October Cycling Challenge 2013

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  • mlove351
    mlove351 Posts: 94 Member
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    My goal for October is 300 miles. Did 250 last month most road so now will be a combination of road n stationary

    Good job lady! You've been putting in some serious miles.

    Thanks lady n same w u :)
  • PaulHalicki
    PaulHalicki Posts: 576 Member
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    9/2 - 12*

    Total: 12 miles

    *fixed gear rides

    I did a quick ride so I could get home and watch the first game of the Buffalo Sabres NHL season. So far, not good- losing 2-0 after the first period. But still, the weather for the ride was superb and I did a sporty 14.9 mph average on my fixed gear.
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  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
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    10/1 - 4 miles.
    10/2 - 0


    MTD = 4 miles.
    Goal = 90 miles.
    Remaining = 86 miles.
  • linsdog
    linsdog Posts: 94 Member
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    Count:
    2 Activities
    Distance:
    45.49 mi
    Time:
    2:56:56 h:m:s
    Elevation Gain:
    1,352 ft
    Avg Speed:
    15.4 mph
    Avg HR:
    147 bpm
    Avg Bike Cadence:
    84 rpm
    Calories:
    1,890 C
  • Harborjay
    Harborjay Posts: 26
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    My Oct. Goal is 465 miles. Will probably be mostly, If not all, indoors.

    10/1 - 25 min. 5.8 miles

    MTD - 5.8 miles = Time 00:25
    Goal - 465 miles
    Sat up last night watching TV, so I rode one more time.
    10/1
    PM ride 25min. 6.4 miles

    10/2
    AM ride 26min. 8.0 miles
    PM ride 31min. 9.8 miles

    MTD - 30 miles = Time 01:47
    Goal - 465 miles
  • NaoyukiTai
    NaoyukiTai Posts: 39 Member
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    It's October already? :noway:
    Let me review. I did 294/310 in July, 311/310 in August and 324/240 September.
    I completed challenge easily mostly because the weather on weekends were so good, and riding with friends was so much fun.

    I'll try 240 miles again, but it's going to be difficult as I play a lot of tennis, and hate riding in cold weather.
  • IronPhyllida
    IronPhyllida Posts: 533 Member
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    1st Oct - 17.14 miles
    2nd Oct - 34.65 miles
    3rd Oct - 17.76 miles

    Total October: 69.55 miles
    Target: 500 miles
    Remaining: 430.45 miles

    September Miles: 273.53 Cycle
    August Miles: 571.26 Cycle
  • IronPhyllida
    IronPhyllida Posts: 533 Member
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    I'm really new to cycling, i can't even let go of the handle bars whilst moving yet :) My plan is to get out for at least an hour on my bike every weekend for the next month. Its a small goal i know compared to many but its achievable, well i hope so. I'll keep you posted with how far i actually go, i've not managed more than 5 miles yet.
    Any goal is a good goal :glasses:
  • IronPhyllida
    IronPhyllida Posts: 533 Member
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    Well after almost 1,000 miles it was bound to happen. Got to work fine this AM, was about to leave for my lunch ride home and whaddayaknow, a very soft rear tire. But I don't have a kit. Anyone ever purchased one from walmart/target before? Any kit suggestions is greatly appreciated.

    I MUST get this fixed to night,
    Bummer - you sorted now? I've got kit but at home, which doesnt help when i'm out on my bike! I'm going to get caught out sometime soon and it'll be dark. And raining.
  • DianneP6772
    DianneP6772 Posts: 272 Member
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    I have been cycling a lot lately - so this is for me!
    My goal for October - 400 miles.

    So far:
    Oct. 1 - 25.4 miles
    Oct. 2 - 11 miles

    Get out there!

    Dianne
  • reggiepe
    reggiepe Posts: 146 Member
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    10/01 - 8.08 miles
    10/02 - 9.32 miles

    MTD - 17.4 miles
    Goal - 200 miles
  • m1xm0d3
    m1xm0d3 Posts: 1,576 Member
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    Well Walmart didnt have any patch kits, only these self adhesive things called Skabs. So I found the pinhole leak in the tube and used some contact cement and a skab to patch up. I rode to work this AM so it seems to be holding up ok.

    10/01 - 06.25 @ 15.8 mph (AM)
    10/01 - 10.01 @ 15.8 mph (Noon)
    10/02 - 06.17 @ 16.9 mph (AM)
    10/03 - 06.20 @ 16.1 mph (AM)

    MTD - 28.63

    Anyone have any recommendations for buying tires/tubes online? I'd really like to go with a smooth street tire on my 29er rather than the knobbys, which are pretty work at this point.
  • stu1102
    stu1102 Posts: 129 Member
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    Well Walmart didnt have any patch kits, only these self adhesive things called Skabs. So I found the pinhole leak in the tube and used some contact cement and a skab to patch up. I rode to work this AM so it seems to be holding up ok.

    10/01 - 06.25 @ 15.8 mph (AM)
    10/01 - 10.01 @ 15.8 mph (Noon)
    10/02 - 06.17 @ 16.9 mph (AM)
    10/03 - 06.20 @ 16.1 mph (AM)

    MTD - 28.63

    Anyone have any recommendations for buying tires/tubes online? I'd really like to go with a smooth street tire on my 29er rather than the knobbys, which are pretty work at this point.



    these are one of most puncture proof tyres you can purchase

    I've been using them for 14 months and have not had a puncture

    http://www.amazon.com/Schwalbe-Marathon-700x25-Allround-Beaded/dp/B000QSZZ7Y/ref=sr_1_1?s=cycling&ie=UTF8&qid=1380815100&sr=1-1
  • PaulHalicki
    PaulHalicki Posts: 576 Member
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    I've been using them for 14 months and have not had a puncture

    http://www.amazon.com/Schwalbe-Marathon-700x25-Allround-Beaded/dp/B000QSZZ7Y/ref=sr_1_1?s=cycling&ie=UTF8&qid=1380815100&sr=1-1

    I had those, and surprisingly I did get a puncture. Nothing is flatproof. Right now I'm running these: http://www.amazon.com/Panaracer-RiBMo-Tire-Wire-1-25-Inch/dp/B003L9D9WS/ref=sr_1_2?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1380821208&sr=1-2&keywords=ribmo

    I've had them a while (almost 2 years) and so far, no flats. I ride a lot of urban riding with a fair amount of glass and stuff.
  • gregsonevans
    gregsonevans Posts: 232 Member
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    I really need to sort myself out and get back on the bike properly, less than 500 miles last month and a slow start to this month but I have had a few health problems that in truth gave me a excuse not to ride, got a few tidy rides planned for the weekend so hopefully I will get back into the swing of things again
    Count:
    2 Activities
    Distance:
    11.63 mi
    Time:
    48:51 h:m:s
    Elevation Gain:
    741 ft
    Avg Speed:
    14.3 mph
    Avg HR:
    125 bpm
    Calories:
    743 C
    Max Distance:
    8.06 mi
  • sajeffe
    sajeffe Posts: 850 Member
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    10/1 - 4 miles.
    10/2 - 0
    10/3 - 5 miles.



    MTD = 9 miles.
    Goal = 90 miles.
    Remaining = 81 miles.
  • linsdog
    linsdog Posts: 94 Member
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    Count:
    3 Activities
    Distance:
    53.32 mi
    Time:
    3:33:00 h:m:s
    Elevation Gain:
    1,427 ft
    Avg Speed:
    15.0 mph
    Avg HR:
    147 bpm
    Avg Bike Cadence:
    84 rpm
    Calories:
    2,275 C
  • PaulHalicki
    PaulHalicki Posts: 576 Member
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    10/2 - 12*
    10/3 - 12

    Total: 24 miles

    *fixed gear rides

    Tonight's ride was a bike date with my wife. It was her first ride in a couple weeks, and 12 miles was probably more than we should have attempted. But dinner was delicious and we made it home in one piece, so it was a good night.
  • KathleenKP
    KathleenKP Posts: 580 Member
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    'Hello fellow cyclists :-)
    Last month I hit 460 miles. I want to do at least 500 this month, preferably more.

    Most of my weekday miles are commuter miles (I filled up my gas tank 6 weeks ago and it's still 3/4 full!). My weekend mileage is a combination of commuter miles and longer rides. '

    Very nice story about saving fuel made me laugh that your gas\petrol tank is still full

    In the UK we have a lot more people cycling now we also have the National Cycle Network which is a series of safe, traffic-free lanes and quiet on-road routes that connect to every major city and passes within a mile of 55 per cent of UK homes. It now stretches 14,000 miles across the length and breadth of the British Isles.

    'Sustrans developed the concept and coordinates the development of the National Cycle Network, working with Local Governments to identify future routes
    http://www.sustrans.org.uk/ncn/map/national-cycle-network/about

    Here are some photos showing the routes and the signage on routes

    First you need a map (though you don't have to buy one as all the routes are well sign posted

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    On this map below we have routes, 77,754,1, 75 etc

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    then just follow the signs :) which will have a corresponding route number

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    My heart is racing. Who will I get to go with me on this dream vacation?
  • IronPhyllida
    IronPhyllida Posts: 533 Member
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    1st Oct - 17.14 miles
    2nd Oct - 34.65 miles
    3rd Oct - 34.99 miles
    4th Oct - 17.51 miles

    Total October: 104.29 miles
    Target: 500 miles
    Remaining: 395.71 miles

    September Miles: 273.53 Cycle
    August Miles: 571.26 Cycle

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