Zwift Chat

[Randyberlin]

she was smaller than me - a real little dot ! but she had a lot of pent up anger - i feel like popped bubble wrap

Berty, I thought you need surgery. That shoulder didn't look like anything physical therapy could help.

 

[berty bassett]

Berty, I thought you need surgery. That shoulder didn't look like anything physical therapy could help.

she didnt touch shoulder - i still can't turn neck , she has told me that i have found a way around the neck pain by locking top half of back - she was trying to unlock my back before she can work on neck - she said she was working at 10% power and i am throwing painkillers down !
got to wait for scan on shoulder but god knows when

 

[<Tommy>]

i think we were all a bit late to jump on the athlete boat but it just interests me
if i was to go on watts , they vary so much i would get lost
up hill i know the watts and heart rate i feel i can maintain for a while but once you start going downhill or flat then i can get heart rate going bonkers but watts are no where near the same ? is it a case of just knowing what you can do on certain gradients
old in the tooth but willing to learn !

If I’m putting out 500 watts on the flat or uphill it’s the same in the sense I know there’s a limit for how long I can produce until my legs say enough. You and me are built differently obviously Berty. The longer the hill the bigger the edge you have. The longer the downhill or flat perhaps the reverse. So maybe our coping strategy and race dynamic should be different too? I don’t know.... and I don’t think we’ve really mentioned cadence either. I’m very aware of the ratio of watts vs cadence. I think it’s because I was a smoker for so long I historically relied on power over lungs. I want to push out as much power as possible without fatiguing my legs. So I check my cadence as much as my watts probably. I know my own sweet spots so to speak. Hopefully my thresholds improve overtime but I vaguely know my upper limits. If I’m spinning at 115-120rpm then I’m going to blow up some point soon! If I’m grinding at 75 ish rpm then I’m probably being short sighted and my legs will suffer prematurely. Probably vague examples but the more you look at your watts and rpm the more you understand your own motor. I don’t really ever think to look at mph unless I’m looking at pb’s.

These are just the musings of an average joe though.... I’d be interested to hear the thought process from someone at the sharp end.

 

[bobinski]

Thanks - spotted that and it does work Maybe others (@bobinski ) should do the same

Nah, hardly any of mine are questionable now and those that remain from the pro days will be bearen by Xmas because they are on the zsun training regime. I just need to get the Tron bike first, hopefully by 18th

 

[<Tommy>]

which race? i can't see you in any results on Zwiftpower

It was at 17:05 but I can’t remember what it was called sorry bud.

 

[<Tommy>]

Yep it is just too tempting I managed to do a 5-6 week TR block but am now treating myself with a couple of weeks racing. The plan is then to go back to another TR block.

Any chance you do a TR course but just scratch the racing itch once a week? I’m hoping to manage this but I’ve no experience.

 

[berty bassett]

You and me are built differently obviously Berty

i hadn't noticed ?

 

[bobinski]

WBR 4 lap flat

 

[bobinski]

Tommy, you rode with an old British Pro- Adrian Timmis.

Lots of sand baggers in B and as it turns out C too!

 

[<Tommy>]

i hadn't noticed ?

Well for starters I haven’t got a small creature trying to break out of my shoulder!

 

[<Tommy>]

Tommy, you rode with an old British Pro- Adrian Timmis.

Lots of sand baggers in B and as it turns out C too!

I saw his name pop up. He did bike fitting too I believe until recently.

 

[CXRAndy]

Flat courses with fast C categories riders will expose the sandbagging riders. They have to go over 3.1W/Kg to keep up.

Re cadence and power. High cadence reduces fatigue in the legs but at an expense of higher HR. I found over this winter I can produce more power whilst holding a high cadence. The difference is actually just one gear harder.

 

[Whorty]

It was at 17:05 but I can’t remember what it was called sorry bud.

Found it in the end 3.3w/kg for a first race Seems quite a few of you finished within a few seconds of each other .... must have been a mega sprint finish

 

[<Tommy>]

Flat courses with fast C categories riders will expose the sandbagging riders. They have to go over 3.1W/Kg to keep up.

Re cadence and power. High cadence reduces fatigue in the legs but at an expense of higher HR. I found over this winter I can produce more power whilst holding a high cadence. The difference is actually just one gear harder.

It’s funny. Most 11-28 cassettes jumps from 15 to 17 teeth. When I’m flying around Regent’s Park I often with I had the 16t as the gear either side just feels a little the wrong side of perfect for me.

 

[<Tommy>]

Found it in the end 3.3w/kg for a first race Seems quite a few of you finished within a few seconds of each other .... must have been a mega sprint finish

Yeah it was a shame I didn’t position myself nearer the front. I probably finish mid pack.