Bicycle Riding -- Strava

[bruceb58]

How many on here are avid cyclists and how many are on Strava? Would be fun to follow each other if you are on there.

Doing a Century ride this weekend in Paso Robles. Anyone else do centuries?

 

[tommays]

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Bruce you addiction is still at the mild stage as unless you start building your own


In my old age now i only do Cyclocross as i got no more car knockdowns left in me

 

[bruceb58]

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Now that's an old school bike.
I don't think I have seen shifters like that in 20 years!

Steel bikes have gone the way of the dodo it seems. Everything is carbon. Even my titanium road bike seems antiquated.

My first good road bike was a Landshark made by John Slawta in Oregon. He is now all carbon.
http://landsharkbicycles.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Land-Shark-Bicycles/228623317149865
rolling pieces of art.

 

[rivermouse]

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Is the guy in front on that racing bike texting? Looks like it to me shame shame

 

[bruceb58]

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Is the guy in front on that racing bike texting? Looks like it to me shame shame

I think that picture was taken 20 years before texting came around based on the tires and the helmets.

 

[82rude]

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he,s hanging on to a set of bars.

 

[tommays]

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The way I see it and 18 spoke Tubular wheelset is still pretty state of the art in high level racing other than the rim may be carbon now And 23 years later my new bike does have a carbon fork and has advanced from 7 to 10 speeds as I don't feel the new 11 speed will do well in the mud , Metal is still very much in the custom bike market and carbon prices have been driven so high metal is starting to come back

 

[WIMUSKY]

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Strava who? I get off the beaten path with this, a Trek Fuel EX 7.....

 

[avenger79]

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my road bike is Trek. longest I've gone so far is 50, hoping to hit a century soon.

 

[sasto]

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I know of one thing I have made in Cali.....my bike. A Marin made in Marin County. Ride on guys!

 

[bruceb58]

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Trek Superfly AL Pro 29er

Litespeed Tuscany upgraded with Mavic Kyserium SL wheels

http://bbbicycles.com/product/mavic-ksyrium-sl-wheelset-75664-1.htm
I know...$1000 seems a bit high for a set of wheels!

Strava who? I get off the beaten path with this, a Trek Fuel EX 7.....

http://www.strava.com/

Here is a ride I did last weekend and how it kinda shows up on Strava.
http://www.strava.com/activities/49987564?sref=1MT1yaWRlX3NoYXJlOzI9ZmFjZWJvb2s7ND03ODI2Njg%3D

 

[lakelover]

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As I mentioned, old school here....you guys are way outclassing me! Current, first, and only 10 speed bike I've owned:

 

[WIMUSKY]

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Trek Superfly AL Pro 29er

Litespeed Tuscany upgraded with Mavic Kyserium SL wheels

Mavic Ksyrium SL Wheelset - B&B Bicycles Cedar Hill TX 972-293-3100 Dallas Area's Finest Bicycles Store
I know...$1000 seems a bit high for a set of wheels!

Strava | Running and Cycling GPS Tracker, Performance Analytics, Maps, Clubs and Competition

Here is a ride I did last weekend and how it kinda shows up on Strava.
Bike Ride Profile | Topanga/PCH/Latigo near Los Angeles | Times and Records | Strava

Those Superflys are nice bikes. 29ers are becoming very popular lately.....

I obviously had no idea what Strava was, as you imagined, I thought it was a type of bike...lol That Strava deal is pretty cool. Man, if I signed up for that I would probably be riding more since I could be monitored by others ....lol The only thing about mtn bikes is you don't put the miles on like a road bike. I'm trying to think, it's something like 3:1 road vs mtn bikes as far as getting the same amount of a workout. We do have a set of wheels for the road which work ok, but, we still have the weight of the mtn ride....

I need to put on my snow tires first........

 

[bruceb58]

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My miles are both road and mountain but what is really fun is that if you do the same route over and over, you can track your times over the same route or your friends who also ride the same route. You can use you smart phone with the Strava app or do what I do and upload my rides from my GPS.

Amazon.com: Garmin Edge 500 Red GPS Super Cycling Computer Heart Rate Monitor Premium Bundle - Garmin 0100082913: GPS & Navigation


https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/into-sports/cycling/edge-500/prod36728.html

I agree on the 3 to one ratio for MTB vs road as long as the road ride is flat.

Sign up and click on the "follow me"!!

 

[robert graham]

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I ride about 150 miles miles per week on my Trek Pure "geezer bike".... it's comfortable and easy on the rumpus!

 

[bruceb58]

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I ride about 150 miles miles per week on my Trek Pure "geezer bike".... it's comfortable and easy on the rumpus!

That is awesome!

 

[rbh]

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WOW, those are nice!
Last racing bike I owned was a mid 1970's Peugeot, aluminum frame, leather saddle, 10 speed.
All was great till I grew out of it, frame was not big enough and the saddle tube kept bending that far out of the frame.