General Cycling Discussion - I did my 2nd Century

Last Saturday I did 102.7 miles, today I did 103.4 miles. I got stung by a bee at mile 23 (right behind my knee in the bend of the leg). It made the next 80 miles "uncomfortable" and I don't think I'll be following up the ride tomorrow. :mad: My average speed was slower than last week (about 16.x MPH) but I did do the first 38.4 miles in 2Hrs 11 Minutes with about 10 minutes of breaktime in there (2 bathroom breaks... I drank to much gatorade and it was muggy as hell). There are a few decent climbs and it was pretty wet out there to boot! I was soaking wet at the stop at 23 miles where I got stung. My camera is sucking so the pic of the the Sigma is weak! I hope theres better lighting tomorrow so I can get a decent pic of it. Well, back to bed and the cold pack on the bee sting.

Here is the pic I took, but it sucks!!!!

Congratulations!

I will try to cycle today the metric century - 100 km.

The picture is OK, I can see the figures. What was the route? Did you ride to some nearby town and then returned back?

What was your motivation?

Alexey,

I rode through 3 counties, then turned around and came back. My motivation is that I love to ride bicycles and seeing just what I can do on one. I started with 20 mile rides, then 40, then Metric Centuries and then Centuries. I plan on doing a group Centruy ride next month. The 2 I have done so far have been solo. Good luck on your Metric Century today! It's a long way to ride a bike!!! My riding buddy Pedaler is going out to do a 60 mile ride today and I 'm at home :( due to the bee sting.

What is your motivation to ride the Metric today?

Later and have a good ride!!!

Well done.

Your camera seems just fine. It would appear that is has simply focussed on the tree and the grass.

Congrats :beer:
By the way, is your front wheel misaligned or is it just the picture?

The camera has auto focus but I can't get the Sigma to be the object of focus :o

The front wheel is aligned ok. In the picture the bike is leaning on a tree and I'm at an angle trying to get the @#$%& camera to focus on the Sigma. :mad: :mad:

I'm done trying, so I admit defeat at the hands of Sony Digital Cam's!!!

Later and ride hard

Hi Ti-Carbo,

most autofocus cameras will let you freeze the focus. For example, point the camera at a wall or tree or something that is about 2 feet away from you and push the shutter button half-way. This will freeze the focus at 2 feet. Then continue holding the button half-way and go point the lens at your bike computer and snap the pic.

BTW, congrats on finishing your century. Good show!

hey! Thats the same computer i have! (I think)

The 2nd cheapest Sigma. BT401
It shows time, trip, MPH and total miles.
I have the top of the line Sigma on my MTB, but I never use the extra features... So I figured I'd put the extra $$$ into go-fast parts!

As far as the camera goes, It takes great pics of large objects, just those small ones are a chore.

Later and ride hard,

PS>>> Thanks for all the :beer: on my 2nd Century! Next Saturday I hope to make it a 3-peat!