Another very tough climb (video & pics)

[GingerbreadGirl]

I'd say you totally inspire a lot of women here!

[luv2climb]

I'd say you totally inspire a lot of women here!

Thank you.

[Velocivixen]

Well, I must say that I think you are all inspiring in your own way! At least you're out there doing something. I live in the NW and we have hills around. Some shorter ones in town. Some that I wouldn't ride because no shoulder or bike lane with heavy traffic. Also I don't like and am fearful going fast down hills. Anyway you all ROCK! Keep it up.

Luvs2climb, you will get that weight off. As I was losing, I found it challenging to figure how much to eat in order to fuel my exercise without eating too much. It's a balance for sure.

[Velocivixen]

@luvs2climb, what camera do you use? I notice that the information like mph, grade, etc. Superimposed on the video. Howndoesnit do that? I would totally geek out on something likemthat. My DH has GoPro camera but it doesn't have any info. on it.
Thanks.

[luv2climb]

Well, I must say that I think you are all inspiring in your own way! At least you're out there doing something. I live in the NW and we have hills around. Some shorter ones in town. Some that I wouldn't ride because no shoulder or bike lane with heavy traffic. Also I don't like and am fearful going fast down hills. Anyway you all ROCK! Keep it up.

Luvs2climb, you will get that weight off. As I was losing, I found it challenging to figure how much to eat in order to fuel my exercise without eating too much. It's a balance for sure.

Not only are the women here inspiring, they are supportive and friendly. I don't feel out of place here like I do on some other forums. The ones where I feel I don't belong are probably the same ones that would be intimidating to someone who is just getting into cycling.

You're right about the weight. I probably require fewer calories than I did when I was 214 pounds. I refuse to go hungry though, so I just ride more.

@luvs2climb, what camera do you use? I notice that the information like mph, grade, etc. Superimposed on the video. Howndoesnit do that? I would totally geek out on something likemthat. My DH has GoPro camera but it doesn't have any info. on it.
Thanks.

I use a Kodak Playsport Zx3 on a Pedco UltraClamp universal mount. Unfortunately I may have overtightened the camera on the mount one too many times because now the tripod hole is cracked and I have to use a small bungee cord to keep the camera from moving around too much on the mount. I hope I can get a little more life out of it. It works great otherwise.

I use software called DashWare to overlay the data onto the video. It's pretty easy to use once you get the hang of it. I just export the TCX file from the Garmin activity page for the ride I want the data from. Then I import that into DashWare along with the raw video file. I made the simple text gauges for heart rate, speed, distance, and altitude. I used the default gauge for percent grade.

The tricky part is synchronizing the data to the video. So far it hasn't been too hard since I've been able to easily find the beginnings of the long climbs I want the data from.

After DashWare renders the video in the highest quality setting I use Windows Movie Maker 2011 to do the final editing.

[Mako]

Hi,

Just wanted to say i love seeing the pictures and vids from your rides.
I'm sooooo jealous, cycling in California looks amazing!

The elevation chart on your Garmin scares me

I hope I'll be able to climb like that one day. I've been trying to practice 'hills', I'm getting a little better but I can't imagine myself ever getting up a mountain.

[luv2climb]

Hi,

Just wanted to say i love seeing the pictures and vids from your rides.
I'm sooooo jealous, cycling in California looks amazing!

The elevation chart on your Garmin scares me

I hope I'll be able to climb like that one day. I've been trying to practice 'hills', I'm getting a little better but I can't imagine myself ever getting up a mountain.

Thank you. I don't know where in the UK you live, but there are some good steep climbs there. Here's the list. There's even a book.

Hardknott Pass is one of the steepest mountains, with grades over 30%. Here's a video by one of my subscribers of him climbing it in this year's Fred Whitton Challenge. It's raw footage like all my videos, so you get the full experience of the effort it takes to climb this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzNfufUHh9Q

Keep at it, and before you know it you'll be climbing those mountains.

[Mako]

Hey thanks for links!

My brother has that book - it sits on his coffee table and mocks me
I'll have to take a closer look at it the next time I'm round and try and pick out a climb to aim for.

That list is really useful, I'm in the midlands so I can check out the ones that are closest to me by car first.

Hardknott Pass looks like a killer You can really get a sense of how tough it is by the blokes upfront struggling out of the saddle, and not to mention all the people pushing their bikes up

I still think California looks prettier than England tho!