tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post2912488920914677331..comments2024-03-12T18:42:09.892+09:00Comments on POSITIVO ESPRESSO: Social Riding ... Overkill?mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15740078823008165116noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post-66804967388096678092012-06-30T17:47:17.493+09:002012-06-30T17:47:17.493+09:00Update: Strava is now being sued by the family of...Update: Strava is now being sued by the family of a cyclist killed in California in a collision with a car, as he chased a Strava "segment" record. Based on the reactions at TCC, it seems that others feel as conflicted about the whole Strava segment boom as I do. MOB -- if you hold off in getting a GPS for awhile longer, they may go out of style.David Litthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09821846303393230109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post-22876040621114621952012-06-10T00:42:10.990+09:002012-06-10T00:42:10.990+09:00Thanks, G.
See this about "Stravacide" ...Thanks, G.<br /><br />See this about "Stravacide" from our friends over at mamil.cc<br /><br />http://www.mamil.cc/2012/06/stravacide.htmlDavid Litthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09821846303393230109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post-87280576959293510222012-06-09T23:27:31.758+09:002012-06-09T23:27:31.758+09:00Haha, sorry about the swimming pool commute ride. ...Haha, sorry about the swimming pool commute ride. I just received my Edge 800 the other day and am overly eager to try it out I guess.<br /><br />I'm now uploading all my triathlon training data to a variety of services, including Garmin Connect, Strava, Runkeeper, etc., but I haven't figured what the best one is, yet. I haven't checked out Ride with GPS yet. It looks like it's cycling-only, though, and I'm really looking for a multi-sports service.<br /><br />I do love the segments functionality of Strava. I'm not usually very competitive, but I do enjoy when the occasional segment pops up on a ride and I discover how well (or poorly) I've performed. Though recently, on that same ride from the swimming pool, I've been pleasantly surprised to find that I was #2 on a pretty steep climb, only to discover that only two people have actually ever ridden that segment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post-61046976960086012682012-06-04T18:16:27.309+09:002012-06-04T18:16:27.309+09:00Well, the first thing to do when you get a Garmin ...Well, the first thing to do when you get a Garmin device is to turn off all of the sounds. I tried to navigate one event before had figured that out and the beeps drove me (and anyone near me) crazy. Of course, it was Japan so no one told me to turn the $#)*$#)(*& thing off.<br /><br />The lack of consumer friendliness is why smartphone app versions will end up winning out.<br /><br />As for the elevation profile being off, yes, I noticed that. I think the weather was changing rapidly and so any barometric pressure readings were way off. At least the grade reading seemed okay during the climb. The device said I was still over 550m elev. when I passed the Kobu tunnel turn off on the descent.David Litthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09821846303393230109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730233429051035621.post-78166127981783374112012-06-04T17:52:01.534+09:002012-06-04T17:52:01.534+09:00Interesting post, thanks.
I believe that GPS is s...Interesting post, thanks.<br /><br />I believe that GPS is still not consumer-friendly enough. All this technical talk reminds me of long gone MS DOS days when you needed to have some ideas about computers to use one as opposed to today. <br />And also that you have to make sure that the battery is fully loaded before heading out on a ride. Or that you need an USB charger port plus a dynamo to use a Garmin on your bike for longer distances.<br /><br />Yes they will be the devices of choice some day but not today.<br /><br />I was riding out with skysurfer some days ago and he owns a Garmin as well. We knew where to go but he still had his Garmin running which was beeping all teh time to inform us of this and that until he finally switched it off and we rode in relative tranquility.<br /><br />One question though: If you ride to Tomin no Mori and back the same way, why is the elevation profile not symmetrical (if the x axis is distance and not time)?mobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15740078823008165116noreply@blogger.com