Wow! :thumb:

what do you mean, "You people"?

congrats, and hell yeah!

has to be , its Dale approved

This was pretty much what was on the radio station I listened to from middle school thru high school. I don't really have 3 favorites, so I just picked some.

Is this the modern day equivalent of "Boone's Farm"?

Of course, I wouldn't take any physical recordings with me. It's all in my head.

'Cuse rose is intimidating.

Bottles of wine already go fast enough in my house.

cuz it's a winner!

:bday:

We will need pics, of course.

:roflmao2:we already do that.

I just did another virtual ride on Zwift.

I have a question for people who have trained more with power. I notice that I can ride say "easy-all day" at something like Zone 2, no problem....Zone 3, mildly hard but can still maintain for a long time. Getting into Zone 4 is fine for a few minutes but I can't sustain it indefinitely, and of course Zone 5 is short term. I think that's "normal."

The problem is on Zwift, sometimes there is a sprint or a hill and I have to go beyond Zone 5, say 140-200% of FTP. I do that as best I can for several seconds to bridge the gap or not get dropped....but once I do that effort, even staying in Zone 3 is hard for me. I feel totally shot and have to drop to Zone 1 for a few minutes to recover. What happens on Zwift is that I burn matches, bridge the gap, only to get dropped because I can't maintain Zone 2/3.

It's hard to say how much of this weakness is mental and how much is physiologic, I suspect it's both.

Any comments or advice?

How does this feel relative to on-road exertions?

A part of it is how you're built, a part is how you train. The speed with which I recover from aerobic efforts is one of my big yardsticks for fitness - it's a very notable difference between early season and late summer.

Heard this from too many people already. Let's hope it doesn't.

I'm working and I've been riding so much I already need a rest week.

Seems the big problem is recovering from ANAEROBIC efforts.

I also experience Zwift as harder than the road, but I do most of my stuff in erg mode, which is totally unforgiving and I suspect output on the road is much more variable and full of micro rests. OTOH, my HR on the road can average lower Zone 5 for an hour and feel like nothing, whereas on Zwift it would be big effort. I think the only definitive answer can come from a power tap for the road bike and I'm not there yet.

Don't you think it's because you can't effectively lighten your load? At least that's what I always feel when on a trainer. It's that constant pressure all the time even when you try to ease up.

FTR, I graduated HS in 1969. I'm not sure anyone here is older than me. Billy? Seeds?

My wife are going to...

Head out on the highway
Lookin' for adventure
And whatever comes our way

See ya' after the ride. :thumb:

I dumb. That's what I meant. So does it feel similar to when you're on the road or worse?

What do YOU mean "You people."?


https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...18406143f.jpeg

That's a whole lotta bike. You sure you're ready? :D

Welcome to the elite.

Addiction/VA/Cervelo ride meet-up.

You know - if the zombies don't get us first.

holy halibut, I was 6