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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.

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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.
12/17 - 3.0 miles outside. Sunny and mild, but the wind was rough.

MTD - 12.1 miles.
Goal - 50 miles.
Remaining - 37.9 miles. I have no illusions about making it. I'll be lucky to get to 20 miles.

PaulHalicki

12/1 - 27*
12/4 - 28*
12/15 - 24
12/17 - 18*

Total: 97 miles

* fixed gear rides

Finally got riding again after all that frozen stuff. We had our Night Rider Christmas Party on Sunday, and afterward I rode over to the tree downtown before heading home. I rode my commuter bike. Later in the ride I hit a muddy trail so now it's a big mess.

Downtown by doohickie@ymail.com, on Flickr

Tonight, back to the fixed gear bike. This pic is in a sketchy industrial area. I didn't stop long and get a perfect shot.

Fuzzy Fixie by doohickie@ymail.com, on Flickr

PaulHalicki

12/1 - 27*
12/4 - 28*
12/15 - 24
12/17 - 18*
12/18 - 26*

Total: 123 miles

* fixed gear rides

Rollin' on the River: I had to work late tonight, so I couldn't do my normal Wednesday group ride. So I got 26 miles in solo. I stopped along the way at the bar where the Night Riders finished their ride and had a bite to eat with them, but for the ride was strictly solo.

The homeward leg of the ride was into a wicked headwind.

Bonus haiku describing the weather:

Heavenly zephyr
Caressing my back outbound
Hellish ride homeward
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popflying

At 96.18 miles as of today. Runkeeper is having problems for me and seems to lose the GPS signal halfway through my ride and doesn't measure my distance properly

I have to see if I can fix that. Thankfully my cyclocomputer does keep an accurate distance of my ride.

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.
12/17 - 3.0 miles outside. Sunny and mild, but the wind was rough.
12/19 - 3.1 miles outside.

MTD - 15.2 miles.
Goal - 50 miles.
Remaining - 34.8 miles. I have no illusions about making it. I'll be lucky to get to 20 miles.

PaulHalicki

At 96.18 miles as of today. Runkeeper is having problems for me and seems to lose the GPS signal halfway through my ride and doesn't measure my distance properly I have to see if I can fix that. Thankfully my cyclocomputer does keep an accurate distance of my ride.

It seems like different apps work better or worse for different people, maybe depends on which phone you have. I got tired of Sports Tracker and Endomondo always messing up the altitude data. Strava gets it right, but they don't have a Windows Phone app. Runtastic does and it gets the altitude right. In my experience, it's reasonably tenacious in keeping track of my position. If I need to go into a building, though, I make sure I pause it. When I restart it, I make sure I have a good GPS sync first.

Jkowals123

This looks like a fun challenge! I spin at
The YMCA. I don't own a bike not
Running right now because I am burnt
Out and need a break! Also do Pure Barre
Classes!

PaulHalicki

12/1 - 27*
12/4 - 28*
12/15 - 24
12/17 - 18*
12/18 - 26*
12/22 - 21*

Total: 144 miles

* fixed gear rides

This is what Night Riders look like. A group shot from tonight's chilly ride. That's me in the lower left in the yellow jacket.
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mwhite61451

738 minutes this month