This video is about the 6Points cycling trip to Formentera on 5th Oct 2019. It’s is a more detailed record of our visit than my previous shorter video, and includes GoPro clips from my bike, as well as photos taken along the way. Although it was only 70kms or so of cycling, and not veryContinue reading “6Points Formentera, Oct 2019 – full version”
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Sobremunt, the essentials
I have put together more of my GoPro video of Sobremunt, exploring the summit area in more detail, which can be quite hard to find amongst the various private estates up there, one of which IS Sobremunt. This was part of the wider circuit I did, reported previously.
Duplicate ride issues on Strava
I have recently seen three examples of duplicate rides on Strava, owing to the rider recording the ride both on s conventional Garmin, and also on a wristwatch device. Usually, Strava normally doesn’t allow duplicate rides. I thin, however, there is a logical gap in their thinking – each ride has a unique serial number,Continue reading “Duplicate ride issues on Strava”
Bicycle helmets – again!
I own up to having a hobby horse. My cycling friends will be surprised to know I don’t wear a helmet when riding it (!). The hobby horse, of course, is my insistence on the advisability of wearing a helmet when cycling – always. But I have today been assailed by several articles that IContinue reading “Bicycle helmets – again!”
Zwift off-piste course choices
In case this helps anyone who gets bored after a day or two with any of the Zwift courses, you can change your preferences to force Zwift to give you London, Watopia or Richmond on any day of the week, not just the allotted ones on the monthly schedule. Take care, and be aware ofContinue reading “Zwift off-piste course choices”
Relativity matters (!)
I responded to this question on Quora.com on Sunday 19th Feb 2017 The physicist J.A. Wheeler stated, “Matter tells spacetime how to curve. Spacetime tells matter how to move.” Was he right that spacetime curves? The simple answer is “yes”. But my friends wouldn’t expect me to stop there! John Wheeler had a great wayContinue reading “Relativity matters (!)”
Avalanche matters
Now that my son Tom will be ski-leading for the Ski Club of Great Britain in Verbier later this month, including some off-piste days, or at least with a greater proportion of off-piste than our usual family skiing, my mind turns towards avalanche safety and the recent sad news of the fatal avalanche in aContinue reading “Avalanche matters”
Recovering from lost turbo rides in Zwift
Recently I have lost or partially lost Tacx rides using their trainer software on my iPad, and also had one lost Zwift ride. For Zwift there is a way to recover partial rides if the software freezes, by peering into the iPhone or iPad with a laptop program called iMazing. It’s a chargeable program, butContinue reading “Recovering from lost turbo rides in Zwift”
Using an ANT+ dongle for turbo training
The Tacx Flow, and other smart turbo trainers transmit and receive on Bluetooth as well as ANT+. So for a handheld or laptop with Bluetooth you should be OK with a smart turbo (although there does seem to be a Tacx limitation on the number of ANT+ channels available such that if using a Garmin GPS ANDContinue reading “Using an ANT+ dongle for turbo training”
The Brachistochrone problem
Brachistochrone I was struck by this GiF recently, at: http://imgur.com/5t32VJU This little video shows three possible paths – the straight line (the shortest), a path that descends quickly and then becomes flat as it gets to the destination, and one in between, looking more elliptical* in shape. Ever wondered what downhill profile of roadContinue reading “The Brachistochrone problem”
A rambling mind 