Frickin' Rides (@ Frick)

[jon]

This Saturday at 10am let's ride at Frick Park. I noticed yesterday that some people don't know where it is / where to meet, and we must remedy that. The parking lot that is the easiest to use is at:

2005 Beechwood Blvd
Pittsburgh, PA 15217

You can see it here:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=2005+beechwood+blvd,+pittsburgh,+pa+15217&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=24.119621,63.588867&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=16&iwloc=addr

[jon]

Hi guys,

I've got some GPS info from our ride at Frick this past Saturday the 26th.

Here's a link to the actual data file, in case you want to use it or save it yourself (e.g., in Google Earth):
http://www.mudbloodandbeer.com/gps/20080426_jonmccune.kml

Here's that data overlaid on Google Maps:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=http:%2F%2Fwww.mudbloodandbeer.com%2Fgps%2F20080426_jonmccune.kml&ie=UTF8&t=p&z=15

And here's a preview of what it looks like in Google Maps' "Terrain" mode:

frick_20080426.jpg (79.65 KiB) Viewed 297 times

Here's a graph of speed and elevation vs distance from the Garmin Training Center software (for Windows) that comes with the Garmin 305:

frick_graph.jpg (73.48 KiB) Viewed 274 times

Technical info:

I saved the data from my Garmin 305 GPS unit to a KML file using a program for Max OS X called LoadMyTracks. I opened it in Google Earth and saved just the part from this ride to a distinct KML file. Jim kindly made it available at the above URL. Then, if you go to http://maps.google.com/, and enter the URL for the KML file as the place you're searching for, it will produce a bright colored line on top of the map. You can then use "Link To This Page" to get a link for posting in forums like this one. To include the preview in this forum post, I took a screenshot on my system (Apple+Shift+4) and selected the relevant area. It saves a PNG by default so I opened it in Preview.app and selected "Save As" and saved a JPG. I then uploaded the JPG as an attachment to my forum post here.

I said all of this because I know at least one more of you has some sort of GPS device (Dolbee??), and it is fun to see our rides on a fancy map.

Ride on,
-Jon

[brew master]

UMM....what?

[Jorg1172]

FRICKIN' A, JON!!!!

That is so awesome, way to go.

Thanks for the how-to, too! That was very enjoyable. WOW, Gotta love technology!!!

Now if you could just upload a helmet cam video to youTube and integrate the two! =) hehe, would be neat to see the progress on the map in one pane, while the other shows the video of the ride.

You just made my day. Cheers!

[Doughboy]

Jon,

I lost my software for my GPS...you think i could borrow yours to get mine up and going. I really want to get mine going so I can be as cool as you.

Doobs