Team BKool CycleChat

[bobinski]

That was a tough interval session. Thanks guys for the encouragement those who posted. I think I saw Bob post just after I passed you. I thought there must be something wrong, I wasn't expecting to catch you.

The last climb I lost focus and power and began to pedal square. I thought I could catch John on the final descent and nearly did. Excellent workout.

You rode strong mate, as did Gunter. I kept trying to spin away from you but you kept coming back.

 

[Add]

@bridgy , why aren't you out there on the Sufferfest?

 

[Soarerv8]

Soarer, thanks for pointing out my 149 rpm. After that I started looking at the rpm. I think that's actually just as high as it reads so it might have been higher.

Well that is just silly. If my legs span around that fast I reckon I would take off like a helicopter

 

[Brendan Parker]

@Soarerv8 cheers for the messages towards the end little lift was needed as pretty much suffered all the way through, even downhill

 

[BILL S]

Well that is just silly. If my legs span around that fast I reckon I would take off like a helicopter

If you have lightweight shoes, pedals, cleats all fitting and adjusted properly, you can pedal faster. You do start to notice gyroscopic effects though.

 

[AAAC 76C]

I found that to be the toughest chaingang yet. Much worse than a long straight 30 miler with a big hill at the end.

Bobinski dropped his chain, I dropped my HRM band.
Years of sweat have obviously rotted the stitching and it just fell away at the beginning of the session. It kind of stayed put to start with and then slowly moved down decreasing in output as it went until it just fell loose inside my top getting on my nerves so it got ripped out and slung across the room (again).

I got the feeling you didn't have it in you today Bill, I came back for you to try and take you back to Lars but you kept loosing touch so in the end I just set off after Lars.

As usual Lars was descending better than me although I have found the on/off technique works well downhill to try and stop me loosing too much time on the way down.
By mid way I think I had it under control as I worked out Lars could take about 25 seconds out of me on the descents so, I think it was, two climbs from the last I dug out blind going up to get a suitable gap and then just held onto that until the final descent. From there on it was (that new tactic) of possible future handicap protection mode.

 

[bridgy]

@bridgy , why aren't you out there on the Sufferfest?

How's this for an excuse - I ran out of time! I haven't eaten yet and realised after all the faffing around it would just be too late if I did an hour's ride. Pathetic excuse I know, but there it is!

Based on how lethargic I felt on the ride I did and what you guys have said, I think I made the right decision though!

 

[BILL S]

I got the feeling you didn't have it in you today Bill, I came back for you to try and take you back to Lars but you kept loosing touch so in the end I just set off after Lars.
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Thank you AAAC. It did indeed seem like you came back for me. At the time I thought you must have tired even worse than me but obviously not as you easily made it back to Lars and went on to win. If it had been possible to draft for some time I might have clung on, but you're right, I probably just didn't have it in me today and was in denial about being tired from my weeks rides. Thanks for trying to help out at least.

 

[Add]

How's this for an excuse - I ran out of time! I haven't eaten yet and realised after all the faffing around it would just be too late if I did an hour's ride. Pathetic excuse I know, but there it is!

Based on how lethargic I felt on the ride I did and what you guys have said, I think I made the right decision though!

It was the right decision, the ride sucked. If you don't just go straight out and whup me, which is quite possible, as long as you are somewhere near me by the last 'tump' I totally die. I'm spent by that point. I found that one really tough. But I do want to try it again.

 

[Whorty]

I am glad so many of you enjoyed the suffering . It made my Sunday ride on it seem sedate . I should be around for the re-run Saturday

I tried it last night as couldn't make tonight. Only managed the 5th hill before bailing ... used your ghost @theboxers as a pacer ... well, tried to but by the time I bailed you was already 6 minutes ahead. Might try it again on the weekend if legs have recovered.

 

[BILL S]

Based on how lethargic I felt on the ride I did and what you guys have said, I think I made the right decision though!

Incredibly, I think that's the first time that words been used in 1049 pages of this thread. Does that mean we're all in denial?

 

[BILL S]

I tried it last night as couldn't make tonight. Only managed the 5th hill before bailing ... used your ghost @theboxers as a pacer ... well, tried to but by the time I bailed you was already 6 minutes ahead. Might try it again on the weekend if legs have recovered.

Yeah there's quite a number of rides only partially complete in the leagues list of rejected rides. Even twice by the same person.

 

[AAAC 76C]

Finally got around to make a session up that goes up in 1% steps. I did one the other day and the steps were too long and were not even so by the time I finished it I couldn't remember what the lengths of the slopes were.
This one goes up 1% every 200m so from 0 to 200m you at 1%, 600 to 800 4% (800/200), 1400 to 1600 8% etc.
Looking at the attached screenshot for me at 76kg (on BKool) and at roughly 300 Watts my speed flat lines by 2400m i.e. 12%
I am going to try it at other powers and weights at the weekend to see what results I get. Unfortunately my cadence started recording like a Pro with no Cadence sensor fitted otherwise my cadence would help confirm the flat line as by then I was already on my lowest sprocket.

The session is called Up and Up 1% per 200m for anyone who wants to try it out of interest.

 

[Add]

I tried it last night as couldn't make tonight. Only managed the 5th hill before bailing ... used your ghost @theboxers as a pacer ... well, tried to but by the time I bailed you was already 6 minutes ahead. Might try it again on the weekend if legs have recovered.

Better to have tried and bailed, than never tried at all.

 

[Soarerv8]

Better to have tried and bailed, than never tried at all.

In my defence I couldn't be arsed.