What's your Eddington Number?

G1032

I logged into Veloviewer this morning for the first time in a while and noticed this new data figure in the summary page - My 'Eddington' Number

A cyclist has an Eddington number of E if he/she has cycled at least E miles on E different days.

So for example if you completed 50 rides of at least 50 km but have not completed 51 rides of at least 51km then your Eddington score is 50

Veloviewer puts my Eddington score at just 49km!
A figure of 100km would be a nice achievement and another reason other than my ocd not to stop at 99km!!

There are plenty on here with huge Eddington numbers I'd say (a lot higher than 100)

What's your Eddington number??

This link provided by jinkypolly allows you to check your number for free.
https://www.strava.com/oauth/authorize?client_id=3310&redirect_uri=http://canini.me/eddington/index.php&response_type=code

Alek

I'm not too eager to check for £9.99

PaddyFagan

For me it comes up on my (free account) - 12

That said only 13 activities logged in Strava - I'd hope to have > 35 for year end.

Paddy

DaithiMC

PaddyFagan wrote: »

For me it comes up on my (free account) - 12

That said only 13 activities logged in Strava - I'd hope to have > 35 for year end.

Paddy

On the free account it will only log 25 activities. If you pay you will no doubt see a huge increase in your Eddington number as it logs all of your history!

ford2600

DaithiMC wrote: »

On the free account it will only log 25 activities. If you pay you will no doubt see a huge increase in your Eddington number as it logs all of your history!

I have a free account and it accessed all my two years of Strava activity.

89 was my number. Really hard number to move up the way!

Edit: That's a girly 89 by the way, i.e. km not miles

DaithiMC

ford2600 wrote: »

I have a free account and it accessed all my two years of Strava activity.

89 was my number. Really hard number to move up the way!

Yes, but in the future, or if you have only recently registered, you will get to do an upload of only 25 activities.... the Pro version has only recently been introduced and data on there before will not be removed so you will see previous data...

http://blog.veloviewer.com/introducing-veloviewer-premium/

Jawgap

98

Hmmmm......I already feel the itch to try and get that into three figures:)

Measuring Your Bike Miles: The Eddington Number

Trust me – like many things in life, this may sound complex to begin with but it’s really quite simple, it’s just a little tricky to describe in words. A couple of years ago, I noticed that I’d done 100 rides of 100 miles in a year. A friend commented that this was an Eddington number. Little did I know what he’d started by telling me this.

Some may think Sir Arthur Eddington’s biggest contribution to the world was his work on Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, but for me the bigger impact came from his love of cycling. He devised a measure of a cyclist’s long distance riding achievements. Your Eddington number is defined as the largest integer E, where you have cycled at least E miles on at least E days. For example an E of 60 means that you have ridden 60 miles or more on 60 or more days. Simple.

Be warned this is a hugely addictive measure. The Eddington number has the wonderful quality of progressively getting harder because not all the rides contributing to your current E number will count towards the next one. It’s a target to chase, not just a moving one, but one that accelerates!

When I first discovered this my E number was 116 and since then it’s increased to 127. It’s getting tougher. A solitary ride of 128 miles takes it to 128 but nine rides of 130 or more to get it to 130 and a whopping 97 more rides of 150 or more to reach 150. It makes me wonder what my lifetime limit is? Can I reach 150, 175 or even 200?

iwillhtfu

yep just signed up and will only register last 25.

I got 17 (25 recovery rides)

G1032

Alek wrote: »

I'm not too eager to check for £9.99

Sorry. Hadn't realised that it was in the premium version only. I had given him a tenner a few a while ago so got upgraded automatically.

jinkypolly

You could get your number for free, linking this to your Strava account.
https://www.strava.com/oauth/authorize?client_id=3310&redirect_uri=http://canini.me/eddington/index.php&response_type=code

Inquitus

57 Miles or 91.7km

lennymc

Mine on the link posted by jinkypolly is 61 miles

NamelessPhil

ford2600 wrote: »

Edit: That's a girly 89 by the way, i.e. km not miles

"GIRLY" is it! Well you're in good company mine is 85.

Darkglasses

29 miles according to Jinkypolly's one.

iwillhtfu

27 miles on Jinkypollys link.

Dipsomaniac

52 Miles using Jinkypollys link as well

G1032

I need 32 more rides of 50 miles or more to get an Eddington Number of 50.

With a 3 and a half year old and a 4 week old girls that's not going to happen this year. Might not happen by next year either!!

Wishbone Ash

73 miles / 104 kms

wanderer 22

45 miles for me

ford2600

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

73 miles / 104 kms

One of those figures is wrong!

I was sure you w have been higher. How many years are you logging rides on strava?

G1032

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

73 miles / 104 kms

I thought you'd be higher! Thought ford2600 would be higher too

ford2600

G1032 wrote: »

I thought you'd be higher! Thought ford2600 would be higher too

65 miles according to Jinkpolly link, 89km the other way!

Even lads who have riden 100 miles 100 times might not be using strava that long. I must ask one of Fleche team mates to check, his number would be mental but not sure how long he is logging

ratracer

Your cycling Eddington number is 32.

According to your Strava data, you've cycled 32+ miles on 32 different days.

To reach an Eddington number of 35, you need 8 more rides of 35+ miles.
To reach an Eddington number of 40, you need 18 more rides of 40+ miles.
To reach an Eddington number of 45, you need 29 more rides of 45+ miles.

Bah Humbug!! I'm Sh!te....:eek::eek: New plan is to get to 35 in May, 40 by June and 45 before the end of Summer, then see what I need to do to get to 50 miles.

Wishbone Ash

ford2600 wrote: »

One of those figures is wrong!

I was sure you w have been higher. How many years are you logging rides on strava?

Logging them on Strava since 2012. (Many pre-Garmin rides before that).

I thought yours would be higher also ford2600!

jinkypolly

Mines is 67miles, just 12 70+ rides away from getting up to 70. Happy with that considering the first time over 60 miles was October 2012.

Daroxtar

At the current rate of progress I'll be about 8 years getting to 100

roverrules

Jawgap wrote: »

98

Hmmmm......I already feel the itch to try and get that into three figures:)

/triathlete-europe.competitor.com/2011/04/18/measuring-bike-miles-eddington-number#Zx6szwOAOEX3lbJ1.99"]Measuring Your Bike Miles: The Eddington Number

I don't get how the guy in the link is working it out!
Surely if he needs 1 x 128 to get his number to 128, then he'll need a 130 x 130 to get the 130 not just 9?

Forget that I think I've worked it out :-)

Alek

40 miles, 64 in girly.

ROK ON

55 miles

18 for 60
45 for 70
62 for 80

triggermortis

Your cycling Eddington number is 38.

According to your Strava data, you've cycled 38+ miles on 38 different days.

To reach an Eddington number of 40, you need 3 more rides of 40+ miles.
To reach an Eddington number of 45, you need 20 more rides of 45+ miles.
To reach an Eddington number of 50, you need 30 more rides of 50+ miles.


Too much commuting and not enough spins for me these days

Beasty

43

Think they should come up with some measure that includes multiples of age, weight and KOMs - could call it your "Beasty number" - would be flying on that one....

Wishbone Ash

Beasty wrote: »

.... could call it your "Beasty number" - would be flying on that one....

Your Veloviewer number is around 98/99 IIRC (Velo sig isn't there anymore). Isn't that enough for you?

Beasty

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Your Veloviewer number is around 98/99 IIRC (Velo sig isn't there anymore). Isn't that enough for you?

Frozen at 96.72 ....;)

Cookie_Monster

bah! so close

According to your Strava data, you've cycled 49+ miles on 49 different days.

To reach an Eddington number of 50, you need 1 more rides of 50+ miles.

quozl

42 miles or 67.6 km

Not bad as it's not 2 years from when I learnt until May

quozl

42 miles or 67.6 km

Not bad as it's not 2 years from when I learnt until May

nilhg

63 (miles), 88 (km) for me, the interesting thing with Veloviewer is the ability to break it down by year,

2015 23 (miles), 29 (km)
2014 49 (miles), 62 (km)
2013 42 (miles), 58 (km)
2012 36 (miles), 50 (km)

You'd never guess I love my (often useless) stats

DaithiMC

Inquitus wrote: »

57 Miles or 91.7km

Can you do that directly, i.e., the number relates distance to days so an Eddington number in km would have to have, e.g., 91km on 91 different days, not 91km on 57 different days, right? Confused......

quozl

DaithiMC wrote: »

Can you do that directly, i.e., the number relates distance to days so an Eddington number in km would have to have, e.g., 91km on 91 different days, not 91km on 57 different days, right? Confused......

That's a good point.

Wishbone Ash

Explorer Score: 66.6 over 3487 tiles.

Anyone know what this means. It's located just below the Eddington Score on Veloviewer.

Wishbone Ash

Beasty wrote: »

Frozen at 96.72 ....;)

Surely some mistake!

Mefistofelino

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Explorer Score: 66.6 over 3487 tiles.

Anyone know what this means. It's located just below the Eddington Score on Veloviewer.

From the Veloviewer FB page:

"New addition to the Summary page - the Explorer Score!
It doesn't matter how fast you go, this score rewards you for regularly getting away from your usual roads/trails and exploring new places.
For a given period of time the Explorer Score is the number of unique map tiles (256x256 pixel) at zoom level 14 divided by the total distance covered. You can aim to maximise the the score itself or just the total number of tiles covered.
It can take a second or two to calculate depending on the amount of data you have so it will only be shown once you press the button."

Alek

the Explorer Score!

I like this idea!

G1032

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Explorer Score: 66.6 over 3487 tiles.

Anyone know what this means. It's located just below the Eddington Score on Veloviewer.

146.3 over 990 tiles

iwillhtfu

I dont know why mine is opposite to others.

Explorer score - 347.9/282 tiles

Better get out a bit more.

Wishbone Ash

iwillhtfu wrote: »

I dont know why mine is opposite to others.

Explorer score - 347.9/282 tiles....

I presume it means that you do a lot of your rides in the same areas??

Morrisseeee

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Explorer Score: 66.6 over 3487 tiles.

Anyone know what this means. .

It means you're the REAL Beasty




/the other guy is just a fake :pac:

iwillhtfu

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I presume it means that you do a lot of your rides in the same areas??

Dublin/Wicklow/Kildare/Carlow would be regular I guess

Donegal/Belmullet/Belfast would've been a few others.

I must get a bit further out of my comfort zone.

DaithiMC

Good bit of foreign travel last year.... 183.1 over 2482 tiles

ford2600

197.0 over 4360 tiles, whatever that means!

Guybrush T

ford2600 wrote: »

197.0 over 4360 tiles, whatever that means!

I think it means you get about a bit

My Eddington number is 55 miles 74km which I'm quite pleased with.

Explorer is 97 over 1472, I really need to get out more.