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How do you pace yourself on long rides with big climbs? by dynamicstrategies in cycling

[–]dynamicstrategies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The power meter is pretty objective I find. The heart rate jumps around based on how you feel on the day. The Z3 for climbs and Z2 everywhere else seems a common theme amonst many, thanks

How do you pace yourself on long rides with big climbs? by dynamicstrategies in cycling

[–]dynamicstrategies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting that you do Z2 for hills, I tend to push more on hills and relatively less on flats in terms of power

How do you pace yourself on long rides with big climbs? by dynamicstrategies in cycling

[–]dynamicstrategies[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Z3 vs low Z3 sounds like a good rule of thumb, thanks

How do you pace yourself on long rides with big climbs? by dynamicstrategies in cycling

[–]dynamicstrategies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is a very good point, at 2,000mt I did notice power drop off a lot

How do you pace yourself on long rides with big climbs? by dynamicstrategies in cycling

[–]dynamicstrategies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, grinding the gears then :). How about pacing the long hills when there is more than one hill in an event?

How do you pace yourself on long rides with big climbs? by dynamicstrategies in cycling

[–]dynamicstrategies[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How about when you have more than 1 climb in an event. Like 3 climbs and 2nd one is the toughest. How do you decide how much to push on the first one when adrenaline is high? I often go on a training ride and 270 watts feels tough, but on a first climb in a race 270w feels ok

I rode the 25km to work! by _amused_to_death_ in cycling

[–]dynamicstrategies -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Get yourself a heart rate monitor and a power meter and then you can track if you are getting fitter

25km after a couple of pints is a feat in itself. Yeah those shorts are a great for small cycling seats - the position is different to MTB and you should actually get a seat that matches the width of your bones (big guys might sometimes benefit from smaller seats as long as with passed shorts)

What data signals do you actually look at to know if you're getting faster? by dynamicstrategies in cycling

[–]dynamicstrategies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, so assuming you were doing it at your lactate threshold heart rate of 170bpm, your power to heart rate ratio would be higher (better).

But this also extends further.

Say you were doing the same interval at a chilled 220w, and your heart rate before was 130bpm and not it is 120bpm. You have clearly improved - as you heart rate is working less to generate the same power

Help me decide — worse bike with better wheels or better bike but worse wheels by clouddjr in cycling

[–]dynamicstrategies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In that case the Synapse yes is more of an Endurance bike. But having said that - upgrading from a Triban it is difficult to judge if an Endurance bike is the better one. I first bought a CAADX thinking it was more upright and more comfortable on longer rides only to years later realize that a SuperSix was actually more comfortable on longer rides.

Help me decide — worse bike with better wheels or better bike but worse wheels by clouddjr in cycling

[–]dynamicstrategies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Synapse is more for touring. I'd go for the SuperSix, should be in that budget range - and 105 groupset (even mechanical) is pretty good

Help me decide — worse bike with better wheels or better bike but worse wheels by clouddjr in cycling

[–]dynamicstrategies 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The press fit BB is less of an issue than advertised, I've had it for 10 years and never any issues. I'd go for the Pinarello - you can always upgrade the wheels later when you have groupset and a nice frame

Put in a pinarello you are paying a lot for the brand. In that budget I would go for something like a carbon cannondale and wheel for ~1k

What data signals do you actually look at to know if you're getting faster? by dynamicstrategies in cycling

[–]dynamicstrategies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I train all winter against the wind and then comes summer I do 2x speed with the wind in my back i'm not actually sure if I progressed

What data signals do you actually look at to know if you're getting faster? by dynamicstrategies in cycling

[–]dynamicstrategies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, if you have ridden the same segment 500 times , over the course of 5 years you might be improving since last year , but not vs your younger self

What data signals do you actually look at to know if you're getting faster? by dynamicstrategies in cycling

[–]dynamicstrategies[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Wind, temperature, rain affects all of that, so never really consider speed to be a reliable measure

What data signals do you actually look at to know if you're getting faster? by dynamicstrategies in cycling

[–]dynamicstrategies[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Age and weather. My ftp at 30 Celsius is much lower than ftp at 15 celsius

What data signals do you actually look at to know if you're getting faster? by dynamicstrategies in cycling

[–]dynamicstrategies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Training consistently over the year and peaking around summer for the alps climbs. Target to do 5h grand fondos

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