monday after ignition, pressure in the core exceeds one hundred terabars

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

So how do you determine how many watts you are producing?

Most of the time so far in only a few weeks, I don't worry about such things, no power meter on the ebike.

After a recent two week respiratory illness, I'm far more focused on trying to keep my heart rate around 120bpm for a vast majority of the time and using easy gears on inclines to try and stay below ~150bpm.

Id be surprised if I'm averaging more than ~100W on my rides over the last two weeks, given I'm freewheeling down most descents.

Strava has my current excess weight (96Kg) and the weight of the ebike (16Kg including bottle and gadgets) and gives a power estimate, but I take the numbers with a big heap of salt.

It's all about being able to do regular 1-3 hour outdoor rides again without suffering days-weeks of fatigue crash, without having done the multiple max effort hill climbs I used to do most rides.

I've not checked yet, but I bet I'm already close to the total of 1-3 hour outdoor rides I did in either '23 or '24.

 

[DCLane]

My final year undergraduate students finish a one-week exam at 12.00 today, so no Bank Holiday for me. I've worked most of the weekend as well.

Those who've left starting until the last minute are probably feeling the pressure in the op's title. The door slams shut at 12.00 ...

An update from yesterday: four students missed the deadline. Three were sensible and contacted us, supplying a copy which hadn't been edited after the time limit, so we were happy to assist. One didn't and attempted to bypass the system: they've found out what happens. Or rather doesn't in the case of us marking it.