bampilot06

Rode in Minnie yesterday with Whyfi. Really love that city. Wide bike lanes, virtually no traffic even at rush hour. He did most of the pulling my legs didn’t want to cooperate. A lot of of punchy little hills, just steep and long enough where you think you can power through it but then still have to get through the saddle.

Garmin logged it as a sprint workout, I didn’t have a power meter, was on his gravel bike, I imagine my HR going above threshold on every single hill is what tricked the garmin.

TMonk

Couple photos of last week's ITT. They put the photographer right near the S/F area which sucks because you need to leave aero a bit to navigate traffic. I promise I look better on other parts of the island.

More TTT practice this morning, one more session in a couple weeks before district champs. We were... sloppy. Still have another practice to tighten up ship.

Hermes

TMonk I think you have a solid TT position. Could it be improved...maybe. Only accurate testing could determine that. IMO, having good forward visibility is a must when riding on the open road.

Hermes

Since I destroyed my race pursuit bars in my crash in September last year, I have been looking for a replacement. I have old aluminum bars from Planet X that look slow. However, I can set the width wider than is available in the later model bars such as those from Aerocoach and others.

What is interesting is that there may be a wider elbow pad set point that works for me. I have broader shoulders such that moving my arms apart and splitting the airflow may work. Sarah Hammer had her aerobar pads set wider. In testing, she found that it made no difference moving her arms closer together and she could breathe better.

Of course, if one looks at the positions of the current elite hour record holders, they look like they are hidden behind their helmets and their arms look like a spear.

And there is a trade off between control and how narrow one sets ones arms. The closer together the arms, the less control one has over the bike. So I would choose control over a slightly less CdA in team events. Also, in team events, one has the opportunity to recover and breathe. So a position that favors recovery and breathing may offer a competitive advantage.

I think all the above mentioned variables make team events interesting and challenging to get perfect.