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Re: WTD - Mojo

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godivatrailrider wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 2:48 pm The Squares on Veloviewer might be good though I can't really seem to get it to work... do I need to be a paid up Strava member? I've paid the £10 for Veloviewer but can only see 25 squares. Not keen on forking out for Strava
I'm not a paid up Strava user and Veloviewer works well for me - I normally just visit veloviewer.com, go to the activities tab and then use the scroll button on the mouse while hovering over the map to expand the view to hunt for squares I've not visited.
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PaulB2 wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 2:54 pm
godivatrailrider wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 2:48 pm The Squares on Veloviewer might be good though I can't really seem to get it to work... do I need to be a paid up Strava member? I've paid the £10 for Veloviewer but can only see 25 squares. Not keen on forking out for Strava
I'm not a paid up Strava user and Veloviewer works well for me - I normally just visit veloviewer.com, go to the activities tab and then use the scroll button on the mouse while hovering over the map to expand the view to hunt for squares I've not visited.
I think the 25 activities limit is for non-veloviewer members. Try doing the update tab on VV now you've paid the tenner.
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PaulB2 wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 2:54 pm
godivatrailrider wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 2:48 pm The Squares on Veloviewer might be good though I can't really seem to get it to work... do I need to be a paid up Strava member? I've paid the £10 for Veloviewer but can only see 25 squares. Not keen on forking out for Strava
I'm not a paid up Strava user and Veloviewer works well for me - I normally just visit veloviewer.com, go to the activities tab and then use the scroll button on the mouse while hovering over the map to expand the view to hunt for squares I've not visited.
Was defo only showing 25 ..... I've hit Update and it's pulling in 1,222 activites :) :-bd
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Welcome to the world of planning routes for the most efficient way to grab as many squares as you can.
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Down the rabbit hole he goes :-bd
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29 posts and nobody has said 'get a new bike', only don't - get and old bike...

Have you got a rigid single speed? Reconnect with the 90s, only without dodgy gears that don't work well...

Buy an old half decent mtb off marketplace for not very much, switch out a few bits from your parts bin, get a tensioner on there and go out and play like you used to after school. Gear it low enough to get up most of your local hills and learn to spin/stomp/push. SS really has several gears if you think standibg/sitting and various breathing rhythms...
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PaulB2 wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 5:33 pm Welcome to the world of planning routes for the most efficient way to grab as many squares as you can.
:grin: :-bd
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TeaFuelledMutantGingerBike wrote: Sat Nov 09, 2024 11:32 am 29 posts and nobody has said 'get a new bike', only don't - get and old bike...

Have you got a rigid single speed? Reconnect with the 90s, only without dodgy gears that don't work well...

Buy an old half decent mtb off marketplace for not very much, switch out a few bits from your parts bin, get a tensioner on there and go out and play like you used to after school. Gear it low enough to get up most of your local hills and learn to spin/stomp/push. SS really has several gears if you think standibg/sitting and various breathing rhythms...
Yes I have a lovely Jones Spaceframe SS ...
As previously mentioned I've been to loads of SS event's "SSUK, SSEC & SSWC" .... I've even hosted SSUK in 2016.

I certainly don't want to buy another bike ... I've got 7.

Living in South Shropshire is not overly conducive to riding SS in my late 50's.
I'm geared 32:18 ... I could drop to 20 or 21 but then it's too spinny on anything but the hills.

I should probably ride it more though.
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