rje58_too

April Goal: 200 miles

April 1 - 10.4 miles
April 3 - 4.4 miles
April 4 - 15.8 miles
April 5 - 10.2 miles
April 6 - 12.3 miles
April 10 - 16.4 miles
April 11 - 10.8 miles (Trek 830)*
April 12 - 11.4 miles
April 13 - 18.3 miles (Trek 830*=4.5 miles ; Fuji Absolute=13.8 miles)

I split the ride between the two bikes today. Only had 1/2 hour for lunch, rode the Trek. Rode the Fuji at the end of the day.

April to date: 110.1 miles

2022 total to date: 310.3 miles
2022 Goal: 2,200 miles

*All my miles are outdoor miles on a 2011 Fuji Absolute 3 (unless otherwise noted) - my backup bike is a 1997 Trek 830.

msalvetti

I saw that you were planning to repair your own spokes. Is this one that broke one of your new ones?

Mark

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

MTD: 147.9
YTD: 465.9

My old Mongoose has twist-grip shifters, and the new Trek has levers. The LBS said I would love them, and they showed me how all I needed to do was press on one lever to downshift, and the other to upshift. I do like them more than the twist-grips for sure, but the upshift lever is underneath the grip and an awkward reach with my thumb. Didn't like that at all. But tonight after 15 rides and over 230 miles, I finally realized I can also pull on that lever with my index finger. Much better!

Mark

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

MTD - 91.75 miles
YTD - 149.85 miles

DeadSlow

No I haven't got that far yet. This is an original spoke. Not 100% sure if it's one the shop fixed a few weeks back.
I'm starting to ask myself whether it's worth going from a 32 spoke to a 36 spoke, or what the next move is. I know spokes break, but I shouldn't be breaking that many spokes and I wasn't breaking them a month, two months, three months ago.

rje58_too

Once my spokes starting breaking on my Fuji Absolute, they kept breaking. I gave up and just bought new wheels with stronger spokes.

YMMV, I can't predict what will happen with yours, just offering my personal experience.

BTW, I was about ten or twelve pounds lighter when they starting breaking than during the two years I rode with no breakages...

DeadSlow

Yeah I'm going down to the place I brought the bike from tomorrow and I'm going to ask them for options.
I'm hoping they can give me options under warranty, and I'm prepared to buy something else if it's reasonable price, but I'm hoping they have more stock than their website shows.

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


MTD: 403 miles

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

GOAL: 600 miles
MTD: 283.2 miles

DeadSlow

0km on the bike today but I'm going to do nearly 500ks in the truck taking the wheel to get fixed, is that exercise?

rje58_too

April Goal: 200 miles

April 1 - 10.4 miles
April 3 - 4.4 miles
April 4 - 15.8 miles
April 5 - 10.2 miles
April 6 - 12.3 miles
April 10 - 16.4 miles
April 11 - 10.8 miles (Trek 830)*
April 12 - 11.4 miles
April 13 - 18.3 miles (Trek 830*=4.5 miles ; Fuji Absolute=13.8 miles)
April 15 - 16.4 miles

April to date: 126.4 miles

2022 total to date: 326.7 miles
2022 Goal: 2,200 miles

*All my miles are outdoor miles on a 2011 Fuji Absolute 3 (unless otherwise noted) - my backup bike is a 1997 Trek 830.

msalvetti

That doesn't sound like fun. What does gas cost in Australia? Hope you get the spoke issues sorted out, especially if you are that far from the shop. Good luck!

Mark

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

MTD: 164.3
YTD: 482.3

The lack of a kickstand on the new Trek bugs me. I hate laying it down on the ground, and I always worry about it falling over when I lean it against something in the garage. I found the Upstand online, a carbon fiber stick that basically props the bike from the rear axle (https://upstandingbicycle.com/). Ordered a non-folding version on March 22 and heard nothing other than a confirmation from Paypal. Emailed them for an order status last week, no response. I was starting to think I should cancel, but it arrived in the mail today. Seems nice, we'll see how it works this weekend.

Mark

DeadSlow

My brain can't do the conversation at the moment but I paid 1.90 per litre of diesel this morning. Standard fuel is down about the 1.65 mark. It's come down since my last trip though, last time I paid 2.03 per litre, lucky I live driving

I don't know if the problem has been fixed or not yet I haven't been for a ride. They fixed the broken spoke and we discussed options and they offered me one of these.
Jante
It feels stronger and the spokes are thicker (2.1mm compared to 2.3mm). I know it's not an overly expensive wheel but it is definitely stronger than the one that came with the bike.

The only slight bummer is that it's presta valve (doesn't fit shrader valve) and the front wheel is still the original that came with the bike with a shrader valve. I'm not overly worried about needing to carry two spare tubes because at the moment although I do 25ks a day I am also no more than 2ks from home so pushing the bike home isn't a major drama. In fact pushing it home is probably preferable to sitting on the side of the road at 5am trying to fix a wheel. I figure I'll test this over the next few days and if it fails I'll take it back under warranty and push them for something else, they did offer a $300 wheel but I knew that wasn't going to be a free change over. If the wheel works and feels right I might ring them up and ask them for the front wheel so I can have two matching sets.

Either way I guess I'll find out tomorrow morning, I just hope I don't run over the Easter bunny.

msalvetti

We don't have many diesel cars here, but you are paying about 40% more for diesel than we are here. Gasoline is a bit more expensive than diesel right now. Our tax structure has never priced diesel significantly less than gasoline - it is actually often more expensive.

Good for you getting out early in the morning - my riding is usually after dark at the end of the day, although now that sunset is around 7:30PM I have mostly daylight now. You can buy a bushing that would let you use a Presta tube in the front Schaeder wheel (Presta Valve Saver), but I would also probably walk home in your case before doing a roadside repair. I can be as far as 14ks from home, so I carry a spare tube and a pump. Knock on wood, haven't had to use it yet.

Mark

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= 136.37 miles
year to date= 764.73 miles
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

DeadSlow

Diesel had a big push here a few years ago, but it shouldn't be as expensive as it is for what is essentially a waste product. But in general fuel is just expensive because the government pretty much lets the fuel companies dictate everything. The war in Ukraine is a good excuse for prices to skyrocket, if it wasn't for the that our fuel would be down around the $1.40-$1.50 mark

I sleep badly so my effort riding in the morning is more about something to do at that time of day...and because I don't like riding with traffic. I do it if I have to and I do it if I'm with others but by myself I like riding through the early hours of darkness. The fog is getting a bit thick at the moment, but that just means I stay cool

Thanks for the tube link, I actually stumbled across them yesterday afternoon and realised that would fix my issues. Of course in Australia at the moment the only places that have any of them want as high as $10 for one, so I think I'll definitely hit up Amazon and Ebay for options.

Rode 27.42 ks this morning (according to MapMyRide), no problems with the new rim so far so that is good and today's distance brings my April total to 152.3 km

rje58_too

April Goal: 200 miles

April 1 - 10.4 miles
April 3 - 4.4 miles
April 4 - 15.8 miles
April 5 - 10.2 miles
April 6 - 12.3 miles
April 10 - 16.4 miles
April 11 - 10.8 miles (Trek 830)*
April 12 - 11.4 miles
April 13 - 18.3 miles (Trek 830*=4.5 miles ; Fuji=13.8 miles)
April 15 - 16.4 miles
April 16 - 10.8 miles

April to date: 137.2 miles

2022 total to date: 337.5 miles
2022 Goal: 2,200 miles

*All my miles are outdoor miles on a 2011 Fuji Absolute 3 (unless otherwise noted) - my backup bike is a 1997 Trek 830.

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

MTD 54.5
YTD 88.0
Missed a few days while my wife had her surgery.
I got to get in a ride while she was resting.
I think it rained a couple of those days anyway .
Rain coming in this afternoon/evening into tomorrow morning.
maybe it’ll dry up and I can ride in the evening tomorrow.
Happy Easter ! Everybody!

rje58_too

I hope and pray that your wife is doing well.

Happy Easter!

DeadSlow

Happy Easter to you too
No riding for me this morning it's raining and I'm a delicate butterfly.

257 roberts

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 120.40 miles
YTD. 827.00 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
4-18 5.2

MTD 59.2
YTD 93.2

I bought myself an Apple Watch SE . It keeps track of my heartbeat and rate .
It recognized I was riding a bike after .6 miles and started keeping a record of my ride .
What was most interesting was my heart rate . Max heart rate was 185bpm , average 132bpm .
I checked my heart rate after climbing my biggest hill and it was 184bpm , after topping the hill and coasting down the other side , the rate had dropped to 91bpm . So it dropped quickly , which is good .
I have been diagnosed with “ controlled AFib”
Right now , as I’m typing this , I’m averaging 73bpm .
I never felt any symptoms for AFib , but have on two other rides , before getting this watch, felt chest pain and had to rest a few minutes , them it went away .
according to the age chart online, for my age my target range is 75-128 with a max of 150 .
My resting rate today is 54bpm .
something to watch , and something to discuss with my cardiologist next visit .

DeadSlow

I'm not really interested in tracking my heat beat and stuff (I might be too shocked!) but it's interesting that programs like MapMyRide etc can tell me how many calories I've burnt without knowing my weight, size or how much effort I'm really putting into peddling. Obviously I believe the calories count and live by it, but it does make me wonder why they put it on there when it has to be inaccurate in so many cases.

0kms today as it's raining

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

MTD: 181.1
YTD: 499.1

I like mechanical watches, and decided I would look even weirder than usual if I was wearing an Apple watch on the other wrist. So instead of the Apple watch I went with a Fitbit Charge 4. Does my heart rate and I sync it with my phone so it tracks my route. Not very accurate (iPhone GPS mileage was +/- a full mile). I added a Bryton Rider320 for more accurate mileage and so I could see my speed. I love that I can get a couple of weeks out of the Bryton before I have to charge, even with the back light on all the time.

The Fitbit knows my weight, so I figure the calorie calc is probably reasonably accurate. Tonight it said I burned 1,097 calories, avg heart rate 124 bpm, max 161 bpm. Rule of thumb max heart rate for me is 220-60=160 bpm.

Mark