Got a late start so did the shorter north "lollipop" loop. Fortunately no electrical pole work today (maybe they take Fridays off?) Wind was out of the SW and fairly strong, so the out leg was fast, back leg noticeably slower. 830-896' elevation gain (depending on which computer I trust), 137/160 avg/max HR, 430 kcals, 78 watts user power (all Eco mode).

Had to detour onto High Rock in both directions due to telephone pole work on Lebanon, ran into same on ECG but got through quickly. Nice day, temp 68 at start, 75 at end, SW breeze 10-12 with occasional higher gusts. Dry & sunny. 9xx' ascent (computers disagree), max. grade 7.1%, avg HR 140, max 166, 460 kcals, all Eco/79 watts user power.

Warmup ride, 60 watts

Got the newest beta build of the app, and it is working SO much better. I seem to be quite a bit faster than in the past; I'm sure this is due to changes in the app more so than in changes in my fitness level, but I still find it interesting. I looked back on my stats for this same ride done 3 months ago, and despite the same average watts and almost the exact average heart rate, I completed the ride 9 minute faster, which makes a large difference in average speed. I know they've removed speed throttling, so that may be most of it, maybe a little bit of fitness gains, but not that much! Anyway, I will take it. 698' elev. gain, 78 watts, 152 bpm, 303 cals.

Fastest I've ever done this cooldown ride, definitely changes in the latest beta build. 53 watts, 137 bpm

Very warm for late March! 70F start, 79F finish. Winds West 10-11 sust., gusts higher. Noticeable wind. Using a HRM now and computer with grade/elevation. HRM shows I'm still working hard, even with assist: 143 bpm average/164 max. 924' elevation gain, 6.8 deg. max grade, 469 kcals, 87 rpm avg, 79W avg. user power. 97% Eco, 2% Tour, 1% no power.

Just a little ride up to the post office to mail something. Took the back way over (fine) and the shorter way home (horrible, school letting out AND contruction stoppage in the same spot, big mistake going this way). Very windy. Had to use more assist on this heavier bike with lower torque than my Zinn, with the wind. I used to love riding this bike, but now it feels like a tank after riding the lighter, sportier Zinn. It's good for short utility rides, and that's about it. I just barely remembered how to use the computer!

Warm-up ride

Not a good ride, marred by several technical and mechanical problems: new HRM wouldn't connect to App, FulGaz beta build freezed several times and crashed at the very end of the ride, dropped my chain shifting to the granny chainring, and app continued to run (with my watts, average speed, and cadence dropping like a rock) until I got it back on, which took awhile, so my stats on this one are totally wonky. Oh well, it's the mileage that counts. Should be riding outside again on Friday, so that should be a big improvement!

Nice ride on our usual north loop. Wind forecast had been a little high, but we left early enough that it hadn't started doing much, and if we got anything, it might have been a little help on the way home, but there was little wind evident. Felt much better on the bike than on our first ride (same route) earlier this month. 810' or 879' elevation gain, depending on whose computer you trust (B's or mine!), 391 kcals, 85 rpm, 77 watts user power. 97% Eco, 3% off.

Cooldown ride, 60 watts

First segment of this long ride, flattish with a few, short zingers. Some nerve zinging as well, in my right thumb area from yard work yesterday. Turns out the drops are the most comfy when that is happening. 70 watts, not sure why so low, as I worked pretty hard overall, but it started out with a gradual descent, so power need was low for quite awhile before it picked up.

Warmup ride #1

Warmup ride #2

About the first 2/3 were a false flat, then more rolly terrain to the end. 236' elev. gain, 77 watts, 206 cals. HRM on the fritz.

Cooldown ride, 58w

Warmup ride

Lightly rolling ride. HRM not connecting today. 255' elev. gain, 199 cals, 74 watts.

Cooldown ride, 55 watts

Back to riding indoors, as winter has returned. Another app crash at the very end, so my time is a close approximation; fortunately I saw my average speed before the crash. Also, my HRM dropped out early in the ride, despite just changing the battery, so I suspect the app is at fault with that as well. I volunteered to be a Beta tester for this build, so I guess I get what I get! 512' elev. gain, 77 watts.

First outdoor ride of the year! My outdoor bicycle has me in a more aggressive position, with lower handlebars, so I know I'll feel some neck/trapezius soreness tomorrow, but overall, not bad for a first ride of the year (other than indoors). Breezy - 9-12 mph SW with gusts over 20. Headwind coming back was a bit rough, but I kept it in Eco mode except for one super brief burst of Tour to get me over a small hill into the wind near the very end. 418 cals, 90 rpm, 77 watts user power. Somewhere north of 800' elev. gain. Temp 69 at the start, 79 at the end, VERY warm for this time of year.

FulGaz beta build crashed at very end of ride (0.00 miles to go), but I'd seen my average speed and knew the distance so was able to calculate the time. Another crash report to be filed. Good ride, though, with most climbing in the first third (~600' overall elevation gain), then mostly downhill to the end. Beautiful ride.

Warmup ride, 66 watts

Have to stick with the easier rides until they get slope scaling working; otherwise I can't manage much climbing. This is an old fave, climb at the start followed by long, fast descent, then mostly flat for the rest of the way. 223' elev. gain, 152 bpm, 216 cals, 75 watts

Cooldown ride that crashed and locked up my PC at the .86 mark - boo. Sending in a trouble ticket on this one for sure! 59 watts.

Cooldown ride, 56 watts

Ride starts with a big descent, followed by a small climb, then flat to lightly rolling the full way. Good ride. Elev. gain 439', 149 bpm, 252 cals, 74 watts.

.15 mph slower on the average speed than when I did this difficult ride back in May. Starts with a long gentle climb/false flat with a few very short descents, then at the 2/3 mark, starts a long climb up a mountain to Lake Plansee. Climb is around a mile long, mostly at 9-10%, so a very slow granny-gear slog for me at around 3.5-4.5 mph. After the climb, there's a short descent as a reward, but not a lot, since the latter part of the ride is at higher elevation than the rest. Last four miles are dead flat, by the beautiful lake, but I couldn't bring my speed up as much as I'd hoped. Just finishing was about the best reward I could get here! 1026' elev. gain, 145 bpm, 449 cals, only 73 watts, which was surprising, but I coasted whenever I could.

Lots of little ups and downs, then one big climb in the middle, followed by a fun descent. Killed my average speed, though. Very pretty Wales scenery, rural and village/town. Lovely. 149 bpm, 326 cals, 583' elev. gain, 72 watts, since I coasted the descents.

Good ride, flat to rolling, short, spunky climbs I could go out of the saddle on. 475' elevation gain, 149 bpm, 318 cals, 75 watts.

Cooldown ride, 46 watts

Warmup ride, 64 watts, 25 cals.

Mountainous but beautiful ride, a lot more climbing than I'm used to so very low average speed. 1400' of climbing in the first 10 miles. Dropped chain shifting to granny gear at one point, so lost even more time, there. Didn't quite finish, as I ran out of time. 362 kcals.

Downtown Cedar Falls looks pretty delightful, I must say. We missed that one in our travels around the US, unfortunately. 291' elev. gain, 150 bpm, 262 kcals, 74 watts.

Cooldown ride, 49 watts

Warmup ride, 62 watts

Warmup #2, 73 watts

Easy sub-stage today, just a couple very short climbs (78' elev. gain). 150 bpm, 173 kcals, 78 watts

Cooldown ride, 57 watts.

Warmup ride, 65 watts

Still trying to acclimate to my new saddle, sit bone pain on the left made this one a tough slog. I think one more week, and I'll be fine, since I love this saddle on my road bike. 442' of elevation gain that felt like more, 145 bpm, 396 kcals, 75 watts.

Had a technical glitch so had to stop this ride and restart where I left off, So I treated this as my warmup. It was mostly downhill, but speed throttling kept my speed slow. Beautiful scenery in France, though.

Completion of the ride. Rolling with a slightly longer climb near the end that shaved .4 mph off my average speed. 318' elev. gain, 149 bpm, 220 kcals, 77 watts.

Cooldown ride, 58 watts

Little hills and throttling at the end cost me some on my average speed, but overall an easier segment, only 160' elevation gain. 143 bpm, 197 kcals, 71 watts.

Short little segment with only 98' of elevation gain. 151 bpm, 102 kcals, 79 watts.

Warmup ride, 62 watts

Wanted to do this one in < 1 hour and just barely made it! Easy ride, lots of bunching up of riders. It's amazing there aren't more crashes. Dark storm clouds in front, wondering if they will encounter rain in future sub-stages today. 262' elev gain, 145 bpm, 281 kcals, 78 watts. * Put on a new saddle today to match the one on my road bike. Definitely harder, my sit bones felt it. But I won't suffer when we transition to outdoor riding, at least in the saddle area!

Cooldown ride, 47 watts

Tired legs today from all the walking in the snow! 393' elev. gain, 152 bpm, 285 kcals, 72 watts (coasted all the downhills).

Nice ride with a steep but short climb at the end. Seemed like the riders were encountering some stiff headwinds heading south, so I was glad to be riding indoors. We're snowbound in NC! 472' elev. gain, 153 bpm, 427 kcals, 74 watts.

Warmup ride, 54 watts.

Easy segment, 111' elev. gain, 149 bpm, 144 kcals, 76 watts.

Easy segment, 141' elev. gain, 152 kcals, 166 kcals, 76 watts.

Cooldown ride, 51 watts

Warmup ride, 65 watts, 135 bpm

Easier part-day stage, only 301' elev. gain. 152 bpm, 286 kcals, 72 watts.

Cooldown ride, 50 watts

Continuing the ride through Iowa with some rollers, nothing intense, but this was the first segment where I noticed multiple people walking up a few of the climbs. These were mostly heavier folks, and I wondered if they knew how to use their low gears, b/c the grades were in the 3-5% range, not super intense. 534' elev. gain, 142 bpm, 334 kcals, 73 watts. Some speed throttling held my average down a little lower than it should have been.

Warmup ride, 61 watts

Warmup ride #2, 69 watts

A bit more climbing in this final section of Day 3 - 311' elev. gain. 146 bpm, 187 kcals, 73 watts.

Cooldown ride, 49 watts

Warmup ride, 66 watts

Next leg of the ride across Iowa, mostly a slight uphill for most of the way in this section, a little relief at the end. 134' elev. gain, 150 bpm, 127 kcal, 76 watts.

Mostly flat with one decent climb (4-6%) near the end, then a screaming descent to the finish to cool down for the day. 134' elev. gain, 151 bpm, 119 kcals, 75 watts.

Second section of this portion of RAGBRAI. 150' elev. gain, 154 bpm, 148 kcals, 76 watts.

Continuing the ride. This short section was mostly a slight false flat to uphill, nothing steep, just steady. 141' elev. gain, 160 bpm, 163 kcals, 78 watts.

Cooldown ride, 49 watts.

Started my riding today with this flat(ish) part of day 3, 147' elev. gain, 143 bpm, 207 kcals, 72 watts.

Second part of my ride for today, split this one and will do the rest during my next ride. 104' elev. gain, 158 bpm, 115 kcals, 80 watts.

Slightly downhill overall but with a few brief punches upwards. Lost my 14 mph average at the very end thanks to speed throttling. 164' elev. gain. 134 bpm, 147 kcals, 71 watts.

Flat section with only 101' elevation gain. 151 bpm, 173 kcals, 78 watts.

Cooldown ride, 48 watts

Fun that in the first mile of this we got to see Loon Lake (right by the Brown Park campground, where B. and I spent a month in our RV in 2016) and the turnoff for the bike path we rode numerous times heading south towards Spirit Lake. Such great memories. The rest of the ride was typical southern MN & Iowa scenery = lots of cornfields! Did enjoy seeing one rider on a penny farthing (!!) 396' elev. gain, 147 bpm, 289 kcals, 74 watts.

Cooldown ride, 35 watts (talking to B so really took it easy!)

This was a special ride for me, as years back we camped at Brown Park in our RV for an entire month. So we rode many times around there on both roads and bike paths. We really loved this area. It's mostly just farmland around plus some lakes and very bucolic. The end of this ride really took me back to those days! A fairly rolly ride, 442' elevation gain, 144 bpm, 398 kcals, 76 watts.

Cooldown ride, 50 watts

Skipped from Day 1 to Day 3, b/c I copied the wrong files off the flash drive. Oh well, it was fine. This was slightly rolling to flat, with two small climbs, 299' elev. gain. 151 bpm, 362 kcals, 80 watts. Too much speed throttling to make my average speed/time goal. Oh well, came close.

Warmup ride, 65 watts

Very pretty ride, rolling terrain, one long climb where I lost 3 mph off my average speed and could never quite get it back. Gotta love Ireland! 761' elev. gain, 150 bpm, 278 kcals, 80 watts.

Sectioned off the very end of this ride, which I hadn't quite finished before. This three miles is basically all a gradual climb, not super steep, but I worked hard. 111' elev. gain, 157 bpm, 73 kcals, 88 watts.

Cooldown ride, 48 watts

Cooldown ride, 51 watts

First ride (well, indoors on the smart trainer) of the new year! Very pretty lightly rolling ride with one decent climb and descent in the middle (topped out at 6.8% grade). Out and back but not on the same roads. 583' elev. gain, 149 bpm, 336 kcals, 77 watts