Cycling Challenge - January 2015 Biking Bike Bicycle

amcook4

My goal is to ride minimum 3x/wk and to log 100 miles. (obese newbie here)

Week 1 - Short week

• (2 rides in Dec during this wk, total 11.52 miles)
• January 3 - 5.02 miles

Week 2

• January 5 - 9.02 miles
• January 9 - 4.3 miles
• Meh, I became a hermit with the cold and didn't get my third in, let's shoot for 4 in week 3, otherwise I'm not going to make 100

Week 3

• January 11 - 10.02 miles

Running total miles for January - 28.36/100 miles

cowbellsandcoffee

In for 350 this month.

1/4 - 19 miles
1/5 - 20
1/7 - 20
1/8 - 20
1/9 - 13
1/10 - 22
1/11 - 20

Total - 134

Remaining - 216

Ohhim

Decided to hold off on the power meter for now (as HR is a decent fitness gauge), and instead snagged a project bike tonight (cheap $90 wally world thruster 700c fixie) as I'm in flatlands the next few months (Florida), and figure it would be good for guests who want to join me for a ride, or for rides to places where I'm not comfortable locking up my carbon fiber/ultegra thief magnet.

If I can get it tuned up well enough (at 29lb), and my fitness continues to progress, it might be fun to try to keep up on a group-B ride (20mph pace) with it.

1/3 - 19 miles
1/5 - 10 miles
1/10 - 15 miles
1/11 - 25 miles

Total: 69 miles
Goal: 200 miles

kcjchang

1/6 - 11.7 miles in 40 min
1/7 - 12.8 miles in 45 min
1/9 - 38.3 miles in 2 hrs 31 min
1/11 - 17.8 miles in 1 hrs 11 min

Total: 80.6 miles
Goal: 300 miles

cowbellsandcoffee

In for 350 this month.

1/4 - 19 miles
1/5 - 20
1/7 - 20
1/8 - 20
1/9 - 13
1/10 - 22
1/11 - 20
1/12 - 20

Total - 154

Remaining - 196

SingingSingleTracker

January 1 - rode 8.3 miles for a duration of 1:05:00 (mountain biking)
January 2 - rode 17.3 miles for a duration of 1:49:32 (singlespeeding)
January 3 - rode 31.2 miles for a duration of 2:24:56 (foundation road miles)
January 6 - rode 20 miles for a duration of 1:03:58 (included FTP test to set training zones)
January 13 - rode 20 miles for a duration of 2:15:00

January Totals: 96.8 miles - 8:38:26 hours

Gorgeous day today of 59 degrees and sunshine, but I'm going to have to switch to kilometers and Celcius from here on out as I'm in Germany working...

cowbellsandcoffee

In for 350 this month.

1/4 - 19 miles
1/5 - 20
1/7 - 20
1/8 - 20
1/9 - 13
1/10 - 22
1/11 - 20
1/12 - 20
1/13 - 20

Total - 174

Remaining - 176

Ohhim

My walmart fixie project bike arrived today, so assembled, rode, and found some well reviewed but inexpensive replacements for the crankset & brakes (brakes were awful, crank was plastic). Tires will be next, but for $150 all in (with the replacement tires once the stocks wear out), it'll be a good alternative to my thief magnet for toodling around the neighborhood.

Single - haben eine gute fahrt mit Ihrem Roubaix!

1/3 - 19 miles
1/5 - 10 miles
1/10 - 15 miles
1/11 - 25 miles
1/13 - 21 miles
1/14 - 7 miles (tuning ride on the fixie)

Total: 97 miles
Goal: 200 miles

cowbellsandcoffee

In for 350 this month.

1/4 - 19 miles
1/5 - 20
1/7 - 20
1/8 - 20
1/9 - 13
1/10 - 22
1/11 - 20
1/12 - 20
1/13 - 20
1/15 - 35

Total - 209

Remaining - 141

meritage4

30 minutes on the wind trainer-and my road bike
Amazing thing for me as I up my exercise is I did it AFTER yoga class.

SingingSingleTracker

January 1 - rode 8.3 miles for a duration of 1:05:00 (mountain biking)
January 2 - rode 17.3 miles for a duration of 1:49:32 (singlespeeding)
January 3 - rode 31.2 miles for a duration of 2:24:56 (foundation road miles)
January 6 - rode 20 miles for a duration of 1:03:58 (included FTP test to set training zones)
January 13 - rode 20 miles for a duration of 2:15:00
January 16 - rode 20 miles for a duration of 1:15:00

January Totals: 116.8 miles - 9:53:26 hours

Ohhim

Replaced the brake pads and pedals (now spd/flat) on the fixie, but waiting for the crank puller and new tires to arrive before going to much further on it (as I'm up to 31 miles so far). The weight and non aerodynamic positioning is costing me about 3mph vs my good bike, but at 1/25th the retail price, it is a good toy to have around, I'll feel better locking it up when running errands, and it should work for guests.

1/3 - 19 miles
1/5 - 10 miles
1/10 - 15 miles
1/11 - 25 miles
1/13 - 21 miles
1/14 - 7 miles (tuning ride on the fixie)
1/15 - 9 miles
1/16 - 16 miles

Total: 122 miles
Goal: 200 miles

meritage4

another 30 minutes yesterday on trainer. I finshed watching "mama mia" as I rode.

Ohhim

Final ride before my marathon tomorrow scoping out the course. Took it nice and slow.

1/3 - 19 miles
1/5 - 10 miles
1/10 - 15 miles
1/11 - 25 miles
1/13 - 21 miles
1/14 - 7 miles (tuning ride on the fixie)
1/15 - 9 miles
1/16 - 16 miles
1/17 - 27 miles

Total: 149 miles
Goal: 200 miles

Sarah_Cycles

Finally a sunny Saturday in Raleigh, NC
1/1 40 13 mph
1/17 32. 16 mph

tibo1783

NIce Thread! Im a road biker for 4 years now, Started in denver to NYc to Dallas, Im looking to doing my first Century this year, last year i did the Metric century and that was a blast. Spring cant come soon enough!

SingingSingleTracker

January 1 - rode 8.3 miles for a duration of 1:05:00 (mountain biking)
January 2 - rode 17.3 miles for a duration of 1:49:32 (singlespeeding)
January 3 - rode 31.2 miles for a duration of 2:24:56 (foundation road miles)
January 6 - rode 20 miles for a duration of 1:03:58 (included FTP test to set training zones)
January 13 - rode 20 miles for a duration of 2:15:00
January 16 - rode 20 miles for a duration of 1:15:00
January 18 - rode 32 miles for a duration of 2:05:00

January Totals: 148.8 miles - 11:58:26 hours

knitwithpurpose

Finally got a road ride in! Can't believe it took me this long, but I made good use of my off-Friday and weekend and got 2 rides in.

Friday: 16 miles
Sunday: 32 miles.

sajeffe

Wheeeee. I got out and rode 1.7 miles!

MTD 1.7 miles. Not gonna be breaking any records. Haha.

cowbellsandcoffee

In for 350 this month.

1/4 - 19 miles
1/5 - 20
1/7 - 20
1/8 - 20
1/9 - 13
1/10 - 22
1/11 - 20
1/12 - 20
1/13 - 20
1/15 - 35
1/19 - 20

Total - 229

Remaining - 121

kcjchang

1/6 - 11.7 miles in 40 min
1/7 - 12.8 miles in 45 min
1/9 - 38.3 miles in 2 hrs 31 min
1/11 - 17.8 miles in 1 hrs 11 min
1/14 - 12 miles in 40 min
1/15 - 35.4 miles in 2 hrs 21 min
1/16 - 8.8 miles in 30 min
1/17 - 14.6 miles in 50 min
1/18 - ~33.9 miles in ~2 hrs+ (forgot to restart computer)

Total: 185.3
Goal: 300

Travis_2

I need to start logging outdoor miles. Currently on the trainer as my job and 2 kids keeps me from riding in daylight hours.

rajnigandha21

Hello everyone! I am a novice spinner and would love to log in my spin miles here. My target in spinning is 50 km. 15km done already & 35km to go.

Hornsby

First ride since October

26.2 miles - 1:34:23 - Slow and Steady.

Travis_2

40.8 miles on the trainer thus far, 3x 60m sessions.

don9992

I spin once a week if I can ride for real, twice if I can't. I rode to work a couple of times a week last year, but our office has relocated to a place that will be a difficult ride. Still considering different routes. My latest real ride was a very sloppy 16 mile trail ride this weekend.

I did just over 1000 miles between my road and mountain bikes last year and have set a goal of 1500 for this year.

The highlight of my cycling year is our local Bike MS ride from Cherry Hill to Ocean City, NJ. I've only done the standard 80-mile ride but I keep getting tempted by the Century option. Maybe this year...

don9992

PaulHalicki wrote: »

knitwithpurpose wrote: »

You folks are putting me to shame! I'm in southern CA and I'm riding indoors and people in much cooler climates are outdoors. Of course me biggest issue is lack of time and daylight.

My goal for this month is 170 miles.

Don't worry, we don't expect much out of Californians

Clothing is a tough part. If you notice in the pic above, I'm wearing jeans. Yeah, dorky, but effective. On top I've got four layers (which was actually one layer too many)- a t-shirt, a long sleeve tee, a Merino wool sweater, and a windbreaker. I have cycling gloves, but I also have a pair of wool mittens that are surprisingly effective, even in the wind. I do have a balaclava for my head, but I don't need it until the temp gets to about 40*F. When I started riding several years ago, though, I made due with street clothes.

Light? For me, I actually prefer to ride at night. If you look around you can get a good headlight for $50-100 and decent tail light for $25-50. The benefits of riding at night include lighter traffic (maybe not so much if you're in a major city) and, from a distance, if you have good lights you know that cars are going to see you from a long way off, perhaps even better than in daylight.

But if you want to ride indoors, more power to you, I guess.

If you want some good riding tights for not a lot of money check http://zimcoimport.com/. I'm not an employee of theirs, just a very satisfied customer. I bought the unpadded tights and just wear bike shorts under them. They're in their third season and holding up great.

SingingSingleTracker

January 1 - rode 8.3 miles for a duration of 1:05:00 (mountain biking)
January 2 - rode 17.3 miles for a duration of 1:49:32 (singlespeeding)
January 3 - rode 31.2 miles for a duration of 2:24:56 (foundation road miles)
January 6 - rode 20 miles for a duration of 1:03:58 (included FTP test to set training zones)
January 13 - rode 20 miles for a duration of 2:15:00
January 16 - rode 20 miles for a duration of 1:15:00
January 18 - rode 32 miles for a duration of 2:05:00
January 21 - rode 20.8 miles for a duration of 1:30:14

January Totals: 169.6 miles - 13:28:40 hours

Sarah_Cycles

1/1 40 13 mph - road
1/17 32. 16 mph - road
1/21 11 12 mph - mtn

cowbellsandcoffee

In for 350 this month.

1/4 - 19 miles
1/5 - 20
1/7 - 20
1/8 - 20
1/9 - 13
1/10 - 22
1/11 - 20
1/12 - 20
1/13 - 20
1/15 - 35
1/19 - 20
1/22 - 20

Total - 249

Remaining - 101