I must be ill ....

[spingineer]

... it's a weekend, and I'm not on-call, and my ride is < 50 miles, Call a doctor!

43 miles and 2834 feet climbing ... does that count as a real ride???

[ovoleg]

depends how much you hammered, as long as its not junk miles its ok :)

[Drew12]

I only did 18 miles, and it is a definite hard ride.

But then it was MTbike. Up Down, through water, over rocks, takin' drops,
power through sand, scratched by branchs.
Up a canyon, down a canyon, back up, mostly single track, with some dirt road mixed in.
Found some new trails I'd never ridden and bombed those. Only to find I had to climb back out.

And after a Ruby's chili dog at the Shake shack on PCH.

Damn I had fun.
Life is really, really good.


It's not the quantity of miles, but that you had fun.

[roadfix]

junk miles :D



j/k

[Chucklehead]

that term sure is getting thrown around a lot lately.

[ovoleg]

that term sure is getting thrown around a lot lately.

riding at 12mph for 30miles w/ no climbs = junk miles imo

He had enough ft of climbing, I don't consider this junk

[nesdog]

... it's a weekend, and I'm not on-call, and my ride is < 50 miles, Call a doctor!

43 miles and 2834 feet climbing ... does that count as a real ride???

Hmmmm. about what we did this morning. Felt like a real ride to me!

Sheldon

[spingineer]

I have to admit, there was a good stretch where I was hammering ... but that was from mile 5-10. Fairly flat road, and was riding alone. One guy drafts behind me for a little while, then we hit a light. He takes the lead, and I just hang onto his wheel for dear life. Picked up some good speed, and HR up to 170 bpm.

But compared to what I have been doing lately (100, and 200 miles respectively the past couple of weeks), this seems like I hardly did anything).

[Drew12]

I have to admit, there was a good stretch where I was hammering ... but that was from mile 5-10. Fairly flat road, and was riding alone. One guy drafts behind me for a little while, then we hit a light. He takes the lead, and I just hang onto his wheel for dear life. Picked up some good speed, and HR up to 170 bpm.

But compared to what I have been doing lately (100, and 200 miles respectively the past couple of weeks), this seems like I hardly did anything).


I would expect you to up it to 300.
wimp...:D

[spingineer]

I would expect you to up it to 300.
wimp...:D
yea, I'm slacking!

[voltman]

Oh no! :rolleyes:

[ronjon10]

An easy week is good for you. Coaches I've talked to recommend 3 hard weeks followed by 1 easy week if you're training for something. Keeps you fresh and gives your muscles time to recover.

[Go_Fast]

no such thing as junk miles.

[BigSean]

yea, I'm slacking!


I did a training ride with my club today. It was brutal. We went up hwy 9 again, but the pace was killin me. I climbed it between 180 and 186 HR. Wed I rode it around 170.:eek: Today 49 miles and 5300ft and Im dead.:o

[ovoleg]

no such thing as junk miles.

yes there is ;)

[Happytime]

An easy week is good for you. Coaches I've talked to recommend 3 hard weeks followed by 1 easy week if you're training for something. Keeps you fresh and gives your muscles time to recover.

+1

[merider1]

Oh for cry eye, 25+ is pretty damn substantial by normal standards. My ride tomorrow won't be incredible, but I dare a single one of you to call it junk miles - your ass will be mine if you do. No, Ron, you aren't ill.

[jschen]

... it's a weekend, and I'm not on-call, and my ride is < 50 miles, Call a doctor!

43 miles and 2834 feet climbing ... does that count as a real ride???
That's a perfectly fine ride. My first ride after bringing my road bike home from the store was 5 miles, perhaps 100-200 vertical feet of descending, and a 10 MPH moving average. I was extremely sore for the rest of the day. But it's the ride that got me hooked on the sport.

[Go_Fast]

Oh for cry eye, 25+ is pretty damn substantial by normal standards. My ride tomorrow won't be incredible, but I dare a single one of you to call it junk miles - your ass will be mine if you do. No, Ron, you aren't ill.


are you back from "the matrix"?

[spingineer]

Oh for cry eye, 25+ is pretty damn substantial by normal standards.
But 20 of those miles were junk miles ... :) I was just comparing what I had been doing on past weekends, to what I did today. But if I did call you out, and said you were riding junk miles, and my ass were yours, what would you do with it? :p Now am I ill? :p

[Indolent58]

no such thing as junk miles.

So wrong. All of my miles are junk miles.

It's not about distance, speed, or elevation - it's a state of mind.

[merider1]

are you back from "the matrix"?
:lol: Yes, sir. And I'm headed out in 10 minutes to ride my Byceekal. :D

[merider1]

But 20 of those miles were junk miles ... :) I was just comparing what I had been doing on past weekends, to what I did today. But if I did call you out, and said you were riding junk miles, and my ass were yours, what would you do with it? :p Now am I ill? :p

Well, at this point all I want to do with anyone's ass is ride withit. :p I'm so desperate to get on my bike. I've got this disgusting cold and I'm hacking and I have so much to do today (which is why I had to bail on the BF movie get together), but I'm determined to get some kind of ride in! I'll take anything - fortunately, I have Griffith Park in my neighborhood (practically).

[spingineer]

Well, at this point all I want to do with anyone's ass is ride withit. :p I'm so desperate to get on my bike. I've got this disgusting cold and I'm hacking and I have so much to do today (which is why I had to bail on the BF movie get together), but I'm determined to get some kind of ride in! I'll take anything - fortunately, I have Griffith Park in my neighborhood (practically).
Thank you for changing your avatar! :D

Anyhow, sorry to hear about your cold. It's very easy to catch a cold while on a plane. Been there, done that. Off for a cool ride with Sesamecrunch at the coast ... hopefully it won't have too much climbing ... I want junk miles.

[ClanLee]

... it's a weekend, and I'm not on-call, and my ride is < 50 miles, Call a doctor!

43 miles and 2834 feet climbing ... does that count as a real ride???

I don't know about you but I did my first "real" ride this morning since getting my road bike. I rode almost 33 miles and 2500+ ft of climbing. I promised the wife to get back early or I would have extended it... :(

All in all, I'm just getting into road cycling and since I live on a hill, all my rides ends with a big climb at the end of it. Thanks to my garmin 305, I found out that I hit a 13% grade at the end. Don't know if that is a good thing or not. :D Junk miles or not, I'm just glad to be able to get miles in!

[JonnyOgre]

I dont know about junk miles, but after bringing home my "official" first road bike on Sunday, I have put in 60 miles on it this week. A few climbs, but a lot of flats. At least my legs dont think they were junk, and thats all that matters to me.

[roadfix]

I'll say this again. There's no such thing as junk miles! :D

[jpconrad]

So what is the ratio of elevation to miles that is considered junk miles? I've only ridden 225 miles and climbed 15000 feet so far this month, should I consider them all junk miles?

I only did 58,000 feet last month for 903 miles. How much of that was junk, too?

[merider1]

You silly people are cracking me up. :lol: I just got back and the only junk out there for me was my crappy cold. You won't believe this George and John, but I had to stop TWICE on Trash Truck Hill and I didn't even attempt the canyons. I was just coughing, hacking and blowing so much (for once, I even grossed myself out). I saw Big John and some of his harem along with Shprung out riding and waved at them. I must have looked a fright with all the snot strings hanging down my chin. :cry:

[roadfix]

John, you have absolutely nothing to worry about. Those ratios are more than adequate! It's people like me that I worry about...:):D

[jpconrad]

You silly people are cracking me up. :lol: I just got back and the only junk out there for me was my crappy cold. You won't believe this George and John, but I had to stop TWICE on Trash Truck Hill and I didn't even attempt the canyons. I was just coughing, hacking and blowing so much (for once, I even grossed myself out). I saw Big John and some of his harem along with Shprung out riding and waved at them. I must have looked a fright with all the snot strings hanging down my chin. :cry:

I believe you! :p

Did it help clear your head, though? I find that riding clears my sinuses when I've got allergies or a cold.

Feel any better?

[jpconrad]

John, you have absolutely nothing to worry about. Those ratios are more than adequate! It's people like me that I worry about...:):D

You don't use a bike computer, right? So you have to guestimate yours?

BTW, when are you gonna come ride Chantry Flats?

[ronjon10]

So what is the ratio of elevation to miles that is considered junk miles? I've only ridden 225 miles and climbed 15000 feet so far this month, should I consider them all junk miles?

I only did 58,000 feet last month for 903 miles. How much of that was junk, too?

Think of all those downhill miles you've logged, junk junk junk.

[merider1]

I believe you! :p

Did it help clear your head, though? I find that riding clears my sinuses when I've got allergies or a cold.

Feel any better?

Thanks for asking, John. :) Yes, a little better except for the dripping - so, no, it didn't completely clear the sinuses, but I do feel less lethargic. Plus, I have to now get off here and function whether I want to or not. Sigh. But I needed a fix desperately! Did you ride today?

[merider1]

BTW, when are you gonna come ride Chantry Flats?

+1 When, George, when!? :D

[t4mv]

Ron, nothing wrong with your mileage and climbing, but wussing out on a little bit of "humidity" on Skyline yesterday...that was inexcusable. :p

[roadfix]

During the week, I can only ride Thursday nights.

[merider1]

During the week, I can only ride Thursday nights.

Well then, you'll just have to start riding GP with me again! :D

[Gretzky]

I'll say this again. There's no such thing as junk miles! :D
I agree! Any mile ridden, is a good mile in my book ;) :beer:

[Gretzky]

I was just coughing, hacking and blowing so much :cry:
Sorry to hear your not feeling well Mary, and hope your feeling better real soon!!

[merider1]

Sorry to hear your not feeling well Mary, and hope your feeling better real soon!!
Thanks, Greg. :) Are you going to be at the Slacker ride???

[Gretzky]

Thanks, Greg. :) Are you going to be at the Slacker ride???
As of right now yes, but I have a ice hockey game that afternoon. So I am thinking of stopping by, dropping of your jersey, and doing part of the ride.
I'll get my century in the day before :)

[merider1]

As of right now yes, but I have a ice hockey game that afternoon. So I am thinking of stopping by, dropping of your jersey, and doing part of the ride.
I'll get my century in the day before :)
I forgot about that jersey! Great, thank you! :D I may only do part of the ride too - after all, that would truly capture the meaning of "slacker." ;)

[Gretzky]

that would truly capture the meaning of "slacker." ;)
That's what I'm talking about :D

[jpconrad]

Thanks for asking, John. :) Yes, a little better except for the dripping - so, no, it didn't completely clear the sinuses, but I do feel less lethargic. Plus, I have to now get off here and function whether I want to or not. Sigh. But I needed a fix desperately! Did you ride today?

I figure a couple days on the bike and you'll be as good as new!

I ended up riding up to Chantry Flats this morning since I've been slacking off on the climbing lately. Besides, I wanted to test the Lews out on a sustained climb.

[spingineer]

Ron, nothing wrong with your mileage and climbing, but wussing out on a little bit of "humidity" on Skyline yesterday...that was inexcusable. :p
Well, my other excuse was the route was heading for Half Moon Bay, and I knew I was going to do that today ... hence the reason for skipping out the rest of the ride. That's my excuse, and I'm sticking with it. :D

[spingineer]

You silly people are cracking me up. :lol: I just got back and the only junk out there for me was my crappy cold. You won't believe this George and John, but I had to stop TWICE on Trash Truck Hill and I didn't even attempt the canyons. I was just coughing, hacking and blowing so much (for once, I even grossed myself out). I saw Big John and some of his harem along with Shprung out riding and waved at them. I must have looked a fright with all the snot strings hanging down my chin. :cry:
Sorry about your cold. I think the first time I met you, on Solvang, you were having the same thing. And if you are anything like you were then, the snot was not too noticeable. But then again, I wasn't with you for the whole 200 miles.

I'm actually trying to reduce my mileage, and you are trying to build them up. I think my body needs a little rest to recover, so this gives me the perfect opportunity to bring in my bike to the shop.

But then again ... I'm probably being a wussy!