Wheelz Up! ...and other goodies

In the months since my first MTB ride on this bike at the RTP trails, I've ridden that loop every Thursday after work until daylight savings time and the last few rides on my Maxxis Aspen's running tubeless with new Shimano Deore XT UST rims.  This was a really nice ride improvement, but ultimately not having UST on lighter thinner tires resulting in watching many micro-holes in the sidewall fill with sealant with airing up before a ride.

So I decided to get UST tires and settled on Maxxis High Roller (front) & Advantage (rear) both in lUST/120TPI casing.  Unfortunately, I haven't had the opportunity to ride these on dirt yet and it's driving me crazy.  However, I have started riding a 4-5 mile loop in my neighborhood that provides good climbs and flow when run midday.  I also went from the 620mm to 700mm flat bars looking to improve steering response.

Investing in the Garmin Edge 520 was a Christmas present that I was really looking forward to.  I really want to pursue local XC/Trial races in my age group and knew some training that involved measuring myself against competition would be a requirement.  With Garmin Connect and Strava Segments this is now possible.  It also came with the Cadence/Speed (hub) sensors which mated up perfect.  Lastly I pulled out the old Mio providing an ANT+ heartrate sensor since my Samsung Gear 2 only mates with the phone.

I'm planning to get a ride in tomorrow but we'll see if that's the local loop around the neighborhood or a quick ride over to the landfill park which includes a short MTB trail and skills area.

Endomondo or Garmin Connect Data?

This post is a local loop ride in my neighborhood and a comparison of which embedded data to use - Endomondo or Garmin Connect?


Endomondo - Once logged in go to https://www.endomondo.com/widgets


Garmin Connect - Unlock the workout then click the share button and select "Embed"