The Audio-Talk Cycling thread.

[IslandPink]

Mmm.. yes, but aside from the route-plotting bit ( which I like ) all of the other measures I will get are just going to rub-in the fact I'm in poor shape compared to how I used to be. It was bad enough working out the speed I was doing over my normal route, about 2 years ago, and finding out it was around 14mph, and not 15 or 16mph as I believed. I reckon my max vertical ascent rate these days is less than half what I used to do - I'll never see anything like the 1000m/hr I managed once in the Pyrenees.

[Dave the bass]

Or.

You could just enjoy the ride and see where y'been

[pre65]

It's called "getting old".

Trust me, I've got there.

[Dave the bass]

It's called "getting old".

Trust me, I've got there.

...and beyond!

[pre65]

It's called "getting old".

Trust me, I've got there.

...and beyond!

It takes me all night to do what I used to do all night !

Anyone know the song ?

[Dave the bass]

It takes me all night to do what I used to do all night !

Anyone know the song ?

Fred Welock, The Oldest Swinger in Town.

I claim my £5!

[pre65]

It takes me all night to do what I used to do all night !

Anyone know the song ?

Fred Welock, The Oldest Swinger in Town.

I claim my £5!

Oh so close my lad, it's Fred Wedlock. Foster and Allen did a cover as well.

[Dave the bass]

Hot Dang!

[Cressy Snr]

I remember asking my mum where Gillygillyossenpfefferkatzanellabogen by the sea was.
Does that make me old?

[pre65]

I remember asking my mum where Gillygillyossenpfefferkatzanellabogen by the sea was.
Does that make me old?

It was published in 1954, and both popular recordings were made the same year. So yes you is old my lad.

[IslandPink]

Chortle !

Meanwhile - Great article I found from New Scientist - absolutely hits the nail on the head regarding my experiences of Chronic Fatigue . It was like a switch being thrown on 1989.

Also the spontaneous recovery being possible - I've had that feeling about twice in the last 5 years - just for a few hours - where I felt my energy and climbing speed was normal again. Very frustrating.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/21 ... -syndrome/

[Ray P]

More effort was required today due to elevation changes!



Departed: Jun 09, '18, 08:04AM
Starts in: Taunton Deane, England, GB
Distance: 27.6 mi
Elevation: + 1798 / - 1779 ft
Max Grade: 12.0 %
VAM: 488 Vm/h
Moving Time: 01:52:12
Calories: 1196
Avg. Watts: 178
Max Speed: 31.9 mph
Avg. Speed: 14.8 mph

Only 71days until the big ride so I have some work to do.

[Ray P]

Out early this morning; you can't beat starting the day with a hard climb! The steep section put my heart rate close to my maximum (220 minus your age) so a good workout.

I can feel the improvement and I'm starting to believe 100+ miles is doable.

Departed: Jun 10, '18, 07:11AM
Starts in: Taunton Deane, England, GB
Distance: 29.7 mi
Elevation: +1236/-1232 ft
Max Grade: 12.0 %
VAM: 303 Vm/h
Moving Time: 02:00:30
Calories: 1363
Avg. Watts: 189
Max Speed: 31.1 mph
Avg. Speed: 14.8 mph
Max Heartrate: 158 bpm
Min Heartrate: 66 bpm
Avg. Heartrate: 115.3 bpm



The rest of the Audio-Talk cycling squad are a bit quiet?

[ed]

I'm sure you've mentioned this before Ray, probably many times, but, for the hard of thinking(moi) ..what is the computery thing you use?

[Ray P]

I'm sure you've mentioned this before Ray, probably many times, but, for the hard of thinking(moi) ..what is the computery thing you use?

Hi Ed.

It's all done using the Ride with GPS service. The basic service is free

The screengrabs I post are from my account pages on the Ride With GPS website on my laptop. Here's a link to my home page so you can see what it looks like;

https://ridewithgps.com/users/893779

This site archives my rides and stats an you can also compare your performance against previous rides or segments of rides. Also with the right level of subscription you can plan routes, the reason for that will be explained in a moment.

On the bike I use my Samsung smartphone (I have a special shell for the phone and a mount on the handlebars - very simple but neat and secure) running the Ride with GPS app. It logs my rides as I go (obviously the phone has to have GPS) and I then upload it to the Ride with GPS website, using wifi, when I get home. The Ride with GPS app records my heart rate via a bluetooth heart rate monitor (I use a Whahoo TICKR) and that data also gets uploaded at the end of the ride.

In addition, with the right subscription, the Ride with GPS app will act as a satnav, giving turn by turn instructions based on the route I have chosen.

You can configure the Ride with GPS app for various options of data read (current speed, distance travelled, heart rate, etc, etc.) as well as a map. For short rides you can leave the smartphone screen on all the time but this obviously uses more battery so for longer rides I set it to automatically turn off and I then also use a simple GPS cycle computer for speed/distance data. BTW, even with the screen turned off the satnav function still tells you when you need to turn etc.

Does that all make sense? If not just ask...