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bobinski

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It wont really be sub2 especially for a wippet like you, more like 2.5. You might prefer this one...honest;)
ZSUN Chain Gang Ride (33.6 mi / 54 km)
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ZSUN Chain Gang. This ride is a medium to fast paced training ride.

Riders must be able to maintain 210 Watts on the flat and between 3.5 & 4.0w/kg on the hills

There will be no sprinting with the objective to remain as tight as possible for the full ride distance.
 
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CXRAndy

CXRAndy

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Don't look into the zSUN light, :whistle:






Unless you want frenetic crazy pace line:laugh:
 

bobinski

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Tulse Hill
Don't look into the zSUN light, :whistle:






Unless you want frenetic crazy pace line:laugh:

Andy, its about your pace! You did fine and then in your "race" too! That sub 2 is for newbies, those at the beginning of their cycling training and those on a recovery ride. Breedon may still be on his pro and will be chomping at the bit stuck at less than 140w.
 

Breedon

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Andy, its about your pace! You did fine and then in your "race" too! That sub 2 is for newbies, those at the beginning of their cycling training and those on a recovery ride. Breedon may still be on his pro and will be chomping at the bit stuck at less than 140w.

Lol I probably will tbh, I've seen there sub 2 for the mountain and thought sod that to slow for me.
I'll give there sub2.5 ago as well.
 

JLaw

Veteran
KISS race today was a flat profile, but it's "D" only. I realize a fair number of riders that will be over the W/kg guidelines will ride, and worst case my results won't show up on the websites. That's fine with me. I've got some things I wanted to work on and get in a good workout.

The plan was to be more steady -- folks from the monster thread know I have a tendency to start real hard, then fade badly. Looks like I was 244W, 242W, 242W across the 3 laps today, so the overall goal of a more consistent output was achieved. Before the race I planned a large effort at the end of the first lap and the start of the second lap to jump to a faster group (on the assumption that the original group I was with would likely slow down over time). One sprint to get away, a couple minutes of hard effort, then another short sprint for final capture of the slightly faster group. Second lap was then uneventful. Nearly got dropped on the final lap as I was soft-pedaling a bit and not paying attention, but catching the group again wasn't too tough. Not terribly long later the group split. I let the smaller lead group get away a bit, but apparently not far enough. So when I hit the gas to catch them, all I did was pull the larger group up with me.

I didn't realize until just now that even though there wasn't a "C" category during sign-up, apparently if you've got your name set up correctly, it'll place you with the appropriate group. Ugh. I know for next time.

KISS EUR tomorrow.
 

bobinski

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Tulse Hill

Andy is right: cracking power for a lightweight. Out of interest what power meter do you use? I need to get one for real life rides/training off the NEO.
 

bobinski

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Tulse Hill
KISS race today was a flat profile, but it's "D" only. I realize a fair number of riders that will be over the W/kg guidelines will ride, and worst case my results won't show up on the websites. That's fine with me. I've got some things I wanted to work on and get in a good workout.

The plan was to be more steady -- folks from the monster thread know I have a tendency to start real hard, then fade badly. Looks like I was 244W, 242W, 242W across the 3 laps today, so the overall goal of a more consistent output was achieved. Before the race I planned a large effort at the end of the first lap and the start of the second lap to jump to a faster group (on the assumption that the original group I was with would likely slow down over time). One sprint to get away, a couple minutes of hard effort, then another short sprint for final capture of the slightly faster group. Second lap was then uneventful. Nearly got dropped on the final lap as I was soft-pedaling a bit and not paying attention, but catching the group again wasn't too tough. Not terribly long later the group split. I let the smaller lead group get away a bit, but apparently not far enough. So when I hit the gas to catch them, all I did was pull the larger group up with me.

I didn't realize until just now that even though there wasn't a "C" category during sign-up, apparently if you've got your name set up correctly, it'll place you with the appropriate group. Ugh. I know for next time.

KISS EUR tomorrow.

Jeff,
sounds like you had fun and good power. Looking at strava also tells me you consistently faster than me on the flats. I might have to try and draft you sometime:okay:
 

bobinski

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Just moved from a Kickr to a Neo and power is showing as 30-40 watts lower than before! Any ideas?

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Neo do that to zwifters!!
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It's actually accurate. Unless you were calibrating the Kickr after a 20min warm up and kept that belt tension in tip top condition.
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Rich Boon
That's a little depressing! I had calibrated recently. Will try my other bike with Stages PM and check difference.
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Paul Vousden
Don't be depressed.
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. Accuracy is only important if you switch between trainers and meters and need consistency. Just reset your training zones and continue being awesome.
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Chris Calvert
Switch back to the kickr
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Steve Clogg
Welcome to the real world
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Steph Garnier
Pedal stronger to recover the lost power.
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Matthew Ralph
I started using my pedals as my power source as I was worried about the comments in power fluctuations on my kickr
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Peter Higgins
That's the reality of swapping to a trainer that works as it should!
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Carl Botten
Kickrs read high. 40watts not unusual.
 
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@CXRAndy
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Just moved from a Kickr to a Neo and power is showing as 30-40 watts lower than before! Any ideas?

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Carl Botten Kickrs read high. 40watts not unusual.
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Actually I was intrigued to know if my kickr was putting out the right numbers. This is for when I start TT. So I ran my 'stages' power meter from my Garmin on a test run on Sunday. At first the kickr was saying about 20 watts too high, I then did a spin down test and it was within 10 watts of the stages readings. Who knows which one is actually correct, but they are near the same now. :okay::tongue:
 

bobinski

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:reading:

Actually I was intrigued to know if my kickr was putting out the right numbers. This is for when I start TT. So I ran my 'stages' power meter from my Garmin on a test run on Sunday. At first the kickr was saying about 20 watts too high, I then did a spin down test and it was within 10 watts of the stages readings. Who knows which one is actually correct, but they are near the same now. :okay::tongue:

Just jesting with you Andy. And beginning to realise I have a long way to go to recover the power and stamina i had a year ago. Onward and upwards:bicycle:
 
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CXRAndy

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Bob. Suffice to say, Uclown(Dave) is a cycling monster with over 3500 miles recorded this year :ohmy:. Also a piddly 65,000 miles total mileage:bravo:. I had to put a comma in the number it's that long:laugh:

You have to admire the shear dedication and hard graft to notch that many miles. That's why he has huge power for a lightweight.
 
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bobinski

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Bob. Suffice to say, Uclown(Dave) is a cycling monster with over 3500 miles recorded this year :ohmy:. Also a piddly 65,000 miles total mileage:bravo:. I had to put a comma in the number it's that long:laugh:

You have to admire the shear dedication and hard graft to notch that many miles. That's why he has huge power for a lightweight.

Blooming hell!
3 yrs ago after a lot of riding and many many sufferfest sessions i was 70kilos and ftp of 280ish. It would be nice to get close to that again.
 
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