Plus 3 Network raises funds when you ride and log

[jobob]

Mel's been uploading rides and raking in the bucks - she had her Garmin on our 200K last weekend so she raised about $2.50 on that ride, vs my 25 cents.

[Pedal Wench]

Should get at least 100 miles this weekend, and I'll start using my Garmin on my whopping 1.5 mile commute - I use my mtb, so hopefully, that will get a half-cent more per mile. This is great -- I think it will really motivate me heading into winter.

I use my mtb on the Breast Cancer walks, so I've also signed up for the Reward Challenge -- I should get 100 miles that weekend, so I get some Pedros Lube.

[dachshund]

Hmm... I guess you have to use your real name with this site. Darn.

[jobob]

But isn't your real name dachshund?

[jesvetmed]

Well isn't this a good reason to get that Garmin for my Birthday!?

Thanks for posting this. I'm going to go sign up -- but for a bit will have to be doing it by hand, so I guess I'll have to work out 10x as much?! Whoa... I better get busy!

I'll sign up as Jessica and use same avitar.

[dachshund]

But isn't your real name dachshund?

Snort! Very funny.

Thanks for the suggestions, now that it's passed the Committee I feel confident I can think of something.

[HillSlugger]

I was able to upload about a month's worth of runs and rides from my Garmin 305. It recognized events all the way back to the first on January 1 but it said there were no GPS tracks. I'm guessing the Garmin had to delete the older info.

[jobob]

I wrote to Plus 3 yesterday asking if there was a way to use nicknames instead of one's real name, and here's the response I received this morning:

Hi Joanne,

Welcome to Plus 3 Network!

Yes, you can use a nickname if you prefer to not have your full name on the site. When filling out the profile information page, just put something else in for First Name and Last Name. It might not be the most elegant solution right now, but that is the only way around the issue.

See you around the network!

I'm still OK with using my real name but for those of you who are hesitant, there you have it.

[NomadGal]

I was able to upload about a month's worth of runs and rides from my Garmin 305. It recognized events all the way back to the first on January 1 but it said there were no GPS tracks. I'm guessing the Garmin had to delete the older info.

Hi! This is the Member Support Manager at Plus 3 Network. You are correct! When the Garmin 305 runs out of memory, it will delete old GPS track data. Your summary information (distance, time, calories, etc.) will be saved, but the detailed track data is deleted. Plus 3 Network can't upload any routes when the track data is gone. I'm glad that you were able to upload so many routes--back to Jan 1 is pretty good

[MeAndMyBike]

Cool Site! I'm signed up!

[Kalidurga]

Hmm... I guess you have to use your real name with this site. Darn.

You could enter first name = Dachs, last name = Hund. I'm T L Davis at Plus3, but I've used Kali Durga as my name on other sites.

[SadieKate]

Ah, but if I hadn't used my real name I wouldn't be "Friends" with the marketing and communications manager at Pedros.

[jesvetmed]

OK.. I'm in and sent friend requests to everyone who I recognized.
I also sent emails to everyone on my email list who may even log a mile a day! Hopefully this will raise some money for these great causes.

Now... to work on that Garmin.
Quick email to hubby!
Jes

[melissam]

Well isn't this a good reason to get that Garmin for my Birthday!?

This is as good a reason as any to get the Garmin!

Hmm... I guess you have to use your real name with this site. Darn.

Well, as others have suggested, I'm sure you can come up with an intriguing and witty alias!

Mel's been uploading rides and raking in the bucks - she had her Garmin on our 200K last weekend so she raised about $2.50 on that ride, vs my 25 cents.

Yeah, well there appears to be a bug in the upload software. I have only been able to upload the 3 most recent activities on my Garmin. I really, really want to get the others uploaded; let's see, there's the AIDS/Lifecycle ride, Waves to Wine, Jo's 200k Permanent from H@ll (um, that's because of the weather, not the route or the company), and a bunch of training rides.

I've contacted Plus 3 Network's support, so we'll see if we can reach a solution.

On Plus 3, I'm Melissa (no intriguing alias for me), and my avatar looks like this:

[Kalidurga]

I noticed that avatar, it's great.

I have a feeling Plus3's gonna be getting a lot of e-mails about site issues. At this point, I've gotten no response to last night's e-mail, and I still need to contact them about the bookmark issue. Great cause/idea getting off the ground a little too quickly, perhaps?