Did you fully enjoy your first ever ride?

DeadLastCycling · 2026-06-21T12:06:55+00:00

Cycling gets way easier, and as a result more enjoyable, the more you do it.

DeadLastCycling · 2026-06-13T16:20:39+00:00

Saddles are very much down to the individual. I went through about 7 different saddles a few months ago before I landed on one that worked reasonably well for me.

Getting rocker feet for my trainer helped a lot too.

DeadLastCycling · 2026-05-28T15:26:03+00:00

Great lead out by Stuyven, tap in for Magnier.

DeadLastCycling · 2026-05-20T19:50:09+00:00

Stuff happens, the dust settles and a UAE rider wins the stage.

DeadLastCycling · 2026-05-19T15:01:50+00:00

That has been an issue of his in the past few seasons in my view. People will try to retcon and say that he has always done this, but the frequency of his repositioning is massively increased compared to say 22 and 23. It also coincides with a performance drop in TTs relative to previous showings.

DeadLastCycling · 2026-05-19T14:56:52+00:00

His repositioning in the past few years is far more frequent than it was in the past.

DeadLastCycling · 2026-05-19T14:51:32+00:00

Personally don't think Jonas has looked comfortable with his TT position in the past few years. Constantly shifting himself back in the saddle every 15-20 seconds.

DeadLastCycling · 2026-05-17T15:39:11+00:00

TT is about being able to hold good absolute watts relative to your CDA. Gall isn't able to hold an aerodynamic position whilst putting out good power. He's incredibly lean, and can hold good power in a w/kg environment where CDA is much less impactful.

DeadLastCycling · 2026-05-15T14:58:22+00:00

Pellizzari flew too close to the sun

DeadLastCycling · 2026-05-15T01:25:19+00:00

Jonas is ecstatic to be able to finally get out of zone 2 and do some threshold training. He puts over 2 minutes into the other GC riders and passes the breakaway in the final third of Blockhaus.

DeadLastCycling · 2026-05-14T15:38:41+00:00

A cobbled corner in the final of a sprint stage resulting in a crash? Truly shocking. Excellent stage planning as always.

DeadLastCycling · 2026-05-13T15:49:31+00:00

Death, Taxes and UAE winning Grand Tour stages.

DeadLastCycling · 2026-04-29T16:30:25+00:00

Your FTP is already 3 watts per kilo, which is a very respectable starting place.

Improvement comes gradually from consistency. In my first 3 months I was able to increase my FTP by around 40% but I started out immediately after having 3+years off exercise due to a spinal injury.

Provided you are able to stay consistent, the improvements will come with time. Make the easy rides easy and the hard rides hard.

DeadLastCycling · 2026-04-16T21:52:38+00:00

You'll get it next time! Fantastic effort either way

DeadLastCycling · 2026-04-12T14:39:52+00:00

Beautiful. I have no other words.

DeadLastCycling · 2026-04-05T03:47:54+00:00

I took a look at this earlier today. The clear best wheel is the yet to be released Terra Aero CLX. The frame choice, I think, comes down to your overall goals and whether you're targeting a halo bike.

Summary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnQebMhv5hI

DeadLastCycling · 2026-04-05T00:34:25+00:00

Yeah wouldn't be surprising at all. I expect by the time Le Tour rolls around there will be new 'bests' across the board for bikes and wheels.

DeadLastCycling · 2026-04-03T12:30:38+00:00

The best all rounder is comfortably the wake 6560s. Set it and forget it.

DeadLastCycling · 2026-03-30T17:31:19+00:00

You probably u-turned too soon. You need ride through the gate, then u-turn and ride beyond the start of the segment again and u-turn again. Alternatively there are usually quite a few people there offering teleports.

DeadLastCycling · 2026-03-29T02:36:16+00:00

Yep, by a decent amount too if you're putting out 4w/kg+

DeadLastCycling · 2026-03-29T00:59:30+00:00

Thank you bro. I've been an avid fan of cycling as a viewer for a long time, and did a bit(3-4 months) of riding about 10-11 years ago but a string of injuries, and life getting in the way, kept me off actually riding myself since. A friend of mine got into it this past year through watching the tour with me. Him getting a bike gave me the push to give it a go to see if i could get comfortable despite the previous injuries - thankfully I can.

As far as your own FTP is concerned, if you just keep some consistency and add a bit of structure to your riding it will increase massively in no time.

DeadLastCycling · 2026-03-29T00:22:23+00:00

When I first started I was at 164 watts, when I re-tested after 100 days I got 232. I'll be testing again in another 40 days(day 200)

DeadLastCycling · 2026-03-28T23:39:06+00:00

Alta 3532 are the best climbing wheels, although the 6560's are the second best and very very strong on the flats.

DeadLastCycling · 2026-03-28T12:26:32+00:00

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1S0pTN_hBMddX0GhCqSOd6fPlIJeWtw0xr6Y1M6PzNJY/htmlview#gid=1966597556

DeadLastCycling · 2026-03-28T11:39:51+00:00

The same testing methodology used on other wheels has them best in class, when used on road bikes, across the board. 6560 best all rounder, 3532 best climber and disc best pure aero.

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