August 2016 Biking Cycling Bicycling Challenge
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Mon 01 - 29.24 miles
Tue 02 - 31.63 miles
Wed 03 - rest
Thu 04 - 32.81 miles.
Fri 05 - 25.68.
Sat 06 - 15.45
Mon 08 - 29.22
Tue 09 - 28.84 miles
Wed 10 - rest
Thu 11 - 28.62 miles
MTD 221.49 / 500, YTD 1360.44
Much better day, despite headwind again
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Welcome everybody new to the challenge!
Lots of ballpark commuting this week while I'm up north, along with a few sessions on an espresso VR bike at the gym.
8/1 - 15 miles (w. 10 mile solo time trial @ 23mph - out & back)
8/3 - 33 miles (tri team ride)
8/4 - 83 miles (solo long ride - 18.3mph / 143 watt avg)
8/5 - 11 miles
8/6 - 20 miles
8/7 - 11 miles
8/8 - 5 miles
8/9 - 23 miles
8/10 - 24 miles
8/11 - 11 miles
Total: 236 miles
Goal: 621 miles
Remaining: 385 miles
2016 Races:
Granfondo FL century - 23.4mph TT segments
Ironman Florida 70.3 - 5:07 / 2:39 bike split (21mph)
Ironman Augusta 70.3 - 9/25
Ironman Florida - 11/5
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Welcome Becky.BeckyCMcClinton wrote: »Hey there! I'm wanting to join in. A couple of years ago I got to riding more, and started going out on the country roads riding to the next town. I loved it so much but it became too hard on my joints. SO I stopped riding.
Riding your bike should not make your joints hurt, unless you have other underlying health issues. I would suggest looking to how your bike is adjusted. Is your seat high enough? Is your seat in the correct position forward/back in relation to your pedals? Are your handlebars adjusted correctly? Do a search on YouTube for how to adjust these to fit you better.
Thanks for the feedback! Very much appreciated! I do have some health issues, though we haven't narrowed down exactly what yet. My biggest issues is my SI Joints, and this really takes the pressure off of them. I had to give up running too, so this is a great alternative for me, that allows me to push myself and keep at it consistently. I do it nearly ever day. Regular biking and Running won't let me do that anymore!0 -
@Becky Everything tcaley said is correct. Shouldn't have joint pain, I'm guessing knees? If all is checked off above list then check posture. One of most common culprits is riding with knees at outward angle. This transfers the thigh power to the knees, knees to the ankles, ankles to bottom of the foot. Everything is under stress. Ride like your wearing a dress lol. knees together as much as center bar will allow. Thighs, knees, ankles all in line to foot pressure to the pedal. If no other this is the good reason for clip-in pedals. It limits your leg motion besides up and down.
Thank you as well for your feed back, I really appreciate it. My biggest problem is my SI Joints. I have troubles with my wrists too so just the weight on them is a problem, knees get to be a problem as well but none of it is as bad as the issues with my SI Joint during the ride and after.0 -
8/1 - 5.35
8/2 - 5.02
8/5 - 5.22
8/6 - 6.04
8/8 - 6.75
8/9 - 6.64
8/11- 13.48
Total 48.49/120 mile goal1 -
Yes Elise and Becky that's exactly how it is supposed to work. On your left means your passing on there left. They need to hold there position or move to the right.
Haha! Poor girl that got confused must have been so nervous to be riding with a group. My LBS owner told me to do plenty of riding alone before I joined a group ride.
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Setting my goal at 300 this month.
8/1 - 31.23 miles
8/2 - 14.61 miles
8/3 - 20.09 miles
8/6 - 65.49 miles
8/9 - 6.87 miles
8/11 - 3.29 Had breakin a week ago, been busy contacting neighbors, tracking things down. Not much time for riding this week. Got kids yesterday but things not over yet.
MTD - 141.56
Jan - 170.47
Feb - 245.31
Mar - 409.88
Apr - 227.22
May - 332.92
June - 302.69
July - 505.53
YTD - 2335.571 -
Welcome back tcaley4.... Been riding several years with clip in's. Had a fall Saturday on a fund rasing ride for the trail. Inexperienced rider made a bone head move that I had to jam on the brakes for and couldn't get unclipped. On your left means your going to pass on the right "really" I thought you wanted me to go to the left!!!! ggrrrrr. It happen because 4 other riders heard me call her a f__ktard!!!
This is why I just scream "Bicycles Passing" at the top of my lungs.
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Welcome Becky.BeckyCMcClinton wrote: »Hey there! I'm wanting to join in. A couple of years ago I got to riding more, and started going out on the country roads riding to the next town. I loved it so much but it became too hard on my joints. SO I stopped riding.
Riding your bike should not make your joints hurt, unless you have other underlying health issues. I would suggest looking to how your bike is adjusted. Is your seat high enough? Is your seat in the correct position forward/back in relation to your pedals? Are your handlebars adjusted correctly? Do a search on YouTube for how to adjust these to fit you better.
I agree ... the only reasons cycling should hurt your joints is if you don't have the bicycle set up correctly or if you're pushing too hard a gear for the terrain.1 -
Aug 5 - 4.3 km walking (50 min) + 5 flights of stairs (4 min)
Aug 3 - 3.9 km walking (45 min) + 20 min weightlifting
Aug 1 - 1.8 km walking (20 min) + 20 min weightliftingReview ...
(Distances include cycling + walking)
March: 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
April: 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
May: 361.81 km (224.8 miles) = 35 hours 50 min
June: 569.53 km (353.9 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
July: 230.7 km (143.35 miles) = 32 hours 45 min
Aug: 211.3 km (131.3 miles) = 28 hours 8 min
Sep: 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
Oct: 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min
Nov: 660.21 km (410.23 miles) = 60 hours 41 min
Dec: 499.91 km (282.8 miles) = 54 hours 56 min
Jan: 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
Feb: 470.53 km (292.4 miles) = 40 hours 39 min
March: 917.73 km (570.2 miles) = 66 hours 13 min
April: 417.83 km (259.6 miles) = 40 hours 23 min
May: 267.09 km (165.9 miles) = 36 hours 10 min
June 552.1 km (343 miles) = 54 hours 48 min
July 709 km (440.5 miles) = 60 hours 41 minutes
The Goal: More than last August.
Aug 2 - 5.3 km walking (65 min) + 5 flights of stairs (4 min) + 20 min weightlifting
**Still kind of babying my right knee and taking a little break from the cycling. Just a week. Planning to be back at it on Saturday.**
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Totals:
Aug Cycling Outside: 0 km (0 min)
Aug Cycling Inside: 0 min
Aug Walking: 7.1 km (85 min)
Aug Stairs: 5 flights (4 min)
Aug Weightlifting: 40 min
Aug Rowing: 0 km (0 min)
Aug Time Total: 89 min = 1 hours 29 min
Aug Distance Total: 7.1 km = 4.4 miles
Aug 4 - 3.7 km walking (45 min)
**Turns out I've sprained the medial collateral ligament in my right knee. No more stairs, running or jumping for a while. I can walk as long as I don't go too fast or twist it. There is one "weights" exercise I am to do. And ... happily ... I can continue to cycle! **
Totals:
Aug Cycling Outside: 0 km (0 min)
Aug Cycling Inside: 0 min
Aug Walking: 14.7 km (175 min)
Aug Stairs: 5 flights (4 min)
Aug Weightlifting: 60 min
Aug Rowing: 0 km (0 min)
Aug Time Total: 239 min = 3 hours 59 min
Aug Distance Total: 14.7 km = 9.1 miles
Aug 6 - 57.9 km cycling (180 min)
Aug 7 - 40.9 km cycling (130 min)
**Flat rides, low effort**
Totals:
Aug Cycling Outside: 98.8 km (313 min)
Aug Cycling Inside: 0 min
Aug Walking: 19 km (225 min)
Aug Stairs: 10 flights (8 min)
Aug Weightlifting: 60 min
Aug Rowing: 0 km (0 min)
Aug Time Total: 606 min = 10 hours 6 min
Aug Distance Total: 117.8 km = 73.2 miles
Aug 10 - 2.2 km walking (25 min)
Aug 11 - 1.2 km walking (15 min)
Aug 12 - 26 km cycling (80 min)
Mainly taking it easy this week.
Totals:
Aug Cycling Outside: 124.8 km (393 min)
Aug Cycling Inside: 0 min
Aug Walking: 29.3 km (350 min)
Aug Stairs: 10 flights (8 min)
Aug Weightlifting: 60 min
Aug Rowing: 0 km (0 min)
Aug Time Total: 811 min = 13 hours 31 min
Aug Distance Total: 154.7 km = 95.7 miles
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8/2: 10.4 miles
8/4: 11.1 miles
8/12: 11.1 miles
MTD: 32.6 miles
Remaining: 142.4 miles1 -
I really enjoy reading on the forums. There are a lot of knowledgeable posters here. So, I have a questions for those knowledgeable people
If a person doesn't have a heart rate monitor, how can one estimate how many calories they burn from cycling? Is there a formula that you can plug some variables in to?
For running it's pretty common to see: (Body weight in lbs X 0.62) per mile. Does a formula like this exist for cycling? I've heard that 25 Cal/Mile is a conservative estimate.
I'm a 36M, weigh 260 lbs, and am 6' 0". My rides average about 13-14 mph. Usually about 10 miles per day through the week and a single ride of ~25 miles on the weekend.
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JBliss1108 wrote: »I really enjoy reading on the forums. There are a lot of knowledgeable posters here. So, I have a questions for those knowledgeable people
If a person doesn't have a heart rate monitor, how can one estimate how many calories they burn from cycling? Is there a formula that you can plug some variables in to?
For running it's pretty common to see: (Body weight in lbs X 0.62) per mile. Does a formula like this exist for cycling? I've heard that 25 Cal/Mile is a conservative estimate.
I'm a 36M, weigh 260 lbs, and am 6' 0". My rides average about 13-14 mph. Usually about 10 miles per day through the week and a single ride of ~25 miles on the weekend.
I'm sure there are some formulas somewhere. The calorie burn rates on MFP I feel are exaggerated. I think Strava rates might be closer to the real rate. It is hard to tell on a bike because one rider going 15mph it might be a leisure ride while another it is a hammerfest. I like to use a HRM and stay in certain intensity zones.0 -
It was too dang hot yesterday. 96F 69% humidity, heat index of 106. I only did 11 miles. That was enough.
08/07 - 42.47
08/08 - 14.71
08/11 - 11.02
August total: 82.89
Goal for month: 200
Year to date: 2,192.44
Jan - 175.9
Feb - 343.3
Mar - 353.8
Apr - 363.4
May - 319.1
June - 316.2
July - 166.11 -
93 miles done last week, then dropped my baby at the bike spa for some beauty treatments. Bath, wax, new tape on horns and aerobars, new cables, etc. Now she's almost too pretty to ride, (but not quite)
20 mile shakedown done yesterday. Have a 50 miler for tomorrow as a last long ride before tapering until HIM race day next Sunday.2 -
@Djproulx How much did all that minus the bars cost you? I need to give my old mountain bike a tune up with new cables and a complete cleaning as well.0
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My wattage at Spin class is usually in the 200 or 300 hundred range. Today, I hit the high 700s !!!1
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It came to $225 with the bars. The service was called a "super tune up" ($150) where they take the bike apart and do UV cleaning, grease removal, brake check, tire check, wax the frame, reassembly, etc. In addition, I decided to have some new cables run and a new tape job done. I don't have a break out of the aerobars tape cost as part of the whole, since I wanted the aerobars to have the same cool looking blue tape as the wrapping on the horns.King_Spicy wrote: »@Djproulx How much did all that minus the bars cost you? I need to give my old mountain bike a tune up with new cables and a complete cleaning as well.
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Mon 01 - 29.24 miles
Tue 02 - 31.63 miles
Wed 03 - rest
Thu 04 - 32.81 miles.
Fri 05 - 25.68.
Sat 06 - 15.45
Mon 08 - 29.22
Tue 09 - 28.84 miles
Wed 10 - rest
Thu 11 - 28.62 miles
Fri 12 - 25.29 miles
MTD 246.78 / 500, YTD 1385.73
Really good morning ride, wussed out of fighting the headwind for the evening ride and took a shorter course home.
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Welcome Becky.BeckyCMcClinton wrote: »Hey there! I'm wanting to join in. A couple of years ago I got to riding more, and started going out on the country roads riding to the next town. I loved it so much but it became too hard on my joints. SO I stopped riding.
Riding your bike should not make your joints hurt, unless you have other underlying health issues. I would suggest looking to how your bike is adjusted. Is your seat high enough? Is your seat in the correct position forward/back in relation to your pedals? Are your handlebars adjusted correctly? Do a search on YouTube for how to adjust these to fit you better.
I agree ... the only reasons cycling should hurt your joints is if you don't have the bicycle set up correctly or if you're pushing too hard a gear for the terrain.
Thanks for the feedback!0 -
8/1 - 5.35
8/2 - 5.02
8/5 - 5.22
8/6 - 6.04
8/8 - 6.75
8/9 - 6.64
8/11- 13.48
8/12 - 7.26
Total 55.75/120 mile goal2 -
Took the girls out in the carrier tonight. 100 extra pounds to pull.
8/2: 10.4 miles
8/4: 11.1 miles
8/12: 11.1 miles
8/12: 6.2 miles
MTD: 38.8 miles
Remaining: 136.2 miles4 -
My goal will be 100 miles this month.
08/01 - 14.00 miles
08/04 - 15.00 miles
08/06 - 13.50 miles
08/13 - 13.75 miles
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Mon 01 - 29.24 miles
Tue 02 - 31.63 miles
Wed 03 - rest
Thu 04 - 32.81 miles.
Fri 05 - 25.68.
Sat 06 - 15.45
Mon 08 - 29.22
Tue 09 - 28.84 miles
Wed 10 - rest
Thu 11 - 28.62 miles
Fri 12 - 25.29 miles
Sat 13 - 15.45 miles
MTD 262.23 / 500, YTD 1401.18
Really good, quick ride - plenty of headwind but for once it didn't bother too much
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I finally got the right cleats for my pedals, and installed them on the matching new shoes today. The next step was nearly killing myself walking down the stairs (those cleats as well as the soles of the bike shoes are slippery!).
Then I practiced clipping in and out a bit in the cellar where I keep my bike. It's small enough that I can put my hands agains the wall on either side, so it seemed a good place for this exercise. Of course, once I had the first shoe clipped in, the lights turned off (annoying energy-saving timer), and I couldn't get my foot out of the pedal! Sheesh, for a few minutes I really thought I'd have to limp-drag-hop my bike over to the light switch, until it occured to me I could just take off the shoe...
Eventually, I figured out how to get the shoes back out of the pedals, but it's a struggle, I'm not very confident in my ability to do it reproduceable or quickly. I think I'll spend a bit more time in the cellar tomorrow, and then venture out into the parking lot when it's dark and no one will see my falls.
1.8.2016: 4.3km + 16.9km to work, long detour home
4.8.2016: 4.3km + 8.9km to work, short detour home
8.8.2016: 6.0km + 21.0km to work, long detour home
9.8.2016 4.3km + 5.6 km to work & back home
11.8.2016 5.1km + 5.7km to work & back home
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82.1km of 200km August goal done2 -
@_nikkiwolf_ There should be a screw that adjust the force needed to kick out. I had my LBS adjust and fit my cleat position. I don't think they even charge for this service.
It does take some time to adjust!0 -
@Elise4270 Thank you for the good advice! I found the screw. Didn't help, though - on both sides, the screw's hole is rounded out, so I can't manage to turn it. One of the side-effects of buying a used bike...
I still have to find a good LBS. I went to one a few month ago, but they were so unhelpful I'm not willing to go back. Judging by my first experience with them, they'd tell me to make an appointment for the adjustment and probably inform me two weeks later that the pedals can't be salvaged and I should replace the entire drivetrain...
There's supposed to be another shop nearby, but I ran by the adress a few times now and still haven't spotted it. Sooner or later I will have to increase my search radius to villages further away; until then, I guess I'll just try to adjust to whatever the current release force setting of the pedals is.1 -
_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »@Elise4270 Thank you for the good advice! I found the screw. Didn't help, though - on both sides, the screw's hole is rounded out, so I can't manage to turn it. One of the side-effects of buying a used bike...
I still have to find a good LBS. I went to one a few month ago, but they were so unhelpful I'm not willing to go back. Judging by my first experience with them, they'd tell me to make an appointment for the adjustment and probably inform me two weeks later that the pedals can't be salvaged and I should replace the entire drivetrain...
There's supposed to be another shop nearby, but I ran by the adress a few times now and still haven't spotted it. Sooner or later I will have to increase my search radius to villages further away; until then, I guess I'll just try to adjust to whatever the current release force setting of the pedals is.
Well that's too bad the they were unhelpful! I had an off brand used bike and mine never tried to sell me anything I didn't ask about. You Tube should be great help in the meantime.0 -
Re: walking in cleats - you should be able to get cleat covers that are rubber clip-ons with treads, which gives you an awful lot more grip than the cleats alone. For example:
SPD-SL covers:
Keo covers:
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