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Have as few items as you need on the display as it cuts on the visual noise.
There are a few real oldies I speak with around here who think the PM is the bane of pro racing. It tells you what you can't do.
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For intervals I show Lap time, Power & cadence.
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what do you guys display on your screen for racing/training?
i'm thinking:
current hr, avg hr, current power, avg power, distance (total for my training screen and lap for race screen), and time (total and lap for training screen, just lap for race screen) - i figure at races the only real time i'll use the lap function is on the starting line after warmup.
i'm thinking:
current hr, avg hr, current power, avg power, distance (total for my training screen and lap for race screen), and time (total and lap for training screen, just lap for race screen) - i figure at races the only real time i'll use the lap function is on the starting line after warmup.
Training has a few screens, but most often time, 3s power, speed, 10s power, and distance. Second most used screen has time, 3s power, distance, cadence, speed, and hr.
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Racing: time, speed, distance. (Now that I think about it, if I were any good at math, I would only need 2 data fields)
Training: 10s power, lap power, lap time, HR
Training: 10s power, lap power, lap time, HR
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what do you guys display on your screen for racing/training?
i'm thinking:
current hr, avg hr, current power, avg power, distance (total for my training screen and lap for race screen), and time (total and lap for training screen, just lap for race screen) - i figure at races the only real time i'll use the lap function is on the starting line after warmup.
i'm thinking:
current hr, avg hr, current power, avg power, distance (total for my training screen and lap for race screen), and time (total and lap for training screen, just lap for race screen) - i figure at races the only real time i'll use the lap function is on the starting line after warmup.
Ride screen: Speed, Ride Time, Cadence, 1s Power, Heartrate, Normalized power, Distance, Time of Day Clock (Intervals on the PC8 have a separate screen)
Trainer screen: Cadence, 30s W/kg (for Zwift), Ride Time, 1s Power, Heartrate
Misc Screen: Compass, Avg. Speed, Temperature, 3s Average Power, Normalized Power, TSS, IF, Energy (kJ)
Altitude screen: Altitude graph, Ascent, 30s VAM, Grade %
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For training, I put everything I can onto each of the pages available on my Garmin 510.
I like to be able to scroll through the pages and see various metrics during training, etc.
For racing, I have a dedicated page that shows 1s Power, Speed, Cadence, Time.
Four fields makes the text big enough to see at a glance.
I've found that having my HR on my 'race' screen is counterproductive. Looking down and seeing 194bpm for 45 minutes is scary.
I also have a specific interval page that shows 10s Power, Cadence, Lap Time, Power Zone.
When doing intervals or a specific workout, I do better with 10s power and lack of speed.
I like to be able to scroll through the pages and see various metrics during training, etc.
For racing, I have a dedicated page that shows 1s Power, Speed, Cadence, Time.
Four fields makes the text big enough to see at a glance.
I've found that having my HR on my 'race' screen is counterproductive. Looking down and seeing 194bpm for 45 minutes is scary.
I also have a specific interval page that shows 10s Power, Cadence, Lap Time, Power Zone.
When doing intervals or a specific workout, I do better with 10s power and lack of speed.
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For training, I put everything I can onto each of the pages available on my Garmin 510.
I like to be able to scroll through the pages and see various metrics during training, etc.
For racing, I have a dedicated page that shows 1s Power, Speed, Cadence, Time.
Four fields makes the text big enough to see at a glance.
I've found that having my HR on my 'race' screen is counterproductive. Looking down and seeing 194bpm for 45 minutes is scary.
I also have a specific interval page that shows 10s Power, Cadence, Lap Time, Power Zone.
When doing intervals or a specific workout, I do better with 10s power and lack of speed.
I like to be able to scroll through the pages and see various metrics during training, etc.
For racing, I have a dedicated page that shows 1s Power, Speed, Cadence, Time.
Four fields makes the text big enough to see at a glance.
I've found that having my HR on my 'race' screen is counterproductive. Looking down and seeing 194bpm for 45 minutes is scary.
I also have a specific interval page that shows 10s Power, Cadence, Lap Time, Power Zone.
When doing intervals or a specific workout, I do better with 10s power and lack of speed.
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I change my pacing when I'm closing a gap (i.e., bridging) or going solo. I mostly use it as a pacing tool when I'm not in a bunch. I also use NP to give me a good sense of how hard the race has been overall, and what I likely have left in the tank.
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I race/ride much better when I can't see HR.
Power doesn't change much other than sometimes seeing a number lower than I expect and it giving me to motivation to push a little harder.
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My interval screen has 10s power, lap time, HR and cadence. For racing, I use my JRA screen, which has speed, distance, lap time, time of day and HR. I don't look at power data while racing. The HR data isn't a problem for me. It's a pretty small field on the display, so it's not distracting, I have to actually look for it. And it doesn't psych me out. It's more something else to check RPE against and it can be a good reminder to take it a little easier and rest during non-critical race moments. If I were to look down while bridging a gap or attacking on a climb and see 190, well, duh. NBD. If I think I'm chilling in the bunch and I look down and see 190, chances are I'm being a little more eager than I think. Contrariwise, it was interesting to do a crit last weekend and see my HR spending lots of time in the 160s and even 150s. The fitness implications are good. Power, I save for analyzing later.
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thanks for the ideas everyone. tbh i'll probably keep it very simple. i rarely check my computer while riding or racing for anything besides time and for road races, distance.
powermeter arrived yesterday! now just hoping i have some time to install it before racing saturday.
powermeter arrived yesterday! now just hoping i have some time to install it before racing saturday.
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thanks for the ideas everyone. tbh i'll probably keep it very simple. i rarely check my computer while riding or racing for anything besides time and for road races, distance.
powermeter arrived yesterday! now just hoping i have some time to install it before racing saturday.
powermeter arrived yesterday! now just hoping i have some time to install it before racing saturday.
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I was a couple hours early at a restaurant which is next to a spin barn. I was pairing my new laptop BT to my phone for tethering. I was picking up about 4-5 stages.
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Today I noticed the TSS on my garmin ticking up while coasting down a hill not pedaling, zero power for over 45 seconds and it was like .3 TSS. Is that normal?
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I can't say that it's normal, but I've seen something similar after a big sprint or climb, albeit never after 45 seconds of coasting, maybe 10-15 seconds.
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I think that as long as you're moving, NP is being calculated, and TSS comes from NP, no? So even if you're not pedaling, your NP is still being calculated over the ever extending period of time, and so even though NP is dropping the TSS treats it as 245W over 1:30 instead of 270W over 1:25 + 5min coasting.
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It's an artifact of how the calculation is done. TSS is calculated from NP, and NP is typically calculated using average power over a short window of time. So, even after you stop pedaling, your average power over the past (say) 30 seconds is still above zero.
It's a useful reminder that these numbers are all just modeling real-world effects, not actual measurements.
And no, you are not accumulating any training load while coasting.
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Based on what? That's not too outlandish an estimate, actually. The Uth-Sorensen-Pedersen estimation would put mine at 61.5 or so, though it's been a while since I took my resting HR. So if that's what the Garmin uses to estimate your VO2, that's an easy-to-believe number if your HRrest and HRmax are similar to mine. In well-trained males (i.e. you and me), it's a surprisingly good estimate. Usually within 4.5%. The question with VO2 is whether having a number is any real use to most people.
Estimation of V?O2max from the ratio between HRmax and HRrest ? the Heart Rate Ratio Method - Springer
Estimation of V?O2max from the ratio between HRmax and HRrest ? the Heart Rate Ratio Method - Springer
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Mine says 60 so there!!
I figure even if the # is way off, it's consistently measuring... whatever it's measuring. So if that # goes up, it's good? I started at like 56 or something.
I figure even if the # is way off, it's consistently measuring... whatever it's measuring. So if that # goes up, it's good? I started at like 56 or something.