October 2015 Bike Bicycle Cycling Challenge
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10/01 - 07.15 @ 16.7 mph (AM Commute-MTB)
10/01 - 07.70 @ 16.1 mph (PM Commute-MTB)
10/02 - 22.00 @ 22.0 mph (Trainer)
10/03 - 20.00 @ 20.0 mph (Trainer)
10/04 - 15.00 @ 20.0 mph (Trainer)
10/05 - 07.09 @ 19.1 mph (AM Commute)
10/05 - 11.16 @ 18.1 mph (PM Commute)
10/05 - 12.18 @ 17.3 mph
10/06 - 07.11 @ 17.8 mph (AM Commute)
10/06 - 13.38 @ 18.0 mph (PM Commute)
10/07 - 07.05 @ 17.9 mph (AM Commute)
10/07 - 14.05 @ 18.2 mph (PM Commute)
10/07 - 10.04 @ 15.7 mph
10/08 - 09.04 @ 17.6 mph (AM Commute)
10/08 - 13.08 @ 18.2 mph (PM Commute)
10/08 - 28.67 @ 19.3 mph
10/09 - 09.05 @ 17.7 mph (AM Commute)
10/09 - 14.25 @ 18.1 mph (PM Commute)
10/10 - 20.04 @ 19.5 mph
10/12 - 07.03 @ 16.6 mph (AM Commute-MTB)
10/12 - 10.06 @ 17.7 mph (PM Commute-MTB)
10/13 - 06.35 @ 16.1 mph (AM Commute-MTB)
10/13 - 10.26 @ 16.3 mph (PM Commute-MTB)
10/13 - 10.37 @ 18.6 mph (Trainer-Zwift)
10/14 - 06.34 @ 17.9 mph (AM Commute)
10/14 - 11.31 @ 18.1 mph (PM Commute)
10/14 - 05.81 @ 07.1 mph (Evening Neighborhood Ride with daughter)
10/14 - 10.73 @ 20.4 mph (Trainer-Zwift)
10/15 - 06.39 @ 18.1 mph (AM Commute)
10/15 - 10.33 @ 18.4 mph (PM Commute)
10/16 - 06.47 @ 18.7 mph (Trainer-Zwift)
10/16 - 02.57 @ 15.0 mph (Trainer-Zwift - Bike Tuning)
10/17 - 101.4 @ 19.1 mph (Martin's Tour Century Ride)
10/18 - 36.08 @ 18.0 mph
10/19 - 06.64 @ 07.1 mph (Active Recovery Ride)
10/20 - 06.46 @ 17.9 mph (AM Commute)
10/20 - 09.15 @ 19.0 mph (PM Commute)
10/20 - 24.02 @ 20.3 mph
10/21 - 06.36 @ 17.8 mph (AM Commute)
10/21 - 09.19 @ 19.1 mph (PM Commute)
10/22 - 06.39 @ 17.9 mph (AM Commute)
10/22 - 09.54 @ 19.0 mph (PM Commute)
10/22 - 28.74 @ 20.9 mph
MTD: 592.4
Goal: 7500 -
10/3 25.68
10/5 17.01
10/6 17.10
10/7 16.81
10/8 16.97
10/11 36.66
10/12 14.03
10/13 13.35
10/14 13.46
10/17 45.11
10/21 13.51
10/22 17.08
October Total: 246.77
Total for Year: 1,936.070 -
Oct 1 - 24.5mi
Oct 5 - 24mi
Oct 6 - 24.2mi
Oct 7 - 24.3mi
Oct 9 - 24.2mi
Oct 11 - 14.9mi
Oct 13 - 24.4mi
Oct 16 - 14.8mi
Oct 20 - 24.2mi
Oct 21 - 16.7mi
Oct 22 - 18.4mi
Total - 234.6mi
Goal: 250-300mi0 -
Ahhh... Finally a good sweat.
10/1 - 21.8 miles (stationary/spin bike)
10/3 - 26 miles (spin class + stationary/spin bike)
10/5 - 21.1 miles (spin class + stationary/spin bike)
10/7 - 25.3 miles (stationary/spin bike)
10/9 - 25.8 miles (stationary/spin bike)
10/10 - 25.1 miles (spin class + stationary/spin bike)
10/11 - 15.4 miles (road bike)
10/14 - 31.3 (stationary/spin bike)
10/19 - 15.6 (stationary/spin bike)
10/21 - 12.5 (stationary/spin bike)
10/23 - 28.1 (stationary/spin bike)
MTD: 248.0 miles0 -
10/01 - 07.15 @ 16.7 mph (AM Commute-MTB)
10/01 - 07.70 @ 16.1 mph (PM Commute-MTB)
10/02 - 22.00 @ 22.0 mph (Trainer)
10/03 - 20.00 @ 20.0 mph (Trainer)
10/04 - 15.00 @ 20.0 mph (Trainer)
10/05 - 07.09 @ 19.1 mph (AM Commute)
10/05 - 11.16 @ 18.1 mph (PM Commute)
10/05 - 12.18 @ 17.3 mph
10/06 - 07.11 @ 17.8 mph (AM Commute)
10/06 - 13.38 @ 18.0 mph (PM Commute)
10/07 - 07.05 @ 17.9 mph (AM Commute)
10/07 - 14.05 @ 18.2 mph (PM Commute)
10/07 - 10.04 @ 15.7 mph
10/08 - 09.04 @ 17.6 mph (AM Commute)
10/08 - 13.08 @ 18.2 mph (PM Commute)
10/08 - 28.67 @ 19.3 mph
10/09 - 09.05 @ 17.7 mph (AM Commute)
10/09 - 14.25 @ 18.1 mph (PM Commute)
10/10 - 20.04 @ 19.5 mph
10/12 - 07.03 @ 16.6 mph (AM Commute-MTB)
10/12 - 10.06 @ 17.7 mph (PM Commute-MTB)
10/13 - 06.35 @ 16.1 mph (AM Commute-MTB)
10/13 - 10.26 @ 16.3 mph (PM Commute-MTB)
10/13 - 10.37 @ 18.6 mph (Trainer-Zwift)
10/14 - 06.34 @ 17.9 mph (AM Commute)
10/14 - 11.31 @ 18.1 mph (PM Commute)
10/14 - 05.81 @ 07.1 mph (Evening Neighborhood Ride with daughter)
10/14 - 10.73 @ 20.4 mph (Trainer-Zwift)
10/15 - 06.39 @ 18.1 mph (AM Commute)
10/15 - 10.33 @ 18.4 mph (PM Commute)
10/16 - 06.47 @ 18.7 mph (Trainer-Zwift)
10/16 - 02.57 @ 15.0 mph (Trainer-Zwift - Bike Tuning)
10/17 - 101.4 @ 19.1 mph (Martin's Tour Century Ride)
10/18 - 36.08 @ 18.0 mph
10/19 - 06.64 @ 07.1 mph (Active Recovery Ride)
10/20 - 06.46 @ 17.9 mph (AM Commute)
10/20 - 09.15 @ 19.0 mph (PM Commute)
10/20 - 24.02 @ 20.3 mph
10/21 - 06.36 @ 17.8 mph (AM Commute)
10/21 - 09.19 @ 19.1 mph (PM Commute)
10/22 - 06.39 @ 17.9 mph (AM Commute)
10/22 - 09.54 @ 19.0 mph (PM Commute)
10/22 - 28.74 @ 20.9 mph
10/23 - 06.49 @ 16.9 mph (AM Commute)
10/23 - 12.15 @ 18.1 mph (PM Commute)
10/24 - 64.08 @ 17.3 mph
MTD: 675.12
Goal: 7500 -
Sad that I didn't get back on the bike until today!
10/3 - 12.0 miles
10/4 - 24.0 miles
10/6 - 12.0 miles
10/24 - 12.25 miles
Chris0 -
Oct 22 - 32.78 km (100 min) ... so nice to get a mid-week ride in.
Oct 20 - 10.2 km (32 min) cycling outside in an evening ... for the first time in months!
Oct 10 - 40.2 km (120 min) ... outside on the cycleway and beyond.Review ...
March: 409.33 km (254.34 miles) = 21 hours 55 min
April: 384.15 km (238.7 miles) = 20 hours 35 min
May: 259.06 km (160.9 miles) + 45 min cycling inside
June: 493.53 km (306.6 miles) = 25 hours 31 min + 215 minutes (3 hours 35 min) cycling inside
July: 130 km in 405 min + 280 min cycling inside
Aug: 129.25 km in 474 min + 225 min cycling inside
Sep: 224.8 km in 697 min + 35 min cycling inside
DST starts this weekend so we should have daylight in the evenings again, and I might actually start cycling outside in the evenings again.
As for goals ... more than September.
Oct 3 - 27.3 km (85 min) ... outside on the cycleway. Hot and windy, very windy. Challenging ride out, quick ride back.
Oct 4 - 20.3 km (65 min) ... outside on the eastern shore path. Really nice day. Slightly cooler and much less windy.
Totals:
Oct Cycling Outside: 47.6 km (150 min)
Oct Cycling Inside: 0 min
Oct 11 - 40.4 km (125 min) ... up and over a small range, some strenuous climbing involved.
Totals:
Oct Cycling Outside: 128.2 km (395 min)
Oct Cycling Inside: 0 min
Oct 17 - 100.15 km (340 min)
Stats:
Distance 100.15 km
Climbing: 1096 metres
Riding Time: 5 hours 43 min
Total Time: 6 hours 43 min
Top Wind Speed: 94 km/h
Totals:
Oct Cycling Outside: 228.35 km (735 min)
Oct Cycling Inside: 0 min
Totals:
Oct Cycling Outside: 238.55 km (767 min)
Oct Cycling Inside: 0 min
Totals:
Oct Cycling Outside: 271.33 km (867 min)
Oct Cycling Inside: 0 min
Oct 25 - 31.29 km (95 min) ... this ride was a bit of a slog. Nevertheless, it got me over the 300 km point for the month.
Totals:
Oct Cycling Outside: 302.62 km (962 min)
Oct Cycling Inside: 0 min
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Good ride today...
10/1 - 21.8 miles (stationary/spin bike)
10/3 - 26 miles (spin class + stationary/spin bike)
10/5 - 21.1 miles (spin class + stationary/spin bike)
10/7 - 25.3 miles (stationary/spin bike)
10/9 - 25.8 miles (stationary/spin bike)
10/10 - 25.1 miles (spin class + stationary/spin bike)
10/11 - 15.4 miles (road bike)
10/14 - 31.3 (stationary/spin bike)
10/19 - 15.6 (stationary/spin bike)
10/21 - 12.5 (stationary/spin bike)
10/23 - 28.1 (stationary/spin bike)
10/25 - 33.4 miles (spin class + stationary/spin bike)
MTD: 281.4 miles
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My apartment building just got a new stationary bike with a fancy computer display that shows the cadence calculated for your effort. For some reason it makes more sense to me than RPMs although I imagine it's the same thing. Psychologically I feel more like I'm actually riding a bike.0
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As of yesterday my mileage for the year passed 2x what it was last year; it was a nice accomplishment to see.
Oct 1 - 24.5mi
Oct 5 - 24mi
Oct 6 - 24.2mi
Oct 7 - 24.3mi
Oct 9 - 24.2mi
Oct 11 - 14.9mi
Oct 13 - 24.4mi
Oct 16 - 14.8mi
Oct 20 - 24.2mi
Oct 21 - 16.7mi
Oct 22 - 18.4mi
Oct 24 - 7mi
Oct 25 - 23.6mi
Total - 265.2mi
Goal: 250-300mi0 -
Managed to get a short ride in between the much needed rain showers.
10/3 25.68
10/5 17.01
10/6 17.10
10/7 16.81
10/8 16.97
10/11 36.66
10/12 14.03
10/13 13.35
10/14 13.46
10/17 45.11
10/21 13.51
10/22 17.08
10/24 13.50
October Total: 260.27
Total for Year: 1,949.570 -
10/2 - 41.9 miles
10/4 - 26.4
10/5 - 24.9
10/7 - 24.9
10/8 - 29.2
10/9 - 35.8
10/10 - 60.7
10/11 - 26.1
10/13 - 24.4
10/14 - 36.1
10/17 - 121.2
10/20 - 41.3
10/21 - 38.2
10/22 - 39
10/24 - 51.2 Mt. Diablo 1.5x, up from the north and back from the south to the junction, 5,644' elevation gain in perfect weather. Sloooow moving time of 3:52. Might have to make climbing from the south side under one hour, The Save Mount Diablo Challenge, my next year's goal.
Time Riding: 34:44:33
Elevation Gain: 11,846'
Goal: 40:00:000 -
Sad that I didn't get back on the bike until today!
10/3 - 12.0 miles
10/4 - 24.0 miles
10/6 - 12.0 miles
10/24 - 12.25 miles
10/25 - 12.32 miles
Chris0 -
am in again... setting my goal at 200.
10/1 - 10.32 miles, road bike, started at 7:20 pm. 1/2 daylight 1/2 after dark.
10/4 - 12.14 miles, road bike, windy windy
10/5 - 27.36 miles, road bike, 14.3 ave.
10/6 - 11.57 miles, road bike, 13.2 ave. eve getting so short, had to finish in the dark
10/7 - 19.30 miles, road bike, rode with the Wed. night group
10/8 - 6.14 miles, road bike, slow, short recovery ride waiting on friends to pick us up to go to dinner at Half Moon Brewery.
10/11 - 31.36 miles, road bike, rode the Panhandle Pathway Trail
10/12 - 10.34 miles, road bike, windy 18 with gusts to 25 all that I could do!
10/14 - 19.25 miles, road bike, rode with the Wed. Eve. group.
10/18 - 11.09 miles, road bike, short eve. ride
10/20 - 12.15 miles, road bike, windy 14 mph with gust to 22
10/21 - 20.05 miles, road bike, rode with the Wed. eve group
10/26 - 10.11 miles, road bike, late eve and night ride
MTD- 201.18
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Got caught in a rain shower. Finished ride soaking wet.
10/3 25.68
10/5 17.01
10/6 17.10
10/7 16.81
10/8 16.97
10/11 36.66
10/12 14.03
10/13 13.35
10/14 13.46
10/17 45.11
10/21 13.51
10/22 17.08
10/24 13.50
10/26 13.48
October Total: 273.75
Total for Year: 1,963.050 -
Rediscovered my bike after 5 months, did ~25km on Friday and 45km today. I'm happy that despite the lack of exercise over the summer/fall, these rides felt fine (except for my butt).0
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For those of you who do 100+ miles a week, would a fitness bike be enough bike for that goal or are we getting into needing a road bike. I have a specialized sirrus. The basic one, no disc brakes etc. The tires are 700x32 but are not knobby. I do have some dirt/gravel I need to travel to get to the city bike path loop so was curious if road bikes can do ok with that.0
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Good ride this evening but cut it short after the A/C kicked on in the room and was blowing directly on me. Cold air + sweat soaked top = no bueno.
10/1 - 21.8 miles (stationary/spin bike)
10/3 - 26 miles (spin class + stationary/spin bike)
10/5 - 21.1 miles (spin class + stationary/spin bike)
10/7 - 25.3 miles (stationary/spin bike)
10/9 - 25.8 miles (stationary/spin bike)
10/10 - 25.1 miles (spin class + stationary/spin bike)
10/11 - 15.4 miles (road bike)
10/14 - 31.3 (stationary/spin bike)
10/19 - 15.6 (stationary/spin bike)
10/21 - 12.5 (stationary/spin bike)
10/23 - 28.1 (stationary/spin bike)
10/25 - 33.4 miles (spin class + stationary/spin bike)
10/26 - 23 miles (stationary/spin bike)
MTD: 304.4 miles0 -
For those of you who do 100+ miles a week, would a fitness bike be enough bike for that goal or are we getting into needing a road bike. I have a specialized sirrus. The basic one, no disc brakes etc. The tires are 700x32 but are not knobby. I do have some dirt/gravel I need to travel to get to the city bike path loop so was curious if road bikes can do ok with that.
Good to see you to the thread! Road bikes are quite unstable on gravel and respond very different to a hybrid or a fitness bike. If you have dirt/gravel it will not work very well expecially on wet days. My opinion would be if you want longer miles and want a road bike plan on hauling it to the city. Otherwise your Specialized will still work the best. Even a gravel pebble on a blacktop trail can throw you if your not holding on tight and hit it.0 -
Good ride this evening but cut it short after the A/C kicked on in the room and was blowing directly on me. Cold air + sweat soaked top = no bueno.
@funfitfreeme- Still a very good workout, awesome job!
Toast to your mileage so far 0 -
For those of you who do 100+ miles a week, would a fitness bike be enough bike for that goal or are we getting into needing a road bike. I have a specialized sirrus. The basic one, no disc brakes etc. The tires are 700x32 but are not knobby. I do have some dirt/gravel I need to travel to get to the city bike path loop so was curious if road bikes can do ok with that.
I ride on 28s and can take it on the dirt but it's not ideal. With respect to grip both will have similar characteristics although as it gets narrower there also less traction. Flat resistance is also at play. The handling of the two bike style is where the major differences laid. Being more upright, having a longer wheel base, and a flat bar, your hybrid bike will be more surefooted on loose dirt and gravel compared to a road bike. It's also the case on other surfaces. These characteristic also provides for a more relaxed or more comfortable ride overall. (A slightly different comparison but worth seeing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKMVsMqaErs.)
Where road shines is in it's aerodynamics and efficiency when fitted appropriately. Other than steep climbs, Cd (coefficient of drag) is the major impedance and the major contribution is from your body. Sitting upright and arms wide apart is a huge sail which translate to more work. Your muscle recruitment is also altered by the way you sit on the bike and a flat bar limit your options. Your longer wheel base will also translate to slower cornering (handling) requiring more work to regain your momentum (descending at speeds with a flat bar plus longer wheel base is also not that pleasant).
It all comes down to the type of riding you want to do. If you are interested in cruising 20mph+ and take advantage of others slipstream, a hybrid is not ideal. (In fact, it might even be dangerous to do so and I for one will only tolerate a brief interloper, same goes with aerobars.) A compromise might be a cyclocross bike, but it is a different beast all together. Keep in mind there is only limited number of variants one can do on the basic design but each is tuned to fit a specific niche.
Total distance doesn't really come in to play. Duration on the other hand...0 -
With the Daylight Savings Time change coming up this weekend, my rides are going to start getting dark real quick. As long as I remember to keep my NiteRider headlight charged up, things should be OK. Remembering to pull it off the bike and bring it in and hook it up to the computer is the hard part. If not I get about half way through my ride and the status light changes to red. Then it is always a guessing game. Can I make it home before it totally runs out of charge. Night before last, it ran out about a 1/4 mile from home. Fortunately, the street is well lit.
10/3 25.68
10/5 17.01
10/6 17.10
10/7 16.81
10/8 16.97
10/11 36.66
10/12 14.03
10/13 13.35
10/14 13.46
10/17 45.11
10/21 13.51
10/22 17.08
10/24 13.50
10/26 13.48
10/27 13.51
October Total: 87.26
Total for Year: 1,976.560 -
October Recumbent Riding
10/3 - 12.0 miles
10/4 - 24.0 miles
10/6 - 12.0 miles
10/24 - 12.25 miles
10/25 - 12.32 miles
10/26 - 12.35 miles
10/28 - 12.20 miles
Chris0 -
Oct 1 - 24.5mi
Oct 5 - 24mi
Oct 6 - 24.2mi
Oct 7 - 24.3mi
Oct 9 - 24.2mi
Oct 11 - 14.9mi
Oct 13 - 24.4mi
Oct 16 - 14.8mi
Oct 20 - 24.2mi
Oct 21 - 16.7mi
Oct 22 - 18.4mi
Oct 24 - 7mi
Oct 25 - 23.6mi
Oct 26 - 9mi
Total - 274.2mi
Goal: 250-300mi0 -
@kcjchang - I'll give it a look, as I spend too much time running/swimming as well and probably should keep my total weekly stress amounts (between all 3) a bit more even.
@geek23ka - If the gravel is super-loose, I wouldn't do anything smaller than a 700x28 (as I did the C&O canal towpath last year on a 700x32s which worked pretty well). As KCJ above mentioned 100+ miles can be done on nearly any bike, you are just sacrificing a bit on the aerodynamics front (guessing about 2mph at typical speeds), and road bike positions can take some getting used to (but are comfortable after a while). Really a matter of personal preference & a question of what you want to get out of your riding. I regularly ride with a friend with a cross bike, and he fits in fine on both roads and trails.
Was back up north at a wedding all weekend, but I got to install brifters onto my northern commuter Sunday night and did a short few set rides to fine tune/calibrate them. Still, the lack of mileage hurt and I ended up repenting for it on my long ride today. Still, I've also added a few things to my aero bike as I now have a speed/cadence sensor (and can move over the computer easily), I picked up a rear mount solution for a flat repair kit (vs. having to swap over a bag each time), and snagged the ultegra SPD (not SPD-SL) road pedals (A600) as I use SPD cleats on all my shoes.
Oddly enough I was just rewatching some old time trial videos from TDF w. Jan Ullrich and noticed that my leg build is similar to his - likely a holdover from the fact that I started running at 250lb (90lb ago), and my thighs are still pretty meaty (although not quite as massive). As a result, I think I'll worry less about doing 90+ RPM as slower spinning in the 75-80 RPM range may actually be optimal. I've been careful to stay above 80RPM during training rides, but noticed my HR is a bit happier at the same speed over longer periods and my legs don't fatigue too much when mashing in the 70 range.
10/1 - 22 miles
10/2 - 21 miles
10/3 - 21 miles
10/4 - 11 miles
10/5 - 21 miles
10/6 - 7 miles
10/7 - 20 miles
10/8 - 30 miles
10/10 - 15 miles
10/11 - 50 miles
10/13 - 9 miles
10/14 - 31 miles
10/15 - 20 miles
10/16 - 20 miles
10/17 - 59 miles
10/18 - 44 miles
10/19 - 11 miles
10/20 - 31 miles
10/25 - 5 miles (calibrating brifters)
10/28 - 51 miles
Total: 498 miles
Goal: 550 miles
Remaining: 52 miles0 -
Ate to much lunch yesterday, so I did an extra lap on my route.
10/3 25.68
10/5 17.01
10/6 17.10
10/7 16.81
10/8 16.97
10/11 36.66
10/12 14.03
10/13 13.35
10/14 13.46
10/17 45.11
10/21 13.51
10/22 17.08
10/24 13.50
10/26 13.48
10/27 13.51
10/28 17.14
October Total: 304.40
Total for Year: 1,993.700 -
October Recumbent Riding
10/3 - 12.0 miles
10/4 - 24.0 miles
10/6 - 12.0 miles
10/24 - 12.25 miles
10/25 - 12.32 miles
10/26 - 12.35 miles
10/28 - 12.20 miles
10/29 - 10.00 miles
Chris0 -
Interval workout this afternoon, as I confused the heck out of a few other nearby riders on the road, blowing by them during my sprints, then casually being passed, then repeating the cycle. I realized I hadn't been doing as much interval/speed sessions and with a race coming up in 10 days want to make sure my legs are used to cranking out more power at higher heart rates.
10/1 - 22 miles
10/2 - 21 miles
10/3 - 21 miles
10/4 - 11 miles
10/5 - 21 miles
10/6 - 7 miles
10/7 - 20 miles
10/8 - 30 miles
10/10 - 15 miles
10/11 - 50 miles
10/13 - 9 miles
10/14 - 31 miles
10/15 - 20 miles
10/16 - 20 miles
10/17 - 59 miles
10/18 - 44 miles
10/19 - 11 miles
10/20 - 31 miles
10/25 - 5 miles
10/28 - 51 miles
10/29 - 17 miles
Total: 515 miles
Goal: 550 miles
Remaining: 35 miles0 -
Glad I got my goal when I did.. Three days of under 50 degrees and misty rain. Winds 20+ Yuck!!!0
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