speed difference flat bar roadie to roadie
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Re: speed difference flat bar roadie to roadie
Postby wombatK » Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:04 am
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Re: speed difference flat bar roadie to roadie
Postby gtrainer » Tue Aug 16, 2011 3:40 pm
I noticed this morning, that into the head wind the wind resistance was massive, wasnt a huge headwind, but downwind flat section was doing 35kmph easy, and headwind felt like i was a sail, really pushing 22kmph, same section of the ride.
Im getting the feeling that 23mm tires, lighter bike, proper shoes and pedals, better drop bar areodynamic riding position, fitter and personally lighter weight, I recon I should be right to avergae about 30kmph soon....
well at least im hoping so.....
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Re: speed difference flat bar roadie to roadie
Postby wombatK » Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:06 pm
Well, you've got the tyre/rolling resistance box ticked - although maybe another 10 psi could help a tad given your weight. The wider tyre will definitely have benefits in taking the load until you do shed a bit more weight. The fitter and personally lighter weight bits are where you'll gain most. As Lance says, it's not about the bike.gtrainer wrote:Im getting the feeling that 23mm tires, lighter bike, proper shoes and pedals, better drop bar areodynamic riding position, fitter and personally lighter weight, I recon I should be right to avergae about 30kmph soon....
well at least im hoping so.....
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Re: speed difference flat bar roadie to roadie
Postby sogood » Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:51 pm
Things get exponentially harder at higher speed. So don't under-estimate 30km/h average.gtrainer wrote:I recon I should be right to avergae about 30kmph soon....
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Re: speed difference flat bar roadie to roadie
Postby Nobody » Tue Aug 16, 2011 6:17 pm
@gtrainer:sogood wrote:Things get exponentially harder at higher speed. So don't under-estimate 30km/h average.gtrainer wrote:I recon I should be right to avergae about 30kmph soon....
And it really depends on the terrain. To average 30Km/h means you really have to be doing 33Km/h+ on the flat with little stopping or slowing and very few steep hills. Although I'm no legend rider and also middle aged, I do end up passing quite a few people. But I never see a 30Km/h+ average pushing my own wind. I'm sure there are plenty of young fast riders out there averaging 30Km/h+ pushing their own wind, but I rarely see them where I ride.
Waits for all the living legends to post about how wonderful they are and how they average 40Km/h on their TT bikes. And no, I'm not riding around the nursing home...
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Re: speed difference flat bar roadie to roadie
Postby gtrainer » Tue Aug 16, 2011 7:20 pm
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Re: speed difference flat bar roadie to roadie
Postby wombatK » Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:50 pm
Have to agree that peeps reported average speeds are a bit like fisherman's tales - there's often a fair bit of embellishment of the fish's actual dimensions.Nobody wrote:But I never see a 30Km/h+ average pushing my own wind. I'm sure there are plenty of young fast riders out there averaging 30Km/h+ pushing their own wind, but I rarely see them where I ride.
Nevertheless, OP's second post indicated his interest was in riding with his neighbours group. So you'd expect the average speeds they mention are paceline efforts rather than "pushing my own wind". There's a huge benefit to drafting others (20 to 30% less power), and it's probably not unreasonable to think that if he can up his solo pushing-my-own-wind average to 25 kph, he might have a chance of hanging on to a bunch that averages 30 kph - especially if there's a bit of bravado in the bunch's reported average.
It's pretty hard to find anywhere around urban areas where you can average that kind of speed even in a car.
Of course, if OP hails from a rural area, all bets are off - the 30 kph average could be credible. But he will have to learn how to paceline, and that's not as easy as it looks.
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Re: speed difference flat bar roadie to roadie
Postby sogood » Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:03 pm
RK wrote:And that is Wikipedia - I can write my own definition.
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Re: speed difference flat bar roadie to roadie
Postby wombatK » Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:21 pm
Let me guess - you did that on a weekend morning, probably a Sunday, finishing before sparrow's ? At that time, it's getting a bit like a rural ride. And it could easily be calm while you headed south, with a nice assisting southerly tailwind springing up after you turned around at Waterfall. Sometimes you get all the lucksogood wrote:I have averaged 30km/h on a Waterfall return, in a bunch. But it's solid work when one adds in the solo section b/n home and meeting point (20km out of combine 100km). A solid tailwind and well timed traffic lights can help.
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Re: speed difference flat bar roadie to roadie
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Re: speed difference flat bar roadie to roadie
Postby open roader » Wed Aug 17, 2011 6:45 pm
I should have make a point of qualifying my own big fish as being all non-stop / obstacle free country road riding........Nobody wrote:But I never see a 30Km/h+ average pushing my own wind. I'm sure there are plenty of young fast riders out there averaging 30Km/h+ pushing their own wind, but I rarely see them where I ride.
Have to agree that peeps reported average speeds are a bit like fisherman's tales - there's often a fair bit of embellishment of the fish's actual dimensions.
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Re: speed difference flat bar roadie to roadie
Postby gtrainer » Wed Aug 17, 2011 6:59 pm
difference this time is I stayed on the large chainwheel for the whole trip....
really enjoyed it this morning, although was quite wrecked when i got home....
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Re: speed difference flat bar roadie to roadie
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Re: speed difference flat bar roadie to roadie
Postby sogood » Wed Aug 17, 2011 10:16 pm
You are a genius!wombatK wrote:Let me guess - you did that on a weekend morning, probably a Sunday, finishing before sparrow's ? At that time, it's getting a bit like a rural ride. And it could easily be calm while you headed south, with a nice assisting southerly tailwind springing up after you turned around at Waterfall. Sometimes you get all the luck
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Re: speed difference flat bar roadie to roadie
Postby gtrainer » Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:24 pm
did 18km this morning, went out to go hardish,
averaged 29kmph for the first 10kms, then turned home, realised it was into slight headwind and really struggled home....
finished on 26.2kmph average...
loving it though, and feeling heaps fitter already, even if it is only my lungs atm....
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Re: speed difference flat bar roadie to roadie
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Re: speed difference flat bar roadie to roadie
Postby gtrainer » Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:42 pm
some days I feel like im riding easy on the wind, the legs and lungs work well and i could ride all day
other sessions feel like im hitting walls
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Re: speed difference flat bar roadie to roadie
Postby wombatK » Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:42 pm
You will hit walls if you don't think about recovery time and/or plan easier recovery rides. You felt likegtrainer wrote:yeah im figuring that,
some days I feel like im riding easy on the wind, the legs and lungs work well and i could ride all day
other sessions feel like im hitting walls
you hit a wall after hards rides on two consecutive days. So that should tell
you it was too much. Back-off a little, take a rest day, and you'll find you improve even quicker.
BTW, the rate at which you are improving is really impressive. If you can keep that up, you might
have to set your sights on some competitive racing further down the track
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