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Cycling is real. There are no special effects, no music, no distress actresses looking hopefully off in the distance. There are no magic montoges where we can see and epic transformation. There are no ads in the lower thirds, no pop-ups to distract, no chilling silence, or blood curdling cue that tells you when to feel anexity.
Cycling offers what movies, television, commercials, ads, music and the internet promise. The sport, the hobby, the thing you do on the weekends, no matter what its called, you cannot say it doesn’t deliever. It is the delievery that makes the shy and afraid walk away. It is the delievery that takes the wind out of the sails of the gym bro’s, the models, the financial experts and the favored opinions. It is work.
The work you but in to the bicycle is work that comes back to you immediately. For a single rotation of the pedal, the back wheels spins. The torque that you feel from that effort, the surge you get from seeing the wheels spin, feeling the wind break apart against your skin. The light that is denied by your shadow. None of these can you get from sitting on the couch. You can get them from pushing a button, popping a pill, drinking a beverage or listening to speaker.
They all promise. They promise a feeling, a sensation, a wonderous memory that you can have. All you have to do is sit still and consume. Consume the light from the television. Consume the drink from the cup. Consume the pill from the bottle. Consume this product from the store. It doesn’t matter what you take, just consume. Consume it and you will feel.
What they miss is that in cycling, when you push the pedals, when you see how far you can go and how much you are capable of doing. You will see the hills fall beneath you and the ground rush toward you. When you know why the trees dance in the wind and the seas charge the shores. When you leave the bike, when you walk away from the saddle, you will have a memory. You will have the sights, the sounds, the emotion, and sensations. You will remember every decision you made and the consequence that came from it.
Unlike the couch, that is a seat to a fantasy. Cycling is an adventure. It is a quest to overcome what would be a story that can be told with both passion and fury, heart and lust. It is a memory waiting for you to partake. Cycling is real, as real as it gets.
By: | Na Derro Cartwright |
Started in: | Harford County, MD, US |
Distance: | 26.2 mi |
Selected: | 26.2 mi |
Elevation: | + 1042 / - 1064 ft |
Moving Time: | 02:01:51 |
Gear: | Scott Speedster Gravel |
Page Views: | 4 |
Departed: | Jul 17, 2022, 7:12 am |
Starts in: | Harford County, MD, US |
Distance: | 26.2 mi |
Selected distance: | 26.2 mi |
Elevation: | + 1042 / - 1064 ft |
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Total Duration: | 02:03:35 |
Selection Duration: | 7415 |
Moving Time: | 02:01:51 |
Selection Moving Time: | 02:01:51 |
Stopped Time: | 00:01:44 |
Max Speed: | 33.3 mph |
Avg Speed: | 12.9 mph |
Pace: | 00:04:43 |
Moving Pace: | 00:04:39 |
Max Cadence: | 131 rpm |
Min Cadence: | 10 rpm |
Avg Cadence: | 71 rpm |
Max HR: | 154 bpm |
Min HR: | 79 bpm |
Avg HR: | 130 bpm |
Best format for turn-by-turn directions on modern Garmin Edge Devices
Best format for turn by turn directions on Edge 500, 510. Will provide true turn by turn navigation on Edge 800, 810, 1000, Touring including custom cue entries. Great for training when we release those features. Not currently optimal for Virtual Partner.
Useful for uploading your activity to another service, keeping records on your own computer etc.
Useful for any GPS unit. Contains no cuesheet entries, only track information (breadcrumb trail). Will provide turn by turn directions (true navigation) on the Edge 705/800/810/1000/Touring, but will not have any custom cues. Works great for Mio Cyclo. Find GPS specific help in our help system.
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