Saturday, January 14, 2006
Frank's Web page
After taking Friday off, I tried the same Spinervals video that I did last week, Time Trial. My legs were still a little weak from Thursday, but as the video went on I got better and did about the same average watts as last week. I've set the Bianchi up with a converted 9sp wheel, using the 9spd cogs and the green 8spd to 9spd conversion washeres. This setup works somewhat but breaks down in a few places, so I had a little adventure trying to get some of the gears. All in alll, it was a good workout. I averaged 133 with a max of 153, obviously still recovering. Later.
After taking Friday off, I tried the same Spinervals video that I did last week, Time Trial. My legs were still a little weak from Thursday, but as the video went on I got better and did about the same average watts as last week. I've set the Bianchi up with a converted 9sp wheel, using the 9spd cogs and the green 8spd to 9spd conversion washeres. This setup works somewhat but breaks down in a few places, so I had a little adventure trying to get some of the gears. All in alll, it was a good workout. I averaged 133 with a max of 153, obviously still recovering. Later.
Friday, January 13, 2006
Frank's Web page
January has yielded 4 days of outdoor cycling here in West Central Ohio. That's pretty unusual. Some years I don't get outside at all in January. It felt awesome yesterday to be riding in the Sun, never mind the 20 mph winds (someone once said that in Winter in Ohio, the wind speed is half the temperature). So I did 25 miles, then went to my spinning class. Boy was I drained afterward. The spinning classes around here aren't that great for road cyclists. They either aren't hard enough or are too hard. My Thursday class is a good example. A lot of standing and quick up and down moves (totally useless for cycling) and the standing sets go on for too long, so you can't treat them like LT intervals unless you cut them short. I have to say that the class has been good for me though. I wouldn't be working hard this early otherwise. I saw 2 riders on Horseshoe Bend on saturday. Pretty unusual for January.
January has yielded 4 days of outdoor cycling here in West Central Ohio. That's pretty unusual. Some years I don't get outside at all in January. It felt awesome yesterday to be riding in the Sun, never mind the 20 mph winds (someone once said that in Winter in Ohio, the wind speed is half the temperature). So I did 25 miles, then went to my spinning class. Boy was I drained afterward. The spinning classes around here aren't that great for road cyclists. They either aren't hard enough or are too hard. My Thursday class is a good example. A lot of standing and quick up and down moves (totally useless for cycling) and the standing sets go on for too long, so you can't treat them like LT intervals unless you cut them short. I have to say that the class has been good for me though. I wouldn't be working hard this early otherwise. I saw 2 riders on Horseshoe Bend on saturday. Pretty unusual for January.
