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Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-21-18, 11:54 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

thanks for posting that. my general...

thanks for posting that.

my general observation is that most people warm up for far too long (esp in the heat), and this seems to increase with the age of the athlete. i see this in myself and...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-21-18, 10:48 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

yes it can. it can trick you into thinking you...

yes it can. it can trick you into thinking you are a bit cooler than you are, so you don't drink as much until it is too late.

but you also could have been dehydrated from your day.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-05-18, 12:53 AM
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Posted By tetonrider

damn. super unlucky on the flats for you. :( ...

damn. super unlucky on the flats for you. :(

i tend to flat 0-2x/year--pretty lucky.

def do multiple CO2s but, yeah, a frame pump is good. i get made fun of for having mine...until someone...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-13-18, 10:53 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

yup. lot of energy to grow bone / new tissue. ...

yup. lot of energy to grow bone / new tissue.

all the cyclists may be jealous: a close buddy of mine got diagnosed with stomach cancer (treatment is removal of the stomach). 20% drop in weight in...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-13-18, 07:18 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

you know that vo2max efforts & above are the...

you know that vo2max efforts & above are the first ting to suffer when you have to back off, and they never feel great.

your body is going through a bunch to heal.

you are injured and worried...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-01-18, 10:30 AM
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Posted By tetonrider

knowing your attention to detail, i find it hard...

knowing your attention to detail, i find it hard to imagine you would have underestimated your power at threshold by 70 watts/30% for many years.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-01-18, 10:01 AM
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Posted By tetonrider

it's still an SRM, and while there can be...

it's still an SRM, and while there can be failures they tend to throw the most reliable data.

that said -- are the numbers you were comparing apples-to-apples? were you looking at 1s or sub-1s...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-30-18, 01:02 AM
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Posted By tetonrider

what happened at 1:01:59? :D seriously,...

what happened at 1:01:59? :D

seriously, though -- fantastic effort!!
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-15-18, 01:48 AM
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Posted By tetonrider

did you calibrate slope for each? what did that...

did you calibrate slope for each? what did that reveal?

is one correct, two correct, or none?
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-25-18, 10:53 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

!!!! this sounds NSFW.

!!!!

this sounds NSFW.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-23-18, 09:27 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

a) because ... i did. i posted late wednesday...

a) because ... i did. i posted late wednesday night and just had the idea to go a few hours before then.
b) also, it hasn't happened yet.

:D



that's a kind offer!

most likely will be in...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-22-18, 12:52 AM
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Posted By tetonrider

Hm. Come to Vegas and SoCal with me? ;-)

Hm. Come to Vegas and SoCal with me? ;-)
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-15-18, 09:28 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

depending on conditions that can be super sketch....

depending on conditions that can be super sketch.

i'm pretty experienced driving in the snow, and some of those turns on the downhill (west-bound) side can cause some havoc.

it's legit.
...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-15-18, 09:27 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

you got routed off the interstate? bummer. 80...

you got routed off the interstate? bummer. 80 does go over donner pass, but there's a separate donner pass road. (i used to live in tahoe.)

when chain law is in effect they stop all vehicles. you...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-15-18, 04:20 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

wouldn't be a trip across nevada without nearly...

wouldn't be a trip across nevada without nearly running out of gas!

it's deceptive because you see signs like next town in 20 miles and you think you've got 40 miles until empty... then you...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-15-18, 04:18 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

just buy some connex links. never having to worry...

just buy some connex links. never having to worry about that tool is a really nice thing.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-15-18, 04:13 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

well, they're not, really. you can use them a...

well, they're not, really. you can use them a bunch. it's just a liability issue.

connex links are much better: they don't require a special tool to break (and are easier to attach, too), and you...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-14-18, 12:32 AM
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Posted By tetonrider

There may be people working on solutions to these...

There may be people working on solutions to these issues and improving healthy outcomes on a larger scale.

*cough*
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-14-18, 12:25 AM
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Posted By tetonrider

Fortunately TTs are decided by lowest time not...

Fortunately TTs are decided by lowest time not highest power. I love the discussions post-race around the results sheets about how so-and-so rode 450 watts and should have won but got 15th.

As...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-14-18, 12:21 AM
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Posted By tetonrider

For a time they shared some tech. Elite marketer...

For a time they shared some tech. Elite marketer the system in Europe, Inside Ride dealt with the US only.

If you get them I highly recommend at least the wireless resistance unit. I have the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-12-18, 12:28 AM
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Posted By tetonrider

:) add a few walnuts & some maple syrup --...

:)

add a few walnuts & some maple syrup -- your mind will be blown!

(i prefer strawberries or blueberries to a banana but go with a banana most often.)

only thing is it is not a ton of...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-08-18, 06:56 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

i love honey nut cheerios. it's so funny that by...

i love honey nut cheerios. it's so funny that by sticking the name 'honey' in there we all believe there is something -- anything -- healthy about it.

i think regular cheerios might be one of the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-08-18, 06:51 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

used to eat so much cap'n crunch it would make...

used to eat so much cap'n crunch it would make the roof of my mouth sore!
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-08-18, 06:51 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

personally i find this to be a challenge when not...

personally i find this to be a challenge when not living alone -- esp with a kid.

for example, i can be super disciplined, but my wife may bring home something tempting -- and my kid constantly...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-08-18, 06:29 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

i feel you. the # of calories burned is...

i feel you. the # of calories burned is staggering. i cut back my volume and it is amazing i haven't gained 30 pounds based on reduced calorie burn. hard for the appetite and habits to drop to lower...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-08-18, 06:17 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

isn't a couple "two"? :D a pet peeve is when...

isn't a couple "two"? :D

a pet peeve is when people say "a couple, three" instead of "two or three."

bummer on the weight. i haven't been within 12# of the high end of race weight in more than...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
03-05-18, 02:28 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

well, with the way you've been riding you'll have...

well, with the way you've been riding you'll have to keep going well past the finish to get 20'!

always loved san dimas and the power #s i'd see in that one. really good stretch of road.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-27-18, 02:42 AM
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Posted By tetonrider

Your head is lower--can't say for sure if that is...

Your head is lower--can't say for sure if that is faster for you, but it certainly looks to be tucked in more. Eyeball is often wrong on these things. That said, the basics are there.

Back doesn't...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-25-18, 12:01 AM
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Posted By tetonrider

don't get too hung up on HR comparisons across...

don't get too hung up on HR comparisons across individuals.

that said, dude probably has a huge stroke volume!
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-25-18, 05:46 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

what's your weight? what's the grade of that...

what's your weight? what's the grade of that climb?
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-25-18, 02:22 AM
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Posted By tetonrider

fair enough. that's a fairly low bar. ...

fair enough.

that's a fairly low bar.

repeatability is quite important; i agree with you there.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-25-18, 01:48 AM
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Posted By tetonrider

because the steps are too big. for many riders,...

because the steps are too big. for many riders, there are subtle but key differences that emerge just below, at, or just above some break-points.

shorter, tighter steps are good because much can...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-25-18, 01:39 AM
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Posted By tetonrider

unless you're ~60kg I wouldn't really find all...

unless you're ~60kg I wouldn't really find all that much value in the testing.

i'd prefer a shorter protocol with tighter steps for the amateur riders i work with.

i can see applications for...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-25-18, 12:34 AM
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Posted By tetonrider

that's a short test. sounds like it's more of a...

that's a short test. sounds like it's more of a MAP test, vs a RAMP test to determine threshold.

yes, people try to predict FTP from MAP tests, and there are some ROTs, but since it is so short...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-25-18, 12:30 AM
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Posted By tetonrider

0.4 w/kg is a pretty big gap, esp for 'average'...

0.4 w/kg is a pretty big gap, esp for 'average' size riders.

interpolation is pretty common, but if you've got large steps it's not so great for level-setting.

a long ramp is quite useful, but...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-06-17, 12:53 AM
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Posted By tetonrider

garmins just do lose data, periodically. time...

garmins just do lose data, periodically. time changes seem to cause it to happen a little more frequently.


overall it's still rare; at this point, after 2 decades of producing devices with...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-04-17, 06:39 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

i wonder just how much power one is being robbed...

i wonder just how much power one is being robbed of when disc brakes rub. it's surely something, but i think the mental element is bigger than the physical.

the FoCo weekend/courses are supposed...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
11-01-17, 11:47 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

Respectfully, if you think a few sub-threshold...

Respectfully, if you think a few sub-threshold workouts over a couple weeks that are performed at 3% lower would make a material difference, then it may be time to think about what physiological...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-31-17, 10:17 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

This was always a small beef I had with Garmin...

This was always a small beef I had with Garmin devices (I've owned MANY over the years and have an 820 and 1030 sitting here on my desk): every user that I've ever talked with has lost data this way,...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-31-17, 09:32 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

PC7, PC8, Edge 500, Edge 820, LYC... What...

PC7, PC8, Edge 500, Edge 820, LYC...

What the head unit shows is a bit irrelevant as few people sue the head unit for things like calculating TSS and showing it's contribution to a PMC. What...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-23-17, 09:22 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

that would depend on what the goal of that...

that would depend on what the goal of that workout is. it might.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-19-17, 10:14 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

i have a suspicion about what would happen to...

i have a suspicion about what would happen to your CdA by raising the pads (even if you leave the sticks as-is). Be curious to see some after photos to see if I'm right.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-19-17, 09:41 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

i'd bet a good bit of money that you would be...

i'd bet a good bit of money that you would be faster with your pads higher.

hard to tell without testing, so you should!
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-18-17, 10:37 AM
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Posted By tetonrider

i assumed 'single leg' was some obscure unit of...

i assumed 'single leg' was some obscure unit of measure of the weight you are lifting.... like 15 stone.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-17-17, 10:28 AM
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Posted By tetonrider

you mentioned temperature but not ventilation. ...

you mentioned temperature but not ventilation.

airflow is far more important than temperature in those scenarios.

how many fans? does the basement have any windows that can be opened?

i...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-15-17, 07:08 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

actually, his series probably isn't even USAC....

actually, his series probably isn't even USAC. that's not a big thing in UT (or in many other regions).

it gets argued every year by his local region, though, and a few people complain that they...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-15-17, 07:05 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

the reason i did is that with your talent for...

the reason i did is that with your talent for cross in a brief period of time it's clear you'd benefit from better equipment. there are no guarantees, but in this last one it sounds like it could...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-15-17, 06:24 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

+1 to spending a little time to figure it out....

+1 to spending a little time to figure it out. i'd say that it would be better to have someone quickly show him the basics, because he is the only one who can tell how he is feeling on the trail, and...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-15-17, 06:18 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

i've got a set of 303 FC tubulars....disc. ;-) ...

i've got a set of 303 FC tubulars....disc. ;-)

actually, i've got 3.5 sets, which is why i'm getting rid of one. they are super good for cross. the aero isn't such a big deal, but the deeper rims...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
10-15-17, 06:16 PM
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Posted By tetonrider

maybe it is, maybe it isn't, but who cares? you...

maybe it is, maybe it isn't, but who cares? you can improve your tech skills relative to yourself, and have more fun.

holding yourself to the standard of a pro in any sport is a tough comparison....
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