Cycling: fitness, racing or leisure rides..

[mickey]

Sounds good, weather should be great for a night under the stars!

[mickey]

Downloaded strava last night and can't wait to try it.

Dutchy, how does it compare with endomondo?

[Dutchy]

Downloaded strava last night and can't wait to try it.

Dutchy, how does it compare with endomondo?

Same but better for cyclists, best bit is it has segments, which are sprints and climbs that you go through without knowing and it tracks your time and downloads it onto your home page, then you can compare your times against previous ones and others you follow etc. Great to see your improvement etc.

[mickey]

Downloaded strava last night and can't wait to try it.

Dutchy, how does it compare with endomondo?

Same but better for cyclists, best bit is it has segments, which are sprints and climbs that you go through without knowing and it tracks your time and downloads it onto your home page, then you can compare your times against previous ones and others you follow etc. Great to see your improvement etc.

Went for a quick spin Monday night for the 1st time in about 6 months or so and used strava for the 1st time.

Was very impressed with the data that it spits out at the end.. especially with ave kph I went

I can see this being very useful in the coming months

[Dutchy]

i think I found you on there and have hit Follow!

[mickey]

Just remember we do it for fun and not to take it too seriously

[mickey]

Amy's Ride this year will have a 120km option that climbs Willunga Hill twice

[dedja]

you up for it?

[mickey]

you up for it?

Will definitely do the 100km version this year with 1 climb up Willunga

[am Bays]

you up for it?

Will definitely do the 100km version this year with 1 climb up Willunga

[dedja]

nice bike mate ... is it new?

[gadj1976]

gadj, join http://www.adelaidecyclists.com and post what has happened on their forum, it will get noticed, you will get some advice on what to do and they might suggest a fix for you. It also is a good chance of getting noticed by the bike shop and they dont want bad publicity on there. Worth a crack.

Thanks Dutchy, I've just joined.

What I have done is manage to get an upgrade to the next model up in the Orbea range. My seat stabilising bar snapped the other day and that was the last straw. I took the bike in, with the chain STILL falling off (when it was fully lubricated) and now a broken seat.

Claud has been good through the process but still can't work out what I'm doing to this bike to make it 'break'. So we agreed that the only way to find out if its "me" or the bike. Hopefully it's the bike.

I pick up the new bike tomorrow.

[gadj1976]

Right, got the H20 and it feels much more sturdy underneath me.

One question, should a new bike have a bell provided?

[mickey]

Legally probably... but I think you would be hard pressed to find 1 on a new road bike.

[dedja]

Signed up for the 65km Amy's ride ... have only just got back into after the winter hibernation.

Went for a 45km ride this afternoon to get the cobwebs out.

[Dutchy]

Booo!

Im doing the 100km, have hit it hard the last few weeks doing 350kms in the last month, now day light savings is here I can jump out a few more times.

Using Chandlers Hill Rd as my training for Old Willunga, worked OK last year, aim it so at least get out of granny gear this year!

[dedja]

As far as I can make out, you can elect to do the 65km, 100km or 120km ride on the day, regardless of what you've signed up for ... but not sure with 3 weeks to go that I have enough time to get sufficient kms into my legs to do Willunga Hill

[Dutchy]

Yeah, once you get to Willunga you go left if doing the 65 or right if you are doing to 100. Either way its a cracking ride with hills, seas, vines plus riding on the expressway is pretty nice.

Only real climb on the 65km is the first bit up to Majors Rd

[RustyCage]

gadj, join http://www.adelaidecyclists.com and post what has happened on their forum, it will get noticed, you will get some advice on what to do and they might suggest a fix for you. It also is a good chance of getting noticed by the bike shop and they dont want bad publicity on there. Worth a crack.

Thanks Dutchy, I've just joined.

What I have done is manage to get an upgrade to the next model up in the Orbea range. My seat stabilising bar snapped the other day and that was the last straw. I took the bike in, with the chain STILL falling off (when it was fully lubricated) and now a broken seat.

Claud has been good through the process but still can't work out what I'm doing to this bike to make it 'break'. So we agreed that the only way to find out if its "me" or the bike. Hopefully it's the bike.

I pick up the new bike tomorrow.

any problem with the new bike?

[gadj1976]

gadj, join http://www.adelaidecyclists.com and post what has happened on their forum, it will get noticed, you will get some advice on what to do and they might suggest a fix for you. It also is a good chance of getting noticed by the bike shop and they dont want bad publicity on there. Worth a crack.

Thanks Dutchy, I've just joined.

What I have done is manage to get an upgrade to the next model up in the Orbea range. My seat stabilising bar snapped the other day and that was the last straw. I took the bike in, with the chain STILL falling off (when it was fully lubricated) and now a broken seat.

Claud has been good through the process but still can't work out what I'm doing to this bike to make it 'break'. So we agreed that the only way to find out if its "me" or the bike. Hopefully it's the bike.

I pick up the new bike tomorrow.

any problem with the new bike?

broke my chain on Grenfell St riding to work last Wed morning.

I think I'm jinxed!