Originally Posted by
Mithrandir
How slow is slow? ................ I have this theory that the majority of people on bikeforums fudges their numbers by a few mph for bragging rights. ...
Strava postings don't lie. There are many clydes here on strava.
CJC, funny because your 33 mile rides are not much slower than your 10 mile rides. I'd take my 10 mile rides and turn them into full out TT sufferfest efforts.
What I did a few years back was ride around industrial centers in later evenings for gauging progress. I'd do a lap (2 mile) around the block and time myself, then try to better each lap til I just couldn't push anymore.
Sometimes I'd do a hard TT effort according in timed increments. Little fun and games like that add to the training and progress.
Of course I'd do the weekend longer rides but 2 times during the week, I'd do some drill type rides. My cruising speeds on the longer weekend rides increased without much effort on the rides.