requirements to buy a certain bike
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requirements to buy a certain bike
you can't buy a good bike if you can't ride it fast, the quality if your bike should be proporcional to your FTP
200w FTP = 750$ bike
250w FTP = 1250$ bike
300w FTP = 2000$ bike
350w FTP = 3500$ bike
400w FTP = 5000$ bike
400w+ FTP = any bike
if you do this you will never be humiliated by someone riding a hybrid bike.
200w FTP = 750$ bike
250w FTP = 1250$ bike
300w FTP = 2000$ bike
350w FTP = 3500$ bike
400w FTP = 5000$ bike
400w+ FTP = any bike
if you do this you will never be humiliated by someone riding a hybrid bike.
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all that's required are funds sufficient. humiliation is an error of perception.
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you can't buy a good bike if you can't ride it fast, the quality if your bike should be proporcional to your FTP
200w FTP = 750$ bike
250w FTP = 1000$ bike
300w FTP = 1500$ bike
350w FTP = 2000$ bike
400w FTP = 3000$ bike
400w+ FTP = any bike
if you do this you will never be humiliated by someone riding a hybrid bike.
200w FTP = 750$ bike
250w FTP = 1000$ bike
300w FTP = 1500$ bike
350w FTP = 2000$ bike
400w FTP = 3000$ bike
400w+ FTP = any bike
if you do this you will never be humiliated by someone riding a hybrid bike.
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you can't buy a good bike if you can't ride it fast, the quality if your bike should be proporcional to your FTP
200w FTP = 750$ bike
250w FTP = 1000$ bike
300w FTP = 1500$ bike
350w FTP = 2000$ bike
400w FTP = 3000$ bike
400w+ FTP = any bike
if you do this you will never be humiliated by someone riding a hybrid bike.
200w FTP = 750$ bike
250w FTP = 1000$ bike
300w FTP = 1500$ bike
350w FTP = 2000$ bike
400w FTP = 3000$ bike
400w+ FTP = any bike
if you do this you will never be humiliated by someone riding a hybrid bike.
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Throw the stick!!!!
I've got a ftp of 302 watts and I ride a $3,500 bike, a $6,500 bike, and a $11,000 bike. In other words, I ride what I want to ride.
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Throw the stick!!!!
Hmmm, what should I do with my two quarqs and two powertaps then?
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if you follow this you will be always motivated to get better, you improve, you get better bike and you go even faster
if you don't follow this then i'am sorry to say but there's no hope for you, you will never be any good
if you don't follow this then i'am sorry to say but there's no hope for you, you will never be any good
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you can't buy a good bike if you can't ride it fast, the quality if your bike should be proporcional to your FTP
200w FTP = 750$ bike
250w FTP = 1000$ bike
300w FTP = 1500$ bike
350w FTP = 2000$ bike
400w FTP = 3000$ bike
400w+ FTP = any bike
if you do this you will never be humiliated by someone riding a hybrid bike.
200w FTP = 750$ bike
250w FTP = 1000$ bike
300w FTP = 1500$ bike
350w FTP = 2000$ bike
400w FTP = 3000$ bike
400w+ FTP = any bike
if you do this you will never be humiliated by someone riding a hybrid bike.
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b) https://sportech.online.fr/sptc_idx.p...=spen_esy.html
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I have a buddy who intends to buy a Pinarello Dogma for one simple reason: when people look at it they'll know it's a $12K bike.
Totally valid. He's got the money, and let's face it; why do people buy BMWs when a Civic will get them there just as comfortably, and just as fast, particularly when we're all mired in traffic together?
Totally valid. He's got the money, and let's face it; why do people buy BMWs when a Civic will get them there just as comfortably, and just as fast, particularly when we're all mired in traffic together?
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Throw the stick!!!!
a) no, 450 watts is always good it doesn't matter if you weight 70kg or 100kg
b) https://sportech.online.fr/sptc_idx.p...=spen_esy.html
b) https://sportech.online.fr/sptc_idx.p...=spen_esy.html
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At the risk of a serious response to a silly thread, the scale is a bit harsh.
I'm virtually certain that the number of people posting on BF that have an honest to god 400w FTP could be counted on fewer than one hand.
Means we're all relegated to riding bikes $2000 and under.
It also means that no one should spend more than $2000 for a bike, because if you qualify for a better one, it will be provided for you.
Also means I overspent by about $11,000.
I'm virtually certain that the number of people posting on BF that have an honest to god 400w FTP could be counted on fewer than one hand.
Means we're all relegated to riding bikes $2000 and under.
It also means that no one should spend more than $2000 for a bike, because if you qualify for a better one, it will be provided for you.
Also means I overspent by about $11,000.
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Just for a point of reference, T Mobile's riders should all have been stripped of their TT bikes. With an average of 392 watts on TT bikes costing way more than $2000, they clearly breached the rules.
https://www.pezcyclingnews.com/?pg=fullstory&id=3748
Perhaps this is the reason T Mobile ended up folding
https://www.pezcyclingnews.com/?pg=fullstory&id=3748
Perhaps this is the reason T Mobile ended up folding
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also w/kg would make more sense than just a random list of watt requirements.
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I actually fit into the chart (not because I have high FTP )
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I hope your FTP isn't proportional to your spelling skills. That could really be humiliating.