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… but then my legs got tired, so I decided to use my arms.

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Went biking to Bladensburg with Tim (not the big one).
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… less worn down by life than my rims.

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@Tim Kelley 58757I’m interested in the etiquette of what one would be done if you were riding and came to an empty station where someone was already waiting for a bike to be returned and you were just checking in to extended your time. Would you feel bad taking their ride from them?[/QUOTE wrote:

Clear etiquette (to me) is that the person waiting gets the next bike. If I’m late enough that I can’t handle this, then the answer is to pay extended use fee.

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@JorgeGortex 58728 wrote:

I wonder what the lifespan of the foam in the helmets is? I wonder only because I know that car seats for infants have a shelf life.

My impression is that the shelf life of car seats is not dictated by their materials (although I assume they are tested for that), but by changing safety standards, and the difficulty of recalling products after long periods of time. But for helmets, you know, Moses brought down the perfect standard off the mountain and handed it straight to the CPSC.

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@dbb 58194 wrote:

Is the second turtle drafting the first?

They were moving at a decent clip before I got close. It’s hard to get more aero than this.

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In another 30 or 40 minutes there was gonna be some hot Turtle on Turtle action…

Turtles sure are frisky:

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The turtle train on the trail:

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Feels better riding than walking! (until I hit the hills, anyway)

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And to add to the question: How well does it ride when empty?

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Whoa, Strava may not be winning any friends, but look at Tapiriik, the activity synchronization service. Not only has Collin Fair restored Strava interoperability (no thanks to Strava), he posts all his code.

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@Tim Kelley 57961 wrote:

(Because people would scam it and not correct their elevation??)

Probably because (1) it’s a pain to do for every ride and (2) I’m not sure we can use Strava given their new API restrictions.

For (1), if we want to normalize the data, I wouldn’t try to make device profiles, but instead pull data directly from some elevation web service, such as https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/elevation/.

For (2), just a guess, but RunKeeper might be a decent platform for this competition. Non-GPS users can plot their route on a map (and reuse it on subsequent commutes), and GPS users can use one of the several available web services to import rides automatically from other sites (Garmin Connect in particular, but not Strava).

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@CaseyKane50 57685 wrote:

DC Rainmaker has a detailed write-up http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/07/cutting-removing-functionality.html of the Strava changes for third party apps.

Yeah, this is ticking me off. The best thing about Strava was all the people making interesting data visualizations. I need to look into Garmin Connect’s and Runkeeper’s APIs. I’ve used both of the sites in the past.

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There are a couple of routes listed on this Bike to Work Day page, one taking 14th all the way down, and the other scooting on over to Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park.

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@NicDiesel 57086 wrote:

Now, to be fair, I did really push it (probably too much) but I get the feeling a score of 235 “EXTREME” is probably either a) a bad idea to replicate b) the result of incorrect heart rate zones or c) both. Here’s a link to the ride where you can see how the zones are set based on my max heart rate of 165:

Here’s one person’s attempt to break down Strava’s Suffer Score:
http://djconnel.blogspot.com/2011/08/strava-suffer-score-decoded.html

By definition, you shouldn’t be able to exceed your maximum heart rate. The age based max heart rate formula is just an estimate, so you probably have your zones off a bit.

That said, I’d listen to your body more than the numbers. This was my first commute with a heart rate monitor:
http://app.strava.com/activities/3925699
I slammed my heart rate up to 185 (probably close to my max) and kept it between 165 and 185 for the rest of the ride. I didn’t feel particularly bad after the ride.
A few months later and a bit more fitness, and I couldn’t sustain heart rates even close to 185 for more than a minute or so.
That’s just anecdote, though, and your experience could be much different.

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@consularrider 56838 wrote:

Sabotage!

Yes, for similar reasons, we’ll have to consider what to use for a back end if we run BAFS next year:

http://engineering.strava.com/update-on-the-api-v3-release-and-v1-v2-retirement/ wrote:

What we can’t allow:

Applications that encourage competition
Replicating Strava functionality

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