I think I've also hit a plateau... What to do???

Infamous

After months of hard training I have hit a wall, I can only manage to eat 2 bananas per hour.

No matter how hard I try, I can't bridge the gap and join the elite "3 bananas per hour" group. I drink 750ml of water per hour (trying to build up to 1 litre) and can maintain 145 rpm whilst peeling one handed going up the cat and fiddle.

What should I do? maybe some long slow bananas? or some 2 x 20 bananas? or should I go the whole hog and buy a bananatap?

Bhima

Infamous wrote:

After months of hard training I have hit a wall

Should have looked where you were going instead of peeling that banana then!

Dunno... You could always make a DIY front disc wheel to go faster. :roll: Yellow, of course.

chrisw12

you could use e=mc^2 to work out the amount of energy you get from the banana

(e=energy of one banana, m = mass of one banana and c is the speed of something)



(for those of you that missed it, see my favourite thread ever where our new forum favourite gets Einstein to turn in his grave.)
http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=12623236 scroll down a bit.)

Bhima

Actually, I saw my old physics tutor this week and gave him a bollocking about the e=mc2 "facts" he taught me. He gave some silly explaination to cover his tracks, which I still don't understand...

Infamous

You should of shown him your home made metronome/cadence meter/barometer/banana dispenser.

BeaconRuth

Hats off to you, Bhima - we've missed such entertainment in 'Training' since Mike Willcox left along with his various other monikers.

Ruth

Airwave

I too have become obsessed by how many bananas i can get through on a single ride.Now i don't worry about MPH it's just Bananas per hour(BPH)from now on.The other day i managed 6bph for 4hours,i don't know how many watts i produced eating them all ,but my BRHR(banana resting heart rate)is steadily falling in the morning.Hav'nt worked out my BTH(banana threshold)yet.Once i have worked it out i'll know my banana burning zone.Then hopefully my dream of 10bph will come true.By the way does anyone know a way to carry a large amout of bananas whilst on a road bike.At the moment i use a revolving carousel on the handelbars & just pluck them off when i need one.But it gets a bit difficult to stear(bit like having a full disc wheel on the front end)when it's windy.Also does anyone know a good training programe for 100BTT(banana time trial)2x50bananas or 4x25.Cripes just relised i've not even thought about banana eating cadence yet.More to this skill than i first thought,i'm way in over my head here.

a_n_t

Airwave wrote:

I too have become obsessed by how many bananas i can get through on a single ride.Now i don't worry about MPH it's just Bananas per hour(BPH)from now on.

its all about the BPM [bananas per minute], your hearts not in it.

Alex_Simmons/RST

the Banana burning zone is a myth.
and doping is rife....

Airwave

Here i am trying to eat them like a sap,do'h.Did'nt think of setting up a drip on the handelbars.Straight into a vein thats the way forward it's BPM from now on! :twisted:

Team Banana Spokesman

Hi. Here's our latest press release.

There's a new Bikeradar article:

During Bhima's (inevitable) win at the Tour de France this year, the yellow jersey will start off green and slowly turn yellow, developing black spots, to reflect the "ripening" over the 4 weeks.

In order to secure his wins at the TTs, he has scientists currently working round the clock in the wind tunnel attempting to file-down the bananas to the most aero shape possible. "The banana is a very aero object already", said a spokesman today, "but it's getting that extra 1% that really matters".

Bhima has replaced handlebar drops for bananas, so he can squeeze the cool flesh of a ripe banana whenever deciding to try and get aero.

Tyres will be filled with banana pulp @ 110psi as they have been proven (beyond doubt) to roll faster than any other tyre filled with air.

There is speculation that Bhima is the new financial-backer for Lance Armstrong's failing team and rumours suggest it will be re-branded in time for the Tour as The "Astana-Banana" squad, with fully matching disc wheels.

Carbon Fibre Banana-Cages are now available for your down-tube. Prices start at 15p/lb or 20 for £1 from all your local fruit shops.

shockedsoshocked

I have also seemingly hit a plateau, however it is completely un-banana related.

When I climb my local hill, I find I am suddenly on a table of high, flat ground, so to speak. Has anyone else been in a similar situation?

(This thread is gold, by the way!)

reppohkcor

The answer to all your problems......




Banana Milkshake!

Anonymous

Is it any wonder about Bhima's fixation? his Dad used to ride for Team Raleigh Banana in the 1970's.

Infamous

Beat me to it nap

Pokerface

Bhima heading out for his weekend training ride:




And his race bike:

popette

Pokerface wrote:

Bhima heading out for his weekend training ride:




And his race bike:

nearly spat out me beans on toast at that

Rev\'d Gatlin

Infamous wrote:

After months of hard training I have hit a wall, I can only manage to eat 2 bananas per hour.

No matter how hard I try, I can't bridge the gap and join the elite "3 bananas per hour" group. I drink 750ml of water per hour (trying to build up to 1 litre) and can maintain 145 rpm whilst peeling one handed going up the cat and fiddle.

What should I do? maybe some long slow bananas? or some 2 x 20 bananas? or should I go the whole hog and buy a bananatap?

Sorry to hear of your problem, I'll give it some thought.

jswba

Genius thread.

Infamous

Pokerface wrote:

Bhima heading out for his weekend training ride:

He's walking, so it must be a slight incline

Aggieboy

Please be aware of the after effects of eating too many nanas :-

Bananashaveinjuredmyarse :oops:

Takis61

Loved this thread !

freehub

Bananas make you **** bricks.

Infamous

dunno about that, but eating too many bananas makes you talk ****.

bompington

Gary D

This thread is priceless..

I had tears in my eyes laughing when I saw those 2 pictures that Pokerface put up

I've only posted this so I get email notifications when a reply is posted - I don't want to miss any of them!!

Gary.

freehub

I find Mars bars much better, I'm at around 2M(ars)PH

Bhima

Borrowed some clip-on aero bars on Monday and found it suprisingly easy to peel a banana in that position. :shock:

redddraggon

Bhima wrote:

Borrowed some clip-on aero bars on Monday and found it suprisingly easy to peel a banana in that position. :shock:

Come on admit it- you find it so easy to peel bananas while riding because you go so slow

Bhima

Slower = Less Rotational Inertia = More Bike Wobble = Harder to peel a banana

Trust me, i'm an expert.

redddraggon

Meh, I think we've different ideas of fast then