It should be pointed out that there are some models of stationary trainers that are calibrated for road resistance. Mine, for example, is a Kurt Kinetic and it gives me darn good results compared to the road.
http://www.kurtkinetic.com/road-machine-p-198-l-en.html
http://www.kurtkinetic.com/road-machine-p-198-l-en.html
I did intend for both road and stationary miles to be included just as the runners' thread includes treadmill miles. I suggest you use your best guess using your knowledge of what your typical road speeds are.
highland145
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I kinda want to see a "mechBgon cycling log" -- it seems like you cycle a lot. Keep up the good work guys!
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Easily done: http://app.strava.com/athletes/mechbgon More info's available if you sign up for a free Strava account.
This morning I did another 24 miles via a rural commute, sort of medium pace (it's hard to really go for it right after eating breakfast!): http://app.strava.com/rides/4940010 Hopefully I can do the same route home and throw in an extracurricular climb on the side again.
Total: 728.5
I didn't know computer geeks rode bicycles! I only show up here once every couple of years to get help building a new computer, so this might be my only post here. But I figured I'd thrown in my miles today and help out against those damned runners. I hate them. They're always.. running around and stuff.
Anyways. 18 miles to the zoo today. Uphill. Both ways. The best part was the 2 or 3 miles along the freeway where I must have passed 300 motorists or more stuck in bumper to bumper traffic. Haha.
[size=+1]Total: 18[/size]
-Cota
Anyways. 18 miles to the zoo today. Uphill. Both ways. The best part was the 2 or 3 miles along the freeway where I must have passed 300 motorists or more stuck in bumper to bumper traffic. Haha.
[size=+1]Total: 18[/size]
-Cota
19 miles tonight on the trainer. Looking forward to some good weather this weekend and some actual road miles!
Total: 787
Total: 787
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Cliff Notes version: 33 miles on the way home at Expert difficulty 
The weather tonight was relatively mild, it was around 48F when I left work. I was all "darn it, I'm due for some intensity, guess I better make myself climb hills tonight."
So I went out with the studded-tire mountain bike, 2 quarts of Gatorade, but only one saddlebag and no handlebar covers (they cause quite a bit of extra air drag, and it was warmer tonight). I hit my first two leg-burner hills and didn't feel especially brilliant, but I still chopped a whopping 40 seconds off my PR on the first one and 5 seconds off the second one, then kept going and ground out about 20 more miles and a couple more decent climbs.
Total: 820
The weather tonight was relatively mild, it was around 48F when I left work. I was all "darn it, I'm due for some intensity, guess I better make myself climb hills tonight."
So I went out with the studded-tire mountain bike, 2 quarts of Gatorade, but only one saddlebag and no handlebar covers (they cause quite a bit of extra air drag, and it was warmer tonight). I hit my first two leg-burner hills and didn't feel especially brilliant, but I still chopped a whopping 40 seconds off my PR on the first one and 5 seconds off the second one, then kept going and ground out about 20 more miles and a couple more decent climbs.
Total: 820
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23 miles on the way in to work via the rural route today: http://app.strava.com/activities/4976486 It was around 40F when I left, and my legs needed a little easier ride, so I took the sport-touring bike this time, hence the improved average speed.
Total: 844
Total: 844
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Cliff notes version: 65 miles on a fairly hardcore group ride.
The weather was nice today, 50F and partly cloudy. I went road riding with four strong road riders. We went out into the rolling, windy countryside south of town and rode the course of an upcoming race that combines paved & gravel roads in a loop.
I wasn't feeling super-strong at the start because I'm on the verge of overtraining, but began to get my groove on once we reached the gravel roads and put down some solid moves after that. I was interrupted by one flat tire, got that taken care of, and kept my energy level up with Gatorade and Shot Bloks so I was still riding pretty solid towards the end. But with the combination of winds, rolling farmland, gravel roads and four tough riders making moves, it was a relatively tough ride.
I truncated the ride on Strava to leave out our trying to find one guy's house to meet up, so the Strava stats are missing a few miles.
Total: 916
The weather was nice today, 50F and partly cloudy. I went road riding with four strong road riders. We went out into the rolling, windy countryside south of town and rode the course of an upcoming race that combines paved & gravel roads in a loop.
I wasn't feeling super-strong at the start because I'm on the verge of overtraining, but began to get my groove on once we reached the gravel roads and put down some solid moves after that. I was interrupted by one flat tire, got that taken care of, and kept my energy level up with Gatorade and Shot Bloks so I was still riding pretty solid towards the end. But with the combination of winds, rolling farmland, gravel roads and four tough riders making moves, it was a relatively tough ride.
I truncated the ride on Strava to leave out our trying to find one guy's house to meet up, so the Strava stats are missing a few miles.
Total: 916
53 miles today with one of my club mates. Temp in the low 40's and breezy at the start, but brilliant sunshine all day.
Total: 969
Total: 969
34 mile recovery ride. Took it easy. Even better weather than yesterday - low 60's and sunny.
I get the 1,000 mile mark honors!
Total: 1,003
I get the 1,000 mile mark honors!
Total: 1,003
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68 miles yesterday (110km in real units). It wasn't such a great ride. Pretty hot and windy and I started getting dehydrated.
Total: 1,071
Total: 1,071
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Looks like it was a hammerfest :thumbsup:
I did the rural commute to work today, nothing spectacular... riding a loaded 44lb bike 24 miles while digesting breakfast: http://app.strava.com/rides/5121791
It was a little below freezing and there were a few icy spots, not time to take the studded tires off quite yet. But at least it was dry... the ride home is going to be a trudge, it's 100% chance of rain with gusty winds.
Total: 1,095
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Tonight I did 38 miles on the evening commute, and threw on four extra climbs on the side.
The temperature was stable at around 40F for a while before easing down to 35F, and it was sprinkling rain the whole time. I went a decent pace on the first four climbs (always with the caveat about trying to do high-performance riding on the equivalent of a Chevy Suburban) and got plenty of workout on both leg strength and cardiovascular.
On the last and largest climb, I was clearly running out of quick energy (plus I was fighting a headwind), so I took that one as it came, then threw on another layer of clothing and cruised home. If my second bottle had energy drink instead of plain water, I probably could've hit that one harder.
Yeah I know, cool story bro
Total: 1133
The temperature was stable at around 40F for a while before easing down to 35F, and it was sprinkling rain the whole time. I went a decent pace on the first four climbs (always with the caveat about trying to do high-performance riding on the equivalent of a Chevy Suburban) and got plenty of workout on both leg strength and cardiovascular.
On the last and largest climb, I was clearly running out of quick energy (plus I was fighting a headwind), so I took that one as it came, then threw on another layer of clothing and cruised home. If my second bottle had energy drink instead of plain water, I probably could've hit that one harder.
Yeah I know, cool story bro
Total: 1133
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Perfect, because I did an extra half mile sprint at 30mph after 12 miles which I wasn't going to count.
Total 1153
Total 1153
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