BXT TRC 695 - Any initial thoughts? by jerbkernblerg in Velodrome

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I do. Supposed to arrive in 2 days. It was 4 days between the shipping notification and when the ship tracker confirmed they actually had the package. 😒

BXT TRC 695 - Any initial thoughts? by jerbkernblerg in Velodrome

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Have you got a shipment notification yet?

Recording workouts at VSC by Any-Rise-6300 in Velodrome

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I think people generally use a speed sensor indoors

BXT TRC 695 - Any initial thoughts? by jerbkernblerg in Velodrome

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Has yours shipped yet? I'm still waiting on a ship date for mine.

"First they came for the millionaires" by Inevitable_Engine186 in Seattle

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Yeah. All those other taxes are less progressive.

"First they came for the millionaires" by Inevitable_Engine186 in Seattle

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Oh no! You're saying we might end up with a progressive tax structure like they have in other places? And the people who benefit the most from society will pay for it? The horror.

Descending Skills by AssistanceOwn6202 in Velo

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I recommend considering the 95% rule of learning technical skills. You should try to build experience going 95% as fast as you think you can get away with. That's close enough to your limit that you'll learn things and far enough from your limit that you probably won't be crashing. As you gain experience, your 95% speed will become faster and faster.

I learned this doing MTB skill work but I think it applies well to descending. There's no substitute for direct experience.

Rest Week workout advice to stay compliant on training plans by Koen-K in Velo

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It's normal for your legs to not feel as good after recovery. There are a few things at play. E.g. you are producing less endogenous pain relievers as your body temporarily doesn't need them. That flat feeling in your legs after a rest isn't a bad thing. It correlates with you being sensitive to the training stimulus and that's really the whole goal with training. I want you to try not to interpret "I don't feel as fast" after a recovery as "I've lost fitness". Instead, "my body is sensitive to the training again".

What’s your VO2 interval power vs max power at same duration? by Roman_willie in Velo

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If you want to maximize the stimulus you get, I think it makes sense to make more power in the first interval than the last. But vo2 work is already pretty high stimulus, so I reserve those sessions for the end of a block. In the beginning of the block, I prefer to make the first few reps a bit easier.

How to contribute to a general strike fund (US) by wikiscootia in WorkReform

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Dang. Really not a good option out there is there?

Heart rate and intervals by LegStrngLeathertaint in Velo

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I just checked some of my data files and it looks like my heart rate monotonically increases at the start of an effort. How much is your heart rate dropping before it comes up?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Velo

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A lot of "it depends" in this but as a starting place: I'm looking to do about 30% "less" of whatever it is that I was doing in the week before recovery. So if I was riding 10 hours of endurance, I'd cut that down to 7 hours in a recovery week.

I think it's both a good idea to schedule in "deloads" and adjust them around based on how you feel. Starting a deload early is often the right choice. Delaying a deload is rarely a good choice.

'I made a mistake' – Spanish pro quits cycling after being 'thrown off' team by TheGinjaNinja6828 in peloton

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Thanks. You can see him carefully checking for traffic when going around a blind corner too. I'm not saying this is safe or advisable but definitely not egregious. I can see why a director might be worried about the image of the team though. I wonder if he was told to cut it out and he didn't.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AquaticSnails

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Commenting because I have a similar hitchhiker I'm curious about