Trying to figure out what kind of rider I am

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  • MiddleRinger
    MiddleRinger Posts: 678
    cruising on empty wrote:
    From personal experience, I've tended to climb indifferently on 10-20min climbs with differing weight +/- five/six kilos. All my PRs have been at 72/73kg and not 66/67kg. What has been a constant trend is more power being faster regardless of weight/fatigue

    And I've also personally found bike weight/tire size/tire pressure/wheel combo to be utterly invisible on trends too. At 70-75kg watts (and where/how you use them) matter a lot more than weight to me. It's just a shame watts aren't easy to come by.

    To a point of course. I can say with 100% certainty I am slower up 10-20 minute climbs on my CX bike (with the same road tyres) than I am on my lighter and higher specced road bike. It's a similar difference to having a great day on the bike and feeling like you left the house with heavy legs.

    Extra bodyweight is not a problem, as long as you back it up with extra power! :D
    ~ ~ How fast is fast enough? ~ ~ ~ ~ Tempo Cyclist - Tasmania ~ ~
  • london-red
    london-red Posts: 1,266
    Just for the record, to all involved, this thread was hilarious. Thanks BR.
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    Hi LR not seen you in ages, since you kindly me that 9 speed tiagra shifter about 4 years ago! You still commuting in from Kingston?

    (used to be coriordan)

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