Team BKool CycleChat

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What you doing Bill? More mind games?

 

[<Tommy>]

I can't find the ride. Anyone else?

 

[GuySJ]

I used to go out looking for very severe (1:4) climbs in the North Downs in my early days and that would have been on a 54/42 with a 13/18 straight thru block.
The only tactic you had left when the speed fell to walking pace was to tack up the hill.
A kind of on bike weight training I suppose.
It did serve to make the more 'shallow' climbs easier.
Back then though I was not aware of either the on/off or extreme power into climb techniques as this would have made all of these efforts a peice of cake.

I have got most of my PR's up hill on a track bike, fixed wheel 50x15. No option other than to nail it at the bottom and just keep going.

 

[kipster]

I used to go out looking for very severe (1:4) climbs in the North Downs in my early days and that would have been on a 54/42 with a 13/18 straight thru block.
The only tactic you had left when the speed fell to walking pace was to tack up the hill.
A kind of on bike weight training I suppose.
It did serve to make the more 'shallow' climbs easier.
Back then though I was not aware of either the on/off or extreme power into climb techniques as this would have made all of these efforts a peice of cake.

Impressive, my first adult bike was given to me by my dad, a Falcon probably of early '70s vintage, with only 5 gears. I remember the joy when we built up a Holdsworth and it had 10 gears. No idea of the gearing but great bikes.

 

[GuySJ]

I can't find the ride. Anyone else?

Type Bill in the filter and you will find it

 

[<Tommy>]

Type Bill in the filter and you will find it

Tried that bud

 

[<Tommy>]

Typing in bill just gave me a ride that's been going for 20mins

 

[<Tommy>]

Bleh... I'm just going to spin my legs for a bit. Next time...

 

[<Tommy>]

I use my winter bike/commuter/dogsbody on the turbo for the hills because it's got a compact and 12/32 so 34/32. I regularly use my summer bike for the flat rides, for the 53/11. Don't worry about using your good bike, it's not going to hurt it. I just throw a towel over the top tube and bars to keep the sweat off everything...it's amazing how corrosive it is!
As for the next handicap I may have to change bikes half way through! Well the pro's do it in hilly TTs

It's not just the bike but the rims too. They're tubs and I don't really want to wear them out on the turbo.

 

[GuySJ]

It's not just the bike but the rims too. They're tubs and I don't really want to wear them out on the turbo.

You could buy a cheap back clincher wheel with the right gearing for it, the weight wouldn't matter

 

[Soarerv8]

This race is fascinating to watch (turns out I am much better at watching cycling than doing cycling) Adam and Rick are averaging exactly the same power but Adam just getting away a bit, must be either where the power is used or weight?

 

[gbrown]

I was comparing heart rates, but Rick and Bill appear to have none!

Adam's is off the scale ...

 

[CXRAndy]

Grand effort from everyone tonight, especially the first 3, Adski with a 500w burst across the line to win

 

[Alfie_Gooner]

Great race, Ads has smashed it..........much easier watching though well done everyone, looks like i might give this a go tomorrow night

 

[GuySJ]

Well done all, looked easy from here!