Originally Posted by
Bah Humbug
And I'm not an "instant acceleration" kind of rider.
WhyFi once commented that he and I must have "very different" power curves; I can hold sweet spot and rip a hole in the wind for half of forever, but ask me to sprint for the city limit sign and I'll just tell you my coffee order so they can get it started. That's triathlete life; the cyclists that were most successful in switching to Ironman were domestiques.
Hell I've played domestique for AG and her friends. I'm pretty good at i.
Which is why it's a little dumb that I'm infatuated with a tri/tt-bike. My FTP isn't horrible for a schmoe, but it sure isn't special. 30 seconds and under is my playground.
Speaking of tri-bikes, I was busting my ass at 95%+ for the morning ride, and saw a flashing tail light a few hundred yards up. I rode my ride but kept wondering why I wasn't reeling in this rider faster. Then I saw the tri-bike. Then I saw the IM calf tattoo. Ah - makes sense. He was probably noodling at 70% when I finally passed.