I just dipped under 2min on Highgate West on my fixie bike, and have now fully transitioned from the world of light-hearted and whimsical online fixed cycling culture banter to the cold and soulless world of online cycling data archiving. It's taken about 6 years.
Yes, it's a boast post... but is it progress?
Top of the board, congrats! I'm not familiar with online cycling data archiving, is it self-published or done automatically via a cyclocomputer? Is it all timed from exactly the same points A and B? What about tailwinds and secretly drafting buses? Not that you would ever do that or anything. I guess it is progress, it channels and provides an outlet for someone's competitiveness. It introduces another social element to what is a solo activity, and that can't be a bad thing. Advancement in technology and statistical analysis techniques have recently been applied to some sports like football with mixed success, though. I wouldn't get too bogged down with it!
Top of the board, congrats! I'm not familiar with online cycling data archiving, is it self-published or done automatically via a cyclocomputer? Is it all timed from exactly the same points A and B? What about tailwinds and secretly drafting buses? Not that you would ever do that or anything. I guess it is progress, it channels and provides an outlet for someone's competitiveness. It introduces another social element to what is a solo activity, and that can't be a bad thing. Advancement in technology and statistical analysis techniques have recently been applied to some sports like football with mixed success, though. I wouldn't get too bogged down with it!