October 2017 Biking Cycling Bicycling Challenge!

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  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,811 Member
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    kellieinkc wrote: »
    What does everyone ride?
    @kellieinkc

    Pair of hybrids:
    "Boneshaker" was my station commuter but also the first bike I did a Century on. (Boneshaker because it's a really harsh ride!). I do some towpath trundles on it alongside the Thames.
    Boardman - lovely ride for local urban trips and errands, carbon forks and disc brakes. Did some long distances on it before I got my......

    Pair of Specialized Roubaix:
    The red Roubaix now called "Lazarus" was broken in two by a dozy car driver using me as a speed bump.
    Replaced with a disc braked version as part of my insurance claim. Mostly used Autumn to Spring.

    Lazarus now rebuilt with new forks and some fast carbon wheels - my main summer and Audax event ride.
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
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    @sijomial That elevation profile looks really challenging. You've earned your 72h of recovery!
    kellieinkc wrote: »
    What does everyone ride?
    This is my bike (photo from alst weekend, the one on the right):
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    I bought it last year (used) - the frame is a "De Rosa Merak" from 2003 or 2004 afaik. Sometimes I dream of a fancy lightwight carbon road bike with disk brakes and everything - but if I'm perfectly honest, I'm not riding fast or far enough that I would actually *need* it :wink:

    --


    Today was the first longish ride after hurting my knee a month ago. A little more than 40km in beautiful sunshine.
    It really was a perfect autumn day, but really cold! I wasn't dressed warm enough, not at all. I had to stop at the first shop I came accross and buy a cheep set of fleece shirt and gloves to put on top of what I was already wearing, or I wouldn't have lasted longer than half an hour max.


  • mtb000mtb
    mtb000mtb Posts: 69 Member
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    Target
    Road - 500km
    Trails - 125km
    Total - 625km

    Actuals
    Week 1 - 80.1 road, 71.8 trails
    Oct 8 - 15.6 trails

    Remaining
    Road - 420km
    Trails - 39km

  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,811 Member
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    End of first week of October...

    MTD
    7 Hours 102 miles 36 Personal Records 5 Activities

    YTD
    235 Hours 3,846 miles 567 Personal Records 206 Activities
  • kellieinkc
    kellieinkc Posts: 34 Member
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    4/10 spinning workouts complete and it's only the 9th. :)
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,885 Member
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    Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking)
    March 15: 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 2015: 230.7 km (143.35 miles) = 32 hours 45 min
    Aug: 211.3 km (131.3 miles) = 28 hours 8 min
    Sep 2015: 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 16: 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 2016: 709 km (440.5 miles) = 60 hours 41 minutes
    Aug: 775.9 km (482.1 miles) = 54 hours 52 minutes
    Sep 2016: 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
    Oct: 649 km (403.3 miles) = 49 hours 46 min
    Nov: 403 km (250.4 miles) = 52 hours 16 min
    Dec: 511.05 km (317.55 miles) = 52 hours 2 min
    Jan: 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
    Feb: 600.5 km (373.1 miles) = 57 hours 30 min
    Mar: 1113.2 km (691.7 miles) = 78 hours 25 min
    Apr: 1181.9 km (734.4 miles) = 76 hours 45 min
    May: 426.6 km (265.1 miles) = 39 hours 21 min
    June: 575.7 km (357.7 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
    July: 714 km (443.7 miles) = 52 hours 23 min
    August: 475.8 km (295.6 miles) = 38 hours 41 min
    September: 455.5 km (283 miles) = 41 hours 25 min

    September went better than anticipated ... hoping for a good October too! Roughly the same distance/hours as in previous years ... or more. :)

    Oct 2015: 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min
    Oct 2016: 649 km (403.3 miles) = 49 hours 46 min

    Oct 1 - 51.40 km cycling (162.32 min)
    Oct 2 - 8.2 km walking (100 min) + 11.5 km cycling (40 min)
    Oct 3 - 5.8 km walking (70 min) + 23.6 km cycling (70 min)
    Oct 4 - 3 km walking (35 min) + 20 flights of stairs (16 min) + 15 min weight lifting
    Oct 5 - 6.5 km walking (80 min) + 14 flights of stairs (11 min)
    Oct 6 - 7.9 km walking (95 min) + 14 flights of stairs (11 min)

    Oct 7 - 26.9 km cycling (80 min)

    Oct 8 - 34.2 km cycling (105 min)

    Oct 9 - 5.5 km walking (65 min) + 18.5 km cycling indoors (40 min) ... spinning class

    Oct 10 - 5.4 km walking (65 min) + 20 flights of stairs (16 min)


    2017 Monthly October
    Walking Distance (km): 42.3
    Walking Time (min): 528.8
    Cycling Distance (km): 166.1
    Cycling Time (min): 506.1
    Stairs Climbed Number: 68.0
    Stairs Climbed Time (min): 54.4
    Other Distance: 0.0
    Other Time: 15.0 ... weightlifting

    Totals
    Total Distance (km): 208.4
    Total Distance (miles): 129.5
    Total Time (min): 1104.3
    Total Time (hr): 18:24:15
  • kcjchang
    kcjchang Posts: 709 Member
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    Light week but hit some peak numbers (top line %MMP) on the trainer
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    MTD
    Duration: 5:21:46
    Time Moving: 5:21:37
    Distance (miles): 84.4
    Activities: 3 (Zwift)
    Elevation Gain (feet): 5,664

    YTD
    Duration: 198:15:05
    Time Moving: 192:24:31
    Distance (miles): 3045.7
    Activities: 145
    Elevation Gain (feet): 162,560

    @_nikkiwolf_ nice, always wanted a De Rosa but got a Eddy Merckx Corsa instead (and wish I still had it).
    kellieinkc wrote: »
    What does everyone ride?
    Indoors: '15 Motobecane Le Champion CF w/Elite Drivo
    Outdoors: '17 Motobecane Le Champion Ti Team
  • AgileK9
    AgileK9 Posts: 257 Member
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    Hi! Sorry I’ve been MIA the last couple of weeks. I got a new puppy mid September then came down with the death plague! I didn’t ride at all the last two weeks of the month. I’ve been back on the bike in October but haven’t had time to post at all. I will tally up my rides tomorrow (chasing the pup around tonight). I don’t have a goal for October because our weather here is so variable. I did go on my first night ride tonight and that was fun. Last night a couple friends of mine took our dogs on the trails. He did really well especially for being 11..s0h2vmanp8xm.jpeg
  • AgileK9
    AgileK9 Posts: 257 Member
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  • mtb000mtb
    mtb000mtb Posts: 69 Member
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    I've been a bit slack about logging as I go, I'll try to do better for the rest of the month. I'm happy with where I'm sitting relative to my goals.

    @AgileK9 beautiful pics. Makes me long for a dog in my life again but I don't have the time to make it work at the moment.

    Target
    Road - 500km
    Trails - 125km
    Total - 625km

    Actuals
    Week 1 - 80.1 road, 71.8 trails
    Oct 8 - 15.6 trails
    Oct 9 - 39.5 road
    Oct 10 - 42.3 road
    Oct 11 -
    Oct 12 - 34.3 road
    Oct 13 - 34.1 road

    Remaining
    Road - 270km
    Trails - 39km


  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
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    @AgileK9 b Lovely photos!!


    kcjchang wrote: »
    @_nikkiwolf_ nice, always wanted a De Rosa but got a Eddy Merckx Corsa instead (and wish I still had it).
    @kcjchang I didn't even know De Rosa was nice when I bought it, had't ever heard of them. I didn't know anything about bikes, and just bought the first road bike that had the right size and fit my budget. And when I came to work with it the next week, two bike-fanatic colleagues where really exiced and informed me that it was the right choice ;)

    This week the poor bike didn't get outside much. Just two commutes, I was too busy running and climbing, and tomorrow I'll go hiking. But at least in the mean time I found my warm winter gloves from last year again, so now I'm prepared for the colder temperatures.


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    Tue, 03/10/2017 - 10.7km commute
    Fri, 06/10/2017 - 15.6km commute
    Sat, 07/10/2017 - 40.8km Saturday ride
    Wed, 11/10/2017 9.1km commute
    Thu, 12/10/2017 - 11.3km commute

    87.9km for October

  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,811 Member
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    I've had a good season as regards avoiding punctures this year but that came to an end on a fast downhill woodland descent. That hateful bang-psh-psh-psh sound.
    Used a tree stump as a handy bike stand to replace the tube but got absolutely filthy - really must give the bike a good clean....
    So next day gave the bike a thorough clean and pumped up the tyres. Fully ten minutes later there's a bang and the new tube has popped while the bike is still up on the workshop stand.
    Looks like the tyre was damaged enough so that it has to be thrown away, the hole in the new tube matched where the tyre damage is located.

    Oh well - it's the most convenient puncture ever! Clean bike, on a workshop stand, on my own drive. :)


    MTD
    14 Hours 212 miles 72 Personal Records 11 Activities

    YTD
    242 Hours 3,955 miles 603 Personal Records 212 Activities
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,885 Member
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    Sunday --- A half-century training ride today. It was a lovely day with clear blue skies, lots of sunshine, wind ... there's always wind ... and warm temps. Yes, believe it or not! Warm temps down here in Tasmania! It hit actually hit 24C.

    The ride was one of the flattest ones we could have planned in this area, with the exception of one climb in the middle. We decided to check out a loop at the end of the out-and-back ... it started quite nice, and then around a corner ... and UP! But we definitely chose the right direction on that loop. When we got to the top, we were faced with a steep descent ... so steep I paused for a moment at the top to collect myself before I plummeted down!

    And the wind ... headwinds all the way out, tailwind partway back ... and then a switch and the sea breeze came in as a headwind at the end.


    Distance: 81.2 km
    Elevation: 684 m
    Moving Time: 4:23:34
    Elapsed Time: 5:07:15
    Speed: Avg: 18.5 km/h | Max: 47.5 km/h
  • kcjchang
    kcjchang Posts: 709 Member
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    Duration: 9:53:01
    Time Moving: 9:52:42
    Distance (miles): 165.9
    Activities: 6
    Elevation Gain (feet): 7,818

    Duration: 202:46:20
    Time Moving: 196:55:36
    Distance (miles): 3127.2
    Activities: 148
    Elevation Gain (feet): 164,713

    Here's the pic of my Eddy and five minutes of fame (LOL)
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  • TARGET65K
    TARGET65K Posts: 150 Member
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    My target is 100km per week. Cycling is the only exercise which I can do without severe pain, so I am endevoring to get cycle fit for the summer of 2018 when part of our summer vacation will be to cycle across France http://www.eurovelo.com/en/eurovelos/eurovelo-6/countries/france
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 24,885 Member
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    Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking)
    March 15: 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 2015: 230.7 km (143.35 miles) = 32 hours 45 min
    Aug: 211.3 km (131.3 miles) = 28 hours 8 min
    Sep 2015: 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 16: 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 2016: 709 km (440.5 miles) = 60 hours 41 minutes
    Aug: 775.9 km (482.1 miles) = 54 hours 52 minutes
    Sep 2016: 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
    Oct: 649 km (403.3 miles) = 49 hours 46 min
    Nov: 403 km (250.4 miles) = 52 hours 16 min
    Dec: 511.05 km (317.55 miles) = 52 hours 2 min
    Jan: 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
    Feb: 600.5 km (373.1 miles) = 57 hours 30 min
    Mar: 1113.2 km (691.7 miles) = 78 hours 25 min
    Apr: 1181.9 km (734.4 miles) = 76 hours 45 min
    May: 426.6 km (265.1 miles) = 39 hours 21 min
    June: 575.7 km (357.7 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
    July: 714 km (443.7 miles) = 52 hours 23 min
    August: 475.8 km (295.6 miles) = 38 hours 41 min
    September: 455.5 km (283 miles) = 41 hours 25 min

    September went better than anticipated ... hoping for a good October too! Roughly the same distance/hours as in previous years ... or more. :)

    Oct 2015: 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min
    Oct 2016: 649 km (403.3 miles) = 49 hours 46 min

    Oct 1 - 51.40 km cycling (162.32 min)
    Oct 2 - 8.2 km walking (100 min) + 11.5 km cycling (40 min)
    Oct 3 - 5.8 km walking (70 min) + 23.6 km cycling (70 min)
    Oct 4 - 3 km walking (35 min) + 20 flights of stairs (16 min) + 15 min weight lifting
    Oct 5 - 6.5 km walking (80 min) + 14 flights of stairs (11 min)
    Oct 6 - 7.9 km walking (95 min) + 14 flights of stairs (11 min)
    Oct 7 - 26.9 km cycling (80 min)
    Oct 8 - 34.2 km cycling (105 min)
    Oct 9 - 5.5 km walking (65 min) + 18.5 km cycling indoors (40 min) ... spinning class
    Oct 10 - 5.4 km walking (65 min) + 20 flights of stairs (16 min)

    Oct 11 - 9.5 km walking (115) + 22 flights of stairs (17 min)

    Oct 12 - 4.6 km walking (55 min) + 20 flights of stairs (16 min)

    Oct 13 - 3.5 km walking (40 min) + 16 flights of stairs (12 min)

    Oct 14 - 35.8 km cycling (110 min)

    Oct 15 - 81.2 km cycling (255 min)

    Oct 16 - 10.8 km walking (135 min)

    Oct 17 - 4.2 km walking (50 min) + 20 flights of stairs (16 min)


    2017 Monthly October
    Walking Distance (km): 74.9
    Walking Time (min): 936.3
    Cycling Distance (km): 283.1
    Cycling Time (min): 875.6
    Stairs Climbed Number: 146.0
    Stairs Climbed Time (min): 116.8
    Other Distance: 0.0
    Other Time: 15.0

    Totals
    Total Distance (km): 358.0
    Total Distance (miles): 222.5
    Total Time (min): 1943.6
    Total Time (hr): 32:23:38
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
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    @sijomial I wouldn't go so far as call that puncture convenient, but still much better than out on the road!
    Does cleaning your bike ever help to avoid getting filthy when you have to fix something? No matter how well I take care of my chain, every time I touch it if it falls off during a ride I end up with pitch-black hands.

    @kcjchang Awesome cover pic!

    @TARGET65K Cool vacation plans! I actually live in France, but not anywhere near your planned route.
    Still, (since I don't know where in the world you're from and how "exotic" :mrgreen: France is for you): if you have any cycling-in-France questions that I might help with, let me know.

    Somewhat cycling related: the Strava Dashboard has a new look. So far, I don't like it at all. Super confusing! I want back the chronological order :neutral:

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    Tue, 03/10/2017 - 10.7km commute
    Fri, 06/10/2017 - 15.6km commute
    Sat, 07/10/2017 - 40.8km Saturday ride
    Wed, 11/10/2017 9.1km commute
    Thu, 12/10/2017 - 11.3km commute
    Wed, 18/10/2017 - 12.1km commute

    100.1km for October




  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,811 Member
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    @_nikkiwolf_

    A clean chain (and rest of bike) helps but it doesn't stay clean for long. This was a deep clean (degrease and relube) and also did the chainrings, cassette etc.

    One thing that helps is to carry disposable latex gloves in your saddlebag. Wish I had some with me when I needed them - oops!

    Your chain shouldn't be dropping off regularly during a ride though, a bit of adjustment required to the limit screws perhaps?
  • tcaley4
    tcaley4 Posts: 416 Member
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    No cycling involved, but here is where I went for a 3 1/2 mile walk this morning.



  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
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    sijomial wrote: »
    Your chain shouldn't be dropping off regularly during a ride though, a bit of adjustment required to the limit screws perhaps?
    @sijomial Unfortunately, I'm 100% sure that some adjustment to the limit screws is necessary. But I'm afraid of messing it up completely instead of making things better...
    A few month ago I needed a new cassette and decided to swap my crank set to a compact setup at the same time, hoping that would make riding in the mountains easier. The one thing I did not change was the dérailleur - Campagnolo write you need a longer(?) dérailleur cage with the compact chain rings, but I read in lots of bike forums that that wasn't true, the short one would work as well. I'm no longer convinced that that is entirely true. I think it's possible to make it work, but only barely. At least I didn't manage to reach a configuration where I could shift entirely smoothly.
    I took the bike to a local bike shop, but when they were done with it, the chain wouldn't go on the big chainring anymore at all! Then I went to another LBS, and after they were done, I can now smoothly shift all gears - but when I want to move the chain up to the large chainring, I have to shift "four clicks up, wait for the chain to start moving, two clicks back down". I've gotten really good at it over the course of the summer, but maybe once per 50km I click back too late, and then the chain falls off.

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