Originally Posted by
hsuBM
Stop sitting so much. It’s a bike, not a barstool.
put your weight into the pedals.
That's exactly why the saddle is no longer comfortable at high rpm/low power - it forces me to sit more since I'm not putting enough power on the pedals to "lift" me off the seat. I can consistently ride/grind 80 rpm at 165 watts and climb false flats at 200+ watts in a high gear quite comfortably. It's the Zwift-led workouts that "force" you to build power from low power/high rpm intervals that are killing me. The conclusion I draw is that low power pedalling exacerbated by high RPM and unchanging ride position adds discomfort to an already uncomfortable situation likely caused by the seat/setup and weight factors.
This "workout" is painful:
Distance 30.29km
Speed 29.8km/h avg
Heart Rate 104bpm avg
Cadence 90 avg
Power 125W avg
Elapsed Time 1:00:54
This ride is not painful:
Distance 35.91km
Speed 33.4km/h avg
Heart Rate 120bpm avg
Cadence 84 avg
Power 162W avg
Elapsed Time 1:04:35