Team BKool CycleChat

[bobinski]

Come on and dip your toes in the Zwift pool Its lovely. Get yourself a power meter and get ready to play

What is this "Zwift" you speak of?

 

[Whorty]

Me too, I get it as well.

Ah, ok, not just me then. Must find another excuse for coming last! Anyone taken bad ankle yet?

 

[Bored Man]

Ah, ok, not just me then. Must find another excuse for coming last! Anyone taken bad ankle yet?

Bad ankle.,

I've got whiplash, strained thigh (right) and a bruised ego after all the dead stops on Monday..

 

[Breedon]

Ah, ok, not just me then. Must find another excuse for coming last! Anyone taken bad ankle yet?

Not that I'm aware Whorty you must stake your claim quick though.

 

[Breedon]

Bad ankle.,

I've got whiplash, strained thigh (right) and a bruised ego after all the dead stops on Monday..

Ah too late now

 

[CXRAndy]

What is this "Zwift" you speak of?

It's Nirvana for the indoor masochistic cyclist/runner.

 

[Whorty]

Not that I'm aware Whorty you must stake your claim quick though.

Ooh, my ankle. Killing me. Old football injury. I must tell you all about it some day

 

[Bored Man]

Ooh, my ankle. Killing me. Old football injury. I must tell you all about it some day

Guess what,. I'm out again tomorrow... .... I should be able to get a ride in early though... may try get that WC 13 out of the way..

 

[AAAC 76C]

On a more relevant and less futile issue, I have been wondering about what I can do to improve my sustained power while keeping my heart rate within limits?

After 4-5 months of chasing @BILL S and @Add up Alphe d'Huez, etc. I was able to sustain around 300 Watts on a KICKR (so probably more on a Bkool), but after a year not cycling, and now that I have to keep my heart rate below around 150-160, I have to back off to around half that (or less), and anything sustained over 10% is pretty much ruled out. I'd like to get up the hills around here to get access to the longer rides beyond them, hills like the Merry Harriers, which is around 1.3 km and sustains 12-14%, so I need to strengthen my legs, and improve the efficiency of my cardio vascular system.

Two years ago, when I was Active 10, I could ride up that hill gently with my heart rate around 145-150 (chatting to my Wife and her friends), so it should still be possible, if I can get fitter/stronger. Also, my resting heart rate had fallen into the 40's but now is back around 70 as it always used to be.

So I need exercises or cycling routines that will strengthen my legs and increase my FTP, but without exerting myself. High intensity training is just too dangerous for me.

I have also been thinking about cadence, as I know high cadence is a way of transferring effort away from the leg muscles to the cardio vascular system, and this worked well for me in the past. However, it seems that high cadence increases the heart rate, so logically, if I train at lower cadence could I reduce my heart rate and hopefully strengthen my leg muscles?

Anything that puts up heart rate or blood pressure must be avoided, but it would be nice to be able to ride up the middling climbs, even if at a more moderate pace than I used to manage.

Geoff

Article in cycling weekly this week (last Thursday issue) on cadence and performance. It may not be 100℅ relevant to your case but is interesting.

 

[AAAC 76C]

I think you're right. Bkool clearly don't want to admit that if it is the case though.....

My ride last night, warm up, handicap, and my subsequent trainer check on d'Huez were uploaded immediately.
I think the multiple open stages and volume of competitors is causing the problems with the W Cup.

 

[AAAC 76C]

Still no update to the Winter Cup I see @Whorty........

Also still no explanation on Facebook as to what's going on despite them saying they would "Look into it straight away" on Monday Morning. I chased them up again yesterday morning but that's been ignored too

Wot!
No update on the update.
Perhaps and update of the update on the update should be requested.

 

[CXRAndy]

Did anyone see the TTT @Tirreno Adriatico. The lead rider was regularly hitting 550W, 110rpm 60kph for their brief stint on the front, after that it dropped to mid 300W for riding in the slipstream.

 

[berty bassett]

Ah, ok, not just me then. Must find another excuse for coming last! Anyone taken bad ankle yet?

well as i wasn't allow the bad knee because of you know who - i was thinking of calling it a high ankle pain - now looks like it is going to be the highest toe pain anyone has ever had !

 

[Bored Man]

Did anyone see the TTT @Tirreno Adriatico. The lead rider was regularly hitting 550W, 110rpm 60kph for their brief stint on the front, after that it dropped to mid 300W for riding in the slipstream.

I did indeed Andy, did you see the Sky riders wheel collapse? OMG never seen anything like that... .. it almost exploded..

 

[CXRAndy]

I did indeed Andy, did you see the Sky riders wheel collapse? OMG never seen anything like that... .. it almost exploded..

Quite shocking how quickly the tri-spoke disintegrated. They weren't sure if it was a tyre failure causing rim to give way or material failure of the wheel itself.