Well I started this thing with the intention of being honest so here’s some real data like I said I would. Cyclists these days are notorious for analysing their stats so I thought it would be cool to just lay this out here for anyone who feels the desire to compare, and see the results… Read More Testing Results
Signed up for Scratch group first time in a long time. 80km. Averaged over 40km/h. First 20 mins super hard but it mellowed out and the pace came off a bit. Learning: Hang in there it will mellow. Usual paceline action, a few guys falling off on the hard bits. I think we caught all… Read More Masterton Interclub 1 Handicap Road Race
On Saturday I was tested by Fitlab. It’s a business started by old cycling friend Andrew Jamieson. Super nice guy. Here’s how it works. he measures all your body stuff. Height (Tall) Weight (Fat) Leg, Arm, Torso weights. Body fat % (Me about 10%) and other stuff. Then he attaches a PowerTap to your bike… Read More Fitlab Testing
Well, I’ll try to break it down in words here, in the same way I mentally analyse races afterwards to try to improve. Result was that I finished 13th of 15 finishers in the whole field, although, helpfully, 9 of those were U23 riders, so that makes it 4th place for Pro Elite Men. Sam… Read More Race Review NZ Cup Mount Victoria
Home course. First Elite XC race in over 10 years. What happens when you put a 36 year old geezer into a cesspit of young extremely fast talent? Well, it’s interesting. First analysis of the data is that I outputedededed… about 5% better watts on the climbs than in training. Yay. Also I hauled my… Read More NZ MTB Cup 1 Mt Victoria Wellington
XC Race bike. It’s a Hongfu FM057. No that’s not a brand you’ll find at the local bike shop. Hongfu is one of a few big chinese manufacturers that sell stuff direct and through sites like ebay and aliexpress. I’ve owned lots of big brand bikes and honestly this is the best. Lots of people… Read More What the Hell is That
Hongfu FM057
Last couple of laps on the course before the weekend. My best effort so far on first climb. About 50 watts better than this time last year in the actual race. Why? Better training. I learnt something. More later on that. http://www.strava.com/activities/106628298/analysis
This Sunday 19th it’s the first round of the NZ MTB Cup XC. Wellington Mt Vic. First Pro Elite race in 10 years. Afraid of the unknown. You can look at power numbers and times on Strava and see how you compare to the top guys, but reality of sprinting up the climbs at 400+… Read More Afraid
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