Hey, is there a Flanders cobblestone attachment?
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
30 min. indoor ride
Just another boring, sore rear, sweat poring Bushido training ride. I really, really need/want the upgrade PC software for the Tacx 1990.03 to allow virtual rides anywhere, e.g., the "olde country", lessoning the boredom associated with training indoors.
Hey, is there a Flanders cobblestone attachment?
Hey, is there a Flanders cobblestone attachment?
Friday, February 18, 2011
Wabash Cannonball - Long Loop
Was eager to go for a ride in the spring like weather that was so unlike the past few days, venturing out in the Hincappy short bibs. (See lame pic, below.)
Road conditions were mostly dry and so I pushed pretty hard to see what I may have lost over the past several months of few rides. My pace was OK I guess. The westward winds were extremely brutal. My fastest ride for this route was about 1:26 hours averaging 17.6 mph during a ride August 13th.
Weather Conditions: Cool, dry and partly cloudy. Very high winds mostly out of the west at 27.6 mph gusting to 35.7 mph.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Saturday Tow Path to Grand Rapids Breakfast Ride
"9 snow ninjas showed up for yesterday's mild temperature (34 degree average while we rode) Tow Path ride. Friday night's light snow and brisk wind made for treacherous conditions as we had to deal with deep drifts several times. The drifts resulted in 7 unintentional snow angels in the deep soft snow and more than a few chuckles. The Tow Path was rideable only as far as the boat launch. We then rode into Waterville for an enjoyable breakfast at Koral... " -Rick Metcalf
I suck! I have no power and got dropped at every hill.
That said, Hubert and Dirk were kind enough to ride with me. While the Tow Path was challenging, I had a good time. We encountered lots of ice under the snow in route to River Road which itself was clear. Most of the Tow Path was covered in light snow and many areas as deep as 3 or more inches deep. I quickly realized that I was better off breaking trail than following someone else's track. But alas I too fell to the risk of this winter madness resulting in my first "snow angle." Rode with Jimmie, Chris, Hubert, Rick, Matt, Dirk, Todd, and one other. We ended the ride pushing Matt and his truck out of the deep snow where he had parked on the side of Jerome Rd where he met up with us for the ride.
Weather Conditions: 0901 hours. Cold, overcast and some partial cloudiness with strong winds from 9.2 to 17.3 mph mostly from the west. Wet road spray.
Min: 30 Max: 32 ºF
MXS: 23.9 mph.
I suck! I have no power and got dropped at every hill.
That said, Hubert and Dirk were kind enough to ride with me. While the Tow Path was challenging, I had a good time. We encountered lots of ice under the snow in route to River Road which itself was clear. Most of the Tow Path was covered in light snow and many areas as deep as 3 or more inches deep. I quickly realized that I was better off breaking trail than following someone else's track. But alas I too fell to the risk of this winter madness resulting in my first "snow angle." Rode with Jimmie, Chris, Hubert, Rick, Matt, Dirk, Todd, and one other. We ended the ride pushing Matt and his truck out of the deep snow where he had parked on the side of Jerome Rd where he met up with us for the ride.
Weather Conditions: 0901 hours. Cold, overcast and some partial cloudiness with strong winds from 9.2 to 17.3 mph mostly from the west. Wet road spray.
Min: 30 Max: 32 ºF
MXS: 23.9 mph.
Thursday, February 03, 2011
30 min. indoor ride
Just a 30 min. ride to see whether my sit bone could handle an in door ride after yesterday's ride. Similar numbers to yesterday's numbers.
It occurred to me that a lower cadence due to a larger gear and thus a faster speed would equate to a higher power output (high 160s to low 170s today) which should probably leads to a higher consumption of calories burned.,
So why then did my calories burned go down (1,151C vs 1,360C)?
My pass was faster; 03:02 vs 03:07 min/mi.
My distance was greater; 10.00 vs 9.64 miles.
My time was longer; 00:30:27 vs 00:30:09.
My avg speed was greater; 19.7 vs 19.2 mph.
My avg HR was higher; 136 vs 148 bpm.
Also, how does the Garmin calculate calories whether on an inside ride without the wind's resistance or help or on an outside ride? And is there a consideration for elevation gained/lossed during a ride? Or does it even matter?
Perhaps, this is why training with power levels the field because watts produced isn't affected by these various data fields.
And more importantly, why does Jimmie not comment and fill in these seemingly endless questions?
MXS: 22.0 mph.
It occurred to me that a lower cadence due to a larger gear and thus a faster speed would equate to a higher power output (high 160s to low 170s today) which should probably leads to a higher consumption of calories burned.,
So why then did my calories burned go down (1,151C vs 1,360C)?
My pass was faster; 03:02 vs 03:07 min/mi.
My distance was greater; 10.00 vs 9.64 miles.
My time was longer; 00:30:27 vs 00:30:09.
My avg speed was greater; 19.7 vs 19.2 mph.
My avg HR was higher; 136 vs 148 bpm.
Also, how does the Garmin calculate calories whether on an inside ride without the wind's resistance or help or on an outside ride? And is there a consideration for elevation gained/lossed during a ride? Or does it even matter?
Perhaps, this is why training with power levels the field because watts produced isn't affected by these various data fields.
And more importantly, why does Jimmie not comment and fill in these seemingly endless questions?
MXS: 22.0 mph.
Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Maiden Voyage on the Tacx Bushido
This was the trial use of the Tacx Bushido T1980 ver 2011. Slight learning curve but overall not to bad. After calibrating the brake (power) unit to the Cervélo I started riding. Jimmie is correct. The ride is different in that the bicycle does not rock as one rides. Also, a lack of wind results in a faster ride.
The Garmin did not connect with the Bushido to monitor power but the Bushido did pickup the Garmin's HRM strap. Thus, the power meter was in the range of 150-165 watts. Unfortuately the unit stores but does not allow review without the use of a PC and therefore will require the T1990 Upgrade PC Bushido toggle and software.
That said, a power range this high seems high for someone like myself; what base I may have had surely has suffered over the past three or four months with few miles logged. However, with a 30 min. ride, a distance just under 10 miles and no wind, I would not have expected the consumption of 1,360 calories. This equates to a 30 mile ride in 90 min. consuming almost 4000 calories. That's not possible.
MXS: 21.0.
The Garmin did not connect with the Bushido to monitor power but the Bushido did pickup the Garmin's HRM strap. Thus, the power meter was in the range of 150-165 watts. Unfortuately the unit stores but does not allow review without the use of a PC and therefore will require the T1990 Upgrade PC Bushido toggle and software.
That said, a power range this high seems high for someone like myself; what base I may have had surely has suffered over the past three or four months with few miles logged. However, with a 30 min. ride, a distance just under 10 miles and no wind, I would not have expected the consumption of 1,360 calories. This equates to a 30 mile ride in 90 min. consuming almost 4000 calories. That's not possible.
MXS: 21.0.
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