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Originally Posted by hustler
(Post 1015980)
zOMG. You are a man. Any tips for getting my pace up other than to aim for a .1 increase in average speed daily?
1. Train hard 2. Train specific 3. Train no harder than you can recover from 1- That means becoming friends with pain. When you're having a decent day on the bike, dig deep for short periods. When you think there isn't anything left coming over the crest of a hill and you're in oxygen debt, grab another gear and stand up. 2- Your training should match your goals. Getting drop on the short steep dirt climbs in the saddle when you need 350 watts for 1 minute? Don't train at 150 watts for 3 hours on flat ground. 3- The body only gets stronger when it adapts to stress. If you train hard then don't recover well, back off. Work as diligently on your recovery skills as you do on pushing yourself in training. Old saying by a famous cycling coach. Never stand when you can sit Never sit when you can lay down Best rest is sleep or at least lounge with feet a little elevated. Lots of water 24/7. Easiest way to get fast on a bike is to lose weight. A grand tour champion that's 5-10" might weigh 155lbs and be 2.5% body fat. That means cutting out empty calories, fewer beers and basically being OK with being mildly hungry more often. |
Originally Posted by emilio700
(Post 1015992)
Basic advice
1. Train hard 2. Train specific 3. Train no harder than you can recover from 1- That means becoming friends with pain. When you're having a decent day on the bike, dig deep for short periods. When you think there isn't anything left coming over the crest of a hill and you're in oxygen debt, grab another gear and stand up. 2- Your training should match your goals. Getting drop on the short steep dirt climbs in the saddle when you need 350 watts for 1 minute? Don't train at 150 watts for 3 hours on flat ground. 3- The body only gets stronger when it adapts to stress. If you train hard then don't recover well, back off. Work as diligently on your recovery skills as you do on pushing yourself in training. Old saying by a famous cycling coach. Never stand when you can sit Never sit when you can lay down Best rest is sleep or at least lounge with feet a little elevated. Lots of water 24/7. Easiest way to get fast on a bike is to lose weight. A grand tour champion that's 5-10" might weigh 155lbs and be 2.5% body fat. That means cutting out empty calories, fewer beers and basically being OK with being mildly hungry more often. Also: high altitude training. |
Yesterday, I raced for a total of 115 minutes and had a 30 min warmup. Thats 145 minutes and my Garmin said 70 miles.
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This frame is too big for me, but I'm tempted to buy it just to strip the parts and sell the frame on eBay.
Schwinn Peloton road bike. |
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To much roadhomo in this thread. Need more man bikes.
This bike kicks Hustlers ass up and down the trail every weekend. https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1369948304 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1369948304 |
Jeff has retard strength.
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Originally Posted by mgeoffriau
(Post 1016667)
This frame is too big for me, but I'm tempted to buy it just to strip the parts and sell the frame on eBay.
Schwinn Peloton road bike. |
Originally Posted by hustler
(Post 1016721)
That's not an awful bike for $400.
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Jeff, really digging that hardtail! Single ring up front too. A bit too long of a stem for the kind of riding I like to do, but for XC and climbing i'm sure it tracks great.
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Originally Posted by Fireindc
(Post 1016742)
Jeff, really digging that hardtail! Single ring up front too. A bit too long of a stem for the kind of riding I like to do, but for XC and climbing i'm sure it tracks great.
Sir hustler is just jelly of my ride skills with only 1.75 legs. He is buying clips to try and keep up. I'm sticking to flat peddles till I can find a Dr that can make me a brace that works with clips. |
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Originally Posted by jeff_man
(Post 1016775)
Sir hustler is just jelly of my ride skills with only 1.75 legs. He is buying clips to try and keep up.
Originally Posted by jeff_man
(Post 1016775)
I'm sticking to flat peddles till I can find a Dr that can make me a brace that works with clips.
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This is for sale locally, it's my size, and I have enough to cover it from my turbo sale:
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1369970289 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1369970289 I am not buying it. |
Emilio, any chance we will see Quarq power meters for sale at 949 Racing? :giggle:
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I'd buy a 949 jersey...and a power meter. Can you get a power meter for a 105 crank or must it be Dura-Ace or SRAM?
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I would ride that bike.
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That looks like a sugar sand special.
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Hustler, usually you swap out the whole crank and BB with a SRAM one.
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I just sold my beloved trek T1 track bike today. need more cash for miata mods....
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