I like the post ride data too much to just go naked. I will put up a screen containing less real time data though.

Before today, I think it was probably early summer that I logged in to Strava. I could have Garmin Connect put my rides on Strava, but, I don't think about it when I download my rides. And, kind of like WhyFi, I don't always take the GPS with me and sometimes it runs out of battery on my rides. Yes, it's a bunch of sorry excuses for not having my segments on Strava.

See, I'm more in to in-ride data - I want HR and cadence. Post-ride I don't care about so much.

That's my story and I'm sticking with it.


You're a member of the 5% aren't you? :notamused:


But seriously though, granted, the article did play down the juvenile aspect, mentioning it briefly just once. Still I think this would have been an appropriate occasion for the judge to be firm instead of lenient. Four people lost their lives, plus a member of his own entourage is paralyzed for life. How many people have to die to qualify for firm?

Granted, we were not at the trial so there may be other extenuating circumstances we're not privy to which may help explain the judge's reasoning, but what really bothers me is how this case typifies the privilege that wealth affords. How many thousands of poor people get thrown in jail every day without a second thought for street crimes which can easily be explained by poverty and lack of opportunity? And nobody got killed or even injured, these people are just trying to survive. Every single day.

Just flies in the face of the assertion that this is a classless society, at least as I understand it to mean.

:thumb:

There is a gravel ride in September just south of me that I was interested in until I saw it was a century. It's down in the cannon river valley with tons of climbs. Unsupported. Sounds miserable. When they post it I'm going to check out the route though so I can split it up and do it over a weekend or something. I'm guessing half of it will be pretty close to the Miesville Fifty6.

I do watch HR a lot.

I tried doing this, too, but it never worked right for some reason. It looked like it was all authorized properly, but rides never populated over, so I just rescinded the account connection.

Just slapped the Quarq on the TT bike. I'm into all data. Post, pre and during.

Works for me. I plug my Garmin in for charging and it uploads all the rides to Garmin Connect and they sync over to Strava no problem.

That's my interest as well. Speed/HR/Cadence, grade. When I'm finished, I'm finished. I'll dump the data into Garmin Connect every two weeks or so.

Well, for me it's an abundance of unwelcomed admiring stares that deters me from riding naked. But to each his own.

That's probably why you lose battery on rides, Lemont, ya big dummy.

Probably. I rarely see my Garmin hit 70%.

95% of reviews have been glowing about the new Star Wars movie. So yes, I am a member of the 5%.

I thought it was the 1% we were supposed to be angry at? The fact that it's now 5% tells me the economy is improving and pretty soon we'll all be in the top percentile.

Of all the unappreciated respnses to OP questions, I find the ones recommending caution (i.e. don't dare do what you really want to do) elicit the most ire. Flippancy seems to exacerbate the effect. Not that I have any personal experience with this. Not that defective tire tubes might be involved. Oh no. It is just an observation.

I have not seen the new Star Wars movie. May I give it a glowing review?

It is the best movie I haven't seen this year.

I'm going to keep an eye on the Wattteam Powerbeat (or whatever it's called). I'd love to have the power data, too - used to have a PTap, but that was really too early in my riding for me to understand/appreciate/make use of it. That said, funds that could be spent on a power meter might be better spent on tools... funny enough, an LAJ (Low-angle Jack) is near the top of my list...

Calm down. It's just a tube thread not a kidney thread.

Touche! :)

The further point is that, if the problem is the kid hadn't (and clearly hasn't) learned that actions have consequences, how is letting him off with probation going to help? Clearly it didn't. Hope he gets tossed in the actual slammer for a few years now.

He should also be forcibly cured of "affluenza". I have a few suggestions on how.

I think Brady stopped aging by eating avocado ice cream. :rolleyes:

For me, in ride HR is super critical with my heart condition. That totally justifies my geek equipment to my wife.

I have the new Edge 520, which uses BT to sync with my phone. When I start a ride, I have to turn live track on using the phone (so my wife will know where to look for my body when I get hit by a car... there will be an update that auto detects crashes, btw), and then I just hit start on the 520. I've got all live data up on screen while I ride. I turned the strava live segments off, btw. Then when I'm done, I just hit stop, and then ok to save ride. It auto-syncs to garmin connect, and then over to strava by the time I've got the garage door open with no action from me.

I spend more effort getting my workout tunes going and stopping them at the end than I do for managing my ride data. THIS is why the 520 is awesome compared to earlier units. No messing with it.

What I'm really wanting lately is a power meter to hook up (those PowerTap pedals look suhweet!). Unfortunately, I'm too poor for that at this time :(

Understand completely, though.... I have found I can always make room in the budget for tools, and bike stuff. At this point in my life, they are one in the same. Park Tools is my new Snap On.

Speaking of Snap On. That L-aj is Snap On money! Cool thing though.

Remember, you can buy better, but you can't buy more expensive. (Snap On)