RESULTS: WEIGHT OFF ME VERSUS WEIGHT OF BIKE

[Minion]

Only the intertia of starting it.

It also directly affects the rolling resistance.

[NotSoBigBen]

On a road TT if the weight is carried around the 'midriff' won't that affect the ability to ride in an aerodynamic way or at least reduce efficiency?

[Wyatt Earp]

Shake the body weight and win free power in the U.K. lotto.

[reteid]

this is all way to technical too me.what i do understand however is that in the last year i have lost 12 kg and the hills are way easier now.(i am on a mtb) the same bike the same course etc.i normally look at it this way.if a buttercup weighs 250g i am now carrying 48 buttercups less uphill.no wonder cycling has become more joyfull to me.

[reteid]

i do not look at the kgs as it is difficult to envisage,but everytime i open the fridge and look at the buttercup i do the visualization.

[NotSoBigBen]

Shake the body weight and win free power in the U.K. lotto.

 

 

[Wyatt Earp]

 

 

[stratus5]

You would also need to account for the extra drag the bag creates in turbulent airflow off his back.

 

I do a lot of riding with a full rucksack (commuting) and on the flats I actually think it may have an aerodynamic advantage as it fills in the space behind you like a small fairing.

 

Its totally perceived, no science backing me up , but I am fairly sure of the effect

Edited February 13, 2012 by stratus5

[Mojoman]

this is all way to technical too me.what i do understand however is that in the last year i have lost 12 kg and the hills are way easier now.(i am on a mtb) the same bike the same course etc.i normally look at it this way.if a buttercup weighs 250g i am now carrying 48 buttercups less uphill.no wonder cycling has become more joyfull to me.

Have lost more or less the same, everytime I carry in a 10kg bag of dog food/potatoes I think about all that blubber! Another 10 or so to go....

[Shebeen]

Its a heavy mountaine bike in about the 12.5 kilogram range.

that's pretty standard really.

[reteid]

if you want to see a heavy mtb come and look at my mongoose dual sus xl.my friends refer to it as the boat anchor.

[reteid]

Have lost more or less the same, everytime I carry in a 10kg bag of dog food/potatoes I think about all that blubber! Another 10 or so to go....

also about 10-15 to go.should be there next year june if all goes well.

[manbearpig]

I was gonna try drop a quick 2-3kg before Sani but then I thought better of it. There is no way i'm hacking off half my knob.

[swoosh1973]

Tel you what CyclingJan that would be interesting to see how ity goes on a flat route for the same distane with same equipment.This Wednesday I will post an update on the above chart(not a flat route). My time is still dropping and so is my weight! Right now I am 86.8kg and still have to do the long ride for the weekend.

 

I will find a flat route one wednesday morning and lets see what the results would be on the same bike! Just not sure where to find a flat 12.61km route in KZN. Could do loops of a flat course somewhere.

Power meters or no powermeters, the point is at my max perceived effort I am making masive improvements. This week my time improved to 38 minutes 28 seconds...well over a minute again!

 

The resting heart rate is only 1 beat slower, so in my mind its not because my fitness has improved substantialy..the results have almost everything to do with weight of my body and stating that weight makes a mere 6 seconds per kg difference for the same power output as measured by a power meter is in my opinion irrelevant. My results show HUGE differences in performance improvement. All thanks to weight lost off my body for the same perceived effort.

[swoosh1973]

No Phedra cut or any other tablet popping for this weight loss program!

 

Mine is from a lifestyle change and make no mistake...i will be able to sustain what I am doing once I reach my target weight(not sure what that is). I will know when I have no more blubber to pinch around my gut.

[Grebel]

As I see it, Phedra Cut shouldn't be part of the lifestyle. It should merely be a tool to attain a goal in a shortened period of time. There after, as long as you maintain a certain lifestyle, it should be relatively easy to maintain your weight.