Something cool happened to me today
04-30-13 | 07:04 PM
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Its only pain
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Hammond, WI
Bikes: '18 Salsa Marrakesh, '14 Salsa Colossal, '89 GT Timberline
Something cool happened to me today
I was finishing my ride and a car following me the last few blocks. When I pulled into my driveway he stopped and jumped out of his car. I thought,"what did I do to tick him off?" Turns out he lives a couple blocks away, started riding bikes a few years ago and just got a Garmin. He noticed a bunch of my rides and how close they were to his house. I must say it was a kinda cool feeling meeting someone because of my rides posted from my Garmin.
04-30-13 | 07:52 PM
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From: New England
Bikes: Trek 6500, Giant Escape 3
Wow, that is pretty cool! I didn't know you could post the rides to Garmin. I use Runkeeper and just downloaded the app for Map My Ride!
It's really Sci Fi stuff to me that I can tune my guitar with my phone, which has almost as good of a camera as my little Canon, and I can also keep track of rides or walks!
It's really Sci Fi stuff to me that I can tune my guitar with my phone, which has almost as good of a camera as my little Canon, and I can also keep track of rides or walks!
05-01-13 | 05:51 AM
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The Recumbent Quant
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From: Fairfield, CT
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By the way, you don't need a Garmin device to get a Connect account. You can upload gpx files that you make with your android/iphone/whatever-else.
05-01-13 | 06:21 AM
#6
So, have you planned any rides together?
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05-01-13 | 11:28 AM
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From: Danville, KY
Bikes: '23 Litespeed T5
The "dark side" of this is I've read articles that theives are using Strava-like sites to monitor where the nice bikes are for stealing. Be careful about what you post or you may go for a ride one day and your bike is gone.
05-01-13 | 03:52 PM
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Erect member since 1953
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From: Antioch, CA (SF Bay Area)
Bikes: Trek 520 Grando, Roubaix Expert, Motobecane Ti Century Elite turned commuter, Some old French thing gone fixie
You can set it to randomize/make anonymous your house location. Any ride started from your house will be in the general area but not exactly. Except it looks fine when YOU log in.
05-01-13 | 04:53 PM
#10
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Its only pain
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From: Hammond, WI
Bikes: '18 Salsa Marrakesh, '14 Salsa Colossal, '89 GT Timberline
05-01-13 | 04:54 PM
#11
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Its only pain
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From: Hammond, WI
Bikes: '18 Salsa Marrakesh, '14 Salsa Colossal, '89 GT Timberline
05-01-13 | 05:28 PM
#12
Misfit
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Yes, we must all be fearful all the time. Wait..., If someone wants to steal my bike can't they just follow me home and see where I live?
05-01-13 | 07:54 PM
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Pedals, Paddles and Poles
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From: Vegas Valley, NV
Bikes: Santa Cruz Tallboy, Ridley Noah, Scott Spark 20
That's the truth. I've used it for motivation. I also found some riders in my neck of the woods and routes I never knew existed. I have also seen the wierd ego maniacs, I view them as zombies trying to eat my brains. I flee for my life.
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I think its disgusting and terrible how people treat Lance Armstrong, especially after winning 7 Tour de France Titles while on drugs!
I can't even find my bike when I'm on drugs. -Willie N.
