linds wrote:Been a bit unmotivated to ride as my mother died a month ago.
Sorry to hear that mate. Hope youre okay. I just lost my dad too. Puts things into perspective. Life is relationships.
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Postby Derny Driver » Sat Mar 18, 2017 6:42 pm
linds wrote:Been a bit unmotivated to ride as my mother died a month ago.
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Postby g-boaf » Fri Mar 31, 2017 12:36 pm
linds wrote:I am looking into how to optimise the speed of my old shape 404 ( 2007 I think)
That is the shape where the braking surfaces are narrower than the toroidal bulge of the wheel.
I have been looking into how to maximise the speed of this wheel by minimising aero drag. Currently using Conti GP4000 23mm. It looks like it will be worth trying a 20mm tire ( like the conti SS) to reduce the amount the tire sidewall protrudes beyond the brake surface as this is where the aero penalties are especially in higher yaw conditions.
According to the 'blather about bikes' website the conti Supersonic 20mm has a good low rolling resistance for a narrow tire - so if it also improves the aero characteristics of the wheel then it might be quite good?
There will probably be a comfort tradeoff and an increased risk of pinch flatting..but for a 10km TT maybe worth a try.
Any views on this - or experiences of others who have used the old 404?
thanks
Postby linds » Sat Apr 01, 2017 9:02 am
Postby Derny Driver » Sat Apr 01, 2017 6:00 pm
linds wrote:I am looking into how to optimise the speed of my old shape 404 ( 2007 I think)...
Any views on this - or experiences of others who have used the old 404?
thanks
Postby Derny Driver » Sat Apr 01, 2017 8:13 pm
linds wrote:I have come across some interesting 'facts' about the training zone distribution of (elite) atheletes recently The gist is that something like 70 to 80% of time is spend around zone 2. I am sure the experienced people in here already know this. How does this idea apply to the time pressured recreational cyclist with performance goals? Say I have 6 hours a week to train - should I spend at least 4 of those in and around zone 2 - or am I better off with a stronger bias towards zone 3, 4 and 5?
Currently my distribution is something like 60% zone3/4/5, 40 % lower. This comes from having a sweetspot focus with warm up/warm down, mixed up with races every few weeks and other short high intensity workouts.
I have been making slow gains with my approach but am wondering if the time can be better spent.
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Postby dalai47 » Wed Apr 26, 2017 2:26 pm
linds wrote:Have new helmet (giro selector) so looking fwd to getting on the road to see what it feels like.
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Postby mikesbytes » Sat Apr 29, 2017 7:31 pm
I also struck this when in NZ. Turns out that it is not mandatory to have the AU NZ sticker in NZ, some of the overseas stickers are also permittedlinds wrote:Afraid not.
Didnt occur to me that a nz seller would sell stuff not meeting
local standards.
Hohum
No wonder it was cheap.
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Postby g-boaf » Mon Nov 27, 2017 7:43 pm
linds wrote:With reference to a post I made a while back re power zone distribution for effective training I thought I would have look at mine. About 44% zone 1/2 and 48% zone 3/4 with 8% above threshold in 5 and 6.
I don't do any zone 3 specific training so that is incidental on the way to zone 4 or 5 where I do most of my training . After reading Joe Friels' book 'Fast After 50' I think I will build more VO2 max intervals into my training (and less sweetspot) for a while and see where that gets me. I will put in more zone 2 with longer warm ups perhaps.
I have been happy enough to regain my form from last summer with the last 2 to 3 months of training but I want to improve my 20 minute power and 16km TT power to new highs over the summer. So this is strategy 1.
Postby linds » Wed Nov 29, 2017 7:27 am
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