Agree on the strava assisting intervals. On some days though when the wind is full on headwind I dont bother on a section and treat it as a rest day. TL and wind can ruin a strava effort.
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Agree on the strava assisting intervals. On some days though when the wind is full on headwind I dont bother on a section and treat it as a rest day. TL and wind can ruin a strava effort.
Rob3rt
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You don't need to (and probably shouldn't) be warming up for 20 miles though!
T.M.H.N.E.T
Rainbows aren't just for world champions
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54 miles
Ningishzidda
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Whatever you feel best. They're YOUR engines. Who am I to instruct you how to warm up YOUR engines?
Spend six months developing YOUR optimum warm up routine
Ningishzidda
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Because you can cheat by using the Coriolis effect.Left turn circuits are your friend
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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Right turn circuits for interval training? (Sprinting into gaps in the traffic at junctions!)Left turn circuits are your friend
Right turn circuits for interval training? (Sprinting into gaps in the traffic at junctions!)
very dangerous
plus 2x20s are all about sustained power output, not surges
Rob3rt
Man or Moose!
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He was taking the piss!
my bad
I left my sidi's at a crit last night, and haven't been myself all morning fretting about them.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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Er, yes, I do prefer LH loops, but most of all I prefer quiet loops where LH/RH doesn't matter because there isn't any traffic!
I've been using SPDs on my best bike since I got too unfit to ride up steep hills on its higher gearing - SPD shoes are much better for walking in!
When I am fit enough again to tackle 15-20% in a 39/29 gear then I'll put my Look pedals back on and get my Sidi shoes out of storage!
I hope that some kind person has found your shoes and is looking after them for you. (Not permanently though!)
Ouch!I left my sidi's at a crit last night, and haven't been myself all morning fretting about them.
I've been using SPDs on my best bike since I got too unfit to ride up steep hills on its higher gearing - SPD shoes are much better for walking in!
When I am fit enough again to tackle 15-20% in a 39/29 gear then I'll put my Look pedals back on and get my Sidi shoes out of storage!
I hope that some kind person has found your shoes and is looking after them for you. (Not permanently though!)
OP
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Hey guys...
I've been putting in some miles since last time and my speed has crept up into the 16 mph range now. Interestingly I did the Brewood Cycle Challenge last Saturday (63 mile sportive) and although I was feeling during the last 8 miles or so, I hung in there and after finishing it with an average speed of 16.1mph I decided to try something a little crazy so rode another 39 miles so that I could hit my long term goal of riding 100 miles during a day ;-)
Surprisingly my legs weren't too bad afterwards and I think that something that may have helped was earlier that week doing a short but high intensity 15 mile loop along some trails on my mountain bike - boy did that get the legs burning.
I've been putting in some miles since last time and my speed has crept up into the 16 mph range now. Interestingly I did the Brewood Cycle Challenge last Saturday (63 mile sportive) and although I was feeling during the last 8 miles or so, I hung in there and after finishing it with an average speed of 16.1mph I decided to try something a little crazy so rode another 39 miles so that I could hit my long term goal of riding 100 miles during a day ;-)
Surprisingly my legs weren't too bad afterwards and I think that something that may have helped was earlier that week doing a short but high intensity 15 mile loop along some trails on my mountain bike - boy did that get the legs burning.
