2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
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Re: 2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
Postby BrisVegas » Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:30 pm
I passed a cyclist on the way up and he was moving along at a good pace.
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Re: 2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
Postby clydesmcdale » Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:14 pm
Totally getting peer pressured into it by some work mates. "Nah you'll be fine, there's a guy who's 60 doing it..." says the 70kg triathlete about his tri-training buddies.
Need to put some miles in the legs in preparation. Too bad I just broke my 12-29, will have to do it in the 12-27.
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Re: 2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
Postby BrisVegas » Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:32 pm
oh, forgot to mention that the "Main Western Road" was closed on Saturday, I think due to landslips. We had to go out past the golf course and down (steep!) Henri Robert Drive to join up with Beaudesert-Nerang Rd to get to Canungra.clydesmcdale wrote:Yeah I've been told that the route from the village up to eagle heights is the toughest, but not as steep as coot-tha... Just goes on and on. Also said the O'Reilly's climb is the same but a little easier than the first climb.
Totally getting peer pressured into it by some work mates. "Nah you'll be fine, there's a guy who's 60 doing it..." says the 70kg triathlete about his tri-training buddies.
Need to put some miles in the legs in preparation. Too bad I just broke my 12-29, will have to do it in the 12-27.
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Re: 2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
Postby DTdotcom » Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:53 pm
Re O'Reilly's; the climb is not overly hard just long, hence the HC classification, once you've made it to Alpaca Farm it flattens out for a bit, most ppl turn around cause the road condition deteriorates somewhat from there. You'll really notice coming down the boneshaker experience through the rainforest, wear gloves. There is one steep pinch of 500m at 11% within the last couple of km's so save something in the legs or just walk it (many do). The only other thing I'd mention is when going over the cattle grids make sure you roll over then square on, especially in the wet.
I've included a map which is the route you'll ride except I go back over Mt Tamborine after O'Reilly's then roll to the Gold Coast.
http://app.strava.com/activities/12612501" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: 2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
Postby singlespeedscott » Thu Feb 14, 2013 5:47 pm
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Re: 2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
Postby singlespeedscott » Thu Feb 14, 2013 5:57 pm
Damn that’s a solid ride. 0330hrs start, 180km with nearly 4000m of climbingDimma wrote:
I've included a map which is the route you'll ride except I go back over Mt Tamborine after O'Reilly's then roll to the Gold Coast.
http://app.strava.com/activities/12612501" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: 2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
Postby Dan » Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:20 pm
I started vomiting just looking at it.singlespeedscott wrote:Damn that’s a solid ride. 0330hrs start, 180km with nearly 4000m of climbingDimma wrote:
I've included a map which is the route you'll ride except I go back over Mt Tamborine after O'Reilly's then roll to the Gold Coast.
http://app.strava.com/activities/12612501" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: 2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
Postby warthog1 » Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:57 pm
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Re: 2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
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Re: 2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
Postby boss » Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:30 am
A little bit complicated by the fact my headlight went flat 20km in, top of a 600m climb, had to head back down in the dark... it was 5am so it was pretty dark. Was greeted by a Kangaroo and a Koala along the way, scared the absolute bejeebers outta me.
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Re: 2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
Postby Bentnose » Sun Feb 17, 2013 11:29 am
I'm not so sure about my Garmin, sometimes on the steepest ascents, say 35%, it will indicate 0% grade, the whole climb. When I upload my data it doesn't seem to factor this in.toolonglegs wrote:It used to be the day, about 18 months ago when Strava would give you silly meters of climbing on a flat ride if you were using a Phone App... these days it is totally the opposite ... I am losing about 10-20% on the guys using Garmins... doh.
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Re: 2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
Postby sblack » Sun Feb 17, 2013 12:52 pm
Mine started doing this as well, I was wondering if it was the last firmware update but I noticed when the gradient got up around the 20% mark it would go to 0 and stay there until dropping back down into the teens or lower again. Distance and metres climbed both seamed to be progressing properly, just the %gradient field that played up.Bentnose wrote:I'm not so sure about my Garmin, sometimes on the steepest ascents, say 35%, it will indicate 0% grade, the whole climb. When I upload my data it doesn't seem to factor this in.
I'm not sure if it's somehow fixed itself now though as I did a ride the other day and have figures in the 20s show up briefly. They where only very brief sections of a couple of seconds though, will have to check it again on longer and/or steeper sections.
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Re: 2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
Postby wqlava1 » Mon Feb 18, 2013 8:50 pm
I had a nice ride today down at Apollo Bay in the hot middle of the day - it was just a day trip justified for other domestic reasons. I went up to to Whitetoppers first (the top of the hill starting at Marengo) and then went back through town and the missus picked me up in Forrest after I went up Skenes Ck. 1249m in just on 50km. Shame the pub is shut at Forrest on Mondays - I could have done with just one light.wqlava1 wrote:Just a few hundred metres SE is Shorts Rd, which although the made section is shorter, it seems a bit steeper. I live close but haven't ridden either on Strava- I'll go over and compare them myself in the next day or 2. The current ruts in the unmade part of Shorts Rd just below the made section would make it unrideable for me with the slick-ish Marathon Supremes on my touring bike let alone my road bike's tyres.Bentnose wrote:This is about the steepest I've done recently on the cyclocross bike http://app.strava.com/segments/738664, hills like this are making me consider changing my 12-28 for an 11-36, this is a gravel road though.
Bentnose, I went and compared Gum Tree Rd with Shorts Rd late last week. Shorts Rd was actually a little bit easier - just under 20% whereas Gum Tree was just over.
I think though that my percentages might be affected by my wobbling/zigzagging adding to the distance travelled enough to make both climbs appear flatter!
I did those two climbs on my tourer with 40 chainring, 16 sprocket, and bottom gear on the Rohloff hub. Most of my climbing up to 13-15% is tough for me but OK with 39 ring and 30-11 cassette. I have another bike I'm putting together with a 32-12 cassette and either compact cranks or an old MTB crankset with 46/36/24. Without just invoking rule 5 on me, what do the rest of you use for the steeper climbs you do?
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Re: 2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
Postby ldrcycles » Mon Feb 18, 2013 9:25 pm
I can't wait to go back, will be doing it at least twice next time.
Back to the climbing challenge, i've got 8,272m from 907kms so far, severely hamstrung by marriage preparations but once that's out of the way it's on!
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Re: 2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
Postby oldnewby » Mon Feb 18, 2013 9:34 pm
I've been a bit soft during Feb - and a bit busy wedding planning & working. Only done about 200km for the month so far, but yesterday, I participated in The Dirty Dozen - organised by The Climbing Cyclist. It was a last minute decision, a couple of mates were going, and I had the time free, so thought what the hell.
For anyone who doesn't know what it is... look it up, it was insane.
About 65km, with 2100m of climbing. 13 (bakers dozen) of the "best" climbs in the Dandenongs. One of the hardest rides I've done, but with 280 other participants, a few mates (old & new) to ride with, and a sausage sizzle at the end of the ride, it was a great day. Very sore today, but feel a bit better prepared for Baw Baw next weekend (with The Climbing Cyclist & Hells 500)
Anyway, very self indulgent - I haven't read anyone elses posts - but I will have more forum time in a few weeks. Meantime, keep up the riding folks!
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Re: 2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
Postby boss » Wed Feb 20, 2013 12:49 pm
You might be onto something. I think that really excessive zig-zagging can positively influences times on Strava, at least for the short/steep segments.wqlava1 wrote:
I think though that my percentages might be affected by my wobbling/zigzagging adding to the distance travelled enough to make both climbs appear flatter!
There is one tough climb that I regularly do (20%+ for 800m), and I took a friend there a couple of times.
The first time he totally blew up, had to get off and walk it.
The second time he went hard, overtook me, and then blew up and ended up snaking across the road (riding it at 90 degree angles). I passed him and got to the top and had at least 30 seconds on him.
His Strava time said he was 1 second faster than me on that climb.
My guess is that he turned a 800m climb into a much, much longer one. Strava would have got confused and cut it off early, or started it later, or something.
I should point out that the result didn't bother me (at all) but it did open my eyes to how our little GPS devices do have their little weaknesses. And they need to be taken with a grain of salt.
Having said that, I find mine to be reasonably consistent in terms of elevation and % grade. I did spot mine doing the old 0% grade thing for the first time the other day - wasn't zig zagging but the grade was above 25%.
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Re: 2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
Postby wqlava1 » Wed Feb 20, 2013 1:21 pm
Boss, whilst in the case of your mate a longer climb couldn't affect the time, the zigzagging might be interpreted by Strava as a series of short rests interspersed with short periods of activity. Strava might have some sort of smoothing in their interpretation of the GPS data that only picks up progress in the road direction, not across the road. Now that I have started to mention breaks, it is relevant and informative (but not helpful to my pride!) to note that Strava accurately picked up the rest I had on the level driveway at I think number 70, halfway up Gum Tree Rd.boss wrote:You might be onto something. I think that really excessive zig-zagging can positively influences times on Strava, at least for the short/steep segments.wqlava1 wrote:
I think though that my percentages might be affected by my wobbling/zigzagging adding to the distance travelled enough to make both climbs appear flatter!
There is one tough climb that I regularly do (20%+ for 800m), and I took a friend there a couple of times.
The first time he totally blew up, had to get off and walk it.
The second time he went hard, overtook me, and then blew up and ended up snaking across the road (riding it at 90 degree angles). I passed him and got to the top and had at least 30 seconds on him.
His Strava time said he was 1 second faster than me on that climb.
My guess is that he turned a 800m climb into a much, much longer one. Strava would have got confused and cut it off early, or started it later, or something.
I should point out that the result didn't bother me (at all) but it did open my eyes to how our little GPS devices do have their little weaknesses. And they need to be taken with a grain of salt.
Having said that, I find mine to be reasonably consistent in terms of elevation and % grade. I did spot mine doing the old 0% grade thing for the first time the other day - wasn't zig zagging but the grade was above 25%.
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Re: 2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
Postby Daccordi Rider » Thu Feb 21, 2013 1:45 pm
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Re: 2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
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Re: 2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
Postby boss » Thu Feb 21, 2013 3:42 pm
And Daccordi - dude you're killing it.
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Re: 2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
Postby Daccordi Rider » Thu Feb 21, 2013 10:39 pm
You too Dimma, you're almost at 25% yourself.Dimma wrote:I think you need to reassess your 2013 goal
Thanks Boss, going well and the form is really lifting with it. You've been doing some pretty solid climbs. Got a race next month that includes Fox Creek twice so really want to go well in that.
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Re: 2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
Postby DTdotcom » Fri Feb 22, 2013 12:26 pm
If it ever stops raining in Brissie I might bump it back up to the 200k.
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Re: 2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
Postby singlespeedscott » Fri Feb 22, 2013 5:45 pm
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Re: 2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
Postby Lukeyboy » Fri Feb 22, 2013 7:01 pm
singlespeedscott wrote:Completed the Strava, Quarq 100 mile challenge this morning. Finally managed to pump up my climbing. I was shattered by the end. Total was 2500m from 164km.
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Re: 2013 Strava Climbing Challenge
Postby Matt_Matt » Fri Feb 22, 2013 8:17 pm
Nice Work !!!singlespeedscott wrote:Completed the Strava, Quarq 100 mile challenge this morning. Finally managed to pump up my climbing. I was shattered by the end. Total was 2500m from 164km.
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