I rode with stronger, sometimes much stronger riders so rotated through the pace line straight to the back immediately; when the strongest rider was pushing the pace, I was absolutely on the rivet, one heartbeat away from blowing up.
Lmfao this is what I do non stop on a 29 lbs road bike with 32c tires. Let me ask this group what is the weight of those bikes? If your answer is not 29lbs then think about it I am double pedalling on my bike vs your 14lbs carbon which means you would be kilometers back If I ride on my 13 lbs pro carbon lol. All my training is always on a minimum 29lbs road bike. You can tell this group trains on their light carbons by their legs .
This was a really informative video with the watts and cadence captured. I live in the Midwest and we don't have long climbs like this. I find it interesting how the pedal speed varies vs. watts. I have always been curious about how much force is expended on the pedals when riding. I did several calculations using the formula for horsepower - HP = (Torque x RPM)/the constant 5252. So by entering the HP (convert watts to HP by dividing by 746), and entering the cadence for that wattage as the RPM, I could derive Torque in pound-feet. Looks to be varying from about 22 to 28 lb-ft for much of the ride. I've found that putting out more force at higher cadences gets to be really difficult. But that is where RPM makes up for lack of torque. Just like in a car engine, torque drops off after a while due to a reduction in being able to get more air through the engine, but RPM (cadence) can continue to increase at a faster rate thatn torque drops, so watts increase. If you could ride up this hill at a cadence of 110 and an average wattage of 250 lb-ft, then you only need to create 16 lb-ft. What do they say - "Spin to Win." Just thought I'd offer this. Thanks for the great video.
Near the end, it should read "If you could ride up this hill at a cadence of 110 and an average wattage of 250 (delete the lb-ft), then you only need to create 16 lb-ft."
Ya gotta try ridin'that in the middle of the night,when there's no "traffic" on the roadway,it's more fun,... [but ,be sure to have your lights and safety gear ready,...]
+sweixel Also planning on getting the "pedal pass". I'm on an XC full sussie. Wouldn't mind meeting up. Looking at doing Uptown, Downtown and Paper Route.
I'm not sure of my exact schedule today; a lot depends on how cooperative my 2mo old is this morning. If you shoot me over your contact info in a private message I'll try to get in touch.
This is great! having the speed, map and cadence on the video is something I have not seen. As I ride this several times a week, I appreciated this perspective. Next time, would you record your ride from Painted Cave or E. Camino? Thanks.
This is a great video. I crashed this past weekend on the second descent which I was hoping to show my friends how fast and technical this was. 42mph. It sucked. By the way, thanks for all the race posts you do - it helps with my race research.
Whatever floats your boat, but he was only ever able to get ahead of us when we got stopped by lights or traffic. Then he would attack, but I would just roll past him again.
I've ridden that section south of Santa Barbara solo at much lower speeds that these guys as well as having crossed the U.S. by bike on public highways long ago. Two points. It is marked as a bicycle path so it is not so dangerous as you might suppose. Local drivers are quite used to seeing bikes there. Also vehicles to the left add wind-push to the velocity of the paceline. Crossing the Continental Divide on I-10 the Semi-trailer trucks pushed me along quite a bit. Both locations allow bikes because there is no alternative road nearby.
Ah, yes I have seen that improvement. I wonder if New Mexico has added one between Lordsburg and Deming. I should mention that I did that trip on a streamlined recumbent bike that took full advantage of all wind assist. I was, in effect on my own 'personal' peloton.
