DeadSlow

The MapMyRide app might have settings in it for weight etc I don't know. I know it does all sorts of things like elevation, speed, weather, uploads to who knows where, sharing etc, but I don't use it for that. I don't even use it for the map function really because I do the same circuit every day. I really only use it to track total distance and time. Given that my average speed is relatively the same every day and my distance is also relatively the same it's not surprising that the calories burnt is also relatively the same. It claims I burn about 1400 calories an hour, maybe things like speed, changing elevation and weather are enough for a calorie count, I don't know but I also don't worry too much because I'm not counting them.

rje58_too

There are settings in MapMyRide to enter your gender and weight, which makes the calorie estimate a little less inaccurate. If you don't enter your gender and weight, it uses defaults. Depending on where you are in the world, MapMyRide does a pretty good job with tracking things like altitude/elevation to go along with your gender, weight, mileage, speed, elapsed time and aforementioned topographical data, so I would think it would do a better job of calorie guessing than most apps - if you enter accurate gender and weight data.

My post was entered at the same time as yours, DeadSlow, and is now obsolete since you posted yours a minute earlier. Thanks a lot!

< just kidding >

DeadSlow

Wow is that really a thing? I have the power to make people, I mean their posts, obsolete?
I never knew I wielded such power!
All bow before me
Oops that last line was suppose to be in my head!

I don't even weigh myself usually, a few weeks ago when I started breaking spokes was the first time I'd weighed myself in about 10 years. I used to have a stationary bike, a 20 year old MTB on a stand that I peddled flat out for about 7000ks over about a year. I was riding it for at least an hour every morning and with zero resistance I was peddling at about 40kph. I did start loosing weight and I got a really sore bum because it was a terrible bike and I stubbornly refused to spend any money on it. But when I started checking my weight regularly and pushing myself to a distance limit every day it became so much like a chore that I ended up throwing the bike in the shed and forgetting it. One day I might start doing this cycling thing for real world figures but right now there is more enjoyment in it for me if I don't sweat the small stuff.

OldCruiser

April
Goal 100 miles
4-01 7.8
4-02 4.2
4-03 4.2
4-04 3.1
4-07 4.1
4-08 3.1
4-09 3.0
4-10 3.0
4-11 5.2
4-12 8.6
4-13 4.1
4-17 4.1
4-18 5.2
4-19 3.2

MTD 62.4
YTD 96.4

giffenf

Remember me? Not been a great month for riding, but it's a start:

4/19 - 27.2

MTD: 27.2 mi.
Monthly Goal: 100 mi.

billmc40

My goal will be: weight down to 303.7 down 27.3 from 1/1/2022
235 miles both outside and trainer miles
MTD= 166.27 miles
year to date= 794.63 miles
weight down to 303.7 down 27.3 from 1/1/2022
4/1=9.77
4/2=6.46
4/3=14.04
4/4=10.48
4/5=8.27
4/6=7.06
4/7=7.17
4/8=8.29
4-9=7.22 [after a day of fishing at Roaring River State Park]
4/10=7.14
4/11=day off
4/12=7.17
4/13=8.69
4/14=9.54
4/15=16.55
4/16=8.51
4/17=9.17
4/18=12.11
4/19=8.62
4/20=

cyclist2000

Goal: 500 Miles
4/1 - 41
4/2 - 41
4/3 - 42
4/4 - 41
4/5 - 42
4/6 - 20
4/7 - 43
4/8 - 5
4/9 - 5
4/10 - 21
4/11 - 32
4/12 -17
4/13 - 22
4/14 - 31
4/15 - 27
4/16 - 10
4/17 - I took a day off.
4/18 - 22
4/19 -38

MTD: 500 miles

DeadSlow

Another 27.4km this morning and no broken spoke, not only that it rained 10 mins after I got home. WIN WIN!

OldCruiser

April
Goal 100 miles
4-01 7.8
4-02 4.2
4-03 4.2
4-04 3.1
4-07 4.1
4-08 3.1
4-09 3.0
4-10 3.0
4-11 5.2
4-12 8.6
4-13 4.1
4-17 4.1
4-18 5.2
4-19 3.2
4-20 4.0

MTD 66.9
YTD 100.4
I became a little concerned over my max heart rate of 185bpm , back on the 18th .
I figured I needed to monitor it a little better , now that I have the Apple Watch.
I set a max of 115bpm for myself and I’ve been keeping an eye on it , especially when climbing .
Today I hit a max of 109bpm with an average of 98bpm .
From what I’ve read , for my age , that seems to be about right .
Of course my average speed is going to suffer . I can’t jump on the bike and knock out a 3-5 mile ride like I used to .
That’s ok, if it keeps me on the bike .
I will discuss it with my cardiologist, but my six month checkup is in August . That’s , hopefully, a lot of miles between now and then .

MattTheHat 

04/01 - 10.1 miles
04/02 - 8.7 miles
04/03 - 10.0 miles
04/04 - 46.0 miles
04/05 - 34.2 miles
04/06 - 11.3 miles
04/07 - 13.7 miles
04/08 - 11.2 miles
04/09 - 18.6 miles
04/10 - 36.1 miles
04/11 - 11.9 miles
04/12 - 12.7 miles
04/13 - 29.5 miles
04/14 - 16.0 miles
04/15 - 13.2 miles
04/16 - 12.2 miles
04/17 - 13.3 miles
04/18 - 12.2 miles
04/19 - 11.4 miles
04/20 - 14.3 miles
04/21 - 28.2 miles

GOAL: 600 miles
MTD: 374.8 miles

BruceA78

April Goal - 200 Miles

April 1st - 16.01
April 3rd - 13.25
April 4th - 14.68
April 5th - 14.65
April 9th - 20.13
April 10th - 13.03
April 14th - 14.6
April 16th - 21.6
April 21th - 14.6

MTD - 142.7 miles
YTD - 201.1 miles

Unfortunately the bathroom scale is still reading 233 (+-) pounds.

MattTheHat 

04/01 - 10.1 miles
04/02 - 8.7 miles
04/03 - 10.0 miles
04/04 - 46.0 miles
04/05 - 34.2 miles
04/06 - 11.3 miles
04/07 - 13.7 miles
04/08 - 11.2 miles
04/09 - 18.6 miles
04/10 - 36.1 miles
04/11 - 11.9 miles
04/12 - 12.7 miles
04/13 - 29.5 miles
04/14 - 16.0 miles
04/15 - 13.2 miles
04/16 - 12.2 miles
04/17 - 13.3 miles
04/18 - 12.2 miles
04/19 - 11.4 miles
04/20 - 14.3 miles
04/21 - 28.2 miles
04/22 - 29.9 miles

GOAL: 600 miles
MTD: 404.6 miles

As usual this year, I'm behind pace. I'll try to find an extra 50 miles next in the coming week.

cyclist2000

Goal: 500 Miles
4/1 - 41
4/2 - 41
4/3 - 42
4/4 - 41
4/5 - 42
4/6 - 20
4/7 - 43
4/8 - 5
4/9 - 5
4/10 - 21
4/11 - 32
4/12 -17
4/13 - 22
4/14 - 31
4/15 - 27
4/16 - 10
4/17 - I took a day off.
4/18 - 22
4/19 - 38
4/20 - 11
4/21 - 33

MTD: 544 miles

DeadSlow

Broke 200ks for the month today and clocked over 800ks on the bike with about 5 days to go until it's 4 months old.
Today I did 30ks of back roads and highways, a lot more hills than I'm used to and a lot stepper hills than I'm used to.
I have worked out that I need to adjust the rear derailleur for the two biggest cogs because the chain wont stay on them, but I also broke no spokes again so touch wood this new rim is worth having.

OldCruiser

April
Goal 100 miles
4-01 7.8
4-02 4.2
4-03 4.2
4-04 3.1
4-07 4.1
4-08 3.1
4-09 3.0
4-10 3.0
4-11 5.2
4-12 8.6
4-13 4.1
4-17 4.1
4-18 5.2
4-19 3.2
4-20 4.0
4-22 4.2

MTD 71.1
YTD 104.6

OldCruiser

April
Goal 100 miles
4-01 7.8
4-02 4.2
4-03 4.2
4-04 3.1
4-07 4.1
4-08 3.1
4-09 3.0
4-10 3.0
4-11 5.2
4-12 8.6
4-13 4.1
4-17 4.1
4-18 5.2
4-19 3.2
4-20 4.0
4-22 4.2
4-23 5.2

MTD 76.3
YTD 109.8

The spikes in heart rate on my Apple Watch is not an accurate reading from what I’ve read .
When riding my bike with my wrist broken , if the watch slips down into the bend , the watch can give a false reading .
I need to tighten the band and keep it up my arm away from my wrist while riding .

msalvetti

April Goal: 200 miles
4/1: 16.3
4/2: 16.4
4/3: 16.4
4/5: 16.4
4/6: 16.4
4/8: 16.3
4/10: 16.4
4/12: 16.5
4/13: 16.8
4/15: 16.4
4/18: 16.8
4/23: 17.0

MTD: 198.1
YTD: 516.1

Haven't ridden for a few days due to weather, work, but mostly a nasty cold that I picked up early last week. Feeling much better now. Hoping I can hit 250 miles before the month is over.

Mark

257 roberts

April

4-27. 21.79 miles
4-24. 15.79 miles
4-20. 16.65 miles
4-18. 14.75 miles
4-15. 19.49 miles
4-12. 13.39 miles
4-11. 9.23 miles
4-10. 24.90 miles
4-08. 14.59 miles
4-02. 4.10 miles
4-01. 3.30 miles

MTD. 157.98 miles
YTD. 864.60 miles

OldCruiser

April
Goal 100 miles
4-01 7.8
4-02 4.2
4-03 4.2
4-04 3.1
4-07 4.1
4-08 3.1
4-09 3.0
4-10 3.0
4-11 5.2
4-12 8.6
4-13 4.1
4-17 4.1
4-23 5.3
4-24 5.2


MTD 81.6
YTD 115.1

billmc40

My goal will be: weight down to 303.7 down 27.3 from 1/1/2022
235 miles both outside and trainer miles
MTD= 211.56 miles
year to date= 839.92 miles
weight down to 303.7 down 27.3 from 1/1/2022
4/1=9.77
4/2=6.46
4/3=14.04
4/4=10.48
4/5=8.27
4/6=7.06
4/7=7.17
4/8=8.29
4-9=7.22 [after a day of fishing at Roaring River State Park]
4/10=7.14
4/11=day off
4/12=7.17
4/13=8.69
4/14=9.54
4/15=16.55
4/16=8.51
4/17=9.17
4/18=12.11
4/19=8.62
4/20=8.08
4/21=11.95
4/22=17.6
4/23=Day Off
4/24=8.07

DeadSlow

Another 27.84 km this morning, I was about 0.5kph slower today than I have been lately but I also tried a little bit of different circuit with a few more hills. I know the roads well enough in the day time but I probably took it a little more careful than I needed to in the dark, probably a good thing too because I also got chased by a little dog on one of the up hill slogs.Lucky he only had little legs and couldn't keep up!

So far now for April I'm up to 228ks and another day without a broken spoke. Although I did find out today that my speedo is about 10% out compared to Google and MapMyRide. My guess is from new it was set up with the wrong wheel size and I've never taken much notice of it because I've used MapMyRide since day one. Since the bike shop didn't give me any instruction with the speedo when I got it I'll go and hunt the web for an instruction manual and see what I can change. Doesn't change much for me if I can't change it but it does mean that the 830(ish) kms I'd done since new is actually closer to 910kms

msalvetti

April Goal: 200 miles New Goal: 250
4/1: 16.3
4/2: 16.4
4/3: 16.4
4/5: 16.4
4/6: 16.4
4/8: 16.3
4/10: 16.4
4/12: 16.5
4/13: 16.8
4/15: 16.4
4/18: 16.8
4/23: 17.0
4//24: 16.8

MTD: 214.9
YTD: 532.9

OldCruiser

April
Goal 100 miles
4-01 7.8
4-02 4.2
4-03 4.2
4-04 3.1
4-07 4.1
4-08 3.1
4-09 3.0
4-10 3.0
4-11 5.2
4-12 8.6
4-13 4.1
4-17 4.1
4-23 5.3
4-24 5.2
4-25 6.6


MTD 88.2
YTD 121.7

I’ve gone back to riding my thirty year old Schwinn Cross Cut . It is , and always has been the best , and easiest riding bike in the stable . Especially with the upgrades I’ve done on it .

MattTheHat 

04/01 - 10.1 miles
04/02 - 8.7 miles
04/03 - 10.0 miles
04/04 - 46.0 miles
04/05 - 34.2 miles
04/06 - 11.3 miles
04/07 - 13.7 miles
04/08 - 11.2 miles
04/09 - 18.6 miles
04/10 - 36.1 miles
04/11 - 11.9 miles
04/12 - 12.7 miles
04/13 - 29.5 miles
04/14 - 16.0 miles
04/15 - 13.2 miles
04/16 - 12.2 miles
04/17 - 13.3 miles
04/18 - 12.2 miles
04/19 - 11.4 miles
04/20 - 14.3 miles
04/21 - 28.2 miles
04/22 - 29.9 miles
04/23 - 12.2 miles
04/24 - 28.9 miles

GOAL: 600 miles
MTD: 445.7 miles

billmc40

My goal will be: weight down to 303.7 down 27.3 from 1/1/2022
235 miles both outside and trainer miles
MTD= 222.80 miles
year to date= 851.16miles
weight down to 303.7 down 27.3 from 1/1/2022
4/1=9.77
4/2=6.46
4/3=14.04
4/4=10.48
4/5=8.27
4/6=7.06
4/7=7.17
4/8=8.29
4-9=7.22 [after a day of fishing at Roaring River State Park]
4/10=7.14
4/11=day off
4/12=7.17
4/13=8.69
4/14=9.54
4/15=16.55
4/16=8.51
4/17=9.17
4/18=12.11
4/19=8.62
4/20=8.08
4/21=11.95
4/22=17.6
4/23=Day Off
4/24=8.07
4/25=11.24
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