gravy train:
pezcyclingnews.com/?pg=fullstory&id=3866
yeah... a link - power and all that - maybe best read today again and then commented tomorrow - but i feel no need -cause it says it all there- and its how i've been calc'n power anyway, grade, wind, hill the like can get ya rough power #s... so... no computer on the main steed now... now what to do [smirk]
and...
if this isn't the most beautiful Ebay posting:
ebay.com/CAMPAGNOLO-C-Record-Delta-brake-set
i dunno but it does JUSTICE to those brakes....
gorgeous hunks of aluminum...
freaking gorgeous...
and in about 20 minutes i get to clock my CD time... can i make it home in under 8 minutes? When i started it was 12 minutes or more at max effort... and when ya add the stop lights and stop signs and variability in all that - its rather significant... best time to best time... dunno if it means i'm any faster...
oh and that pez article... one 'sprinter' guy here - was completely all over the road, and watching his form all i could think was man - stop wasting all that power - make it work FOR you... the guy's bike was nearly horizontal. A bit of standing out of the saddle bike rock is one thing... but it doesn't really make you go any faster....
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The Horowitz articles on pez were on target, but... I guess if you are writing an instructional article, you have to assume the reader is not an expert. Still, all power articles seem to make the same assumption that people COMPLETELY mis-use their HRMs, and otherwise don't have a clue about their effort. HRMs have been common for over 15 years; most of us stopped making the mistakes these power articles like to point out years ago. Anyone who hasn't figured out how to use an HRM yet is probably even more likely to mis-use a power meter. Of course, I understand not everyone is a dinosaur. I will also admit the temptation to go hard at the beginning of an interval to "get in the zone" is always there. Friel pointed out in his first book (almost 10 years ago) that the interval starts when the work starts, not when the HR gets to the target range.
The second article in the series had some great lines near the bottom. The third article points out the need for a short weekly TT series. Not the usual 20K stuff, but something with a distance of 10 minutes of less, that riders could do twice.
Form is king. In a solo break at the end of a race, every movement, every line, every breath has to be perfect to preserve your advantage and hold the charging group off all the way to the finish.
Look at photos of all the best pro sprinters. I am sure there power is huge, but the winners keep their heads and shoulders down and stay aero even though they are sprinting all out. After all, they are going 65kph and aero counts!
Big Blue is my best benchmark though. I will elaborate later... (surprise!)
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