Strava Boards.ie Club

Dubba · 28-01-2012 8:25pm

vistafinder wrote: »

Anybody any idea what to do about an uploaded ride not appearing on dashboard. Its after just vanishing but todays uploaded normal. Thanks

Dunno if you already do but you could try uploading from my computer > garmin 500 > activities > recent cycle i.e. date.
This is also much faster than uploading the normal way.

vistafinder · 29-01-2012 8:01pm

Cheers Dubba for the tip I tried it your way and it comes up as being processed hilighted in red. It uploaded to Garmin conect fine. Realy anoying thats 80k gone missing.

seve65 · 01-02-2012 2:13pm

And the january base mile challenge winner clocked up over 3000 miles, seems hes training for the RAAM (race across america ?) next year.

Interesting related story of cyclist doing 75000 miles in a year:
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/531582/tommy-godwin-75-065-miles-in-a-year.html
:eek:

thebouldwhacker · 06-02-2012 1:28pm

Anyone know when will the next challenge be set?

seve65 · 17-02-2012 9:45pm

thebouldwhacker wrote: »

Anyone know when will the next challenge be set?

here it is, the specialized climbing challenge, starts 15th March

http://app.strava.com/challenges/specialized-classic

ryan_sherlock · 23-02-2012 10:08am

Here is a nice little ranking page for within the Boards.ie club:
http://cosmocatalano.com/strava/club_leaders/329/

(I saw it in relation to another club - the Wattage List - but I thought it would interest a few)

superlav · 23-02-2012 11:56am

Great site Ryan,

http://cosmocatalano.com/strava/

I see they also have a tool to export GPX and TCX files from other users rides, or even specific segments of a ride, so you can compete against the KOM time using virutal partner.

Iwernia · 23-02-2012 1:51pm

What a class site, great find.

bbolger · 23-02-2012 2:09pm

For the Swords members, I've added one here:

Swords Strava leaderboard

thebouldwhacker · 23-02-2012 3:13pm

Thanks for that Ryan, another guilt tool......

Prob be the only time my name will appear on a leaders board with most of ye

Four of a kind · 23-02-2012 3:14pm

vistafinder wrote: »

Anybody any idea what to do about an uploaded ride not appearing on dashboard. Its after just vanishing but todays uploaded normal. Thanks

Have yet to receive my Garmin, but I presume its possible to store a copy of each file on your computer, so that in the event of something like this happening, that you can just re upload from your computer?

I'm new to this forum and new to cycling, so trying to learn as I go myself

C3PO · 23-02-2012 4:09pm

ryan_sherlock wrote: »

Here is a nice little ranking page for within the Boards.ie club:
http://cosmocatalano.com/strava/club_leaders/329/

Jeysus I'm 5th .... what are the rest of you lot at?

Dubba · 23-02-2012 4:20pm

25th in climbing - I'm not a big fan of the hills, prefer fast & flatish.

daragh_ · 23-02-2012 4:37pm

#15 in climbing. (Was #14 this morning!) waaaaaaay down in everything else

AstraMonti · 23-02-2012 4:40pm

Just joined as well.

Dubba · 23-02-2012 4:50pm

AstraMonti wrote: »

Just joined as well.

Thats 114 members now :cool:

Four of a kind · 23-02-2012 5:33pm

I'll be joining up next week when I get my bike sorted! Loooong road ahead for me unfortunately.

colm_gti · 23-02-2012 5:42pm

That leaderboard site is really cool, bring on the beginning of a fresh month next Thursday :cool:

clod71 · 23-02-2012 5:56pm

just joined.

Rofo · 24-02-2012 12:28pm

http://cosmocatalano.com/strava/club_leaders/329/

hmmm - did we break it?!

daragh_ · 24-02-2012 1:11pm

Rofo wrote: »

http://cosmocatalano.com/strava/club_leaders/329/

hmmm - did we break it?!

It couldn't handle the levels of sheer awesomeness.

Rofo · 24-02-2012 1:31pm

daragh_ wrote: »

It couldn't handle the levels of sheer awesomeness.

I was afraid of that...

SomeFool · 27-02-2012 3:25am

Just joined, seems addictive!

CramCycle · 27-02-2012 3:41am

SomeFool wrote: »

Just joined, seems it is addictive!

FYP

dvntie · 27-02-2012 9:23am

CramCycle wrote: »

SomeFool wrote: »

Just joined, seems it is addictive!

FYP

It sure is even created my own segments too

Cookie_Monster · 27-02-2012 9:28am

dvntie wrote: »

It sure is even created my own segments too

Don't forget to have one the ends in your living room, that way you can have at least one KOM that's untouchable :pac::pac:

ryan_sherlock · 27-02-2012 9:48am

On Strava segment creation, one of my buddies wrote a post about it a while ago... A few simple things that helps to create good quality and safe segments... (i.e. if there is a descent segment, don't stop it right at the T junction, stop it back a bit so no one will be tempted to drill it to the line).

His post is here: http://djconnel.blogspot.com/2011/08/strava-segment-creation-suggestions.html

monkeypants · 27-02-2012 1:51pm

Can anyone just join these Strava clubs? I'm out on the bike with a Garmin, but I wouldn't normally be doing too much climbing, just looking to put miles down while in the saddle, although I did go up Howth Hill for the first time a couple of weeks ago.

seve65 · 27-02-2012 2:04pm

monkeypants wrote: »

Can anyone just join these Strava clubs? I'm out on the bike with a Garmin, but I wouldn't normally be doing too much climbing, just looking to put miles down while in the saddle, although I did go up Howth Hill for the first time a couple of weeks ago.

Absolutely, you dont need to be in a Strava club though to start logging or hittting segments etc in Strava. I think you can join any club though, boards.ie being the best :cool:

monkeypants · 27-02-2012 4:15pm

Great. I've joined now and will see if I can get some activities uploaded this evening.

Plastik · 01-03-2012 10:43am

So, the details of the new challenge ...

strava wrote:

Gear up for some serious climbing to celebrate (and suffer) the Spring Classics.

Riders, do you think you can climb the cumulative elevation of five Spring Classics in 45 days? Do you think you can do it not just once, not twice, but three times? Now is your time to find out. Specialized and Strava challenge you to climb a grand total of 105,312 feet from March 15 to April 30.
The Classic courses may be better known for their distances or questionable pavement, but here are the cold, hard, climbing facts:

Milan-San Remo - 6,260 feet
Tour of Flanders - 5,709 feet
Paris-Roubaix - 3,259 feet
Liège–Bastogne–Liège - 10,883 feet
Amstel Gold - 8,993 feet

Do you have what it takes? If so, a custom Specialized and Strava commemorative water bottle and surprise finisher gift is yours if you can climb this set of Spring Classics three times, not to mention the gargantuan bragging rights you’ll earn. This challenge is going to take some serious guts, but you'll get some serious glory. Good luck to all!

32,000m climbing in 45 days! I certainly won't be hitting that target!

Morrisseeee · 01-03-2012 1:36pm

a custom Specialized and Strava commemorative water bottle and surprise finisher gift is yours

All that climbing for a...................water bottle ??!! :eek: they're taking the piss :pac:, or is there a missing word there:

a custom Specialized bike

!

Anyways I looked up my 'climbing' for last year (365days), and it was 63,000m, so............to do it in 45 days, I think I'll rent a caravan and move to Ballyduff !

Dermot Illogical · 01-03-2012 1:38pm

Plastik wrote: »

So, the details of the new challenge ...

32,000m climbing in 45 days! I certainly won't be hitting that target!

Eh, the target is 3x that..

jimm · 01-03-2012 1:54pm

RT66 wrote: »

Eh, the target is 3x that..

No, Plastik is correct, 105,312 feet = 32,099 metres.

Haven't a hope myself, but that's the target.

Inquitus · 01-03-2012 2:26pm

Thats a up and over Sally Gap and back again every day give or take a bit!

Mr Sherlock can be our representative!

Dermot Illogical · 01-03-2012 3:04pm

jimm wrote: »

No, Plastik is correct, 105,312 feet = 32,099 metres.

Haven't a hope myself, but that's the target.

Missed the feet to meters thing. Still won't be anywhere near doing it of course...

seamus · 01-03-2012 3:08pm

Plastik wrote: »

32,000m climbing in 45 days! I certainly won't be hitting that target!

It's doable. 1,250m per spin, 4 spins per week with a fifth spin every second week, will give you 33,750m of climbing.

A good well-planned 4 hour spin through Wicklow will get you 1250m of climbing.

Of course when I say "doable", I mean, "If you have no job and nothing to do but ride and recover".

Lumen · 01-03-2012 4:16pm

seamus wrote: »

It's doable. 1,250m per spin, 4 spins per week with a fifth spin every second week, will give you 33,750m of climbing.

A good well-planned 4 hour spin through Wicklow will get you 1250m of climbing.

Of course when I say "doable", I mean, "If you have no job and nothing to do but ride and recover".

15km a day doing repeats of a 10% hill. Easy peasy.

You just need to live on that hill.

Morrisseeee · 01-03-2012 4:19pm

Inquitus wrote: »

Mr Sherlock can be our representative!

Indeed he can, it's just 10 repeats of this route and he's sorted

/ouch, ^^ that looks painful

Inquitus · 01-03-2012 4:20pm

Lumen wrote: »

15km a day doing repeats of a 10% hill. Easy peasy.

You just need to live on that hill.

Or just climb Mont Ventoux every second day......tis cake for sure

velopeloton · 01-03-2012 4:51pm

I've entered. I want that bottle so much!!!!!

dquirke1 · 01-03-2012 5:53pm

Lumen wrote: »

15km a day doing repeats of a 10% hill. Easy peasy.

You just need to live on that hill.

I just so happen to live on such a hill... 250 repeats over the next month and a half does not sound like fun :eek:

daragh_ · 01-03-2012 8:14pm

My highly prized single solitary KOM is gone.

I'll have to wait for another evening of unusually strong tailwinds to claim it back.

Ole Rodrigo · 01-03-2012 10:40pm

I'm in

wanderer 22 · 03-03-2012 12:25pm

I'm in! (with an epic 8k spin

)

Rofo · 03-03-2012 1:06pm

daragh_ wrote: »

My highly prized single solitary KOM is gone. I'll have to wait for another evening of unusually strong tailwinds to claim it back.

God I feel terrible!! Sorry Daragh. Took me several attempts to get it

The ugly side of Strava

daragh_ · 03-03-2012 4:09pm

Rofo wrote: »

God I feel terrible!! Sorry Daragh. Took me several attempts to get it

The ugly side of Strava

I'll just have to go further afield. You are eating up all the local segments!

Junior · 03-03-2012 11:21pm

I'm off to grab a mates M5 and my Garmin, I'll take back a few KOM's.

theEVILpostman · 05-03-2012 8:07pm

http://app.strava.com/rides/4738025
KOM hogger

Plastik · 05-03-2012 8:12pm

Not a hope that's a genuine ride.

Strava Boards.ie Club

Comments