Tag Archives: Cycling

Cycling the climbs of western Mallorca October 2018

Here is a video collage of my ice-cream, Coca Cola and cake tour of western Mallorca, earning and re-earning the jersey (!) I had some company – human, animal and insect – here and there too! Climbs such as Port Valdemossa, Port Canonge, Galilea, Es Grau, Coll n’Esteve, Gramola, Bastide, Coll de Pi feature amongstContinue reading “Cycling the climbs of western Mallorca October 2018”

Ride the 6Points in Ibiza and Formentera!

http://www.facebook.com/events/561199834284820/ October 5/6th is only 6 weeks away! What a way to celebrate the onset of autumn and enjoy 2 days of fantastic riding in the sun and see the two beautiful islands of Ibiza and Formentera. We will go to some great restaurants and you will also enjoy the signature camaraderie of all 6PointsContinue reading “Ride the 6Points in Ibiza and Formentera!”

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”

Merging Strava and Garmin ride files to create complete courses

A while ago, I posted an example of how to edit .gpx and .tcx files when there might have been a small corruption of the ride file preventing it from being uploaded to Strava. See it at  http://www.briansutton.uk/?p=330. This post concerns the situation when you have been on a long ride, and the battery on your first Garmin Edge (orContinue reading “Merging Strava and Garmin ride files to create complete courses”