Sunday's Climbfest (pics & video)

[Maye]

Nice pictures!

[bluebug32]

Looks like an awesome ride and I love to hear about people who like to climb. Are you doing Strava's climbing challenge?

[luv2climb]

Thanks. No, I'm not on Strava. I heard it costs $60 a year, and I'm too cheap to pay that!

Garmin Connect no longer shows your average moving speed, which sucks. After I noticed the change, I enabled auto-pause on my Garmin and set it to 0 mph, since I've been known to drop down under 2 mph momentarily on super-steep climbs. Even so, I heard it beep a few times on Mt. Murphy Road. This was most likely due to satellite interference. I've watched my speed reading drop to 0 before as I was accelerating into a switchback while riding in a forested area.

[Trekhawk]

Great snaps!

[luv2climb]

Thanks! Here's some more footage of the dirt road climb up Mt. Murphy Road (caution heavy breathing!).

http://vimeo.com/39815183

[murielalex]

Beautiful scenery!

[bluebug32]

Thanks. No, I'm not on Strava. I heard it costs $60 a year, and I'm too cheap to pay that!

Garmin Connect no longer shows your average moving speed, which sucks. After I noticed the change, I enabled auto-pause on my Garmin and set it to 0 mph, since I've been known to drop down under 2 mph momentarily on super-steep climbs. Even so, I heard it beep a few times on Mt. Murphy Road. This was most likely due to satellite interference. I've watched my speed reading drop to 0 before as I was accelerating into a switchback while riding in a forested area.

Strava is free! Check it out.

As for the Garmin, do you have a speed sensor on your bike? That should pick up a more accurate reading anyway.

[pll]

Where is your camera mounted during those videos?

[Miranda]

Nice pics, thanks for sharing.

[luv2climb]

Strava is free! Check it out.

As for the Garmin, do you have a speed sensor on your bike? That should pick up a more accurate reading anyway.

Cool! Thanks for letting me know! I was always under the impression that it was a paid service. I'll definitely check it out now.

I don't have the speed/cadence sensor because I use my Garmin on several bikes, including my Bike Friday folding bike.

Where is your camera mounted during those videos?

It's mounted on my chest with the GoPro "Chesty" chest mount strap. I've had to do a bit of trial-and-error with the adjustment of the straps. Due to the female anatomy, my videos often end up "bouncier" than those made by male cyclists. What's cool about the videos made by male cyclists is that sometimes you can hear their heart beating.

[bluebug32]

I don't have the speed/cadence sensor because I use my Garmin on several bikes, including my Bike Friday folding bike.

FWIW, you can pair multiple sensors to one Garmin unit. I have a sensor on my cross, road and mountain bike.