logging data
 

How does everyone log there data? Do you build a spreadsheet, or use a certain program, or just not log it at all? Whats the best way or best program to use?

I just use a speadsheet I set up myself. I actually use Quattro pro simply because it came free on a computer years ago, but anything will work. The nice thing about building your own is you can make it fit your needs and style. I track my commuting time and average speed as well as maintenance miles so I can keep track of parts wear.

I use Bike Journal.

I made a really ugly but functional spreadsheet in Excel. Then my wife saw it & freaked out (she's a former presentation graphics professional) so she designed a really attractive spreadsheet in Excel; that's what I use now.

I just log miles per day, & it gives me a weekly total & a running YTD total. I don't bother indicating anything about the ride (terrain, weather, elevation gain, etc) but I do occasionally include notes to remind myself why a particular weeks mileage was higher or lower than average.

I'm about to modify it so that it'll give me a "Check Chain" warning every 1500 miles or so.

A number of years ago, after trying several different commercial loggers (e.g., PC Coach), and a bunch of spreadsheets, I got frustrated with their limitations and decided to develop my own program.

It's called CycliStats, and it's been on the market for 4 years now (with continued enhancements and updates).

You can download a free, fully functional, 30-day trial version from the website to see if it meets your needs, and you can PM me if you have any questions about it.

I just have my own custom spreadsheet in excel that incorporates the weather, what I wore, how I felt, time, distance, average speed, and periodization schedule as well as my total distance by week, month and YTD. I also have my HR data in there as well.

logging data
 

after looking at differant programs, and messing with them, I like Cyclistats the best. Easy to use, lots of fields and great info summed up with just a click. Thanks

Just a simple spreadsheet where I record nothing but distance for each day, and keep track of monthly and YTD totals. For no reason other than curiosity (I don't do training of any kind).

I just import from my polar and leave it at that.

I made my own bike journal in Adobe Illustrator. The front page is a calender of sorts that I can mark off the days I ride (and what bike), with room for weekly and monthly time totals. The rest of the book is full of pages with room for all the info I take from my speedometer and heart rate monitor, and a few lines to describe the ride, and some lines for general notes. It's wire bound with a mattboard cover.

It took a few hours to set up in illustrator and about $8-9 in material/kinkos costs. I made one for my dad as well, and it seems to be working for him too.

:beer: Woo-Hooo! Thanks! :beer:

Last year I used a spreadsheet that broke things down nicely. It even had a bar graph of my monthly mileage, lol. This year I went low-tech and I just write down my ride time, distance, and what route I took in a journal type thing.