Hey Joe and all!
I just use a standard GPS bike computer and have it set to auto-load it
to both Strava and RIdeWithGPS.
I do al kinda of riding on all kinds of bikes; Rivendell cruising,
gravel rides, club road rides, commuting and utilitarian riding. My
carbon gravel/road bike has a power meter, speed sensor, and cadence
sensor. Plus, I will wear a heart rate monitor. I don't live and die by
these numbers, but the Garmin keeps track and lets me know how my
fitness is holding up. I don't need those sensors when I ride my other
bikes, though, and the Garmin just does fine on GPS alone. Plus, I'm a
map nerd and I love having everythign available without having to get my
phone out.
I know the Riv ethos and GPS computers are sometimes at odds. I've heard
of plenty of people who start the ride on their computer and just toss
it in their handlebar bag. It's just collecting the data for later use.
My Garmin has "profiles" I can customize like road, mountain, gravel,
rando, commuting, etc. The main screen of my commuting profile is just
map, speed, and distance. When I want to have a worry free ride, I don't
need to see any performance data. It's pretty nice. When I do a quick
pre-work, morning ride for exercise, I can see heart rate and power and
make sure I push myself the right about in the short time available.
Anyway, Joe, if you ever want to do a ride around our neighborhood, talk
music gear, bikes, and GPS computers, let me know. I think Ron Frazell
and Hugh Smitham? are close-ish too? L.A. Riv List meetup?
Ben
On 3/1/2022 1:13 PM, Joe Mullins wrote:
? I’m curious what methods people are using.
I’ve occasionally tracked with a GPS watch only to never look back at the data,
let alone tally up a cumulative mileage count. I mostly ride without tracking
as it makes it less about the stats and more about the ride. But it would be
fun to know how much I rode in a year, over the course of owning a bike, etc. I
wish I knew how many miles are on the first Brooks saddle that I bought 15 or
so years ago.
I was inspired by Pam’s post about 63,000 miles on a bike and Rapid Rise RD.
How did you come up with that number?! How does everyone else who keeps track
keep track?
Joe M.
Los Angeles
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