TE Challenge

[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?

[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 but my goal is 1/8 theirs!)

[smilingcat]

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

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.

[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

[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!

[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!

[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.