It is unnatural, you're right, and I used to think as you do. Then I gave it a go. It does have a real charm to it, honest!
― Mark C, Thursday, 3 May 2012 21:48 (twelve years ago) link
Tonight's may be interesting... Standing water in a lot of places, deep water at buttsbury ford (you may have spotted cav wading in it this week). Am looking at big overshoes and sealskinz socks. Should be fantastic.
― problem chimp (Porkpie), Friday, 4 May 2012 06:44 (twelve years ago) link
Good luck you two. Where are you riding to this time - are you heading anywhere Cavendish's lake? I wasn't working today so went off up into the Essex lanes (56 miles) - there was indeed a lot of surface water and the occasional section of road that had turned into a stream or pond. Also - it's cold. I had to wear winter tops and a gillet in the end. I set off (foolishly) in shorts, but ended up riding to my nearest bike shop and buying some leg warmers. I got a rear wheel puncture at the 41-mile mark in the rain, which wasn't fun to sort out. Then literally as soon as I got back on the bike the chain came off and I had to sort that out.
It's not just the riding in the countryside in the pitch black bit about these night rides that fails to attract me. It's the fact it's at night time, when I'd rather be sleeping. But I'll try to hook up with you two for some kind of (daylight) ride at some point, if I can overcome the large obstacle that is most of London between us.
― Pacific Trash Vortex (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 4 May 2012 16:21 (twelve years ago) link
Tonight's was supposed to be just me (and the regulars) but I managed to pick up a bug from Vic and don't want to be too far from home iyswim... So I'm hopefully going to go to Brighton on Sunday morning along with a bunch of veteran HGVs. Riding at night in the countryside is very liberating, strong lights definitely required but it's truly great.
― problem chimp (Porkpie), Friday, 4 May 2012 18:58 (twelve years ago) link
Oh, and they're going through, or past buttsbury ford. I can send you a gps of last year if you want?
― problem chimp (Porkpie), Friday, 4 May 2012 18:59 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, why not
― Pacific Trash Vortex (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 4 May 2012 21:25 (twelve years ago) link
when I'd rather be sleeping
Again, I 100% agree BUT occasionally it's worth doing something outside your comfort zone. And this is one of those times. Riding in the dark countryside is awesome, when you're in a group, and have a half-decent light.
― Mark C, Friday, 4 May 2012 22:06 (twelve years ago) link
315 miles for May. Still below average, though I did have some lovely town riding last weekend in the sunshine. And tomorrow's night ride to Whitstable will kick off June with a handy 80 mile boost.
― Mark C, Thursday, 31 May 2012 11:06 (twelve years ago) link
Distance: 630.79 mi Time: 49:11:27 h:m:s Elevation Gain: 31,619 ft
― chairman mayo mysteries (Hunt3r), Thursday, 31 May 2012 15:23 (twelve years ago) link
16 rides, 33 hours, 514 miles, 25k feet of climb
first time over 500, woo.
night ride ... 80 mile
sounds fun!
― hot slag (lukas), Thursday, 31 May 2012 15:25 (twelve years ago) link
353.6 miles, back on track after a poor April
― Pacific Trash Vortex (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Thursday, 31 May 2012 16:43 (twelve years ago) link
June: 365 miles, quite a lot of that in the rain
― Özil Gummidge (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Saturday, 30 June 2012 20:34 (twelve years ago) link
547km 4686m of climbing for June a lot in bastard hot heat
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Saturday, 30 June 2012 22:31 (twelve years ago) link
Distance: 742.93 miTime: 53:43:26 h:m:sElevation Gain: 52,252 ft
― they're stupid like i told ya (Hunt3r), Saturday, 30 June 2012 22:57 (twelve years ago) link
Record-breaking July for me: 524 miles. This also includes my new record for a week: 224 miles (not counting a few cycling holidays when I was a teenager when I probably did more than this).
Garmin stats:Count: 17 ActivitiesDistance: 521.29 miTime: 30:53:13 h:m:sElevation Gain: 6,397 m (or 20,987 feet if you prefer)Avg Speed: 16.9 mph
However, it's even better than that because I didn't ride until 5th July so I can keep adding to that total until Saturday to get a 'month' - at the moment I'm on 592 miles for the last 30 days so I should be able to bump that over the 600-mark.
I'm very pleased with that, but my mind boggles when I realise that Krakow does double this every month on a unicycle riding up Ben Nevis in the snow.
― Frank O'Fiall (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Thursday, 2 August 2012 14:26 (twelve years ago) link
Distance: 733.14 mi Time: 51:38:01 h:m:s Elevation Gain: 46,548 ft
― for the sake of future hipstorians (Hunt3r), Thursday, 2 August 2012 15:10 (twelve years ago) link
342 miles21 hours16k feet of climb
i'll spare you guys the excuses
― hot slag (lukas), Thursday, 2 August 2012 16:41 (twelve years ago) link
june was 452 miles, which was a falloff from may, which was 518 miles ... what can i say, summer has many temptations.
― hot slag (lukas), Thursday, 2 August 2012 16:42 (twelve years ago) link
622 miles for the 'month' 5 July - 4 August
― I've been to Suffolk (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 5 August 2012 08:44 (twelve years ago) link
>710 miles for the last 30 days. I will almost certainly never top this.
― I've been to Suffolk (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Thursday, 9 August 2012 21:45 (twelve years ago) link
Topped it. Now at 720 miles for the last 30 days; 224 for this week (so far); 325 for this month so far (which would get me well over 900 for the whole month if I carried out at that rate). Will be off the bike for about a fortnight shortly, though.
― I've been to Suffolk (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Saturday, 11 August 2012 15:49 (twelve years ago) link
ah yeah, training for vacation
― hot slag (lukas), Saturday, 11 August 2012 22:59 (twelve years ago) link
407 miles for August, the vast majority of it in the first 12 days.
― I've been to Suffolk (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 31 August 2012 13:13 (twelve years ago) link
~900km ~9000m climbing can't be more exact due to some gamrin screwups this month. Good month, though.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Friday, 31 August 2012 13:35 (twelve years ago) link
501 miles, 23k feet of climbing. now to sacrifice my fitness via two weeks of vacation.
― hot slag (lukas), Friday, 31 August 2012 15:23 (twelve years ago) link
279 for September at an average speed of 18.5mph (much faster than normal - in addition to races I've done a few training rides at 19-20mph)
― Mountain Excitement (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 30 September 2012 13:16 (twelve years ago) link
August (thru 8/16)Distance: 425.53 mi Time: 32:53:21 h:m:s Elevation Gain: 30,065 ft
Sept:Distance: 0Time: 0Elevation Gain: 0
grueling (actually i have ridden my bike to the rail station so it's more like 20 miles or so for sept)
― david brooks in a wu torture skit (Hunt3r), Monday, 1 October 2012 21:29 (twelve years ago) link
Sounds like you need some proper cycling trousers
― Mountain Excitement (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Monday, 1 October 2012 22:08 (twelve years ago) link
i am planning to wear 25 lbs lead trousers to ensure quality workouts.
― david brooks in a wu torture skit (Hunt3r), Monday, 1 October 2012 22:20 (twelve years ago) link
Just 241 for October. I'll need to do 300 per month for November and December if I'm to reach my target of 4,000 for the year.
― Mountain Excitement (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 4 November 2012 12:48 (eleven years ago) link
297 for October.
― sweet emoticon (Hunt3r), Sunday, 4 November 2012 13:34 (eleven years ago) link
I can probably scrape together 100km if I include bike share rides in London and Melbourne, a ride to the DMV, going to work and a jaunt to a pub near cambridge. I have already nearly done that much this weekend.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Sunday, 4 November 2012 14:14 (eleven years ago) link
damn, "posts that hint at the poster's rich, fun-packed, fulfilling life outside of ilx"
yeah, i've probly got about 30 junk miles to put on top of the 297 just going to the railstation and dr/rehab appointments. but if my miles aren't garminized, they don't count.
― sweet emoticon (Hunt3r), Sunday, 4 November 2012 14:21 (eleven years ago) link
Should have tagged that </BRAGGIN'>
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Sunday, 4 November 2012 14:23 (eleven years ago) link
410 miles for October ... 5,000 miles for the year looking realistic.
― hot slag (lukas), Sunday, 4 November 2012 20:57 (eleven years ago) link
167 miles for November
― all the people on the right, boogaloo (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 2 December 2012 15:01 (eleven years ago) link
473 mi39:32 hr:min25k ft
5200mi ytd- wont make 6k mi goal :(
― Hunt3r, Sunday, 2 December 2012 15:42 (eleven years ago) link
706km33hrs11352m
3249km for year, hitting the road earlier next year, that's for sure
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Sunday, 2 December 2012 15:53 (eleven years ago) link
November has been so mild it's been my second highest milage of the year
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Sunday, 2 December 2012 15:54 (eleven years ago) link
290 miles in November, eek.
― hot slag (lukas), Sunday, 2 December 2012 20:00 (eleven years ago) link
Pretty unlikely I'll be riding before 2013 so
5,022 miles317 hours306k feet climbing153 rides
Surprised at the amount of time for some reason.
Next year: climbing goal instead of mileage? (Eek)
― hot slag (lukas), Saturday, 29 December 2012 22:49 (eleven years ago) link
I thought I'd be able to pack a decent bit of riding in over the Christmas holiday, but the seemingly relentless record-breaking shit weather put paid to that.
233 miles for December.3,800 exactly for the year.
― A Yawning Chasm (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Tuesday, 1 January 2013 18:48 (eleven years ago) link
Strava has me at 3353km on the road, heavily weighted to the back end of the year, over 3000km June to the end. There's probably ~5000km including riding on the trainer which doesn't count but sets me a nicely attainable goal of 5000km on the road for the 2013.
35901m climbed as well
22.5km/h average speed for the year
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Tuesday, 1 January 2013 19:11 (eleven years ago) link
308 rides (actually more if you treat each commute direction as a separate direction)Distance: 5,635.05 miTime: 411:18:45 h:m:sElevation Gain: 298,166 ft
― tryhard j. muthafucka, esq. (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 1 January 2013 19:27 (eleven years ago) link
36 ridesDistance: 562Time: 35 h
i've gone all strava. does it generate more detailed reports that include elevation gained?
― that's real banjo bro (Hunt3r), Friday, 1 February 2013 04:11 (eleven years ago) link
go to your profile page, click on "monthly" beneath the bar chart
272.1mi17hr 30m17,443ft
i've been sick and not riding at all the last week, blah
― hot slag (lukas), Friday, 1 February 2013 06:24 (eleven years ago) link
215.6 miles - longest ride just 30.6 miles, been a difficult month to get out
― A Yawning Chasm (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 1 February 2013 08:02 (eleven years ago) link
343.8km11:311385m
only ~100km of that outside, too much snow and ice.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Friday, 1 February 2013 13:38 (eleven years ago) link
I see through your cunning ruse of measuring your 'rides' in kilometres to make the distance sound greater. I would like to re-report my total for January: I covered approximately 90 million inches last month.
― A Yawning Chasm (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Friday, 1 February 2013 13:48 (eleven years ago) link
I always report in kilometres, it's the global standard, miles are obtuse and archaic. Back in my teenage touring days I started using kilometres because maps are in kilometres and it makes navigation easier.
At work, if engineers want to wind me up they show me graphs in lbf or Foot Pounds, it owrks so I probably need to get out more.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Friday, 1 February 2013 14:00 (eleven years ago) link