October 2016 Biking Cycling Bicycling Challenge!

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  • 35dollars
    35dollars Posts: 832 Member
    Wed 05 - 24.03 miles

    MTD 79.35 / 400, YTD 2059.26 / 2500

    Really cold last night, and really strong headwind as well
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,615 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Review ...
    (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
    August: 775.9 km (482.1 miles) = 54 hours 52 minutes
    September: 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min

    All right, let's see what I can do for October. Unfortunately, I'm not off to a brilliant start ... sick again ... spent the first weekend of October sleeping. But hopefully the energy will come back quickly.
    Totals:
    Oct Cycling Outside: 0 km (0 min)
    Oct Cycling Inside: 0 min
    Oct Walking: 0 km (0 min)
    Oct Stairs: 0 flights (0 min)
    Oct Weightlifting: 0 min
    Oct Rowing: 0 km (0 min)
    Oct Time Total: 0 min = 0 hours 0 min
    Oct Distance Total: 0 km = 0 miles

    No cycling yet ... but soon, I hope!

    Oct 1 - sick

    Oct 2 - sick

    Oct 3 - 1.4 km walking (17 min)

    Oct 4 - 4 km walking (50 min)

    Oct 5 - 1.3 km walking (16 min)

    Oct 6 - 1.5 km walking (18 min)

    Totals:
    Oct Cycling Outside: 0 km (0 min)
    Oct Cycling Inside: 0 min
    Oct Walking: 8.2 km (101 min)
    Oct Stairs: 0 flights (0 min)
    Oct Weightlifting: 0 min
    Oct Rowing: 0 km (0 min)
    Oct Time Total: 0 min = 1 hours 41 min
    Oct Distance Total: 8.2 km = 5 miles

  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    sakvani wrote: »
    So far I have been using the stationary bike. Now i am thinking of buying a bike which I can take out side. Any suggestion the kind of bike to buy or what should I look when buying the bike.
    @sakvani I think that greatly depends on where you want to go with the bike (roads? mountain bike trails? grocery shopping in the city?), and also how much you want to spend.
    I used to ride a "trekking bike" which I bought quite cheap at a large supermarket chain; but I never went any long distances with it. This summer, I bought a used road bike, and I love it. I never knew the type of bike could make such a difference!
    In my case, one of the deciding factors which bike to buy was what was available in my price range in the used bike ads when I was looking. Once I save up a little money to spend on it again, I might exchange the chainset from the standard double (53/39) it is now to a compact one (maybe 50/30), because I live in a rather hilly area and would like to have some more lower gear options, but if I had waited for the "perfect bike", I'd still be browsing the classifieds and taking my car to work ;)

    One of the main things to keep in mind is to get a bike with the right frame size - all the other components you could upgrade later, but if the frame is too small or too large, there's not too much you can do about it.

    And of course, it should be the right kind of bike for what you want to do with it. I love my new bike, but there are a few cross-country shortcuts that I took in the past that I can't take with it anymore, because it's not really suited for that terrain.
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    3.10.2016 14.3km commute
    5.10.2016 10.6km commute
    --
    24.9km of 200km October goal done

  • Sp8zmanSpiff
    Sp8zmanSpiff Posts: 57 Member
    October Ride Challenge

    10/03 - 12.0 miles, REB (Recumbent Exercise Bike), 12.0 down, 388 to go
    10/04 - 13.3 miles, The Loop (Road Bike), 25.3 down, 374.7 to go
    10/06 - 13.3 miles, The Loop (Road Bike), 38.6 down, 361.4 to go

    @sakvani - Brakes: Rim Pads or Disc? Mountain Bike, Cyclocross, cruiser, Road Bike, Tri-Bike? Material: Steel, Aluminum, Carbon, Titanium? How much money? What nikkiwolf said above, (one option) buy a used bike that fits to figure out what you want and then buy the bike you want.

    I am riding a 2011 Specialized Sectuer which is the Aluminum framed version of the Specialized Carbon Roubaix. The Sectuer was sold as an "Entry Level Road Bike." Over time I've changed a lot of the components to customize the bike to my riding capabilities.

    Good Luck!
  • Sp8zmanSpiff
    Sp8zmanSpiff Posts: 57 Member
    Forgot to share this. My friend's rear tire was punctured and he used a tube that had been in his seat bag for awhile and it had a hole in it, so we ended up changing the tube twice. The moral of the story is, if your spare tube has been in your seat bag for over a year, replace it (or at least check it).

    I keep mine in a thicker zip lock bag in the seat bag. Good Luck!
  • tcaley4
    tcaley4 Posts: 416 Member
    10/03 - 11.03 time: 0:41 avg speed: 15.9 mph
    10/04 - 15.10 time: 1:00 avg speed: 15.0 mph
    10/06 - 14.71 time 0:57 avg speed: 15.2 mph



    October total: 40.84
    Goal for month: 300
    Year to date: 2,733.21

    Jan - 175.9
    Feb - 343.3
    Mar - 353.8
    Apr - 363.4
    May - 319.1
    Jun - 316.2
    July - 166.1
    Aug - 167.6
    Sep - 368.2
  • 35dollars
    35dollars Posts: 832 Member
    Fri 07 - 26.86 miles

    MTD 106.21 / 400, YTD 2086.12 / 2500

    Tomorrow is "new bike day" - oh yes!
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    3.10.2016 14.3km commute
    5.10.2016 10.6km commute
    7.10.2016 18.1km commute (+a little detour on the way home)
    --
    43.2km of 200km October goal done


    ----

    @35dollars Awesome, enjoy the new bike!
  • sakvani
    sakvani Posts: 37 Member
    edited October 2016
    sakvani wrote: »
    October 5th 18 Miles -- Duration 1:04

    October 7th 10 Miles0:40
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
    October 1st 15.58 Miles -- Duration 1:25:07 (MTB Race)
    October 2nd 17.6 Miles -- Duration 1:49:10 (MTB)
    October 4th 11.5 Miles -- Duration 00:59:37 (Recovery Ride)
    October 5th 18.6 Miles -- Duration 1:11:17
    October 7th 11.7 Miles -- Duration 00:58:20 (Recovery Ride)

    October Total Miles: 74.98
    October Total Duration: 6:23:31
  • johnnylloyd0618
    johnnylloyd0618 Posts: 303 Member
    slacking....missed a 60 miler this week. Gonna try for tomorrow but have a 15 mile run in the AM...
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  • runnerkasha
    runnerkasha Posts: 5 Member
    At 103 km so far
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
    October 1st 15.58 Miles -- Duration 1:25:07 (MTB Race)
    October 2nd 17.6 Miles -- Duration 1:49:10 (MTB)
    October 4th 11.5 Miles -- Duration 00:59:37 (Recovery Ride)
    October 5th 18.6 Miles -- Duration 1:11:17
    October 7th 11.7 Miles -- Duration 00:58:20 (Recovery Ride)
    October 8th 10.5 Miles -- Duration 1:15:50 (Pre-Ride of 11/5's race course)

    October Total Miles: 85.48
    October Total Duration: 7:39:21
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    No mileage or event goals this month - just simply to get as much riding in as possible. Short days and colder temperatures that affect my Raynaud's afflicted fingers and toes limits my opportunities.

    Sunday 2nd - 56.9 miles
    Tuesday 4th - 21.8 virtual miles, intervals on eSpinning bike
    Saturday 8th - 57 miles
    Sunday 9th - 36.4 miles

    Running total = 172.1 miles.

    Box Hill in Surrey has a couple of new signs which made me chuckle on the way to a new PR up Zig Zag Rd today.

    About a third of the way up - "It's Only Gravity"
    About half way up - "Shut Up Legs"
  • tristramtrent
    tristramtrent Posts: 257 Member
    I'm back in,just returned from Italy and jumped straight back on my bike.
    This month will be a mix of autumn countryside and indoor stationary bike, depending on the weather.

    9/10 12.7 miles near Tadley

    @sakvani, if it is any help, I moved from indoor to outdoor biking this year and enjoy a mountain bike for its strength and stability - I was quite a heavy weight when I started and it felt reassuring. There is suspension in the handlebars but not in the saddle. It has disc brakes and medium 26" tyres. I considered myself a bit of a beginner but I have improved a lot. It has a steel frame which fits and a firm saddle I had fitted from body geometry made a big difference. Many people on this thread are more experienced than me but I thought you might like my input as I did what you are doing , moved outdoors from a stationary bike. Near me the area is hilly and sometimes the roads are potholed or just farm tracks and gravel tracks so I like the confidence that my sturdy bike and tyres are able to cope with a change of terrain. It's a 2nd hand Giant terrago. When I started I was nervous and could only make it to the end of the road; now I regularly can do over 12 hilly miles and have started to outpace my fitter partner. However people on road bikes zoom past me. As others have said though, it depends on your terrain and what you want to do with it. I hav had such enjoyment from mine this year, and dramatic weight loss and fitness improvements.

  • 35dollars
    35dollars Posts: 832 Member
    Sat 08 - 3.1 miles

    MTD 109.31 / 400, YTD 2089.22 / 2500

    Just far enough to ride my shiny new CAADX105 back from the shop
  • sakvani
    sakvani Posts: 37 Member
    edited October 2016
    October 5th 18 Miles -- Duration 1:04
    October 7th 10 Miles -- Duration 0:40
    October 9th 16 Miles -- Duration 1:01
    Thanks tristramtrent, _nikkiwolf_ and Sp8zmanSpiff for your valuable information.
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
    October 1st 15.58 Miles -- Duration 1:25:07 (MTB Race)
    October 2nd 17.6 Miles -- Duration 1:49:10 (MTB)
    October 4th 11.5 Miles -- Duration 00:59:37 (Recovery Ride)
    October 5th 18.6 Miles -- Duration 1:11:17
    October 7th 11.7 Miles -- Duration 00:58:20 (Recovery Ride)
    October 8th 10.5 Miles -- Duration 1:15:50 (Pre-Ride of 11/5's race course)
    October 9th 13.5 Miles -- Duration 1:28:49

    October Total Miles: 98.98
    October Total Duration: 9:08:10
  • tristramtrent
    tristramtrent Posts: 257 Member
    35dollars wrote: »
    Sat 08 - 3.1 miles

    MTD 109.31 / 400, YTD 2089.22 / 2500

    Just far enough to ride my shiny new CAADX105 back from the shop

    Please @35dollars can we see a photo of your new shiny?
  • narak_lol
    narak_lol Posts: 855 Member
    October stats as of today 565km with 4896m elevation. You can say things are getting serious :|

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  • tcaley4
    tcaley4 Posts: 416 Member
    The seasons are definitely changing. The temperatures are getting cooler, the days are getting shorter, and the wind has switched around to come from a Northly direction. A front has moved through, and it has been windy all week. Going to be a short week for me. Going out of town for a funeral, so no riding for 4 days.

    10/03 - 11.03 time: 0:41 avg speed: 15.9 mph
    10/04 - 15.10 time: 1:00 avg speed: 15.0 mph
    10/06 - 14.71 time: 0:57 avg speed: 15.2 mph
    10/08 - 32.06 time: 2:20 avg speed: 13.7 mph



    October total: 72.90
    Goal for month: 300
    Year to date: 2,765.27

    Jan - 175.9
    Feb - 343.3
    Mar - 353.8
    Apr - 363.4
    May - 319.1
    Jun - 316.2
    July - 166.1
    Aug - 167.6
    Sep - 368.2
  • Sp8zmanSpiff
    Sp8zmanSpiff Posts: 57 Member
    October Ride Challenge

    10/03 - 12.0 miles, REB (Recumbent Exercise Bike), 12.0 down, 388 to go
    10/04 - 13.3 miles, The Loop (Road Bike), 25.3 down, 374.7 to go
    10/06 - 13.3 miles, The Loop (Road Bike), 38.6 down, 361.4 to go
    10/07 - 12.0 miles, REB (Recumbent Exercis Bike), 50.6 down, 349.4 to go
    10/08 - 52.8 miles, Cloverdale Loop (Road Bike), 103.4 down, 296.6 to go
    10/10 - 13.3 miles, The Loop (Road Bike), 116.7 down, 283.3 to go

    On the Half-Century ride on Saturday I bonked at 50.8 miles! First time I've done that in a couple of years. I was going to eat more in Cloverdale, but nothing looked good. - Good Luck!
  • cpanus
    cpanus Posts: 19,893 Member
    I'm in for 200 miles in October

    10/02 - 15.00 miles
    10/03 - 15.00 miles
    10/05 - 15.00 miles
    10/09 - 15.00 miles
    10/10 - 15.00 miles...75.00 miles so far

    Chris
  • SteveCro
    SteveCro Posts: 788 Member
    @ narak_lol October stats as of today 565km with 4896m elevation. You can say things are getting serious :|

    You must say more serious...I consider your riding pretty serious before!
  • SteveCro
    SteveCro Posts: 788 Member
    Setting my goal at 140
    Not a good start of the month already. Been to Evansville both weekends moving our daughter from apt to a house. 4 1/2 hour drive one way makes for a long weekend.

    Jan - 170.47
    Feb - 245.31
    Mar - 409.88
    Apr - 227.22
    May - 332.92
    June - 302.69
    July - 505.53
    Aug - 196.86
    Sept - 138.50

    YTD - 2529.37
  • tcaley4
    tcaley4 Posts: 416 Member
    10/03 - 11.03 time: 0:41 avg speed: 15.9 mph
    10/04 - 15.10 time: 1:00 avg speed: 15.0 mph
    10/06 - 14.71 time: 0:57 avg speed: 15.2 mph
    10/08 - 32.06 time: 2:20 avg speed: 13.7 mph
    10/10 - 14.70 time: 0:52 avg speed: 16.8 mph


    October total: 87.60
    Goal for month: 300
    Year to date: 2,779.97

    Jan - 175.9
    Feb - 343.3
    Mar - 353.8
    Apr - 363.4
    May - 319.1
    Jun - 316.2
    July - 166.1
    Aug - 167.6
    Sep - 368.2
  • narak_lol
    narak_lol Posts: 855 Member
    SteveCro wrote: »
    You must say more serious...I consider your riding pretty serious before!

    @SteveCro Thanks for the delightful comments Steve! You made my day!

  • 35dollars
    35dollars Posts: 832 Member
    Tue 11 - 27.81 miles

    MTD 137.12 / 400, YTD 2117.03 / 2500

    @tristamtrent - bike pics coming, hopefully tomorrow. Haven't even ridden it yet, other than back from the bike shop - still waiting for the light brackets & new lights to come into stock.
  • 35dollars
    35dollars Posts: 832 Member
    Tue 11 - 27.81 miles

    MTD 137.12 / 400, YTD 2117.03 / 2500

    @tristamtrent - bike pics coming, hopefully tomorrow. Haven't even ridden it yet, other than back from the bike shop - still waiting for the light brackets & new lights to come into stock.

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