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Over the past couple of years, I have tried to develop and expand
Ride Log to be a tool that almost any cyclist can use and WANTS to use.
The program originally started out when one of my regular riding partners
expressed a desire to have a program to track his miles with - he thought
a spreadsheet would probably do what he needed. As we rode and discussed
what he wanted, it became apparent that even though a spreadsheet might
be capable of doing the job of tracking, the ability to sort out the rides
and get the reports he wanted might be a little harder.
Ride Log V1 was the result of that effort, and while it was very
easy to use, I got lots of suggestions that "If the program could only
do ----- ...". Well, I compiled most of the suggestions (not all, some
were from the fringe of the riding fraternity) and the result was what
you are now getting ready to use - Ride Log V2.2. The only difference
between V2.0 and V2.1 is that in V2.1, weight and pulse are optional
not required entries and version 2.2 fixed a bug that could potentially
corrupt your data.
In the course of developing the program, I have answered lots of
questions, most of which have been covered in the documentation. I know
nobody wants to read a doc the size of the one attached to this program,
so most people simply go test fly the program. What I have tried to do in
the Hints and Tips section below is include some things that you probably
will not find on your own, or that other users have suggested.
1) Why does the program provide the capability for tracking up to 255 bikes?
Two reasons, one I was hoping some bike magazine editors might like the
program and I didn't want them to have ANYTHING to complain about, only
those who don't pay for their bikes could ever ride this many. Reason
two is that you can track configurations of the same bike with this
feature. One person asked for a means to track how he did on different
tires and with different crank arm lengths. This way, he can now track
rides as a) Cannondale with 19MM tires and 175 MM cranks, b) Cannondale
with 23MM tires and 175MM cranks, c) Cannondale with 23MM tires and
180MM Cranks etc....
2) What do I put in the PULSE column, I don't have a pulse meter!
If you have a clock and some self discipline, one of the things you
can do is take your pulse before getting out of bed, the morning
AFTER your ride. Establish a baseline, and if you find you pulse
varies by more than ten percent, you might have overtrained the day
before. For this method to work, you cannot get out of bed and
start moving around, take your pulse while you are still laying flat.
3) I tried to move my mountain bike from the bottom of the list to the top,
but all of my rides are now messed up, what happened?
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT! Do NOT try to move data in the program files
by using a text editor! The program does not store the text such
as bike name in the ride data file. It only stores a pointer to the
correct item in the list, if you rearrange the list, the program can't
know it. Use the LIST maintenance option to rearrange the order of
your data- PLEASE?