"I saw this deal, and thought someone might like it" thread.

[Vicegrip]

Has this been mentioned yet? CC will credit you a buck an hour for riding up to $40 a month. you can carry one month over to the next so it looks like you could build up $80 to spend. There has to be a catch somewhere or this is the free jersey or tires every other month club for many of us.

http://www.competitivecyclist.com/strava?INT_ID=IB16422&avad=55963_d8708556

[ShawnoftheDread]

Cha-Ching, but if I start seeing CC vans outside of my house I’m going to get suspicious.

[DismalScientist]

Phoenix is selling a 1983 24″ (60 cm) Trek 630 for $285.

[vvill]

@Vicegrip 113331 wrote:

Has this been mentioned yet? CC will credit you a buck an hour for riding up to $40 a month. you can carry one month over to the next so it looks like you could build up $80 to spend. There has to be a catch somewhere or this is the free jersey or tires every other month club for many of us.

http://www.competitivecyclist.com/strava?INT_ID=IB16422&avad=55963_d8708556

I saw it (and signed up). I think they are going to have to change the rules. Do they realize how many miles are logged on Strava? Maybe credit towards a min. purchase but just straight credit seems crazy.

It would be cool if there was a real commuter based incentive like this though, that was more easily available than the $20/month tax credit that few employers actually offer.

[jopamora]

@ShawnoftheDread 113332 wrote:

Cha-Ching, but if I start seeing CC vans outside of my house I’m going to get suspicious.

Instead of the usual vans?

[TwoWheelsDC]

@vvill 113341 wrote:

I saw it (and signed up). I think they are going to have to change the rules. Do they realize how many miles are logged on Strava? Maybe credit towards a min. purchase but just straight credit seems crazy.

It would be cool if there was a real commuter based incentive like this though, that was more easily available than the $20/month tax credit that few employers actually offer.

Must be some sort of data sharing with Strava that makes it worthwhile…40 hours a month is a lot, but do-able. I just checked my summer average and it’s about 35ish hours, so maybe I can get it to 40 and get the full amount for a couple of months (before they terminate the promotion because it’s costing them too much!).

[hozn]

The marketing potential is huge, though I wonder how they will use it. Bear in mind that when you authorize CC to see your rides, they can see everything just as if they were you — i.e. private rides/inside privacy zones, your GPS tracks (obviously), your equipment, your friends/followers, etc. etc.

It does seem to be hard to see how they can value that at $40/mo, but I am happy to take them up on that gamble. Of course, they don’t have the cheapest prices, but this might make it worthwhile to buy more gear from them. We shall see what other fine print emerges.

[dkel]

@hozn 113347 wrote:

Of course, they don’t have the cheapest prices, but this might make it worthwhile to buy more gear from them.

And there’s the magic formula. The way bike prices are marked up for retail, they’re guaranteed to come out on top, unless you are extremely disciplined about only spending your credits. But let’s face it, what can you get that’s worth only $40 a month? How many power bars, water bottles, and inner tubes do you need? Before you know it, it’s a jersey or a cassette, and they’re back in the black.

[hozn]

@dkel 113351 wrote:

And there’s the magic formula. The way bike prices are marked up for retail, they’re guaranteed to come out on top, unless you are extremely disciplined about only spending your credits. But let’s face it, what can you get that’s worth only $40 a month? How many power bars, water bottles, and inner tubes do you need? Before you know it, it’s a jersey or a cassette, and they’re back in the black.

Yeah, I also don’t know if there are any restrictions on what you can use credits to purchase. We’ll find out soon. Apparently I have $19 in credits and I could use some better-sized knee warmers, which are on sale for a little over $20.

But, yeah, if the points really are just equivalent to $$ then I’m sure I’ll give them more business. Especially since now is the time to replace any worn-out winter clothing (as it’s all on sale).

[Emm]

@Vicegrip 113331 wrote:

Has this been mentioned yet? CC will credit you a buck an hour for riding up to $40 a month. you can carry one month over to the next so it looks like you could build up $80 to spend. There has to be a catch somewhere or this is the free jersey or tires every other month club for many of us.

http://www.competitivecyclist.com/strava?INT_ID=IB16422&avad=55963_d8708556

I wonder if they’ll accept the rides I record with Map my Ride, but use fitness syncer to sync to strava (it works better that way–it carries the mapping and segment info over, whereas Strava to MMR only gives you total time and distance). I guess I’ll find out shortly. They have a few jerseys I need in my life that are around $40 in their sale section.

[americancyclo]

@DismalScientist 113336 wrote:

Phoenix is selling a 1983 24″ (60 cm) Trek 630 for $285.

That’s my size! Are Trek 630 awesome bikes? I’m a little uneducated about bikes before 2008.

[hozn]

@Emm 113354 wrote:

I wonder if they’ll accept the rides I record with Map my Ride, but use fitness syncer to sync to strava (it works better that way–it carries the mapping and segment info over, whereas Strava to MMR only gives you total time and distance). I guess I’ll find out shortly. They have a few jerseys I need in my life that are around $40 in their sale section.

I don’t see why they wouldn’t; those rides appear like any other sync’d ride to Strava (e.g. mine sync’d from Garmin Connect are counting).

[americancyclo]

made a new thread for this: http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?8446-Strava-and-Competitive-Cyclist-will-pay-you-to-ride-your-bike

@Vicegrip 113331 wrote:

Has this been mentioned yet? CC will credit you a buck an hour for riding up to $40 a month. you can carry one month over to the next so it looks like you could build up $80 to spend. There has to be a catch somewhere or this is the free jersey or tires every other month club for many of us.

http://www.competitivecyclist.com/strava?INT_ID=IB16422&avad=55963_d8708556

@ShawnoftheDread 113332 wrote:

Cha-Ching, but if I start seeing CC vans outside of my house I’m going to get suspicious.

@vvill 113341 wrote:

I saw it (and signed up). I think they are going to have to change the rules. Do they realize how many miles are logged on Strava? Maybe credit towards a min. purchase but just straight credit seems crazy.

It would be cool if there was a real commuter based incentive like this though, that was more easily available than the $20/month tax credit that few employers actually offer.

@TwoWheelsDC 113344 wrote:

Must be some sort of data sharing with Strava that makes it worthwhile…40 hours a month is a lot, but do-able. I just checked my summer average and it’s about 35ish hours, so maybe I can get it to 40 and get the full amount for a couple of months (before they terminate the promotion because it’s costing them too much!).

@hozn 113347 wrote:

The marketing potential is huge, though I wonder how they will use it. Bear in mind that when you authorize CC to see your rides, they can see everything just as if they were you — i.e. private rides/inside privacy zones, your GPS tracks (obviously), your equipment, your friends/followers, etc. etc.

It does seem to be hard to see how they can value that at $40/mo, but I am happy to take them up on that gamble. Of course, they don’t have the cheapest prices, but this might make it worthwhile to buy more gear from them. We shall see what other fine print emerges.

@dkel 113351 wrote:

And there’s the magic formula. The way bike prices are marked up for retail, they’re guaranteed to come out on top, unless you are extremely disciplined about only spending your credits. But let’s face it, what can you get that’s worth only $40 a month? How many power bars, water bottles, and inner tubes do you need? Before you know it, it’s a jersey or a cassette, and they’re back in the black.

@hozn 113352 wrote:

Yeah, I also don’t know if there are any restrictions on what you can use credits to purchase. We’ll find out soon. Apparently I have $19 in credits and I could use some better-sized knee warmers, which are on sale for a little over $20.

But, yeah, if the points really are just equivalent to $$ then I’m sure I’ll give them more business. Especially since now is the time to replace any worn-out winter clothing (as it’s all on sale).

[DismalScientist]

@americancyclo 113357 wrote:

That’s my size! Are Trek 630 awesome bikes? I’m a little uneducated about bikes before 2008.

Back in 1983 through 85, the 700 series bikes were the top of the Trek line followed closely by the 600 line. They all had double butted Reynolds 531C frames and forks. The X20s were touring bikes and the X60s were most race oriented. The X00 and X30’s had intermediate components. In 1983, it seems that all 600 models shared the same frame, and were differentiated by components. All had Diacompe sidepull brakes (even the “touring” model), Sugino cranksets and Suntour shifting components. The 630, I believe had a “convertible” double/triple crankset. I have a ’84 620 and love it. In ’84 and especially ’85, the touring models became more differentiated from the other models, with longer chainstays and cantilever brakes. All had 27″ wheels, but I found that conversion to 700s is trivial. The bike likely has 126mm rear spacing, and, being steel, should take 130mm wheels without issue.

The bike at Phoenix has a triple crankset (I think) and the rear derailleur was replace with newer Shimano model. I don’t know if the wheels are original.

For more information, see http://www.vintage-trek.com

[peterw_diy]

Someone should adopt this classic tandem, whose owners have been trying to sell it for weeks. For less than $450, U.S.-made steel frame, 27″ 48h wheels, Arai drum brake, and, wait for it, 3×5 half step gearing!

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/bik/5005474690.html

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