The Cycling Thread

[carelesschucca]

Originally Posted by maviczap

Blimey, you've found something I didn't know about!

I like it

I wouldn't pay for Pro+, but for £10 the Pro suits me.

I really like the 3D mapping of your routes that it does, but Its nice the way it builds a good picture of what your doing...

Gotta say when I was out today if my feet hadn't been so cold I'd have done the extra 15 miles of going round the Crow Road. I felt like I could have kept going at the pace I was doing for a good while longer. Probably for the best that it didn't.

[maviczap]

Yep, cold feet can really hurt. Its my biggest isue in the winter

It is cold hands for me...

These online apps are not the sort of thing I'd ever pay for... they make their money from data harvesting and social networking and even that price can be a bit stiff. The TAC is always an interesting read.

Software... Last night I cancelled my Strava account... it was only ever going to be temporary. I get what I need from Golden Cheetah... For those who want to upload their rides it can do that. About the only thing it doesn't do is route planning. For that I crank up Basecamp with OpenCycleMap and export the route to the Edge...

Anyway, I'm on my way home on Tuesday... it's looking like 5 days on the road going the long/slow way around. I'm looking forward to getting back on the treadly and I don't care which one at the moment... it's addictive and I need my fix!

[Dipper]

Originally Posted by MattCollins

About the only thing it doesn't do is route planning. For that I crank up Basecamp with OpenCycleMap and export the route to the Edge...

Perhaps in your part of the world this isn't so important but for the UK with it's network of lanes Strava is without a doubt the best route planning tool available as it routes using ride data history. I've used it to plan motorcycle trips too

Another great set of tools if you use Chrome is StravistiX.

[carelesschucca]

I like using Bikehike, it's very simple to build a route quickly and it gives you elevation details while your at it. Admittedly some of the functions are a footer but it's not bad. Google is carp the timings are completely wack.. It's about 15/20% slow in timings.

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by maviczap

Blimey, you've found something I didn't know about!

Veloviewer is what they used to show the climb profiles on this year's TDF coverage.

[carelesschucca]

Originally Posted by Luckypants

Veloviewer is what they used to show the climb profiles on this year's TDF coverage.

That's why it looks so familiar to me.

[Dipper]

Originally Posted by carelesschucca

I like using Bikehike, it's very simple to build a route quickly and it gives you elevation details while your at it. Admittedly some of the functions are a footer but it's not bad. Google is carp the timings are completely wack.. It's about 15/20% slow in timings.

Interesting, I've not used that before and like the layout with the OS mapping. I just tried planning a route though and it's tending to favour major single and dual carriageway A roads Perhaps Strava is most useful in our busy corner of the country, Essex has some of the busiest roads and yet has hundreds of miles of quiet single track country lanes, it's very good at keeping routes away from busier roads.

Originally Posted by Dipper

Perhaps in your part of the world this isn't so important but for the UK with it's network of lanes Strava is without a doubt the best route planning tool available as it routes using ride data history. I've used it to plan motorcycle trips too

Another great set of tools if you use Chrome is StravistiX.

I gave you a hint as to why I don't use Strava.

Yes, the routing engine is a stand out feature however, it is only a minor inconvenience to use a few extra shaping points when creating the occasional route.

[TheRamJam]

Guys what do you guys use for a waterproof jacket?

Currently I use an UnderArmour baselayer with my DHB Momentum Jacket on top. The jacket is more like a jersey really, and is not windproof or waterproof. So at the end of each commute its still wet for the return leg. I have a Sportful Refelx 2 rain layer but on the the occasions I did use it the zipp kept sticking and didn't do a great job of keeping me dry underneath neither.

Hoping to spend under £100 if I can

Cheers