December 2013 Cycling Challenge

PaulHalicki

Welcome to our November Cycling Thread. 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 bike. Do you bike to work? Do you pull your children to the park? So you ride weekends? Do you spin, at home or the gym? Or, are you just starting out and remembering how much biking was when you were a kid? However you choose to push your pedal, you are welcome on this thread.

I am a fairly casual person and, as such, have created a fairly casual thread. There are no rules to how or what you post. My only request is that you be kind. You may post miles, minutes, # of rides, what the scenery looks like, anything. Whatever will motivate you to get on your bike.

Please know that everyone who posts is welcome and encouraged, whether you’re riding a 100 miler on the weekend or just riding around the neighborhood.

PaulHalicki

I didn't quite make 300 miles in November, but I'll try to make that my goal for December. It will very much depend on the weather, but I should have a bunch of extra potential riding days at the end of the month.

Kaplat

I just found this thread. I would like to join you but am travelling until Dec17th so not the best month to start! I would like to grt back on my bike again and it will be summer when I get home so will see how I go. I have this thread on my list now!

PaulHalicki

We do this every month. So when you're ready to ride, look for us.

kikimuffy

I will join this bike challenge....living in holland biking everywhen is normal so it will motivate me to leave the car at home and use 2 wheels.to get around. My December challenge...300 miles.in December...today i biked to the supermarket..totalled 298 then to go.
i use runtastic to progress my distance.

PaulHalicki

I've tried various apps and I'm currently using runtastic, too. I like it because it automatically reports to MyFitnessPal and Facebook, plus it gets the elevation right. I was using Sports Tracker and Endomondo and both of those apps have large elevation errors (I would take the dog on a 2 mile walk and "climb" 20,000 feet!)

lenoresaari

I ride my bike around the neighborhood for a quick half hour workout. I have been doing this regularly and love the scenery from the ground and the changing seasons. I feel like it is MY neighborhood. I know who lives here; who is selling, who is moving in/out; who watches tv in the garage with the door open; who has the cutest yard- the pink house with the seasonally dressed geese and I get to see who wins yard of the month.

PaulHalicki

I regularly see a 10 mile swath of "my" neighborhood between my house and downtown. About half of it goes through what I used to think of as a "bad area" but I've come to see as simply modest housing.

Kaplat

We do this every month. So when you're ready to ride, look for us.

Thanks, will join you when I can.

Azzrielish

I'm going to join. Just bought a bike a couple of weeks ago and have started to ride to work when my schedule permits.

sajeffe

My goal for December is 50 miles. I don't like riding indoors, but I will if I have to for December and January.


12/1 - 0 miles.


MTD - 0 miles.
Goal - 50 miles.
Remaining - 50 miles.

PaulHalicki

12/1 - 27*


Total: 27 miles

* fixed gear rides

On our Sunday night pub crawl rides, sometimes instead of stopping at a pub we go to a store instead to get some beer, then do a "hobo stop" and drink our beer in a park. Often the reason we go to a store is because we're also asking people to buy food to donate to the food bank (as was the case tonight).

This is a view looking at the folks in the shelter and those beyond in the light.

stu1102

geat to see people still on their bikes on the MFP Cycling thread, keep going everyone......

December already.....


2nd December 16 Miles (commuting)

OldDogSparky

I'm ready to start another month cycling. Not sure how things will work out this month with the crazy weather patterns, but I'm going to go for 200 miles. I've been able to do that the last couple months, so it seems like a good target. I put in 20 miles last night.

Regarding the apps, I find that Runtastic works pretty well for me.

sajeffe

On our Sunday night pub crawl rides, sometimes instead of stopping at a pub we go to a store instead to get some beer, then do a "hobo stop" and drink our beer in a park. Often the reason we go to a store is because we're also asking people to buy food to donate to the food bank (as was the case tonight).

Very nice!

stu1102

December MTD.....


2nd December 16 Miles (commuting)
3rd December 16 Miles (commuting)


Total 32

mwhite61451

How should we track indoors?

mwhite61451

Dec 2 -- 90 Minutes --Spinning

PaulHalicki

Dec 2 -- 90 Minutes --Spinning

That's one way.

sajeffe

12/1 - 0 miles.
12/2 - 0 miles.
12/3 - 6 miles.


MTD - 6 miles.
Goal - 50 miles.
Remaining - 44 miles.

mwhite61451

12/1--0
12/2--90 minutes spinning
12/3--60 minutes cycling (12 miles)

PaulHalicki

12/1 - 27*
12/4 - 28*

Total: 55 miles

* fixed gear rides


Warm Before the Storm- It was 80 degrees here today; by tomorrow night we will be in the midst of a winter storm (or so they promise). We got out and rode in case we can't ride for a while.

The sky has that look that it gets late in the fall, when change is imminent.

mwhite61451

12/2--90 minutes spinning
12/3--60 minutes cycling (12 miles)
12/4—50 minutes spinning

PaulHalicki

We got out and rode in case we can't ride for a while.

The sky has that look that it gets late in the fall, when change is imminent.

Wow, did that turn out to be prophetic. No riding since then; instead we had this on Thursday, Friday and Saturday:







To slippery to even walk, let alone ride.

sajeffe

I've been keeping track of your weather, Paul, because I have family not tooooo far from you. (Canton to your east and Stephenville to your south). They're getting cabin fever with all of the ice hindering travel.

Okay, you guys who really ride, check this out: http://www.openculture.com/2013/12/turn-your-bike-into-an-electric-hybrid-with-mits-copenhagen-wheel.html It sounds really cool.

mwhite61451

12/2--90 minutes spinning
12/3--60 minutes cycling (12 miles)
12/4—50 minutes spinning
12/6-45 minutes spinning
12/8 75 minutes spinning

popflying

This looks like an awesome thread and challenge! I'm going to have a goal of 150 miles- I have finals coming up AND the weather isn't really in my favor this time of year.

Currently at:
30 miles
35 minutes spinning

sajeffe

12/1 - 0 miles.
12/2 - 0 miles.
12/3 - 6 miles.
12/4 - 12/8 - 0 miles.
12/9 - 2 miles stationary.


MTD - 8 miles.
Goal - 50 miles.
Remaining - 42 miles.

sajeffe

12/1 - 0 miles.
12/2 - 0 miles.
12/3 - 6 miles.
12/4 - 12/8 - 0 miles.
12/9 - 2 miles stationary.
12/10 - 1.1 miles stationary.


MTD - 9.1 miles.
Goal - 50 miles.
Remaining - 40.9 miles.

PaulHalicki

This cold snap is killing me.

I have no problem with cold per se, but the ice made the roads terrible and I really don't want to go down and break a second bone this year.

popflying

70.18 miles as of today. Not sure if I can make it to 150 miles by the end of the month (finals + weather have been making it difficult) but I will most definitely try. Weather was pretty warm today so I took full advantage of it.