Cycling with a New Toy / myLot

London, England

May 27, 2016 11:03am CST

With a week of a bit of cycling and lots of walking, I took yesterday off with little activity beyond a slow stroll to the shops. I really do have a plan to be more active, and Thursday's day off was part of that. Today was a day for pedalling. With a sunny morning, I spent as much time as I could off road enjoying the greenery and on the leg home, I followed the canal - popping into the supermarket. It also gave me the first opportunity to try out the new heart rate sensor, which links to the little GPS system and I can see how fast the old ticker is going on some of those climbs. Following @teamfreak16 advise and example, I have started logging these stats online. All very exciting, but I am sure it will wear off soon enough!

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Marlina

@marlina (154103)

• Canada

27 May 16

So how fast was the old ticker going?

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21492)

• London, England

27 May 16

I think it hit 153, just as I got to the top of middling long climb

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Marlina

@marlina (154103)

• Canada

21 Jun 16

@Ronrybs Wow! That little thing went wild.

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John Roberts

@JohnRoberts (109841)

• Los Angeles, California

27 May 16

That looks like a far pleasanter ride than on a street! Lovely scenery rather than concrete and asphalt.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21492)

• London, England

27 May 16

Oh yes, that is why I love biking off road so much

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502653)

• Italy

21 Jun 16

I am also planning to be more active. Summer is the right season to spend more time outside and move. I do not cycle, but I walk a lot.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21492)

• London, England

21 Jun 16

I try to do both, but usually a lot more walking

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502653)

• Italy

21 Jun 16

@Ronrybs I am not very good cycling, I lose my balance easily.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21492)

• London, England

21 Jun 16

@LadyDuck Hope it is a case of practise makes prefect.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382326)

• Rockingham, Australia

28 May 16

Apparently it takes six weeks for a new habit to form. That looks a lovely cycle path along the canal. Knowing me and my (lack of) cycling skills I'd probably end up in it. :)

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382326)

• Rockingham, Australia

29 May 16

@Ronrybs I didn't learn to ride a bike till I was well into my teens and I've never been much good. Usually whatever I look at I run into so it has to be total concentration when I ride. No time for looking round!

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21492)

• London, England

28 May 16

I nearly have a few times!

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21492)

• London, England

29 May 16

@JudyEv Lots of riding helps to build up the skills

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Claudia Kirkland

@CRK109 (14556)

• United States

21 Jun 16

It's good information to know. It definitely can't hurt to have some heart information along with you on your rides!

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Claudia Kirkland

@CRK109 (14556)

• United States

21 Jun 16

@Ronrybs I'm sure you will! I'll be waiting to see how you do over time!

Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21492)

• London, England

21 Jun 16

Over time I should see an improvement with a lower rate over the same route, or at least that's the theory!

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Scott Ganschow

@teamfreak16 (43642)

• Denver, Colorado

27 May 16

Boy, those GPS systems do everything, don't they.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (21492)

• London, England

27 May 16

They certainly do and with all this cloud logging, all the data is saved for later stats crunching. Next ride is planned for Sunday, not sure where to visit

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