Newbz' Spring Fling Mentor Group is FULL! (Page 50)

Got my 20 minute FTP test done today.  I thought I was going to die.  Then I thought I would quit at 3 minutes, then 7 minutes.  Somehow made it through holding 262 watts...which puts my estimated FTP at 249.  I swear I was seeing stars when I finished. 

The only other time I did the test was last June when I first got my powertap.  I did that test on my road bike (on the hoods), holding 248 watts for an estimated FTP of 235.  But this test I did completely on the aero bars of my TT bike.  So a pretty big improvement for me all things considered.

Not to mention I'm 5 pounds lighter than I was last June, so my overall watts/kg has gone up from 3.21 to 3.49.

I know you were teasing.

It was just ironic that for some reason none of my posts were showing up.  I would type something, click submit, and nothing would come out.  Try to edit it...same thing...LOL.  It was happening in other threads as well.  Might be the PC I was using at the time.

I may have mentioned this previously, but I really hate wind. Especially a headwind. Even more: a headwind that turns into a cross-wind. Worse than that: sudden gusts that threaten to blow me into traffic. Not that there's a lot of traffic in a town of less than 3000, but still!

I still managed to get just-shy of 20 miles in. The 18mph wind wasn't bad, it's the 30+ mph gusts that were a pain. Under other circumstances I'd be mildly disappointed with my stats on this ride, but as it stands I'll take it.

I need to get a power meter. I know I was pushing like mad into the wind, but I don't know what my actual effort was beyond "oh please make it stop".

Even better: COLD mud! Enjoy?

Got in a fairly easy 47 mile ride.  Took some short turns pulling up front, but at a moderate effort.  The group was small today, and the roads were a bit wet, so no reason for anyone to hammer.

10 mile TT tomorrow.  Legs feel good and no real fatigue from Thursday's 20 minute test.  I figure I might try to hold about 260 watts the first half, then see what I got left after the turnaround.  I think I could probably hold 265 watts the whole way, but I want to finish strong.

Just finished packing everything up.  Good lord...it took me almost 2 hours to get everything straight...just for a 10 mile race that will last under 30 minutes.  Had to throw on the disc cover, changed out to latex tubes (which I might add are pretty darn cool), set up a spare rear wheel with the trainer tire, pack the trainer, stripped the bike down (cages, bento box, rear wing), packed extra tools just in case, aero helmet, crack pipe, OH...forgot about the sticker to cover the valve hole...dammit.