I got my first Garmin GPS that is not a map navigator in any way but a bicycle computer. It is an EDGE 305 model and has a cadence sensor (mounted on bike) to tell how fast you spin the pedal and a heart monitor to check and record the heart beat rate. See https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=160&pID=331 for more info.

Unlike normal bike computers, this one asks to input user profile, bike weight, tire perimeter lenght and calculates all aspects of your workout as a premium fitness equipment should do.

The package comes with software tools to record and analyze your workouts. This software works well if you buy also a map of the region you are cycling. It can be aquired also from Garmin, or - for Romania - from http://www.romaniadigitala.ro you can buy the R.O.A.D.2006 map.

Also a more performant analisys can be made with another software tool from Cycling Peaks - see http://www.cycligpeaks.com

Saturday, June 16, 2007 7:06:31 PM (GTB Daylight Time, UTC+03:00)    Comments [0] 

On May 1st I had a day of biking at mountains. The scenery is great and the air is just fit for a good biking.

We left from Cheile Butii pension and we had three portions of road: stone road for 700m, asphalt for 7km and again stone road for the rest of the trip. Below is a map of the route.

And next is a picture of the vertical profile of the route.

Therefore you can see a very good route for refitting yourself - after some 20 minutes of going down and a good warming climbing the mountain was quite extorting. However the best scenery just came with the lake and the middle of the trip was extremely nice.

Returning home put some constant effort into the legs so the rest of the day was dedicated for a good relaxation.

Some photos with the scenery will follow in the next post.

Thursday, May 10, 2007 4:28:03 AM (GTB Daylight Time, UTC+03:00)    Comments [0]