September 2018 Biking Cycling Bicycling Bike/ Bicycle/Unicycle/Tricycle Challenge!

Machka9

If you are new to posting on this thread, or if you are new to cycling, We welcome you! If you are returning from a previous thread, We welcome you, too.

This thread is for anyone who rides a bicycle ... or unicycle, tricycle, tandem, etc.

Do you bike to work? Do you pull your children to the park? So you ride weekends? Do you spin at home or in the gym? Is Zwift your thing? Do you race crits, ironman, or centuries? Or, are you just starting out and remembering how much fun you had biking when you were a kid? However you choose to push your pedal, you are welcome on this thread.

There's no set challenge across participants - this is a mixed-ability / mixed-experience / everyone welcome group. Just pick your own target that you want to achieve this month, post that when you join the thread, and post updates throughout the month as you're working towards your target.

Let's tackle September!


(BTW - Thanks to @CricketKate for starting all this back in 2012)

BMcC9

I took a peek at your August thread, and it looks like I could set up something like:

Stationary Cycling Distance (miles): 0.0
Stationary Cycling Time (min): 0.0
Elliptical Distance (laps or gotta check if readout is in miles or km): 0.0
Elliptical Time: 0.0
Walking Exergame Distance (miles): 0.0
Walking Exergame Time (min): 0.0
============================
(BFF JUST moved into new home 1 km away, so will be doing more of these regularly in the future)
Walking Outdoors Distance (km): 0.0
Walking Outdoors Time (min): 0.0
* Outdoor Cycling Distance (km)*: 0.0
* Outdoor Cycling Time (min)*: 0.0
* once bike gets out of basement / flat tire changed / probably oiled and tuned up .....

If that kinda thing is still within your Challenge Parameters, I'm in ... this will be good for weaning myself off 100% exergame walking. I need to diversify, and also want to try other programs than Manual and Random on my stationary bike, like HIIT and Hills.

Assuming you say "Yup, that's a go!" .... then once I get myself a baseline average for the stationary bike and elliptical distances, I can set some targets.

BMcC9

Machka9 wrote: »

... Is Zwift your thing? ...

What's "Zwift" ???

Machka9

You can set up the way you record your cycling any way you want. And yes, stationary bikes are included!

Zwift is an online program that allows you to "ride" with people from all over the world when you're on your trainer. Great for keeping in shape during the winter.

Machka9

Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of running)
Mar-15 … 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
Apr-15 … 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
May-15 … 361.81 km (224.8 miles) = 35 hours 50 min
Jun-15 … 569.53 km (353.9 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
Jul-15 … 230.7 km (143.35 miles) = 32 hours 45 min
Aug-15 … 211.3 km (131.3 miles) = 28 hours 8 min
Sep-15 … 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
Oct-15 … 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min
Nov-15 … 660.21 km (410.23 miles) = 60 hours 41 min
Dec-15 … 499.91 km (282.8 miles) = 54 hours 56 min
Jan-16 … 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
Feb-16 … 470.53 km (292.4 miles) = 40 hours 39 min
Mar-16 … 917.73 km (570.2 miles) = 66 hours 13 min
Apr-16 … 417.83 km (259.6 miles) = 40 hours 23 min
May-16 … 267.09 km (165.9 miles) = 36 hours 10 min
Jun-16 … 552.1 km (343 miles) = 54 hours 48 min
Jul-16 … 709 km (440.5 miles) = 60 hours 41 minutes
Aug-16 … 775.9 km (482.1 miles) = 54 hours 52 minutes
Sep-16 … 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
Oct-16 … 649 km (403.3 miles) = 49 hours 46 min
Nov-16 … 403 km (250.4 miles) = 52 hours 16 min
Dec-16 … 511.05 km (317.55 miles) = 52 hours 2 min
Jan-17 … 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
Feb-17 … 600.5 km (373.1 miles) = 57 hours 30 min
Mar-17 … 1113.2 km (691.7 miles) = 78 hours 25 min
Apr-17 … 1181.9 km (734.4 miles) = 76 hours 45 min
May-17 … 426.6 km (265.1 miles) = 39 hours 21 min
Jun-17 … 575.7 km (357.7 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
Jul-17 … 714 km (443.7 miles) = 52 hours 23 min
Aug-17 … 475.8 km (295.6 miles) = 38 hours 41 min
Sep-17 … 455.5 km (283 miles) = 41 hours 25 min
Oct-17 … 647.1 km (402.1 miles) = 57 hours 19 min
Nov-17 … 427.0 km (265.3 miles) = 50 hours 4 min
Dec-17 … 553.5 km (343.9 miles) = 52 hours 12 min

Jan-18 … 590.2 km (366.7 miles) = 57 hours 49 min
Feb-18 … 826.9 km (513.8 miles) = 57 hours 35 min
Mar-18 … 582.01 km (361.6 miles) = 50 hours 11 min
Apr-18 … 176.23 km (109.5 miles) = 29 hours 47 min
May -18 … 167.6 km (104.1 miles) = 29 hours 08 min
June-18 … 349.9 km (217.4 miles) = 36 hours 58 minutes
July-18 ... 324.2 km (201.5 miles) = 24 hours 26 minutes
Aug-18 ... 210.1 km (130.6 miles) = 25 hours 59 minutes

There was more walking and running in August ... hoping for a bit more cycling in September!!

Sep-15 … 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
Sep-16 … 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
Sep-17 … 455.5 km (283 miles) = 41 hours 25 min




2018 Monthly September
Walking Distance (km): 0
Walking Time (min): 0
Cycling Distance (km): 0.0
Cycling Time (min): 0.0
Stairs Climbed Number: 0
Stairs Climbed Time (min): 0

Totals
Total Distance (km): 0
Total Distance (miles): 0
Total Time (min): 0
Total Time (hr): 0:00:00

awinner_au

Lovely day here for the first day of spring, rode 101Km for a elevation of 1900m, however it was the first club ride ive failed to complete since i got back to cycling last november, started cramping in the quads at the slightest incline.

Machka9

Saturday -- it was a bit more like winter than spring today down here in the southern-most parts of Australia, so we rode inside. My husband did one loop on Zwift's flat route, and I did two.


Distance: 21.06km
Elevation: 122m
Moving Time: 48:30
Elapsed Time 48:30

............................. Avg ................ Max
Speed .................... 26.1km/h ........ 46.1km/h
Heart Rate .............. 132bpm .......... 148bpm
Cadence ................. 75 .................. 107
Power ..................... 92W ............... 170W

TheBigYin

Lets see how September pans out, after a dreadful August, I need to get my backside in gear and get on with riding more...

1.9 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1811713406 - 36.46km and 340m of ascent.

Machka9

Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of running)
Mar-15 … 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
Apr-15 … 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
May-15 … 361.81 km (224.8 miles) = 35 hours 50 min
Jun-15 … 569.53 km (353.9 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
Jul-15 … 230.7 km (143.35 miles) = 32 hours 45 min
Aug-15 … 211.3 km (131.3 miles) = 28 hours 8 min
Sep-15 … 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
Oct-15 … 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min
Nov-15 … 660.21 km (410.23 miles) = 60 hours 41 min
Dec-15 … 499.91 km (282.8 miles) = 54 hours 56 min
Jan-16 … 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
Feb-16 … 470.53 km (292.4 miles) = 40 hours 39 min
Mar-16 … 917.73 km (570.2 miles) = 66 hours 13 min
Apr-16 … 417.83 km (259.6 miles) = 40 hours 23 min
May-16 … 267.09 km (165.9 miles) = 36 hours 10 min
Jun-16 … 552.1 km (343 miles) = 54 hours 48 min
Jul-16 … 709 km (440.5 miles) = 60 hours 41 minutes
Aug-16 … 775.9 km (482.1 miles) = 54 hours 52 minutes
Sep-16 … 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
Oct-16 … 649 km (403.3 miles) = 49 hours 46 min
Nov-16 … 403 km (250.4 miles) = 52 hours 16 min
Dec-16 … 511.05 km (317.55 miles) = 52 hours 2 min
Jan-17 … 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
Feb-17 … 600.5 km (373.1 miles) = 57 hours 30 min
Mar-17 … 1113.2 km (691.7 miles) = 78 hours 25 min
Apr-17 … 1181.9 km (734.4 miles) = 76 hours 45 min
May-17 … 426.6 km (265.1 miles) = 39 hours 21 min
Jun-17 … 575.7 km (357.7 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
Jul-17 … 714 km (443.7 miles) = 52 hours 23 min
Aug-17 … 475.8 km (295.6 miles) = 38 hours 41 min
Sep-17 … 455.5 km (283 miles) = 41 hours 25 min
Oct-17 … 647.1 km (402.1 miles) = 57 hours 19 min
Nov-17 … 427.0 km (265.3 miles) = 50 hours 4 min
Dec-17 … 553.5 km (343.9 miles) = 52 hours 12 min
Jan-18 … 590.2 km (366.7 miles) = 57 hours 49 min
Feb-18 … 826.9 km (513.8 miles) = 57 hours 35 min
Mar-18 … 582.01 km (361.6 miles) = 50 hours 11 min
Apr-18 … 176.23 km (109.5 miles) = 29 hours 47 min
May -18 … 167.6 km (104.1 miles) = 29 hours 08 min
June-18 … 349.9 km (217.4 miles) = 36 hours 58 minutes
July-18 ... 324.2 km (201.5 miles) = 24 hours 26 minutes
Aug-18 ... 210.1 km (130.6 miles) = 25 hours 59 minutes

There was more walking and running in August ... hoping for a bit more cycling in September!!

Sep-15 … 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
Sep-16 … 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
Sep-17 … 455.5 km (283 miles) = 41 hours 25 min

Saturday, 1 September 2018 ... 21 km cycling inside with Zwift
Sunday, 2 September 2018 ... 2 km running + 12 km cycling outside!! Temp: 10.7C | Feels Like Temp: 6 C ... not particularly warm.


2018 Monthly September
Walking Distance (km): 2.0
Walking Time (min): 14.0
Cycling Distance (km): 33.0
Cycling Time (min): 93.0
Stairs Climbed Number: 0.0
Stairs Climbed Time (min): 0.0

Totals
Total Distance (km): 35.0
Total Distance (miles): 21.7
Total Time (min): 107.0
Total Time (hr): 1:47:00

TheBigYin

Lets see how September pans out, after a dreadful August, I need to get my backside in gear and get on with riding more...

1.9 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1811713406 - 36.46km and 340m of ascent.
2.9 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1814097936 - 42.31km and 340m of ascent.

total 78.77km and 680m of vert.

BMcC9

I took a peek at your August thread, and it looks like I could set up something like:

9/1:
Walking Exergame Distance (miles): 0.78
Walking Exergame Time (H:m): 0:11
(then went to BIL's cottage for the day)

9/2:
Stationary Cycling Distance (miles): 0.0
Stationary Cycling Time (min): 0.0
Elliptical Distance (laps or gotta check if readout is in miles or km): 0.0
Elliptical Time: 0.0
Walking Exergame Distance (miles): 4.4
Walking Exergame Time (H:m): 1:35
============================
Walking Outdoors Distance (km): 1.6
Walking Outdoors Time (min): 0:20

September totals:
Miles: 5.18
Laps : 0.0
Km: 1.6

Total time (2:15)

BMcC9

BMcC9 wrote: »

I took a peek at your August thread, and it looks like I could set up something like:

9/1:
Walking Exergame Distance (miles): 0.78
Walking Exergame Time (H:m): 0:11
(then went to BIL's cottage for the day)

9/2:
Walking Exergame Distance (miles): 4.4
Walking Exergame Time (H:m): 1:35
============================
Walking Outdoors Distance (km): 1.6
Walking Outdoors Time (min): 0:20

9/3:
Stationary bike Distance (miles): 8.79
Stationary bike Time H:m): 0:35
Walking Exergame Distance (miles): 2.5
Walking Exergame Time (H:m): 0:52

September totals:
Miles: 16.47
Laps : 0.0
Km: 1.6

Total time (3:42)

CricketKate

12.5 slow and difficult miles this morning. I've been away from my bike for too long.

TheBigYin

Lets see how September pans out, after a dreadful August, I need to get my backside in gear and get on with riding more...

1.9 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1811713406 - 36.46km and 340m of ascent.
2.9 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1814097936 - 42.31km and 340m of ascent.
3.9 - dnr
4.9 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1819318931 - 19.63km and 133m of ascent

total 98.40km and 813m of vert.

tdecel

Im new here. Can I just jump in and introduce myself?

I am a recreational bike rider in San Diego, California. I try to do at least 100 miles per week, more in the spring- summer but I kind of fell off the wagon 2 months ago. I was getting up to 120 to 140 miles most weeks in March to June, but I had 5 back to back trips July and August, so I was gone 30 out of 60 days. Then when the dust settled, the heat arrived. I dont do well when it gets up to the 90's and we had a ten day stretch when, if it wasn't over 100, it was in the 90's and very humid.

Anyway, my birthday is in the middle of November. There is a very easy century ride in Palm Desert (2.5 hour away) and depending on the calendar, it is usually 2 or 3 days before I turn another year. Ive done it several years and 2017 was especially sweet as I used it to celebrate my 65th B-D after 3 or 4 years of not doing it. I decided to do it again this year. I have 10 weeks to prepare. A year ago I started my prep 8 weeks before, so here I go.

Sunday 08/26/2018- 16 miles
Monday 08/37/2018- 16 miles. Just trying to get my legs back.
Wednesday 08/29/2018 - 21 miles.
Thursday 08/30/2018 - 16 miles
Saturday 09/01/2018 -22 miles
Monday 09/03/2018 -22 miles. Kicking the intensity up a bit.
Tuesday 09/04/2018 - 21 miles. 5 laps around a man made island. One way road with no traffic lights, stops signs or intersections. Time trial mode.

I am self employed so I set my own schedule. I have 3 routes I do repeatedly with very little traffic and I do it as soon as the sun comes out on an empty stomach. I just put in gear and go as hard as I can that day. I think of my time on the bike not as going on a bike "ride" but more like doing a bike "workout"

I normally ride 4 days a week and do weights at the gym in my "off bike" days. For the next 10 weeks, however, I will try to ride 5 mornings a week and go to the gym the other 2 or if we get any adverse weather.

BMcC9

9/1:
Walking Exergame Distance (miles): 0.78
Walking Exergame Time (H:m): 0:11
(then went to BIL's cottage for the day)

9/2:
Walking Exergame Distance (miles): 4.4
Walking Exergame Time (H:m): 1:35
============================
Walking Outdoors Distance (km): 1.6
Walking Outdoors Time (min): 0:20

9/3:
Stationary bike Distance (miles): 8.79
Stationary bike Time H:m): 0:35
Walking Exergame Distance (miles): 2.5
Walking Exergame Time (H:m): 0:52

9/4
Stationary bike Distance (miles): 9.79
Stationary bike Time H:m): 0:35


September totals:
Miles: 26.26
Km: 1.6

Total time (4:27)

TheBigYin

Lets see how September pans out, after a dreadful August, I need to get my backside in gear and get on with riding more...

1.9 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1811713406 - 36.46km and 340m of ascent.
2.9 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1814097936 - 42.31km and 340m of ascent.
3.9 - dnr
4.9 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1819318931 - 19.63km and 133m of ascent.
5.9 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1821617379 - 19.61km and 140m of ascent.

total 118.01km and 953m of vert.

LivingtheLeanDream

I'll join in too (a few days late!

I use a stationary bike at least 5 days a week (also do strength training most of those days too)

4 Sept - 21 mins/ 8.7kms
5 Sept - 35 mins / 15.2kms

Goal for Sept - 250 kms

Ruth

BMcC9

I am on a stationary bike too.

9/1:
Walking Exergame Distance (miles): 0.78
Walking Exergame Time (H:m): 0:11
(then went to BIL's cottage for the day)

9/2:
Walking Exergame Distance (miles): 4.4
Walking Exergame Time (H:m): 1:35
============================
Walking Outdoors Distance (km): 1.6
Walking Outdoors Time (min): 0:20

9/3:
Stationary bike Distance (miles): 8.79
Stationary bike Time H:m): 0:35
Walking Exergame Distance (miles): 2.5
Walking Exergame Time (H:m): 0:52

9/4
Stationary bike Distance (miles): 9.79
Stationary bike Time H:m): 0:35

9/4
Stationary bike Distance (miles): 10.09
Stationary bike Time H:m): 0:35

September totals:
Miles: 36.35
Km: 1.6

Total time (5:02)

LivingtheLeanDream

4 Sept - 21 mins/ 8.7kms
5 Sept - 35 mins / 15.2kms
6 Sept - 32 mins / 14.6kms


Total for Sept so far .... 38.3 kms


Goal for Sept - 250 kms (minimum)


Ruth

Rosefern1

9/2 4.65 miles

tdecel

My Garmin Edge is quirky. I will charge it and then when I disconnect it will turn itself on. Most of the time I notice it and turn it off, but apparently not last night. I guess it was on all night. Got on the bike at 6:45 AM. 5 minutes later the Garmin shuts down. Battery dead. Ride was my stock 22.5 miles, so I marked the time I ended and subtracted form the 6:45 start.

09/06/2018 On the bike: 22.50 miles 1:25:00.
09/05/2018 Gym: 45 minutes +/- of bicep exercises, and 30 minutes on the Precor AMT (Adaptive Motion Trainer). Started at level 7 and ended up the last 5 minutes at level 0, the max for this elliptical.

tdecel

tdecel wrote: »

Started at level 7 and ended up the last 5 minutes at level 0, the max for this elliptical.

Oooops. Make that level 20. Got to make the workout count.

BMcC9

9/1:
Walking Exergame 0.78 miles / 0:11 mins
(then went to BIL's cottage for the day)

9/2:
Walking Exergame : 4.4 miles / 1h:35
Walking Outdoors 1.6 km / 0:20 mins

9/3:
Stationary bike: 8.79 miles / 0:35 mins
Walking Exergame: 2.5 miles / 0:52 mins

9/4
Stationary bike: 9.79 miles / 0:35 mins

9/5
Stationary bike: 10.09 miles / 0:35 mins

9/6
Stationary bike: 10.21 miles / 0:35 mins

September totals:
Miles: 46.53
Km: 1.6

Total time (5:37)

LivingtheLeanDream

4 Sept - 21 mins/ 8.7kms
5 Sept - 35 mins / 15.2kms
6 Sept - 32 mins / 14.6kms
7 Sept - 33 mins / 15.6kms -harder this morning, hip flexors fatigued (and I'm not new to cycling btw)


Total for Sept so far .... 53.9 kms

Have a great day everyone
Ruth

Machka9

Review ... (Distances include cycling + walking + a bit of running)
Mar-15 … 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
Apr-15 … 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
May-15 … 361.81 km (224.8 miles) = 35 hours 50 min
Jun-15 … 569.53 km (353.9 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
Jul-15 … 230.7 km (143.35 miles) = 32 hours 45 min
Aug-15 … 211.3 km (131.3 miles) = 28 hours 8 min
Sep-15 … 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
Oct-15 … 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min
Nov-15 … 660.21 km (410.23 miles) = 60 hours 41 min
Dec-15 … 499.91 km (282.8 miles) = 54 hours 56 min
Jan-16 … 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
Feb-16 … 470.53 km (292.4 miles) = 40 hours 39 min
Mar-16 … 917.73 km (570.2 miles) = 66 hours 13 min
Apr-16 … 417.83 km (259.6 miles) = 40 hours 23 min
May-16 … 267.09 km (165.9 miles) = 36 hours 10 min
Jun-16 … 552.1 km (343 miles) = 54 hours 48 min
Jul-16 … 709 km (440.5 miles) = 60 hours 41 minutes
Aug-16 … 775.9 km (482.1 miles) = 54 hours 52 minutes
Sep-16 … 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
Oct-16 … 649 km (403.3 miles) = 49 hours 46 min
Nov-16 … 403 km (250.4 miles) = 52 hours 16 min
Dec-16 … 511.05 km (317.55 miles) = 52 hours 2 min
Jan-17 … 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
Feb-17 … 600.5 km (373.1 miles) = 57 hours 30 min
Mar-17 … 1113.2 km (691.7 miles) = 78 hours 25 min
Apr-17 … 1181.9 km (734.4 miles) = 76 hours 45 min
May-17 … 426.6 km (265.1 miles) = 39 hours 21 min
Jun-17 … 575.7 km (357.7 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
Jul-17 … 714 km (443.7 miles) = 52 hours 23 min
Aug-17 … 475.8 km (295.6 miles) = 38 hours 41 min
Sep-17 … 455.5 km (283 miles) = 41 hours 25 min
Oct-17 … 647.1 km (402.1 miles) = 57 hours 19 min
Nov-17 … 427.0 km (265.3 miles) = 50 hours 4 min
Dec-17 … 553.5 km (343.9 miles) = 52 hours 12 min
Jan-18 … 590.2 km (366.7 miles) = 57 hours 49 min
Feb-18 … 826.9 km (513.8 miles) = 57 hours 35 min
Mar-18 … 582.01 km (361.6 miles) = 50 hours 11 min
Apr-18 … 176.23 km (109.5 miles) = 29 hours 47 min
May -18 … 167.6 km (104.1 miles) = 29 hours 08 min
June-18 … 349.9 km (217.4 miles) = 36 hours 58 minutes
July-18 ... 324.2 km (201.5 miles) = 24 hours 26 minutes
Aug-18 ... 210.1 km (130.6 miles) = 25 hours 59 minutes

There was more walking and running in August ... hoping for a bit more cycling in September!!

Sep-15 … 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
Sep-16 … 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
Sep-17 … 455.5 km (283 miles) = 41 hours 25 min

Saturday, 1 September 2018 ... 21 km cycling inside with Zwift
Sunday, 2 September 2018 ... 2 km running + 12 km cycling outside!!
Monday, 3 September 2018 ... 1.4 km walking + 14 flights of 20 stairs
Tuesday, 4 September 2018 ... 1.9 km walking + 5.3 km running + 4 flights of 20 stairs
Wednesday, 5 September 2018 ... 1.8 km walking + 10.18 km cycling inside with Zwift + 10 flights of 20 stairs
Thursday, 6 September 2018 ... 7 km walking + 8 flights of 20 stairs
Friday, 7 September 2018 ... 2 km walking + 1.1 km running + 8 km cycling outside!!



2018 Monthly September
Walking Distance (km): 21.4
Walking Time (min): 218.0
Cycling Distance (km): 51.2
Cycling Time (min): 150.0
Stairs Climbed Number: 36.0
Stairs Climbed Time (min): 28.8

Totals
Total Distance (km): 72.6
Total Distance (miles): 45.1
Total Time (min): 396.8
Total Time (hr): 6:36:48

tdecel

2018.09.07 Friday. My lucky day. 20.7 miles. 1:12:28. 17.1 MPH average. 1467 calories per Garmin (Yeah, sure~ I don't trust it).

Getting my legs back. Still off my previous cruising speed, but much better than when I got back on the bike 2 weeks ago.

My Garmin edge 520 yet again failed to work. Today it is just showed zig zag lines across the screen. So it wasn't the battery. I keep my old G-E 500 with my bike gear as a back up so I used it instead. But I hate it when I buy stuff and it doesn't work. I've had it for more than 6 or 7 years. Maybe it is time to put it to sleep.

Why my lucky day: Now I get to go out and buy a new one. I love buying bike stuff. Any one here uses or knows anything about the Garmin Edge Explorer? Its only $249.00 US Dollars everywhere, including my local bike shop. I think I will just drive by and pick one up before my next ride on Sunday.

TheBigYin

Lets see how September pans out, after a dreadful August, I need to get my backside in gear and get on with riding more...

1.9 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1811713406 - 36.46km and 340m of ascent.
2.9 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1814097936 - 42.31km and 340m of ascent.
3.9 - dnr
4.9 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1819318931 - 19.63km and 133m of ascent.
5.9 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1821617379 - 19.61km and 140m of ascent.
6.9 - dnr
7.9 - dnr
8.9 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1827538623 - 50.37km and 201m of ascent. (v)
9.9 - https://www.strava.com/activities/1829830444 - 48.63km and 352m of ascent. (v)

total 217.01km and 1506m of vert.

tdecel

2018.09.08 Saturday: At the gym. 45 +/- minutes of triceps exercises and 35 minutes on the elliptical. Top resistance level on the Precor AMT is 20. Got there after 20 minutes and sustained level 20 for the last 15 minutes. Felt really good afterward.

2018.09.09 Sunday: On the bike. Only two weeks into my program, right back to where I left off 2.5 months ago. 37.2 miles this morning. 2:14:50, 16.5 MPH.

5 bike workouts, 2 gym sessions this week. Garmin says 123.61 miles, 7:35:28 hours, 7,132 calories for the week, not counting the gym sessions.

Got 9 more weeks before the century I registered for. Great if i could drop the extra 10 lbs I went up this summer.

sijomial

Had the hardest, most stressful (and slowest!) 100km ride I've ever done. Decided to explore a completely new area for me so plotted a route and took the bike on the car to Ashdown Forrest in Kent (southern England)

Managed to leave my phone/wallet at home so had to commit to riding a long route in countryside I didn't know at all with no backup navigation, credit cards or way to call for help in case of something going wrong.
My Garmin of course decided this was the day to go bonkers and try to send me back to the start after 15 miles and then try to send me off course, turn left when I needed right and even invented road junctions that didn't exist. The whole ride was a series of beeps and instructions to U turn. Did manage to trace the thin blue line all the way with a few little mistakes.

Really challenging ride with tiny narrow roads, very short sight lines giving little warning of approaching traffic, poor road surfaces, constant changes of elevation with no periods of easy flat rides to relax and some serious climbs. Beautiful countryside though - when I could take my eyes off the road and the Garmin screen!
5371 ft of elevation in 64 miles.


!97 miles so far for the month including 152 for the week.

One more hard training week and then I taper for a hilly closed roads Century (Velo South).

iancity

Ok, rarely post on here but cycling is my only form of exercise and love it, so might as well try and keep up on this.
Was planning to go out today but I wont go out in winds of over 18mph, which they were here (N E England) and tbh I'm gutted. Sitting here on the computer and I feel fat and lazy and wished I had just done it. I am on another cycling forum that has peoples pictures of all their rides in the wind today and really just need to get out, which I really enjoy when I do.

So, so far in September I have done 57 miles (1 commute to work and 1 weekend ride) but hope to get up to 200-250 miles for the month which seems to be my average...