online?

    Should we get some kit made up? I think so. Targets a-go-go!


    Come and join us on the first page ;)
    What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?
  • paulwakefield
    paulwakefield Posts: 72
    Dont really get Strava, maybe it's a London thing, but I set it up today on my phone, did a 30 mile round trip commute to work... think this is a link to my page...
    http://app.strava.com/athletes/360965

    Woo Hoo!
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  • mattcroad
    mattcroad Posts: 189
    What is wrong with me, commute in today I killed myself for the first 4 miles and got:

    1 Top 10 KOM(6th)
    and another PR
    3 2nd's
    1 3rd

    ...and I still feel like I underachieved. Does anyone have days like this?
    There is a rule for that
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  • ShandyH
    ShandyH Posts: 555
    cyclingprop wrote:
    ShandyH wrote:
    Quite pleased with getting up to 21st on Millbank Southbound after waiting to get by a few cyclists at the beginning which probably cost me a few seconds. Not on the first page though which is distressing.

    How do I join the SCR club online?

    Should we get some kit made up? I think so. Targets a-go-go!


    Come and join us on the first page ;)

    Show off!
  • jzed
    jzed Posts: 2,926
    Shandy1960 this you?

    Branko-Crnogorac.jpg

    If so think I've seen you on Millbank South.
  • ShandyH
    ShandyH Posts: 555
    No my bike's not as good and has a massive basket.
  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    ShandyH wrote:
    cyclingprop wrote:
    ShandyH wrote:
    Quite pleased with getting up to 21st on Millbank Southbound after waiting to get by a few cyclists at the beginning which probably cost me a few seconds. Not on the first page though which is distressing.

    How do I join the SCR club online?

    Should we get some kit made up? I think so. Targets a-go-go!


    Come and join us on the first page ;)

    Show off!

    Grin. I'll be well off the pace in a couple of months
    What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?
  • kevess
    kevess Posts: 186
    Love the age filter, top of every segment on my commute bar one (this will be sorted soon), even got a KoM this morning, which was nice!! Cheers Asprilla!

    Holding my own against nippers more than 30 years my junior!! Grey power, come NSB give me the "wolf".

    KevEss_56. Lol
  • Pufftmw
    Pufftmw Posts: 1,941
    KevEss wrote:
    Love the age filter, top of every segment on my commute bar one (this will be sorted soon), even got a KoM this morning, which was nice!! Cheers Asprilla!

    Holding my own against nippers more than 30 years my junior!! Grey power, come NSB give me the "wolf".

    KevEss_56. Lol

    Just age filtered the segments I go to work & back with & yes, KOM on the majority, 2nd on the rest mainly including some of the more popular Embankment ones!

    But then its so much more pleasurable to be KOM against someone 1/2 your age or less ;)
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  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    It is though one of the rare sports where age isn't THAT big of a deal, hence you can win the TDF well into your 30's etc. Its not like Football where a younger player will always have the advantage of supple joints etc. IMO anyway.
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  • notsoblue
    notsoblue Posts: 5,756
    KevEss wrote:
    Love the age filter, top of every segment on my commute bar one (this will be sorted soon), even got a KoM this morning, which was nice!! Cheers Asprilla!

    Holding my own against nippers more than 30 years my junior!! Grey power, come NSB give me the "wolf".

    KevEss_56. Lol

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  • Flyingbogey
    Flyingbogey Posts: 352
    An unexpected KOM on the way home this am, it's always harder off nights! I'd be more excited with a top 10 on the scr though, given myself a six week plan to achieve this goal.
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    Joined the scr club how do I tell how badly I need to improve?

    Legs are wrecked after the gym, dragging myself to get a cup of tea is hard enough let alone cycling home damnit
    Purveyor of sonic doom

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  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    In any segment click on "Silly commuter racers" - it'll filter all people who've recorded a trace and show your rank amongst only SCRrs.
    What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?
  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    Had a very rare tailwind this morning, so decided to give it some on one of the few segments I've thus far never really had a proper go at. Got to about 100m from the start of the two-mile segment, and it starts to snow and hail, no matter, I have a tailwind to take advantage of. Get to the start of the segment, and it's getting quite heavy but I decided I'd still have a crack. Start to cane it along the segment.

    The snow's getting worse now, almost white-out conditions, the hail is stinging my face, but still I push on, I need to keep the high 20's to stand any chance - I'm pretty much on the money, pacing it to keep going for the distance. We're now at blizzard level, I think, I can see for about 10 m ahead of me.

    Strangely, at no point did I think of slowing-down because it was dangerous, my brain was screaming for a KOM. Finished the segment and the snow eased almost immediately, got into work, synced Strava and it tells me...

    Fourth. Fecking fourth, about 9 seconds off the KOM. Knackers.
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    just think that you'll be quicker when you can see

    Thanks CP2
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  • the_moodster
    the_moodster Posts: 273
    cyclingprop wrote:
    In any segment click on "Silly commuter racers" - it'll filter all people who've recorded a trace and show your rank amongst only SCRrs.

    hurrah, bottom of ever segment!
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  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    Clever Pun wrote:
    just think that you'll be quicker when you can see

    Thanks CP2

    No problem number1.
    What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?
  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    cyclingprop wrote:
    Clever Pun wrote:
    just think that you'll be quicker when you can see

    Thanks CP2

    No problem number1.
    Hang on, CP2 is calling CP number one. But Riker was No.1 to Cap Picard's CP
    Where's DDD when you need someone to point out a Star Trek reference?

    Ah yes, he's steering clear of the Strava thread :twisted:
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