It worked !

#david2012

6 out of 8 pb's on strava this afternoon
Climbs compared to last week are approx 45-60 seconds quicker
So in many cases around 10% for the segment.

So the swop from a 12-28t to a 12-30t cassette worked for me!
Next test the b@stard I've not managed to get over yet!! :twisted:

elderone

well done thats a good result...mines booked in for tomorrow for new 50-34 sora crank(has standard on ), and 11-30 rear cassette.
New carbons forks to go on if postie brings them in time.
Dont know when ill try them as snow here but hope my results will be like yours.

#david2012

Cheers elderone, not sure about you but I just feel the easier gears suit me at the moment on the climbs, and I can spin up them a lot better without my heart rate going mad... Plus I don't use the easiest gear but its there in reserve
To be honest I found myself dropping down a cog or 2 and standing up for a bit which I struggled with before, I'm not too worried about my times but its good to see I'm making progress

elderone

Thats what im hoping to do.Doing hills on a standard is really tough going and as you say HR goes sky high.To me,time and speed etc is not priority as i ride to my heart rate and that wont change.Hopefully though things will improve but keep HR lower.

chrisaonabike

#david2012 wrote:

Plus I don't use the easiest gear but its there in reserve

I'm confused. You change the 12-28 for a 12-30, but you don't use the easiest gear, but you're climbing 10% quicker?

What's actually changed to account for the speed increase?

iPete

so today you had a nice tailwind basically?

ShutUpLegs

iPete wrote:

so today you had a nice tailwind basically?

And getting fitter :!:

#david2012

ChrisAOnABike wrote:

#david2012 wrote:

Plus I don't use the easiest gear but its there in reserve

I'm confused. You change the 12-28 for a 12-30, but you don't use the easiest gear, but you're climbing 10% quicker?

What's actually changed to account for the speed increase?

:?: don't know... No doubt about it the whole range of gears feels different, or maybe it's in my head lol but I seem to have found a sweetspot gear up climbs. Also I have lost the 7lbs I put on over Xmas already, so maybe a litte bit fitter

#david2012

iPete wrote:

so today you had a nice tailwind basically?

Thanks for the encouragement!

Mikey41

I do like my 12-30 when it gets steep.

elderone

david2012 have you got a link to your strava (you can pm if it its easier).

#david2012

Of course elderone, not sure if this works....
http://app.strava.com/activities/37394138

ShutUpLegs

#david2012 wrote:

Of course elderone, not sure if this works....
http://app.strava.com/activities/37394138

Join the bike radar strava club, it may give you some local contacts and ideas for routes to take

Mikey23

How does one join the bike radar strava club?

ShutUpLegs

http://app.strava.com/clubs/bike-radar-road-forum

elderone

ShutUpLegs wrote:

http://app.strava.com/clubs/bike-radar-road-forum

nice one..joined.

#david2012

Yup me too ... Cheers !

iPete

#david2012 wrote:

iPete wrote:

so today you had a nice tailwind basically?

Thanks for the encouragement!

just grumpy that I don't get pbs on my route anymore

#david2012

iPete, when u start as slow as me the only way is up lol

iPete

and the beauty is, get the slow miles in now and speed should pick up with spring, lots of pbs to grab until next winter

t4tomo

#david2012 wrote:

ChrisAOnABike wrote:

#david2012 wrote:

Plus I don't use the easiest gear but its there in reserve

I'm confused. You change the 12-28 for a 12-30, but you don't use the easiest gear, but you're climbing 10% quicker?

What's actually changed to account for the speed increase?

:?: don't know... No doubt about it the whole range of gears feels different, or maybe it's in my head lol but I seem to have found a sweetspot gear up climbs. Also I have lost the 7lbs I put on over Xmas already, so maybe a litte bit fitter

must be in the head and / or you're fitter - unless you never used the 28 on your 12-28 and you're now using the 27 on your 12-30. the two cassettes are identical bar the lowest 3 gears are 23-25-28 vs 24-27-30