August 2016 Biking Cycling Bicycling Challenge

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  • JBliss1108
    JBliss1108 Posts: 21 Member
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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 miles
  • JBliss1108
    JBliss1108 Posts: 21 Member
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    I really enjoy reading on the forums. There are a lot of knowledgeable posters here. So, I have a questions for those knowledgeable people :smile:

    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.


  • RRRobison71
    RRRobison71 Posts: 56 Member
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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 :smile:

    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.
  • 35dollars
    35dollars Posts: 832 Member
    edited August 2016
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    I find the Strava rates pretty variable, whereas the Garmin rates seem to equate pretty closely to this which seems to be as good as is available for being an authoritative source
  • tcaley4
    tcaley4 Posts: 416 Member
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    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 - 166.1
  • Djproulx
    Djproulx Posts: 3,084 Member
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    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.
  • King_Spicy
    King_Spicy Posts: 821 Member
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    @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.
  • MostlyWater
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
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    My wattage at Spin class is usually in the 200 or 300 hundred range. Today, I hit the high 700s !!!
  • Djproulx
    Djproulx Posts: 3,084 Member
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    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.
    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. :)

  • 35dollars
    35dollars Posts: 832 Member
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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.
  • BeckyCMcClinton
    BeckyCMcClinton Posts: 29 Member
    edited August 2016
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    Machka9 wrote: »
    tcaley4 wrote: »
    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!
  • BeckyCMcClinton
    BeckyCMcClinton Posts: 29 Member
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    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 goal
  • JBliss1108
    JBliss1108 Posts: 21 Member
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    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 miles
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,436 Member
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    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

    Chris
  • 35dollars
    35dollars Posts: 832 Member
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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

  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
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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 done
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited August 2016
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    @_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!
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    edited August 2016
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    @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.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    _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.
  • 35dollars
    35dollars Posts: 832 Member
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    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:
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    Keo covers:
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