Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Roger Merriman Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: End of Week/month mileage Date: 2 Jun 2025 08:41:49 GMT Lines: 84 Message-ID: References: <9qJ_P.66276$S_65.8180@fx48.iad> <101g4dd$1hmfk$1@dont-email.me> <101hvhl$29ha7$1@dont-email.me> <101jnjm$349bu$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net yjNuuBTiTCItPFYcJgyKYg7h/WIpNbgyq2IP16oQaStgsRUjVP Cancel-Lock: sha1:nHpPK0RFPeuaiVGyfGtB4GwdYP4= sha1:wwbj56xj+VjSpPhvRA6x+lZDWX0= sha256:WTnErSLCKv3CIE0KA//hMkaSy3Dfms3g+86tbv/zQr0= User-Agent: NewsTap/5.6 (iPad) Rolf Mantel wrote: > Am 01.06.2025 um 18:36 schrieb Mark J cleary: >> On 6/1/2025 9:34 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote: >>> On Sat, 31 May 2025 18:15:15 -0700, Jeff Liebermann >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On Sat, 31 May 2025 18:46:53 -0500, Mark J cleary >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 5/31/2025 4:16 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote: >>>>>> On Sat, 31 May 2025 20:13:57 GMT, cyclintom >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> In January I put in 460 miles. And this included some difficult >>>>>>> climbing. I am going to have to build up to that again but I did >>>>>>> put in 402 mostly flat mileage this month. Lets see what I do nect >>>>>>> December if it's reasonably dry. I seem to never be in the mood to >>>>>>> climb since my stroke. But I will get over that. >>>>>> >>>>>> Post your rides on Strava.  Otherwise, I don't believe you. >>>>>> >>>>>> 05/11/2025 >>>>>> >>>>> id=125679&group=rec.bicycles.tech#125679> >>>>>> Message-ID: >>>>>> "I closeed my Strava account as I've said before - because when I did >>>>>> a ride the 20 year olds would ride the same course and then brag about >>>>>> how much faster they were." >>>>>> >>>>> What is your strava link I will follow you. >>>> >>>> If you're looking for Tom's Strava link, this is what's left of them: >>>> >>>> >>>> Neither account has any data or details in it. >>>> >>>> My account is at: >>>> >>>> However, you will be disappointed.  I haven't been riding a bicycle >>>> since about 2018(?) due to back pain problems.  I also didn't ride >>>> competitively.  Mostly, it was short rides around the Santa Cruz area. >>>> >>>> Everything I've recorded on Strava was either a walk or a hike in a >>>> local park.  No bicycle involved.  My cardiologist demanded that I do >>>> exercise walks at least 4 times per week.  I couldn't do that, so I >>>> only did one walk.  I walk or hike with or 2 or 3 friends, >>>> unfortunately at the rate of the slowest.  I may need to make some >>>> changes as I'm definitely not getting enough exercise by walking. >>>> (Note:  I'm 77.5 years old and am doing well enough for my age). >>>> >>>> Tom began posting his rides on Strava in about mid 2022(?) at the >>>> request of Lou Holtman, a competent engineer.  I subscribed to the >>>> free version of Strava to see how it works, learn how to use Strava, >>>> and keep an eye out for Tom.  Despite claiming to have 15(?) bicycles, >>>> Tom never bothered to post which bicycle he was riding on Strava.  If >>>> Tom had switched bicycles, some of the amazing and questionable >>>> numbers seem to have been the result of speed sensor calibration >>>> errors. >>>> >>>> Tom's Strava postings continued for a few months.  (I can research the >>>> exact dates if someone wants to know).  At some point, Lou Holtman >>>> announced that he was leaving rec.bicycles.tech.  At approximately the >>>> same time, Tom deleted his data and wiped all the data from his Strava >>>> account.  I don't recall which event came first. >>> >>> I have a free Strava account that my Garmin account passes my data to, >>> but I seldom look at it. I get more data with Garmin Connect and I can >>> download it and save it in my own database. > >> I use Garmin and Strava but Strava is a much more used platform for all >> types of things. > > I also use Garmin and Strava (plus Komoot for social sharing). I track > most rides/ hikes both on the wrist watch and on the mobile phone. > Garmin always gets the raw data from the wrist watch while Strava takes > the GPS data (w/o heart rate) from the mobile phone when the wrist watch > did not record correctly (mostly due to user erros - e.g. forgot to > re-start tracking after lunch break, sometimes due to technical errors). > Komoot is sadly been bought and being asset stripped as we speak. Roger Merriman