I'm So screwed

[BryanE]

I was there! Not as bad as 2014 but close. Middle third of course was the bad part. I went from 2:20 to 3:05. I was at P2P also. weather was great there. I sucked. See you at Barry Roubaix?

[Matthew]

I've never done Barry. Don't have a gravel bike. I've ridden some of the course with a buddy on my mtb. He lives in east Grand Rapids. What class did you race at Peak? I did Sport 50-52. On my 26er. Finished in 1hr, 48 minutes. Where are you located?

[pdmtong]

Riding dirt is fun and will make you a better rider on the road.

When I hit a lip at 28mph and double pinch flatted I am sure I didn’t go down hard because the weekend before i spent two days doing lift assisted downhill

[BryanE]

Originally Posted by Matthew

I've never done Barry. Don't have a gravel bike. I've ridden some of the course with a buddy on my mtb. He lives in east Grand Rapids. What class did you race at Peak? I did Sport 50-52. On my 26er. Finished in 1hr, 48 minutes. Where are you located?

I'm in Cadillac and 65 years young. I had a ****ty day at P2P.
Fun course. I've done it many times..
You could do Barry on a mtn bike. It's a little slower if it's dry out. Like last year.
Have you done Mud Sweat and Beers or my hometown race, The Bear Claw? Both worth the drive up.

[Matthew]

Wow, my brother lives in Cadillac! ! My buddy and I are planning to do mud sweat and beers next year. And hopefully a few others as well as peak again. Will have to look into the Bear claw. I did a lot more mtb riding this season compared to the last few and really enjoyed it. I'm in Muskegon.

[smontanaro]

Originally Posted by fmradio516

i do not, i guess thats the difference there. thanks for the enlightenment.. whats a decent HRM for this purpose?

I got a cheapo Magene from eBay a few months ago (~$20). Works great. I think the Wahoo Tickr is about $50. I'm not sure how accurate in an absolute sense the computed calorie numbers are, but I presume they are relatively useful to compare the workload between two rides. Good enough for my needs.

[Vonruden]

I seek the shelter of the woods whenever the winds reach 20+, yesterday was fun.

[BryanE]

Originally Posted by Vonruden

I seek the shelter of the woods whenever the winds reach 20+, yesterday was fun.

Luv that bike.

[fmradio516]

Originally Posted by Lewis Moon

I just use the basic garmin paired with my Wahoo. It's actually really good data to have.

Can you hook up the HRM to free Strava or only to paid membership? Trying to figure out how much this is going to cost me. I know they changed their plan recently.

[BryanE]

The face of having fun?
34 degrees and mucho mud.
Jump in. It's a blast.

[jzinckgra]

Originally Posted by BryanE

The face of having fun?

34 degrees and mucho mud.

Jump in. It's a blast.

Nice pic

[smontanaro]

Originally Posted by fmradio516

Can you hook up the HRM to free Strava or only to paid membership? Trying to figure out how much this is going to cost me. I know they changed their plan recently.

How much connection are you looking for? Here's what I see on my Strava desktop (free version), just out putting around yesterday:



And pretty plots on my 'puter:



On my phone, when Strava tells me my ride is ready to review, I can also see a plot of heart rate over time:



Are you looking for more than that? I'm sure there's more should I wish to pay for it

[fmradio516]

Originally Posted by smontanaro

How much connection are you looking for? Here's what I see on my Strava desktop (free version), just out putting around yesterday:

On my phone, when Strava tells me my ride is ready to review, I can also see a plot of heart rate over time:

Are you looking for more than that? I'm sure there's more should I wish to pay for it

Looks like free does most of what im looking for.. thanks!!

[kingpin75s]

Originally Posted by Jaybee

Personally, i find singletrack to be soul-restorative in a way that road riding never is. Maybe it's the lack of cars, maybe it's being really immersed in nature, maybe it's the level of attention required by a demanding bitof gnar or tech- whatever it is, I can't live without Dirt Therapy.

All of this. Especially the latter.

The only thing that truly quiets my mind and places me firmly in the present.

[pcxmbfj]

I've been a dirt convert since the mid-nineties and will celebrate turning 72 this month in our local mountains bike park.
I will ride to the park avoiding as much road as I can and thinking about the three road deaths that occurred this month.
A couple of days this week I will do our Y road ride.