[Cape Town: Best road rides when SE is blowing?]

Straight into the SE. Muizenberg, Fish Hoek, then things hot up in glen Cairn. 600W for 7min

then onto Cape Point and let the wind blow me to Ocean View.

Chappies is interesting and Suikerbossie the wind always blows in your face. then through to Town and back to s/burbs via M4.

Superb!

Beats a windless day in Gauteng anyday

 

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CTCT racing conditions

[XT 12 speed vs Sram 12spd]

While we're about it, who's better - the Pope or the Dalai Lama?

 

On a serious note - I'm no fanboy, but I've heard some good things about the shifting on the new Shimano groups. I've yet to try it myself though. If you're going to do it, do it properly and use the Shimano chain and cassette, it's where most of the improvements have been made. Using shifter and RD with generic chain and cassette won't give you these improvement, which from what I've heard is the biggest benefit of the new system.

 

I hear you, chain and cassette are the biggest enhancements made by Shimano

 

Opinion on a combo like this?

Shimano 12 spd Cassette and Chain

Sram 12spd shifter and RD - even better if you have axs

Rotar Q ring crank

 

Just wondering if you already have a 12spd Sram setup would there be added benefit in just moving some components to Shimano (specifically that 10- 45 cassette)?

 

Just curious about customizations...... 

[XT 12 speed vs Sram 12spd]

Question,

 

how compatible is the Shimano 12 speed derailleur and chain with other 12 speed Cassettes.

 

And how compatible is Shimano Cassette with other 12 speed groupsets

 

The impression I get is that Sram works well with other 12 speed cassettes.

[Trek - shocking first time impression!!!]

I dont think its Trek the brand thats the problem but rather the bike shop.

 

 

My general experience and assumptions with bike shops are as follows

 

1) if they know you well and you bought from them in the past they will more likely give you a bike to take home and test over a week/day/weekend etc.

I know a few cyclist personally that fall into this category. They only use one or two LBS and generally get exceptional personal service from the store.

 

2) If they don't know you from a bar of soap all you get is to test the bike outside in the parking area. And that's if you lucky enough that someone actually notices you. Unfortunately this is my general experience ....... 

 

I want to say don't let the Bike shop turn you away from a Brand but that kind of cash is not something you should splash and "hope for the best"....

[Momsen AL529 vs Signal Pro or Elite]

Perhaps a 2019 version of the TitanRacing Drone Pro

 

or you can get a second hand carbon HT at that price.

[E Bike cheats]

Really amusing thread

 

IMO (which may change in a week or a year or in 5 years), e-bikes have their place on both road and mountain.

 

BUT they don't belong in races under any circumstance.

Besides all the reasons about interference, potential cheating, e-bikes not being equal etc.

 

Put simply, if you riding an E-bike for fun then why bother racing at all.

Entry fees are already expensive, you can go ride those trails on any other day at a much lower cost.

 

To me racing is part about testing your fitness, whether its competing against yourself or fighting for podium or coming in second last or just finishing (and trying not to die in the process). It about being competitive, chasing a goal or target.

All that hard training rides finally being put to work.

 

Not sure how an racing an E-Bike contributes to any of the above.

 

I say again, if its just a fun ride then why enter the race at such an expensive price. Cheaper to visit trails any other day.

[Intervals.icu interval detection and training tool]

Thanks guys 

 

Did some checks on my side

 

Last 3 outdoor rides, no power meter

TP TSS: 181, 51, 224

Intervals.icu training load: 179, 55, 252

 

Last 3 indoor wattbike sessions using power

TP TSS: 70, 56, 50

Intervals.icu training load: 61, 32, 49

 

When comparing CTL on TP only for Bike and MTB between vs intervals.icu there is an 11 point difference and a 37 point difference when compared to taking my total CTL for all activities on TP

 

FTP difference between the two apps is only 1watt so very close.

 

Had a look at other activities which is purely on heart rate data and notice big differences in the weightlifting side.

Last weightlifting session, difference was 27 points (intervals.icu giving less than half of what TP gives for lifting).

 

Heart rate zones on TP was set more than two years back but have set it to automatically adjust based on training.

 

Just looking at the HR based cycling data, the two apps are closely aligned whereas with the power based indoor cycling the differences are a bit bigger than expected.

 

I was trying to compare my runs and swims but anything before 28 June doesn’t have a load assigned to it…..could this be that intervals.icu was still getting to know me? (did sign up only about a month and a bit ago)

[Intervals.icu interval detection and training tool]

Just out of curiosity

 

I have been using trainingpeaks, Garmin connect and now intervals.icu to track my fitness progression over time and whether a session was effective or not.

 

Always had a difference between Garmin and trainingpeaks (whether its TSS, or measuring my Zones – power and hear rate)

 

Given I am a bit of a hybrid athlete that dabbles in Cycling/MTB, running, hiking, swimming, OCR’s and weighlifting. Not all measures or TSS scores are comparable. (also I only ever use a power meter on the wattbike)

 

However I was expecting intervals.icu to be very closely aligned to trainingpeaks.

 

Why would there be a difference between these two, specifically when it comes to TSB, ATL and CTL?

[Does 650b have a future?]

I really hope 650B doesnt die out. My Son is pre teens and his on a 26er and already our options are becoming limited when deciding on upgrading components.

 

I want to get him a 650B when he gets to his teens but I dont want the same limitations I am experiencing now with his 26er