6K Club 2013 Edition

[riles]

and were off - first ride of 2013, couldnt have asked for a better morning to do it!

http://app.strava.com/activities/35855437

[breezer1]

Good ride to newcastle today clocked 53.2 km, wind was up a bit but cooled things down a lot, the beaches area was packed with swimmers and a fair few cyclists on the harbour cycle way to throsby creek

[grantw]

Lovely ride up Macquarie Pass this morning for a pie and a cool drink before battling the headwind home. Nice to be getting a bit of lead on the arrow too

[oldnewby]

starting the year off well grantw, well done!

[grantw]

Thanks Oldnewby Making hay while the sun shines.

Actually it's going to be a big month, what with the Alpine Classic and next weekends 200km Audax ride to Tallowa Dam. I'm getting tired just thinking about it.

[norbs]

5 days in, zero kilometres ridden.

[stinhambo]

5 days in, zero kilometres ridden.

When are you doing your first ride?

[A_P]

Cycling target thingy has given a 100km bonus to my total. Any thoughts?

[ColinOldnCranky]

Tanks jzr for taking the time:

I have an account but you are right - I have been getting the target thingy only. I have explored a bit more (mostly being directed to plugs for account upgrades). However I have now found the logging spot and hope that I can continue to find that spot in future as it seems to be well buried.

I have loaded a couple of rides. It is a bit more fastidious than bikelog but maybe the smartphone app is better. What it does give is of no use to my needs so I may eventually just give it the drop. If I had the option to use bikelog for this thread then I can't see why I would not. It was easy to update and it gives me a progressive total that I can balance back to my longstanding excel log.

Perhaps I will see some sense in it after I work out the reporting (again not easy to find, it must be buried away there somewhere).

Thanks again.

[reeves]

I'm in again this year was a bit short last time hope to do better this year.

[sblack]

If I had the option to use bikelog for this thread then I can't see why I would not. It was easy to update and it gives me a progressive total that I can balance back to my longstanding excel log.

I don't see why you can't. I think norbs comments about how to get the strava bar was preempting the questions of how do I get the bar rather than suggesting it's the only one acceptable for the thread. Although as another note, in the settings tab on the the Cyclist Target Thingy there is a source option which let's you choose bikejournal instead of Strava so you should be able to set it up that way and just enter your bikejournal entries as you have been.

[stinhambo]

And we have some points on the board!

Pushed myself hard yesterday and smashed a 98km ride around the cane fields of Cairns in a group. Got the obligatory puncture too!

Only 200m of climbing but average speed is about 24kph (I forgot to switch off Strava during my puncture fix) which I'm still happy with for a 3.5 hour ride!

The key is to fit in a couple of 30km+ rides during the week.

Seriously considering some Gatorskins now.

[stinhambo]

PS. Would people like to see some photos as I go along?

[celeste boy]

PS. Would people like to see some photos as I go along?

Yes, but be wary of filming around the White Cockatoo.

Graham

[stinhambo]

PS. Would people like to see some photos as I go along?

Yes, but be wary of filming around the White Cockatoo.

Graham

Oh?

[hannos]

I'll sign up again. It'll give me something to aim for after a woefully poor 2012...

[Mugglechops]

I made my start this morning 43kms on the MTB with a mix of dirt and road.

Looking out over Jervis Bay in the distance



Lucky I got the photo just in time

[norbs]

Damn you Lewy, you're pulling away from me already.

[Mugglechops]

Damn you Lewy, you're pulling away from me already.

3 more weeks mate then anything up to 4 weeks off the bike. I need the headstart

[Mustang]

I'll sign up again. It'll give me something to aim for after a woefully poor 2012...

Hi Hannos,
I just noticed your post count, you must have been very active before 2012? welcome back.

[norbs]

Hannos Highpants is virtually a founding member.

[derek594]

Hi Guys,

Count me in, thedistance should not be a worry but a chuhbby little thing like me might struggle with the climbing.

Dont know if you dont try, right....

[Tape_]

I'm in! Just need to setup my signature which I haven't figured out yet...

[grantw]

Welcome Derek!

I dropped 15kgs last year so you never know what could happen

Got out for an early easy ride this morning before the heat crushed the life out of the day. Was a weird morning too, low clouds promising rain and then the westerly wind gusting strong and then disappearing completely.

[derek594]

Welcome Derek!

I dropped 15kgs last year so you never know what could happen

Got out for an early easy ride this morning before the heat crushed the life out of the day. Was a weird morning too, low clouds promising rain and then the westerly wind gusting strong and then disappearing completely.

Hi Grant,

Thanks for the welcome. I was on the fixie to work this morning, nice moring over my way but I do not think I will be so lucky on the way home.

Also do you know how to add the little graph down the bottom of your signature? I am a bit tech challenged.