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Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
07-18-09, 04:30 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 6,143
Posted By curveship

Other rider singular. One on one is not the same...

Other rider singular. One on one is not the same tactics as eleven on one. And by the way, Pereiro didn't exactly concede to Voigt. He still sprinted, just Voigt beat him.

[QUOTE]Did you watch...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
07-18-09, 03:24 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 6,143
Posted By curveship

Sure, but their failing was that they wanted him...

Sure, but their failing was that they wanted him in yellow by just a little bit. They failed to see past their noses and realize that if it was just a little bit, then other teams had reasons to...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
07-18-09, 02:43 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 6,143
Posted By curveship

I'm going to assume you've never raced and try to...

I'm going to assume you've never raced and try to be kind. When you know an attack is going to come, you have to keep a little in reserve to call upon when the punch gets thrown. If you don't,...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
07-18-09, 01:50 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 6,143
Posted By curveship

Where to start ... If George had "stepped up...

Where to start ...

If George had "stepped up his game" and worked harder, he would have been dropped when the attacks started and come in even further back. He's not an idiot -- he was going for...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-15-09, 10:38 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,514
Posted By curveship

Shoot, looks like those charts didn't post. I've...

Shoot, looks like those charts didn't post. I've attached them, Zipp data first then Tour.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-14-09, 12:37 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,514
Posted By curveship

You'll pry my Open Pros from my skewers when I'm...

You'll pry my Open Pros from my skewers when I'm cold in the grave ... but aero they ain't.

http://forums.roadbikereview.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=45885&stc=1&d=1141267293
Data above from...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-04-08, 04:28 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,356
Posted By curveship

The iBike works well. Probably an order of...

The iBike works well. Probably an order of magnitude better than what you're attempting. There's HR drift within a ride, decreasing HR inertia in subsequent efforts, stroke volume changes between...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-04-08, 09:26 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,356
Posted By curveship

Google "heart rate kinetics." Lots out there. ...

Google "heart rate kinetics." Lots out there. Tricky problem.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-03-08, 07:54 AM
Replies: 162
Views: 7,834
Posted By curveship

A UCI team doing Summer Solstice? But CK,...

A UCI team doing Summer Solstice?

But CK, congrats!
Forum: Road Cycling
08-20-08, 07:16 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,596
Posted By curveship

... and this is in Racing because ... ??

... and this is in Racing because ... ??
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-11-08, 12:57 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,221
Posted By curveship

TSS is certainly more flexible, but there's a...

TSS is certainly more flexible, but there's a place for kJ. One definition of SST would be "crunch as many kJs as you can, given your current time and CTL constraints." That's when I track kJs,...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-31-08, 02:52 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 4,973
Posted By curveship

Nice reply. I was writing something, but yours...

Nice reply. I was writing something, but yours is better.

Evans didn't just have to watch Sastre, he had to watch his back too. A (good) domestique would have helped him accomplish both those...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-31-08, 08:02 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 4,973
Posted By curveship

+1

+1
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-31-08, 08:00 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 4,973
Posted By curveship

It's a small advantage, but it's real, and the...

It's a small advantage, but it's real, and the Tour is all about small advantages.

The bigger difference is the tactical effect: with the top 3 so close, when Sastre went, the top 3 all knew that...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-25-08, 08:16 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,031
Posted By curveship

Usually you have to be a cat 4 to race masters. ...

Usually you have to be a cat 4 to race masters. That rule isn't about fitness, it's about requiring racing experience (your 10 cat 5 races) before mixing with the other packs.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-23-08, 07:46 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,587
Posted By curveship

I tentatively disagree with most here (tentative...

I tentatively disagree with most here (tentative b/c every group ride has its own ethos, and I don't know this one.) If this is a "race simulation" ride -- the kind that has a defined "finish line"...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-09-08, 03:04 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,074
Posted By curveship

Class 6 separation (worst kind), surgery Friday. ...

Class 6 separation (worst kind), surgery Friday.

Take it easy out there.
Forum: Road Cycling
07-09-08, 08:05 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 2,237
Posted By curveship

Your frame, bars and front wheel are dead, no...

Your frame, bars and front wheel are dead, no question from the pics.

But you are very lucky.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-08-08, 07:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 681
Posted By curveship

Was that you? 2006 ASU road race, I'm at the...

Was that you? 2006 ASU road race, I'm at the back of the pack as we start up the main climb for the first (of five) times, and the guy next to me reaches into his jersey pocket, pulls out a pack of...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-08-08, 11:58 AM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,786
Posted By curveship

Funny you should mention Ohio and the Team Dayton...

Funny you should mention Ohio and the Team Dayton crit, as I just moved out of that area a few weeks ago. I probably know most of the guys your buddy raced against.

I moved from NC (supposedly a...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
07-08-08, 11:01 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,347
Posted By curveship

You forgot the most important part, which is, as...

You forgot the most important part, which is, as others have said, pick your parents carefully. The higher you go in cycling, the more it is about genes. For 99+% of us, "the dream" is impossible....
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-26-08, 01:05 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 1,929
Posted By curveship

#1, always, and I think people who say otherwise...

#1, always, and I think people who say otherwise either a) haven't been in many sprints, b) weren't in contention when they were, or c) are fooling themselves playing Monday-morning tactician.
...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-23-08, 03:14 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 814
Posted By curveship

This is in Texas, right? He's probably screaming...

This is in Texas, right? He's probably screaming "F-gg-ot!"
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-23-08, 02:13 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 692
Posted By curveship

Congrats to you, Jamie and Ryan! Having been...

Congrats to you, Jamie and Ryan!

Having been in breaks with both, I can't say I'm surprised!
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-21-08, 07:57 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 499
Posted By curveship

Thanks for the info, Snuff. I've half a mind to...

Thanks for the info, Snuff. I've half a mind to just pack it in and do the P ride and Durham Tuesdays rather than the races. Eh, we'll see.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-21-08, 07:52 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 499
Posted By curveship

Hey now, quote the rest of that post: ...

Hey now, quote the rest of that post:



That's right, 8 hours on the bike for the whole month of May. Form I ain't got.

Besides, I did just cat up, in a matter of speaking. My sense is that...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-21-08, 01:01 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 555
Posted By curveship

Let's not restart the iBike threads and say we...

Let's not restart the iBike threads and say we did. It's all in the archives. Search, people.

To try and be helpful, Ant+ is a wireless transmission protocol. It has nothing to do with how...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-21-08, 12:51 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 499
Posted By curveship

No cat 3 races in NC?

I moved to NC a month ago and just got around to checking the race calendar. What's with the lack of separate cat 3 races? It's all just 5, 4, and 1/2/3. The State Games Crit tomorrow has all...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-20-08, 10:55 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 8,397
Posted By curveship

Nope, just coincidence. It's a corrupted version...

Nope, just coincidence. It's a corrupted version of the British Hale.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-20-08, 10:16 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 8,397
Posted By curveship

I think there are as many answers to this...

I think there are as many answers to this question as there are racers. I train in a month as long as some here say they train in a week:



But I'm happy with my results...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-15-08, 08:20 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,186
Posted By curveship

The cat 3 race today had a weird one too. All...

The cat 3 race today had a weird one too. All the sudden a guy just spontaneously exploded about 1/3rd of the way back in the pack. None of the usual wobbles, curses, etc., just BOOM.

After...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-10-08, 12:16 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,179
Posted By curveship

Yep, exactly. Say you do 5 minutes at 400w. ...

Yep, exactly. Say you do 5 minutes at 400w. After the 30sec RA, you've only got 4:30 of 400w, with a ramp up and down at each end. Even though the 4th order weighting of the NP algorithm weights...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-05-08, 09:50 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,553
Posted By curveship

He's a troll....

He's a troll. (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=423345)

Fat Boy: out of the saddle. 10-15% power increase, 0-5% aero loss, both depending on sprinting form.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-05-08, 09:42 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,272
Posted By curveship

crank inertia. search for it on the wattage...

crank inertia. search for it on the wattage board. varies by individual.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-22-08, 11:58 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,165
Posted By curveship

Do me a favor and tell those guys it was great...

Do me a favor and tell those guys it was great racing with them these last two years!

IIRC, you ride with a PT, no? So what was your power like when you got dropped vs. what you can do in...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-22-08, 11:34 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,230
Posted By curveship

Well said. I don't care what they do -- I just...

Well said. I don't care what they do -- I just want to never, ever have to read another doping headline.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-14-08, 07:23 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,444
Posted By curveship

My experience was it depended a lot on the bike...

My experience was it depended a lot on the bike -- the iBike Pro was right on the edge of working. With my bike (like in the graph above) it usually worked well, even on mild chipseal. Bad chipseal...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-14-08, 07:21 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,444
Posted By curveship

Correct. Looking at the elevation profiles from...

Correct. Looking at the elevation profiles from the iAero's slope info, it's a substantial improvement on the Pro, but I haven't had a chance to run the power analysis yet.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-14-08, 06:10 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,444
Posted By curveship

This is from a 2+ hour ride. About 60% solo, 40%...

This is from a 2+ hour ride. About 60% solo, 40% in group. Rolling terrain. Moderate winds. Mixed roads. I picked this because it seemed to represent a cross-section of my riding habits.
...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-13-08, 07:32 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,057
Posted By curveship

I've got nearly a hundred hours of combined iBike...

I've got nearly a hundred hours of combined iBike and PT data now, and the iBike is for real. It's not as accurate as the PT, no, but it's pretty close (R^2 for solo rides is in the 0.93-0.97 range,...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-13-08, 07:19 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,737
Posted By curveship

I think he's just sore that the Great Aussie...

I think he's just sore that the Great Aussie Hope, Cadel Evans, has all the testosterone of a My Little Pony. Aussies ... real hardmen ... Riiiight.

Shayne: I've only done the TD crit a couple...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-10-08, 12:07 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,108
Posted By curveship

You're kidding, right? Teams are always faster. ...

You're kidding, right? Teams are always faster. If they weren't, then the obvious TTT strategy would be to put the fastest guy at the front and just draft off him the whole race.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-09-08, 02:08 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 4,071
Posted By curveship

Something would have to be seriously cattywampus...

Something would have to be seriously cattywampus for them to deny LowCel.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-09-08, 10:24 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,307
Posted By curveship

Agreed but I'd put it a little more mildly: yes,...

Agreed but I'd put it a little more mildly: yes, frontal area dominates, but a side photo tells us more about how you got that FA then a frontal photo, so it's a better diagnostic tool.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-08-08, 11:26 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 3,863
Posted By curveship

Your front end looks fine to me. Sure, people...

Your front end looks fine to me. Sure, people say to try and get your arms at 90deg, but that may not be practical for everyone. I'm male but my geometry is more like many women -- long legs and a...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-05-08, 11:58 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 4,071
Posted By curveship

While not 75, most of these races would have been...

While not 75, most of these races would have been closer to 50 riders in past years. People are boycotting them currently b/c of the kerfuffle between Tyler and USAC.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-05-08, 08:28 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 4,071
Posted By curveship

Oh yeah, I forgot you're in WV. Good luck. ...

Oh yeah, I forgot you're in WV. Good luck.

Whenever they reschedule Bull Run, it had pretty big packs and enough distance to get good points. Don't know how far a drive that is for you, though.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-05-08, 07:24 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 4,071
Posted By curveship

Bingo. Kirk has said that Tym Tyler's races WILL...

Bingo. Kirk has said that Tym Tyler's races WILL NOT be considered for upgrades. So he's going to see your list, cross off all the Tyler races, see that not much is left, and tell you no.

I...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-04-08, 09:26 PM
Replies: 399
Views: 14,839
Posted By curveship

Sorry I didn't have long to chat to you and Chris...

Sorry I didn't have long to chat to you and Chris after the race. My team was already taking off.

Yeah, I don't think there'll be much enthusiasm for that course again. It's a shame -- it really...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-04-08, 09:20 PM
Replies: 399
Views: 14,839
Posted By curveship

What I heard from a buddy who was right behind...

What I heard from a buddy who was right behind Alex: a dualie flatbed pickup, the kind with extra wide mirrors to see around the bed, was coming towards the 1/2/3 pack. This was in the crappiest and...
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