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Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, sob sob :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Bike Goddess
(Snappy repeats mantra to herself: "Must get out on bike tonight, must get out on bike tonight"...)
I think BJ is going to be the death of me!
Corsair, I'm the youngest child, but can feel my competitive edge holding out the bike, plonking me on the saddle and pushing me off into the distance with a "go get 'em" triumphant wave!
Surely you've got the stinkiest weather of all, Snappy. Do you log any inside miles or is it outside all the way for you?Quote:
Originally Posted by SnappyPix
:o Whoops, didn't mean to insult your weather, I just figured you probably have many windy, cool/cold, rainy days to contend with. I listen to BBC4 at work and I'm always listening with half an ear to the shipping forcast and the gale warnings - seems like the UK has more gale warnings than anywhere on earth!
Or would that honor go to the Kiwi girls here?
Nuthatch - you've stumbled across the Brits' favourite pastime - talking 'bout the weather! Thankfully we don't get the extremes you guys seem to get - but that usually means that we have one season really - as you described: windy, rainy, cold! Here in the northeast, it's particularly unpleasant - gales and cold temperatures for large parts of the year! Beautiful countryside, but mainly because no-one wants to live here!Quote:
Originally Posted by nuthatch
I've yet to sample the NZ weather, still can't get my head round the fact that I'm going to be going straight from our summer to the middle of winter, in the space of a couple of hours - but I think that it'll probably be warmer in Auckland! The average summer temperature where I live is 15 degrees C(59 degrees farenheit!). Whoopee! Time to peel the armwarmers off!
Makes us more hardy - I wear my shorts for around 9 months of the year - just to scare the locals really! :eek:
We Brits like to complain that it's too cold (if around freezing) or too hot (above 59 degrees). If it's an inch of snow it's treacherous - and our local forecaster likes to warn us about "pesky winds" (30 mph gales).
My miles are all outdoor ones, as I don't have a turbo trainer - commuting clocks around 45 miles a week, which is a boon! :rolleyes:
You're an amazon, kid! I think your miles should count double, at least! Of course, all your summer duds will probably still be warm enough for the NZ winter... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by SnappyPix
A couple of hours? :eek: Are you going to teleport there or something? She's putting on a brave face, girls - takes nearly 24hrs just for the flying part, let alone all the airport crap. It's pretty hideous, even if you don't mind flying. Still, it's the only way to get there...Quote:
Originally Posted by SnappyPix
As for Auckland weather, there'll still be plenty of cloud and rain/drizzle, but 15degC is more of a wintery temp up there. Check out www.stuff.co.nz/weather if you want to keep an eye on it.
Hmm, yes - was taking poetic licence! The flight is something like 30 hours all told, with transfers and things. Good news is that if I fly via LA, rather than Singapore, my luggage allowance increases from 20kg to 64kg!! Something to do with all flights to America have an agreed massive allowance! Means that I can take my bike on the plane as a piece of luggage, yay!!
My manners - sorry tlkiwi, forgot to say thanks for the link, I'll be monitoring it closely!
Also sorry for hijacking this thread - didn't mean to! :o
On taking your bike "as luggage"... bikes aren't considered luggage by many of the airlines, they are "special cargo". I had to pay $80 extra to fly my bike with me to CA recently... and then the airlines scratched it in a couple places while inspecting it for explosives. It would have cost me another $80 to fly the bike home AND chance more scratches, but I chose to ship it UPS. Much cheaper.
Go to the site for the airlines you're using and check for bike regulations for international travel. I'd also suggest (unless you already have one) the purchase of a hard bike case rather than using one of those cardboard boxes.
I have a Trico Iron Case, and other than the TSA agents mis-hap, my bike arrived with no extra bends in her parts. She's in her case and on a UPS truck as we speak. You might even consider using UPS for your bike...
Spazz, did you compare FedEx to UPS? The latest Bicycling reported that FedEx was about 2/3s the cost but I haven't done any research myself to confirm this.
Would you mind telling us what you paid including insurance? I'll be shipping to SLC in May and trying to decide if I want to borrow a friend's hardcase or recycle a bike box from the LBS.
From everything I have heard the friends and the shops report, shipping is the way to go - NOT the airlines. Not to mention that the airlines insurance rules are just plain ridiculous.
Sarah did you think about driving to Little Red Riding Hood? All the airline hassle is why I chose to drive to Wyoming last year. It did take two days and we had the time. It might not be worth it for a weekend.
V.
Oh, yeah. I've driven to SLC more times than I can count. Only the drought in Idaho has kept us from doing the migration at least 2x a year lately. I hate the drive. If Bubba is driving we can do it in 11 1/2 hours. If Petunia and I are driving, it would be more like 21 1/2 hours. Neither of us do the really long distances in 1 day. I am a long distance sleeper and knitter. This is a case where it is the destination not the journey.
I want to have the saved time with my MIL that we wouldn't have if we were driving. She's turning 95 in July and going strong but needs help with major chores.
You gals will love this. She just went to a pain clinic because she's been starting to have a lot of pain in her hip -- after putting in 6 hrs volunteering in the emergency room once a week. :eek: My legs hurt after standing on a concrete floor for 6 hours!
Nope, no comparisons here. I don't care what it ends up costing. I went with the bike shop owners rec. He uses them regularly to ship bikes much more costly than mine. And I wanted it to go ground... if it goes on a plane, it gets opened again.
I don't want no more TSA mens running their hands over my baby. They hurt her last time. :(
As to the cost of this particular shipping I won't know til the shop gets invoiced. Then I'll get invoiced for the crankset upgrade and the shipping... But I'll let you know when I know.
Also, if you're not mechanically inclined remember the bike has to be rebuilt on the receiving end. If you're doing it, pack tools in your checked luggage. If you're not, have it shipped to the shop that will rebuild then break it down and ship it home.
Thanks, FedEx does have ground service but if your LBS said he'd had good luck with UPS that would certainly convince me. I just did an estimate on FedEx for a high end bike and it wasn't horrendous so I didn't have to pick myself up off the floor. :D
No problems with the dis- and re-assembly, I'm just concerned that I'll get it packed so that it won't get squished. I'm thinking that I might just have Canyon Cyclery at the SLC end receive and return so they can take care of any damage that might occur during shipment. Long way to go if your bike doesn't make it intact.
Thanks for sharing your experiences. Hope your baby is home soon!
I went to the TE club stats page on Bike Journal and discovered that although I've journaled 385 miles on BJ, on the club stats I'm down for zero miles. The miles that I logged before the club don't count. Before I write to Slantz about this, does anyone here know anything about how to make all my miles show on the TE Club page?
The logo looks great!
~maggie
Hmmm....We created the club just about, what, three weeks ago? All my miles from 2005 transfered over. It doesn't display 2004 miles and, if any of your miles are indoors, you may not have your "display all miles" option clicked in your "member options" under "edit profile" under the "riders" pull-down menu. Whoops, nevermind. I can see your miles when I go to club home and click on club statistics.Quote:
Originally Posted by maggieH
I think its a small programming bug. I've noticed that my numbers don't update on the club page unless I refresh the page. Next time, try F5 or whatever refreshes a page on your computer. (No promises that it will work)
Don't know that this is Big and Important enough to bug Slantz about, 'cause it's such an easy work-around.
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Originally Posted by maggieH
Hang on Maggie - there is a way coz I transferred all my Team BJ miles to TE - brb!
They're there Maggie - I just looked up the club legend and it has you at 384.?. You got your miles transferred!......and you still have a red cross by your name - what was the update from the dr??
V: Is that YOU with the most miles logged for March??
and Cap'n Nut: we've almost topped 10,000 miles - Holy Toledo what an awesome bunch of ladies. Here's hoping we can get MM on board too. (course we might have to up the goal again - gee what a shame)
Yeah, baby! Our club is ranked 27th in miles out of 446 clubs (not that I'm gloating or proud or anything - I only feel a sisterly bond with all my fellow cycling clubs :p ) Now we just have to get MM join up.... and anyone else here at TE who would be so kind as to come on over!
I wrote to Slantz. Here's his reply.
comments@bikejournal.com wrote:
> Hi Maggie,
>
> I just updated your rides to match Team Estrogen.
>
> Eventually I will have the option in the club management to move rides from one club to another when
> changing clubs... (I actually had it in there, but removed it during a recent update) But I plan to
> add it back in at some point.
>
> Thanks,
> slantz
Mystery solved! He must have done it in between when you viewed it and the rest of us viewed it so we could see them by the time we visited. Thanks for joining us, Maggie!
I've been having fun reading thru the back-posts on this thread. I love SnappyPix's quote from Sir Winston Chainwheel. I also like this one.
I didn't realize how competitive I am until I landed on BJ. How I would love to be able to say, "on your left" to PKQ. At one time I thought it was a possibility, but since then I've had 2 knee injuries which have really messed up the last 2 months. (my brother-in-law once referred to me as "the kind of person who knocks over floor lamps" - could it be that I'm accident prone? )Quote:
Originally Posted by SnappyPix
I'm going to start riding again on Saturday. On weeks I'm not away I'll need to average 100 miles/week aka 15 miles/day if I'm going to get to Atlantic City this year. I still have a goal of first 1000 on BJ. There's absolutely no doubt that on-line competitiveness has me biking more than I would have otherwise. From some of the comments on this thread it seems I'm not alone in that.
Jeez Louise!
BikeGoddess is ranked 124th among all individuals!
I'm really afraid of you now grrl!
Me with my paltry 50 miles... all done in one place on one day. Like the 25 cents my daddy told me not to spend in one place. I feel so..... pitiful ;)
spazz
Spazzdog, thanks for the advice - I did check with the airline twice (British Airways/Qantas) and bikes are ok, as long as you supply dimensions. I splashed out and bought a hard case to transport my baby in. The LBS were really helpful and offered to give me a demonstration of fitting the bike in the case any time. My baby will be wrapped in insulating foam, bubble wrap and have the hard shell around it, hopefully it'll be ok :(Quote:
Originally Posted by spazzdog
It'll be in the lap of the goddesses/baggage handlers after that!
This is no good. Since joining TE/BJ I have become a complete and utter nerd and utterly, completely obsessed!
I'm sure there used to be other things filling my time, but now I can't seem to recall what any of them were! Obviously, they weren't that important.
It was a beautiful spring evening last night, so naturally I thought I'd go out for a quick little spin after work ... however, Nancy's words were ringing in my ears ...
Only managed a cheeky 26 (time restraints), but thrashed it like the devil was on my tail.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bike Goddess
I'm now so motivated (read: competitive) and driven (read: obsessed) and my energy levels are sky high (read: wired!).
I'm sure all this can't be good for me. I'm losing weight :D My average speed is going up :cool: Muscles are starting to peek out from behind the cellulite :eek: I'm knocking minutes off my circuit time :rolleyes:
I think TE/BJ should carry some kind of public warning. All these endorphins and natural highs - can't be legal, surely?
Ahh! The glories of summer! You will be going to NZ looking like a goddess and all those Kiwis will be weak and wan from the winter! I hope the weather is good to you over there and you can keep on riding and logging in here and telling us about your further adventures in cycling!!! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by SnappyPix
Bless you Nuthatch, don't think I'll ever be described as a Goddess, but I can dream! :rolleyes: I most certainly WILL be checking into TE - I aim to get broadband as soon as I land, or find a cafe that will get me online in the meantime!
I couldn't got without getting my fix of TE now and hearing about everyone's progress and escapades!
fixedgeargirl, check out the Breaking News section on bike journal. They come up with a way for you to keep track of those miles when you are pulling the trailer!
Hey, fixedgear, Slantz is thanking you personally for the idea on the homepage in breaking news!!
Hey Spazz- Just remember I'm the older one! Gotta catch up with the young ins! :D
124th? That's pretty amazing! But who are these people that do 360 miles in one day? Come on I have a HARD time believing that! What's the top dog say- how many miles since Jan 1st? What's he do? (I'm assuming its a guy) count miles for sleeping? :confused:
Gawrsh, I've only been a member of bikejournal for a few hours, and I'm already famous ;) !!!!
WElcome welcome welcome!....not only did Slantz listen to ya (ain't he a Great guy) but YOU got mentioned and thanked for the idea!....Wooohooo our very own BJ celebrity!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by fixedgeargirl
And I see MM as signed up but she hasn't made her way to the TE club yet!...MM - if you see this, you can (if you so desire of course) sign up for the TE club and get your miles logged in with us.
and Now a word from Corsair "momma" Mac: just as an FYI to all of us out there, Slantz runs BJ from his home and does an awesome job. It is free but there is a $10 once a year contribution that you can make if you so choose(it is Not Required) to help Slantz support this awesome website. If ya'll get a chance, I would ask on behalf of Slantz to help support the site and get a yellow jersey by your name! (admin I apologize in advance if I've overstepped the rules of the board with this post.)
PS: if we get 50% of our members to reg - our Club gets premier club status and gets a polka dot jersey!! Yipppeeee!!!!
(only 300 miles to our first 10,000 - the TE ladies ROCK!!)
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Originally Posted by Bike Goddess
Actually Nancy they're rando riders. These ppl do something like unbelievable miles in a Day!! :eek: they carry full boat loads of lights and all their food, they have very strict rules about support (I think they have to carry their own gear?). Anyway, I can't remember the website right now. I kinda, sorta thought You were a rando rider when your miles first showed up!! :rolleyes: The PKQ that Maggie mentioned in her post is one of them as are a few other women and then several of the high mileage guy riders. As far as I'm concerned those ppl are unattainable and are there for me to sit back and admire as I slug my way thru another 13 mile lunch ride or my 12 mile daily commute!! :D I had thought about looking into rando riding - but the closest sanctioned rides near me was a 6-7+ hr drive just to Get there let alone ride 300+ miles in one day and then come home?......not this ol lady tyvm!
Not at all - Slantz deserves huge kudos for BJ. I'm sure he greatly appreciates any contributions to help offset bandwidth / hosting costs.Quote:
(admin I apologize in advance if I've overstepped the rules of the board with this post.)
- Jeff
PS. Thanks everyone for the well-wishes ... I'm sure Susan's chocolate-chip cookies will have me all-healed-up in no time! :D
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{JEF}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} good to hear from ya!!....and thanks for the assurance! Now - you work on eating those cookies and getting yerself all "heeled-up" so we can hear you're riding again. which btw.....are you and Susan signed up on BJ and part of the Team Estrogen club??....coz ya Should be!! :D
I just learned that I had my "compare only outdoor miles" checked in my profile so I went and unchecked it and Holy Moly - our team is almost to 11,000 miles. Man oh man do we all ROCK or what??....
Corsair "stoked to ride home Just so I can log more miles" Mac
I was wondering about that, Corsair, when you mentioned we were almost to 10,000 and I was seeing we were beyond that point. Looks even better now, huh? :D
I'll get some more miles in the BJ tonight :D This weekend I have to work :( so my mileage won't be much- but I've got two century rides coming up and then more riding in MAY. I wonder if we are #1 for the women teams on BJ? Does anyone know? i.e. How do we find out?
Re these 300 mile riders- hmm they must do it about 3x a week by my calculations! I'm still not completely convinced! :confused:
All right- We shall have 10,000 of those wonderful miles in as of tonight by my entry unless someone else beats me which just means more, more, more!
And yes, looks like some of those #1-50 riders do 300 miles/ ride. I know people that do double centuries, but past that- pretty amazing especially in the winter months. I can imagine what they'll rack up this summer while we are still going for our 50,000 (we only have 40,000 to go and its only April 15th) :eek:
Nancy, the Davis Bike Club has a large contingent of brevet qualifying rides. May 7th they have a 400km ride with a time allowance of 27 hours.
SK- Yeah, those brevet people,randoneurs or whatever you call them must be 1) Nuts, 2) Have lots of time in their lives to do nothing but ride. Not me! I'd rather be making cookies :p :p :p