One year of cycling
Analysing an entire year of bike rides using Garmin and Strava
Dec. 31, 2016 - Willem L. Middelkoop
One year ago I started recording all my bike rides, including commutes, short grocery trips and long Gran Fondos. I equipped my bicycles with Garmin Edge computers that recorded location (GPS), speed, cadence and my heart rate. I covered more than 7683 kilometers during 320 hours of riding. It's time to review all the data and share some photos I took along the ride!
Continue reading![After some long haul rides I disassembled the bike to get home.](/blog/2016-12-31_one-year-of-cycling/images/i_04_After-some-long-haul-rides-I-disassembled-the-bike-to-get-home_500px.jpg)
![This picture was taken in downtown Leiden during one of the first cold days of November.](/blog/2016-12-31_one-year-of-cycling/images/i_11_This-picture-was-taken-in-downtown-Leiden-during-one-of-the-first-cold-days-of-November_500px.jpg)
![First gran fondo was cycling around the Dutch](/blog/2016-12-31_one-year-of-cycling/images/i_03_First-gran-fondo-was-cycling-around-the-Dutch-Markermeer-a-208-5KM-ride_500px.jpg)
![On few occasions I crossed international borders. This photo was taken in Germany next to an Autobahn.](/blog/2016-12-31_one-year-of-cycling/images/i_08_On-few-occasions-I-crossed-international-borders-This-photo-was-taken-in-Germany-next-to-an-Autobahn_500px.jpg)
![This pedal was new when I started, this is how thousands of kilometers cycling look like on a pedal.](/blog/2016-12-31_one-year-of-cycling/images/i_02_This-pedal-was-new-when-I-started-this-is-how-thousands-of-kilometers-cycling-look-like-on-a-pedal_500px.jpg)
![This photo was taken during a ride through the forest near Hilversum. The nearby trees really give you a sense of speed (and reason to stay focussed on steering straight...)](/blog/2016-12-31_one-year-of-cycling/images/i_09_This-photo-was-taken-during-a-ride-through-the-forest-near-Hilversum-The-nearby-trees-really-give-yo_500px.jpg)