Bike Journal for dummies

[IFjane]

Hi ladies (and men!) - ok, it has been almost a year since I logged-in to BJ to record my meager miles. I want to add a total to that mileage for TE and just tried - but for the life of me I can't figure out how to add to my mileage!

HELP!

What do I do? I logged-in and then can't find where to add mileage. I can see how to add to my lifetime odometer, but that does not seem to add to my 2007 miles....???? duh.....help!

As Homer would say, "I'm smart, I'm smart, s-m-r-t..." :eek::confused:

[RoadRaven]

Hi there Jane

When you log in, lok at the menu along the top - it reads

HOME JOURNAL RIDERS etc

Hold the mouse over JOURNAL and click on "add ride"


:)

[IFjane]

Thank you RR! As I said, I'm s-m-r-t! :D;)

[three]

I just joined bikejournal tonight. It's all new to me and I have, what I presume to be, a very stupid question:

who claims TE club membership? Is that reserved for paid persons - or team/racer gals? I lean towards thinking it's only for certain folks.

I don't need to be in a club by any means. But, if I'm eligible to claim TE as my group of cool folks - than I'd like to do so.

Sorry for my ignorance on the matter. Thanks.

[kelownagirl]

IMO, we are all TE gals and we all claim the right to be members on BJ. In fact, we want more members so we can get more miles and move up in the ranks, right ladies? So join the TE Team at bikejournal today!

PS We have a thread in the forums too in case TE is down. :D

[RoadRaven]

When I first joined BJ, I thought I had to put my local club... so I did, and of course I was the only one in the whole of BJ

So I made my club TE - which it is really.

It is not reserved for paid cyclists, or members of TE admin who are paid.
It is not reserved for teams or racers

Anyone from TE can affiliate themselves with TE on BJ.
In fact, the more the better and then we will have a better chance to get in the top 3 this year - wouldn't that be cool.

Occasional riders, commuters, cyclocrossers, dirt bikers, triatheletes, tootlers, fitness riders, club racers, national contenders... all these types of cyclists (and I have probably left some out) affiliate themselves with TE on BikeJournal...

Name TE as your club... if you hop on a bike and make the pedals turn - you are a cyclist :)

[bmccasland]

Note to self, join Team TE on Bike Journal this year. I have new warm stuff, so I should be back on the bike soon(ish). I admit, I'm a weanie when it comes to riding in cooler weather.

[Tri Girl]

I've never thought of joining BJ before, but all this talk has me thinking I might. I think I'll head over there sometime today to check it out.



and why did my sick, twisted mind see BJ and think nasty thoughts?? Too many years of uptight Catholic schooling seem to always have my mind rebelling against properness and pure thoughts. Sorry.

[sundial]

Ok, I joined BJ and listed TE as the team. :)

How do I add my mtb? I listed the Roubaix and my *primary* bike but my first ride of the new year was actually on the mtb. Do I click on the new filter thingy and then pay for it after the 30 day trial? :confused:

[KnottedYet]

i dont remember, but i think you click 'manage bikes' and add it there. then when you log a ride it lets you choose which bike.

[sundial]

i dont remember, but i think you click 'manage bikes' and add it there. then when you log a ride it lets you choose which bike.

Got it! Thanks for the tip, Knot.

[kelownagirl]

I've never thought of joining BJ before, but all this talk has me thinking I might. I think I'll head over there sometime today to check it out.



and why did my sick, twisted mind see BJ and think nasty thoughts?? Too many years of uptight Catholic schooling seem to always have my mind rebelling against properness and pure thoughts. Sorry.

I giggle every time I type it. I thought I was the only one... :rolleyes:

[RoadRaven]

and why did my sick, twisted mind see BJ and think nasty thoughts?? Too many years of uptight Catholic schooling seem to always have my mind rebelling against properness and pure thoughts. Sorry.

Pssst... neither sick nor twisted... well, only as sick and twisted as me ;) I think this is the only thread I have referred to BikeJournal as initials... I seriously wondered what this thread was asking when I first saw the title listed...

[sundial]

Well, everytime I saw BJ, I read PJ. :rolleyes:

[RoadRaven]

Well, everytime I saw BJ, I read PJ. :rolleyes:


LOL... that's cause you are naturally innocent and not remotely sick or twisted
:p:D:rolleyes:;)

[mimitabby]

thank you all for bringing this to the forefront. I'm so glad it's not me.
and sometimes, when I talk about it out loud, i have to be careful to say BIKE JOURNAL....
:eek::eek::eek:

[KnottedYet]

I wonder how many of the 258 hits on this thread were folks who were googling something else and got here by accident... ;)

[three]

I giggle every time I see the thread and can't abbreviate BikeJournal...because that's just too much. ;)

Okay, back to the topic: I'll add TE as my club. Thanks for the information.

The idea of trying to get TE in the top 3 makes me really excited. Perhaps we should start a separate thread to encourage members to join BikeJournal and challenge all of us to do our best to make TE one of the leaders? How awesome would it be to have an all-women's group as a top club?

Moving on: being inspired to do my part to help TE get more miles, I'd like to make sure I'm adding miles. But, I only listed my first ride as minutes because it was my SPIN class (we did 70 minutes). I have no idea how many miles all my pedaling translated to. How can I figure that out so I can be sure to contribute to TE's club miles?

[mimitabby]

you can figure your average mileage and do it that way.
Personally, i have not recorded my spin class miles, but on my stationary bike at home i have a computer that keeps track of every nasty annoying mile.

[teigyr]

I giggle every time I type it. I thought I was the only one... :rolleyes:

oh no, I saw it last night and almost was going to say something and then didn't. Yes, I AM that immature :D

[mimitabby]

oh no, I saw it last night and almost was going to say something and then didn't. Yes, I AM that immature :D

sounds like a lot of us... are... I'm not SURE immature is the right word.

CONDITIONED?

[mimitabby]

what's REALLY funny is BJ is a "family oriented" site run by Christians.
yup... so at least THEIR minds aren't in the gutter with ours...

I've been moderated there by referring to hell as in riding your bike all the way down to hell..
and for using the word Jackass when referring to a donkey.

[KnottedYet]

not "immature."

a "wide vocabulary and an awareness of current slang."

[DirtDiva]

I'm either seriously innocent or your "current" slang pre-dates me by some years - I had to use Wikipedia to find the dirty definition of "BJ". :p (Can see how the "BJ for Dummies" title made you giggle though.. ;))

[IFjane]

I'm either seriously innocent or your "current" slang pre-dates me by some years - I had to use Wikipedia to find the dirty definition of "BJ". :p (Can see how the "BJ for Dummies" title made you giggle though.. ;))

DD - I feel soooo much better now! I thought and thought and couldn't figure out what was dirty about BJ - I had to ask my soon-to-be DH! :eek::eek:

Ok....check my first post.....I really am s-m-r-t! :rolleyes:

[teigyr]

DD - I feel soooo much better now! I thought and thought and couldn't figure out what was dirty about BJ - I had to ask my soon-to-be DH! :eek::eek:



*snort*

consider it pre-marital counseling courtesy of TE :D

[IFjane]

*snort*

consider it pre-marital counseling courtesy of TE :D

Thank you Jane! I was in SUCH need of counseling! :cool:

[KnottedYet]

I thought and thought and couldn't figure out what was dirty about BJ - I had to ask my soon-to-be DH! :eek::eek:

Now *there's* a conversation starter!:eek:

[crazycanuck]

I'm off to wikipedia BJ..:confused::o

BJ's a christian site :eek::eek: oh dear..:mad::eek:

[KnottedYet]

BJ's a christian site :eek::eek: oh dear..:mad::eek:

Christian, but not hateful.

[three]

There are countless companies and organizations whose founders (or administrators) are Christian (some even uber right-wing). Domino's Pizza, Wal-Mart, Taco Bell, and so on and so on.

There is really no way to walk through life without, at multiple moments each day, using a product or supporting a company that isn't in some way connected to political or religious leanings. So, unless those leanings equate to substantial (a.k.a: millions) dollar amounts towards things I morally disagree with - it's just something I've come to accept...and work towards being mindful of.

[mimitabby]

oh, i didn't mean it in a negative sense, just in relationship to the nickname, you know, BJ!

[Wahine]

I too have joined the "BJ group" or is that "Group BJ" ? Ok now this is just getting a leeeetttttle twisted.

[three]

Wahine...oh my goodness, thank you. I'm laughing so hard!! I needed that.

Hilarious.

[RoadRaven]

Oh Wahine... you bad bad girl...

And it would be too funny if BikeJournal's Christian origins were fundementalist... sorry, wicked sense of humour.

Seriously though, it never comes across as Christian... just as a bunch of enthusiastic cyclists. There have been a few interesting spiritual discussions, but none that resort to religious diatribe. I think the members are too diverse.



Raven tries to suppress a giggle as she re-reads what she has just written... members... BJ... too much... teeheehee...

[lph]

I've been moderated there by referring to hell as in riding your bike all the way down to hell..
and for using the word Jackass when referring to a donkey.

Oh, me too!! For saying "we're in the middle of moving hell" (i.e. the hell of moving into a new apartment). I was told that "hell" is "ok as a noun, but not as an expletive", or something like that.

Which I found pretty funny.

But it's a great site, and for the effort they put into it they can moderate any way they like.

[mimitabby]

Oh, me too!! For saying "we're in the middle of moving hell" (i.e. the hell of moving into a new apartment). I was told that "hell" is "ok as a noun, but not as an expletive", or something like that.

Which I found pretty funny.

But it's a great site, and for the effort they put into it they can moderate any way they like.

If you said "we're in the middle of moving hell" you DID use it as a noun!!!

[lph]

I know.

:D:D

[IFjane]

I know.

:D:D

Warning: thread drift - lph, you changed your signature!

Now, back to the subject at hand (get it??? hand :eek:.....that's if BJ is offline...)

Wahine - what are diverse members??.....:eek::eek:

[7rider]

I'm off to wikipedia BJ..:confused::o

BJ's a christian site :eek::eek: oh dear..:mad::eek:

Me too. (And I was raised Catholic!)
Hmmm..
Results:
Bon Jovi?
Nope
B.J. and the Bear t.v. show?
Um. Nope.
Bachelor of Journalism degree?
Nope.
Um...
Oooooo.....
:eek::o:D

[RoadRaven]

Wahine - what are diverse members??.....:eek::eek:

Coffcoff
I think that was me mentioning the diverse members... :D
And if you don't know :rolleyes::o I am not telling :cool:

Oh, and Jane...? The subject seems to be well in hand...

:D:):D:):D
ROTFLMFAO

[OakLeaf]

Bachelor of Journalism degree?
Nope.

LMAO, at least we don't have to put B.J. in between our name and Ph.D.

[HillSlugger]

I wonder how many of the 258 hits on this thread were folks who were googling something else and got here by accident... ;)

I must be really dense...what does "BJ" stand for in your world?!?

edit to add: I guess I should have read the rest of the posts and gone to Wikipedia before I posted this.

[Wahine]

Now, back to the subject at hand (get it??? hand :eek:.....that's if BJ is offline...):

I just snorted coffee up into my sinuses. Very painful but worth it.


Wahine - what are diverse members??.....:eek::eek:

Well since you asked (even though this really is Raven's field of expertise)....

BJ members come...in all shapes and sizes. They also have very different backgrounds, some lean to the left and others to the right.... politically speaking of course.

So, if BJ is offline, but everything is in hand...do you use chamois butter or is there something better out there?

[KnottedYet]

I must be really dense...what does "BJ" stand for in your world?!?

Ain't in my world... my team doesn't do those things. ;) (sort of)

[HillSlugger]

Ain't in my world... my team doesn't do those things. ;) (sort of)

Well no, not quite, sorta...

Go team!

[lph]

Warning: thread drift - lph, you changed your signature!



Yah, well, I've lent the other one out ;)

I have to admit a mild addiction to BJ, twice a day or more :eek: Keeping up with what all the diverse members are up to can be hard though, they're all over the place!!... (ok, running out of puns here, next please) *snort* :D

[Popoki_Nui]

:eek::eek::eek: oh my tender ears...;)

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

:eek::eek::eek: oh my tender ears...;)

You're not doing it right.

[Wahine]

LOL Lisa. Classic!!:D:D:D

[crazycanuck]

Oh :o I just figured it out :o

[Popoki_Nui]

You're not doing it right.

ROFL! Touché...

[Xrayted]

:eek: OMG!!! :eek: When this thread was first started, I said to myself... I give these ladies 3 days to go that direction. Wow, y'all are slow! (Or shy.) Thanks for the laughs. I needed it.

Knot - sorta? :confused: ;) :D

[KnottedYet]

Knot - sorta? :confused: ;) :D

Discretion, dear. Just being discrete.

[Trek420]

PS We have a thread in the forums too in case TE is down. :D

But with our newly improved TE server we don't go down anymore.

Oh dear, never mind TE. :rolleyes: forget I said that. :rolleyes:

[KnottedYet]

:eek:

[IFjane]

But with our newly improved TE server we don't go down anymore.


Trek - if you don't mind, I might use this line on my soon-to-be-DH. :eek:

[Trek420]

Now there's a conversation starter :rolleyes:


:eek:

Dear, I'm only talking about our newly migrated improved reliable TE server system. Whatever else would we be talking about here?

[IFjane]

Lol!

[KnottedYet]

Dear, I'm only talking about our newly migrated improved reliable TE server system. Whatever else would we be talking about here?

Well, I do find my TE product to give very reliable and consistent service, far exceeding the customer (dis)satisfaction I've experienced previously.

[lph]

But with our newly improved TE server we don't go down anymore.

Oh dear, never mind TE. :rolleyes: forget I said that. :rolleyes:

So THAT'S why they call it a server :D

[Kitsune06]

Aim to please. :)

[RoadRaven]

Well since you asked (even though this really is Raven's field of expertise)....

:p:o

[Wahine]

Aim to please. :)

Aim is improtant when it comes to quality of service.

[Trek420]

Aim is important when it comes to quality of service.

Yes, however one has to know what one's aiming for and some just don't. :rolleyes:

[RoadRaven]

I really really want to say something, but gotta keep my beak shut.

* Raven tucks her face under her wing and wanders away giggling and trying not to crash into stuff...*

[Popoki_Nui]

I really really want to say something, but gotta keep my beak shut.[/I]

...now, is that any way to get ahead...?

[Trek420]

I really really want to say something, but gotta keep my beak shut.


No fair keeping secret jokes. You have to share with the whole group. :cool:

[LBTC]

:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

DH is worried that I've suffered an aneurysm or something! Thank you for the laughs! OMG!

must wander off and figure out something witty to add...... ;):rolleyes::o

H&B
~T~

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Well, I do find my TE product to give very reliable and consistent service, far exceeding the customer (dis)satisfaction I've experienced previously.

The shipping charge is pretty hefty though. :rolleyes:

[KnottedYet]

The shipping charge is pretty hefty though. :rolleyes:

frequent flyer miles....;)

and, Popoki Nui, you get a gold star!!!!!

[mimitabby]

omigoodness, and now Raleighdon just told a REALLY BAD BJ joke!!!!!! (not bikejournal or Bachelor of Journalism)

[IFjane]

:rolleyes::cool:**patting myself on the back**:cool::rolleyes:I am glad I started this thread - even though the beginning was completely innocent! I have learned so much! :eek:
Jane is trying to think of something that would top Popoki Nui's comment....
Meanwhile, mimi - what did Raleighdon say???? hmmmmmm??????

[IFjane]

**Looking innocent, Jane asks,** Am I the only one who has noticed that the men on this forum have not posted here??? :);)

[mimitabby]

it's a good thing they haven't. (THEY'RE READING IT THOUGH!)
And it was a really bad joke.
When he was done, i asked if it was really a joke.
okay, i'll tell it.

a guy shows up at his wedding with a huge smile on his face.
the best man says "what's up with you?"
the groom says "I just got the best BJ ever"

the bride shows up with a huge smile on her face.
the maid of honor says "wow, you look so happy, how come?"
the bride says "I just gave my last BJ ever"

that is really bad...
what we both think is funny is that this entire thread would have been banned from BJ.com!!!!!
and almost every posting on it.

[crazycanuck]

:eek: *choke* I'm eating breakfast...*cough* ack...

Oh dear oh dear..servers hey..


C

[LBTC]

mimi, cute joke!

[Zen]

You guys are just doing all the work for me on this one :D

[RoadRaven]

I really really want to say something, but gotta keep my beak shut....

...now, is that any way to get ahead...?

Seriously... getting a head?????

ROFLMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:D

[Trek420]

:eek: *choke* ...*cough* ack...
C

CC, you ok? Still coughing? Here have something to drink. Something must have gone down the wrong tube. ;)

[Trek420]

it's a good thing they haven't. (THEY'RE READING IT THOUGH!)


You think? We're up to 1,354 views. :rolleyes:

[crazycanuck]

Trek..i'm ok :rolleyes: I think this should be one of those threads you avoid whilst eating..;) *snort*

I'd tell you a few stories from when we taught English in Japan but i'm sure the sentences the students said would be banned here. ;) :eek:

*snort* giggle *snort*

must run away from this thread..now..

[Zen]

Something must have gone down the wrong tube. ;)

you're on a roll tonight

[kelownagirl]

I just read through this entire thread and haven't stopped laughing... What a hoot!

And just for the record, having a middle name 'Jean', my nickname was BJ when I was young. Imagine my horror when I reached my teens and found out the alternate meaning. :eek::eek::eek::eek:

[Susan126]

I just finished reading every single post in this thread and my gut is busting at the seams! The title caught my eye . . . I knew it was about bike journal but that title! And with over 1,400 views I'm sure that's what others were thinking too. Are we a nation of gutter brains?! :eek: Gasp!

Thanks for making my evening!

[RoadRaven]

Are we a nation of gutter brains?! :eek: Gasp!

Nation? This is an international forum... Gotta make that an international somethingorother of gutter brains...


Hmmm... brains... head... what was Wahine saying about me getting head? :cool:

[lph]

nice joke, mimi ;)

This thread is the best thing I've read here for ages.

ooh, ooh, just remembered, I have a bj joke! It's at work though, will post tomorrow :D

[Susan126]

Nation? This is an international forum... Gotta make that an international somethingorother of gutter brains...


Hmmm... brains... head... what was Wahine saying about me getting head? :cool:

You're absolutely right RoadRaven! What was going through my head :eek: anyway! Temporary lapse of thought on my part! My apologies to all . . . we are an international forum of gutter brains! :p But the best gutter brains on the planet IMO! :cool:

[crazycanuck]

:eek::rolleyes: *snort*..*wheeze* ..*hack*

excuse me for a moment while i try and catch my breath..

Oh dear..where am i leading this thread..

*wheeze* *snort*

[Susan126]

I have a number of "favorite threads" but a couple of them I would like to remove from my "favorite threads" . . . does anyone know how to do this?

[HillSlugger]

I have a number of "favorite threads" but a couple of them I would like to remove from my "favorite threads" . . . does anyone know how to do this?

Under User CP select 'List Subscriptions', then check the threads you want to stop and then at the bottom of the page for 'Selected Threads' change the action to either delete or stop receiving notifications, then click 'Go'

[Popoki_Nui]

.......... But
for God's sake tell him to take his hand off the intercom."

:eek:http://www.websmileys.com/sm/happy/783.gifhttp://www.websmileys.com/sm/happy/671.gif

ROFLASTC!! Oh, lph....you made my whole day! 'Scuse me a sec while I wipe down my screen...

Too funny! :D

[Zen]

Most excellent!
You can bet that one's gonna get forwarded.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Yikes.

Hey, I'd rather have Mimi's Lance Armstrong photo back.

[Susan Otcenas]

Ladies,

As you know, Jeff & I maintain a fairly hands off approach to moderating the Team Estrogen forums.

However, we have received several complaints from regular forum users about this thread, so rather than being heavy handed and simply closing it, I'd like to ask that you all step back for a moment and take a deep breath.

We certainly don't want to offend the fine folks over at Bike Journal, and this thread most certainly has the potential to do so. They provide a wonderful service, free of charge, and have the right to operate and moderate their forums as they see fit. They should not be mocked for wanting a family friendly forum.

The postings on this thread have gone way way way beyond family friendly, and that disappoints me. I have neither the time nor inclination to heavily moderate these forums, and have always been thankful that we have such a wonderful group of intelligent, friendly, and genuinely welcoming women here. While I'm certainly not offended by some off-color humor now and then, I think we need to be careful that the tone of the forums does not become so ribald that we scare away potential new members that would find these postings offensive enough that they do not join.

Finally, I have the reputation of my company to worry about. If the forums become known for inappropriate behavior, the image of TeamEstrogen.com suffers. I can not allow that to happen.

So, I'm asking that you moderate yourselves so that we aren't forced to do it for you.

Thank you.

Susan

[Zen]

However, we have received several complaints from regular forum users about this thread, so rather than being heavy handed and simply closing it, I'd like to ask that you all step back for a moment and take a deep breath.
erate yourselves so that we aren't forced to do it for you.



It's just like "offensive" content on television, no one is making anyone watch.

[Tuckervill]

No one is forcing Susan to provide this forum, either.

Let's just let it go, with our gratitude, of course.

FTR, I did not complain.

Karen

[LBTC]

Susan, you make perfectly valid points, and we all should have thought of this before we "went too far". Apparently, even smart, responsible, supportive women can get carried away.

Thank you for leaving the thread and providing a gentle reminder that we about our responsibilities here.

I think it isn't really relevent to know who did or did not complain, Susan is doing the right thing here.

Thank you so much for providing this forum!

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[SouthernBelle]

I was surprised it went on as long as it did with censure (or censor). I didn't complain either, but got a couple of good jokes.

I propose that we refer to that other place as BiJou. ;)

[Trek420]

I propose that we refer to that other place as BiJou. ;)

I second that proposal.

Any objections?

All those in favor say "Aye" ;)

[Popoki_Nui]

*tsk*

Sorry.

"Aye".

[lph]

sorry, all, I know I got a bit carried away. Like I said earlier, bikejournal is a great site, and I don't mean any disrespect to them. It's easy to get moderated there (at least it's easy for me) but they do it very nicely and I'm not offended by it even though I should disagree.

Peace, all!

[snapdragen]

Uh oh, everyone look innocent. :rolleyes:

I've been biting my tongue on this one - ah well, we sometimes get carried away.

[IFjane]

Susan and all - please see my post in the "sorry" thread...