TE Challenge

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Lovely Ladies of Team Estrogen:

I hereby challenge every single lurking member, active member, and those in between - to join BikeJournal AND list TE as your club of choice. (If you are bound by other commitments to list a separate club as your primary, no worries - of course).

With the amount of TE members and lurkers - we could have a real chance at getting TE as one of the top 3 clubs. And, how exceptionally cool would it be to have a top club be an all-women's club?!

If you ride tons of miles and haven't joined BikeJournal - DO! If you ride 5 miles every now and whenever - JOIN! Every single mile would help. I'm no cycling bada$$, that's for sure - but the idea that I can be part of a team and do my bit to get that team as close to the top as possible, inspires me.

I hope everyone who hasn't joined BikeJournal will accept this challenge - open another browser right this moment and join the team.

[mimitabby]

I'm in, this will be my third year.

[IFjane]

Year two for me - though I only have 8 trainer miles to contribute so far...

[tulip]

I'm making TE my primary club this year, since I moved away from my favored local club and I haven't yet found a local club here, at least I haven't actively looked!

So TE it is! How do different people log indoor trainer and/or spinning workouts? Some do it by time, but BJ isn't set up for that. I typically assume 15 mph for spinning, and make a note in the my detail for the class (spin class-good, bad, ugly, whatever).

[Tuckervill]

erm...I'm a member but I don't log miles over there. I'm afraid that would take the fun out of riding for me....BUT I haven't started riding yet this year, so maybe I'll feel differently about it when I do start. Of Course, I will be happy to add any miles I log to TE's.

Karen

[Blueberry]

I joined on the 31st, to try to get a better handle on riding and general fitness this year. It's pretty cool, but I can see how it could become too much and take the fun out of riding...

CA

[crazycanuck]

I'll log my km's as soon as i'm able to get back on my bike :)

There's nothing like having sad puppy eyes when one sees cyclists zoom by and then knowing i'll be back out there soon :)

[LBTC]

You'll get there, CC. Keep positive! Take care of that knee!

I'm a BJ member, too, and DH just put the computer on my new road bike, so I'll be able to track my indoor trainer km's as soon as I get on the bike. I'm struck with a bad cold, so haven't ridden yet this year....the ride I did on the 31st can't count! :p

Go Team TE!

Hugs & Butterflies,
~T~

[RoadRaven]

Good one, Spin
:D
This will be my second year there. I'm aiming for 700 more kms than I got in 2007

Good to try and intice TE lurkers..... they don't have to post to the forum here or in BikeJournal... just log their kms each day (or fill in their rides once a week like I do once I am back at work.

And remember - you don't have to allow others to see your kms/miles... but they still contribute to TE's overall talley.

[Pax]

I joined in September and forgot about it, I just went over and added my paltry 20 (indoor :o) miles for the year.

[Jo-n-NY]

Me too, this will be my third year logging miles on BJ. I logged 2200+ miles this year for TE. My first ride this year will be Saturday although it will be trainer miles because I have a nasty cold. ugh

~ JoAnn

[Thorn]

In again...TE got me hooked last year. Glad to see there are more TE-ers listed this year.

CA -- you just have to keep reminding yourself that you tell the journal what you rode; the journal does not dictate to you how many miles you should ride! Then it stays fun.

I never kept track of miles before. I was amazed at what it came out to. Not bad for a 50-ish year old desk jockey.

[firenze11]

Done! I guess I have to get a cheap computer to keep track of my indoor miles.

[Bad JuJu]

This will be my second full year on Bike Journal in the TE club. Last year, I didn't quite reach 2000 miles (came in 89 miles under): rats rats rats! But this is a new year and a new opportunity--and maybe even a new bike--who knows? :D

[KnottedYet]

I seem to go great gang-busters with my mileage at the beginning of the year, then gradually forget to enter miles until by the end of the year I'm not entering any miles at all.

This year I bought a computer for my commuter, and I'm gonna try to stick with putting the miles on BikeJournal *all* year. (Inspired by Pansy and RD:p but my goal is 1/8 theirs!)

[smilingcat]

I joined too. Bit disconcerting it's listing TE as my primary club. :confused: :confused:
I prefer to be unattached. :D

Now how does one go about logging "miles" on a trainer? I only look at my time-exertion level. I have my heart rate monitor and a stop watch on the trainer. Odometer is not hooked up on my trainer bike.

Snilingcat

[OakLeaf]

I'm in. Great idea!

[Popoki_Nui]

Before I installed a computer, I estimated my distance based on time-exertion, and cadence. I simply estimated how far I would have gone on my average outdoor route at a given exertion/time/cadence level on the trainer. Then I subtracted 10% just in case I was overestimating.
Once I installed an old computer on the trainer bike, I found my estimations were reasonably accurate. But it's still a rough estimate.

[RoadRaven]

Done! I guess I have to get a cheap computer to keep track of my indoor miles.

No, not really
You could make an excel spread sheet and set it up to tally your time indoors, time outdoors, indoor miles, outdoor miles, and any other number stats you want to put in.

(I recently made an excel spreadsheet but it only has monthly road miles in it which it adds to monthly totals, yearly totals, and monthly averages.)

You could also get a small journal/notebook and put your miles in that.
I always do this - partly because I don't always have access to the PC (or can be bothered booting it after a long day) and also because I do not trust that my hard drive will be there forever - or that BikeJournal will always be available when I want it to be.

When I first started cycling I would record everything in my (hard copy)journal - time of day, temperature, max and average heart rates...
Now I have only a few columns...

Date / Bike Ridden / Total Kilometres / Total Time
(Written like this;
Date/Bike/KM/Time

The rest of each line is for any other details - always the course ridden, but sometimes who I rode with or the temp if very cold or very hot, or if there was a nasty wind or rain. I always make note if it was a club race or event (and my place if I get placed). I also note if I am sick, and when I have my period.

So you don't need two computers... unless you really want to...

[HillSlugger]

Thank you so much for this thread as I was also thinking that if we got just more members posting miles we'd be able to easily move up in the ranks.

I joined last year so that I could do the 2500 mile challenge. I was thinking why bother with it this year since I log everything on Beginner Triathlete but realized I'd still be contributing to TE. I'll also continue to log because I like the way it tracks yearly and lifetime miles for each bike and also for different tires, etc.

[kjay]

I don't suppose spinning counts? Of course, I wouldn't know how to equate time to miles but I think it could be done.

[three]

KJay, of course spinning counts!!! You're pedaling, right?

I did some online research on calculating miles for spin classes and there seems to be a consensus that "the average 60 minute spin class with a cadence of 60-110rpm translates to 14-18 miles". There's also this:

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=4852

I went to spin class this wed and joined BikeJournal later that night. Based on my own cadence and comparison to my outdoor rides, I estimated my miles conservatively at 17 (though, I bet we did more). I'm going to enter all my spin classes and judge my cadence as best I can - with entries that will stay in the 14-18 mile range. BikeJournal has a 'stationary bike' option on its list of bikes.

[Tuckervill]

Could you put your computer sensor on your rear wheel when you're on the trainer? Mine's wireless.. so I don't think it would reach that far, but the one I had with a wire seemed long enough to go to the back. That extra wire hanging around wouldn't be much of an issue on the trainer.

Karen

[kjay]

Spinswebs, thanks very much for the information. I will count my spinning as mileage and will be conservative in my calculations. I work out much harder in a spin class than I ever do during my outside biking (no hills near the Bay).

[sundial]

I joined! I made myself promise to write down my mileage and log it online.

[Zen]

rats. I shorted myself on spin miles. Oh well. Next time.

[SouthernBelle]

Could you put your computer sensor on your rear wheel when you're on the trainer? Mine's wireless.. so I don't think it would reach that far, but the one I had with a wire seemed long enough to go to the back. That extra wire hanging around wouldn't be much of an issue on the trainer.

Karen


Yes, you can do that as long as both wheels are the same size. I'd try it with the wireless first, if it works just leave it that way. Or just remove the sensor from the bars and set it near your back wheel.

[Susan126]

I've been a member since February 2005! My first year with BJ I added my rides religiously but the last 2 I must admit I was a slacker. 2008 I will definitely get back on the band wagon and enter my rides! :D

[Susan126]

KJay, of course spinning counts!!! You're pedaling, right?

I did some online research on calculating miles for spin classes and there seems to be a consensus that "the average 60 minute spin class with a cadence of 60-110rpm translates to 14-18 miles". There's also this:

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=4852

I went to spin class this wed and joined BikeJournal later that night. Based on my own cadence and comparison to my outdoor rides, I estimated my miles conservatively at 17 (though, I bet we did more). I'm going to enter all my spin classes and judge my cadence as best I can - with entries that will stay in the 14-18 mile range. BikeJournal has a 'stationary bike' option on its list of bikes.


I've been short changing myself! I have been putting 10 miles down for my hour long spin classes. I will have to adjust tomorrow! :rolleyes:

[Sheesh]

My hour-long commute on my bike is 13 miles, and that is on a very flat route and I coast part of the way (not pedaling the entire time). Given that info, I usually count my hour on the trainer for 14 or 15 miles (depending on how hard I work) and spin class counts as 16-17 miles.

I also added a "route" that says GYM and HOME-Trainer, so I can always tell where these "miles" were ridden.