bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
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I found ZA#9 tough. I popped at the end of last 30 second effort and had to rest the first half of the last 2 minute effort.
ZA#10 today was better. I was able to complete it at 105%. Though I was hating life in the mid point of those intervals.
Still need to do ZA7 and ZA8, then the races which will serve as an FTP test :-)
Overall I've found the ZA workouts this time a bit easier, but that might be a result of focusing more on staying in the saddle at a better cadence. It made the shorter efforts much easier, even with ERG on.
bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
Did you do it last year? Participants had to start with an ftp. It was horrible, the long one at 1h 30m. The workouts that followed were also generally longer last year and perhaps a bit too hard. The change seems to have encouraged more people to complete the ZA which is great.
JuhaL
Guru
- Location
- Eura, Finland
I start 6wk beginner's ftp builder. My body and leg are give a sign that i need to do something different. After a couple workout's it feels as a good decision. Because of a shift work i hope i can stay in a schedule.
JuhaL
Guru
- Location
- Eura, Finland
It gives a lot of pleasure when breakaway group cross the finish line before peloton.Vuelta yesterday, it was a fantastic, gripping finish on a sprint day. Who'd of thought it
bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
How are you finding the change in turbo trainer?
JuhaL
Guru
- Location
- Eura, Finland
It feels way more realistic. In a mountains i feel that i need 1-2 extra gears. I have now 52/36 and 11-28. Something like 50/34 11-28 would be more practical now. With Bkool Smart Pro i didn't have that issue. Better start training from the very beginning
. Bkool give me good power output sometimes, my ftp was 294. But now with Drivo 2 i would say it's closer to 200 than 300, much closer.It feels way more realistic. In a mountains i feel that i need 1-2 extra gears. I have now 52/36 and 11-28. Something like 50/34 11-28 would be more practical now. With Bkool Smart Pro i didn't have that issue. Better start training from the very beginning
Welcome to the real world
bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
Vuelta yesterday, it was a fantastic, gripping finish on a sprint day. Who'd of thought it
2 great stages in a row!
As an aside Sagan seems to be coming back into form and although Insbruck may not suit home I wouldn’t rule him out.
bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
I just measured 755 x 610mm allowing for fact footprint in length is 550 as Rob suggests but their is a bit that protrudes further though not in contact with floor.
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bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
It feels way more realistic. In a mountains i feel that i need 1-2 extra gears. I have now 52/36 and 11-28. Something like 50/34 11-28 would be more practical now. With Bkool Smart Pro i didn't have that issue. Better start training from the very beginning
Don’t forget in Zwift you can reduce the trainer difficulty/resistance setting and so increase cadence without any impact on power output. That’s way you won’t need to replace your crankset.
Aleman
Knees are FUBAR but I don't like to mention it
- Location
- Blackpool UK
Sounds like cheating to me
Can you not get the same effect just by increasing your weight by 15 to 20Kg 
