How was your cycle commute?

[gentlegreen]

There's someone who got around there at speed on 9 watts - must have set his bodyweight to zero or something ...

 

[Onket]

Perfectly happy for people to post dull Strava info on a thread specifically for that.

 

[gentlegreen]

I assume you haven't twigged why I created the segment ?
I'm usually copping a load of flak by now...

 

[Dogsauce]

My wattage was 247 average this morning, peaking at 871. I've no idea what this means, other than my bike is heavy.

(It'll actually be a bit lower as I didn't have the tray on the front which probably adds about a kilo to the weight).

One of the good things about Strava is seeing the routes other people take and adjusting your commute to try their way. There's another guy who works up on the same business park as me that I've befriended on Strava (frequently swapping kudos and comments, chasing each other on segments, grumbling about the weather etc - even though we've never met). He comes up the main road rather than the back route, so I thought I'd give that a go last week, and it knocks off about a kilometer even though there's more climbing involved. This has helped me shave off another few minutes, partly because there's less pissing about getting through cycle barriers and so on - and I've enjoyed motoring up the hills even if I nearly lost my breakfast at the summit today!

 

[Orang Utan]

There's someone who got around there at speed on 9 watts - must have set his bodyweight to zero or something ...

Who gives a shit?

 

[gentlegreen]

Clearly not you.

 

[Orang Utan]

It is beyond me why you would care about other rider's times. Certainly not for this thread as it is about YOUR commute

 

[gentlegreen]

You haven't twigged yet ?
(If you had, you would be laying into me by now)

 

[gentlegreen]

There's a totally duff segment here :-

http://app.strava.com/segments/3443261

It would be more like mount Snowdon than an ordinary railway.

 

[a_chap]

Strava.
Yawn.

 

[pissflaps]

and miss out on the herculean achievements of these elite athletes at the height of their vitality and prowess? NO SIR!

 

[gentlegreen]

My experiment with it is very nearly over - now I have a trace of the whole path so can set up trap segments at will.

What it has done for me is motivate me to lose that weight. I'm putting out some reasonable amounts of power and other people are going a lot faster with the same sorts of values.
But what I want my fitness for is hills and distance.

 

[Crispy]

I would also like this strava stuff on its own thread

 

[gentlegreen]

You still don't get it do you ?

 

[Orang Utan]

You still don't get it do you ?

Clearly not.
Explain o wise one

 

[weepiper]

I presume he's going to report them for speeding on a shared path or something.

 

[Orang Utan]

I presume he's going to report them for speeding on a shared path or something.

Another victim of this curtain-twitching big society

 

[gentlegreen]

I have no such illusions, I may just give the traps more meaningful names in future.
That's a terrifying number of riders taking the piss at a point on the path that's actually found itself mentioned in the local rag.
But someone on the local cycling campaign forum pointed out that a lot of these people look like they're using their real names.

And I've had 3 or four close shaves there myself coming from the opposite direction as close to the hedge as possible - we're talking about teeth-shattering impact speeds.

 

[Orang Utan]

You, sir, are a self-righteous busybody.

 

[gentlegreen]

You, sir, are a self-righteous busybody.

You would probably fit right in somewhere like China.

 

[weepiper]

I have no such illusions, I may just give the traps more meaningful names in future.
That's a terrifying number of riders taking the piss at a point on the path that's actually found itself mentioned in the local rag.
But someone on the local cycling campaign forum pointed out that a lot of these people look like they're using their real names.

And I've had 3 or four close shaves there myself coming from the opposite direction as close to the hedge as possible - we're talking about teeth-shattering impact speeds.

Tbh I avoid shared paths like the plague. I'd rather take my chances with the cars and trucks.

 

[Orang Utan]

You would probably fit right in somewhere like China.

I doubt it. I'm six foot and ginger.

 

[Orang Utan]

Tbh I avoid shared paths like the plague. I'd rather take my chances with the cars and trucks.

Aye - much more fun to ride.

 

[Orang Utan]

 

[gentlegreen]

I made an ironic video yesterday - of me sending a message to Sustrans via one of their chuggers ..
The local guy (Jon Usher) is an annoying trendy, but he's very nearly right.

http://www.bristol247.com/2013/02/1...-just-a-normal-person-riding-a-bicycle-77598/

 

[Orang Utan]

Not sure how that fella can be categorised as wrong, annoying or trendy

 

[gentlegreen]

By his standards I'm a reckless MAMIL.

 

[chriswill]

Not the best commute! Wind, rain and then this beauty

 

[Orang Utan]

You would probably fit right in somewhere like China.

Also, a strange thing to say from someone who enjoys grassing up his fellow humans for minor infractions.

 

[pissflaps]

what did china ever do to you?