Originally Posted by
kfried
The power increase is mostly there, and the RPE feels easier. But my heart rate data has basically returned to the previously expected range for a given power output. Right now I kind of feel caught between gears. One gear is slightly too easy and one gear is slightly too hard. I didn't have that perception before, so it might be a combination of the new frameset and a fresh clean/install of everything as well as just fitness gains. In the end....it's complicated. But this thread has been really helpful in checking off potential issues as well as shaping my thinking on how these things are related. Thanks!
I didn't catch whether you changed gearing, based on the bold I'm assuming not.
But you said you went from 28s to 32s. So you've effectively put the entire bike in a slightly faster/harder gear. Wider tires are also taller, so one revolution of the crank pushes the bike further down the road.