How do you log rides? - Page 4 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

01-14-2007, 06:35 AM

Patrick Lamb wrote:
> I really didn't start seriously logging anything until 3-4 years ago.
> Before that, odometer readings at the end of each year were good
> enough. In 2005, I got a desk calendar and started noting miles and a
> short description of each ride. That made for a nice day at the end
> of the year, when I spent a rainy afternoon entering everything into a
> spreadsheet (boring) and reliving the best rides from jotted notes
> (definitely not boring!).
>
> Trouble with having a spreadsheet is, you keep going. So last year I
> logged everything in a desk calendar, and also put it in the
> spreadsheet, thinking of more or less interesting things to plot, and
> then watching the plots carefully. It helped some with motivation, as
> I went from a personal record of 3,000 miles to a new personal record
> of 5,000 miles for the year. But I missed that day of reminiscing --
> sort of like getting a cyclocomputer can lead to too much interest in
> watching the numbers flash, and not enough interest in the ride.
>
> So how do you keep track of your rides? (Do you?) What's important
> enough to log -- time, distance, ride profile, max/min speed or pulse
> -- and why do you log it? What do you do with it when you're done?
>
> Pat
> Email address works as is.

iCal, comes standard on my mac..a calender to log what you did(not MUCH
these cold snowy days)...then print it out after each month.

01-14-2007, 03:24 PM

On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:33:35 -0600, joe wrote:

> Reid Priedhorsky wrote:
>>
>>
>> I wrote a collection of Perl scripts that store ride data in a relational
>> database and turn it into nifty tables and graphs:
>>
>> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>>
>> I also use my GPS to collect tracks of novel routes, and I hang onto those
>> to see where I've been.
>>
>> Yes, I'm a big nerd.

>>
>> Reid
>
> Looks nice. Care to share the scripts?

I'd be happy to share.

However, there is a strong caveat in that they are not well-documented or
easy to use by any means. Installing them would require knowledge of both
PostgreSQL and Perl, and probably UNIX (while in principle both Postgres
and Perl run on other systems, I don't know what would be required to port
the scripts). (Anyone who wants to fix these issues is welcome to...)

With that in mind, let me know if you are still interested and I will
package them up and post them on my website.

Take care,

Reid

01-14-2007, 05:14 PM

Reid Priedhorsky wrote:

> On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:33:35 -0600, joe wrote:
>
>> Reid Priedhorsky wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> I wrote a collection of Perl scripts that store ride data in a
>>> relational database and turn it into nifty tables and graphs:
>>>
>>> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>>>
>>> I also use my GPS to collect tracks of novel routes, and I hang onto
>>> those to see where I've been.
>>>
>>> Yes, I'm a big nerd.

>>>
>>> Reid
>>
>> Looks nice. Care to share the scripts?
>
> I'd be happy to share.
>
> However, there is a strong caveat in that they are not well-documented or
> easy to use by any means. Installing them would require knowledge of both
> PostgreSQL and Perl, and probably UNIX (while in principle both Postgres
> and Perl run on other systems, I don't know what would be required to port
> the scripts). (Anyone who wants to fix these issues is welcome to...)
>
> With that in mind, let me know if you are still interested and I will
> package them up and post them on my website.
>
> Take care,
>
> Reid

My main activity is with JSP/Postgresql with some supporting Perl CGI. The
target system is FreeBSD with PostgreSQL 8.0.7

I would like to give it a try.

01-16-2007, 08:57 AM

joe wrote:
> Reid Priedhorsky wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 12 Jan 2007 14:33:35 -0600, joe wrote:
> >
> >> Reid Priedhorsky wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> I wrote a collection of Perl scripts that store ride data in a
> >>> relational database and turn it into nifty tables and graphs:
> >>>
> >>> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
> >>>
> >>> I also use my GPS to collect tracks of novel routes, and I hang onto
> >>> those to see where I've been.
> >>>
> >>> Yes, I'm a big nerd.

> >>>
> >>> Reid
> >>
> >> Looks nice. Care to share the scripts?
> >
> > I'd be happy to share.
> >
> > However, there is a strong caveat in that they are not well-documented or
> > easy to use by any means. Installing them would require knowledge of both
> > PostgreSQL and Perl, and probably UNIX (while in principle both Postgres
> > and Perl run on other systems, I don't know what would be required to port
> > the scripts). (Anyone who wants to fix these issues is welcome to...)
> >
> > With that in mind, let me know if you are still interested and I will
> > package them up and post them on my website.
> >
> > Take care,
> >
> > Reid
>
> My main activity is with JSP/Postgresql with some supporting Perl CGI. The
> target system is FreeBSD with PostgreSQL 8.0.7
>
> I would like to give it a try.

me too(teehee).........;-p

01-16-2007, 09:58 PM

On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:57:24 -0800, qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
>
> joe wrote:
>>
>> My main activity is with JSP/Postgresql with some supporting Perl CGI. The
>> target system is FreeBSD with PostgreSQL 8.0.7
>>
>> I would like to give it a try.
>
> me too(teehee).........;-p

Wonderful! Interest from not one but two people. Makes my day.

Please see <http://reidster.net/software/> and download rlog.tar.gz. It is
all GPLed, so feel free to hack away.

I use PostgreSQL 7.4, but I don't expect any significant problems with 8.0.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Take care,

Reid

01-23-2007, 07:04 AM

I log my rides on BikeJournal at <a href="http://bikejournal.com"
target="_blank">BikeJournal.com</a>.