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Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-02-12, 09:01 AM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

What's next for them,...

What's next for them, http://www.treadmill-desk.com/?
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-27-10, 11:41 AM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

I think it was Rosanna Rosannadanna who used to...

I think it was Rosanna Rosannadanna who used to say "oh, nevermind."
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-27-10, 09:42 AM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

I'll take a stab at this. I have had issues close...

I'll take a stab at this. I have had issues close enough to this with my PCV on 2 occasions. In the end, my solution involved 2 actions:
1) Slide out the sensor by the cranks, clean it, blow out any...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-26-10, 10:21 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Howdy stranger!!!! (Hey, ya never forget the...

Howdy stranger!!!! (Hey, ya never forget the first guy who asks you how far up to the pack while he blows by you after you get dropped by the pack in your first road race in almost 20 years -- CC...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-24-10, 11:53 AM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

As Arnold said, I'll be back. Thanks for those...

As Arnold said, I'll be back. Thanks for those reminders!!! I too was shocked by the change in power versus two months ago. What's weird is that I was starting to feel kind of strong after the test...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-24-10, 11:33 AM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

I agree in principle with respect to speed, as, I...

I agree in principle with respect to speed, as, I did indicate that weather conditions could indeed be different and that I did not have any measures of relevant weather items (e.g., wind). However,...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-24-10, 07:22 AM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Shoes: I switched from my 1991 (or so) Time...

Shoes:
I switched from my 1991 (or so) Time Racing shoes to new Sidi ergo 2 carbon lite shoes.

Cleat position:
My answer for this is not perfectly precise. I will do some measurement/assessment...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-23-10, 08:32 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Warning: after reading through this post before...

Warning: after reading through this post before clicking to post, I recognize that this is at least a touch stream of consciousness.

Went out to do a 3' ftp test, knowing deep down I would fail at...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-16-10, 04:12 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

aperez8264 - I agree with the general sentiment...

aperez8264 - I agree with the general sentiment that it may vary by person. I too have been curious about what my numbers might be like were I on the road. But, I've kept that as a curiosity and...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-11-09, 09:39 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

I like the thread idea as I think I'll be in the...

I like the thread idea as I think I'll be in the same boat of using power on a trainer for the first time...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-06-09, 12:19 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

In the Wells Ave A/1-4 crit today... I was a...

In the Wells Ave A/1-4 crit today...
I was a little tired coming in...did a hard 80' interval on Wednesday, hard 45' interval on Friday, rode mediumish with some hard efforts on Saturday for about...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-04-09, 08:54 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Aha, thanks, got it...so FTP is like a...

Aha, thanks, got it...so FTP is like a theoretical, and possibly attainable, optimal...in spirit, it is irrelevant whether I ever do sustain 290w for an hour...it is sufficient to know that it is...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-04-09, 06:37 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Thanks...I felt ok after the ride...not fresh, of...

Thanks...I felt ok after the ride...not fresh, of course, but, not spent...I could have ridden more...in fact, this is how I felt after the crit on Sunday where I did really well (e.g., averaged...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-04-09, 04:40 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

^^ I don't have WKO+, so, I'm not fully aware of...

^^ I don't have WKO+, so, I'm not fully aware of its pluses and minuses, but, I use Excel for my computations and I never feel limited by lengths of time...I ride, I download, I export to excel, I...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-04-09, 12:31 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Sub - Wow, major points to Saris...talk about...

Sub - Wow, major points to Saris...talk about taking care of the customer, nice!!!

WR - you keep giving thoughts/guidance and I keep going out and doing these crazy rides...did the 80' interval...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-02-09, 11:22 AM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Once again, my memory was off a bit on what to...

Once again, my memory was off a bit on what to do, but, I still had a good workout...I had your post in mind when I set out, I had the 250-260 in mind, but, I could not remember the time interval!!! ...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-31-09, 09:50 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Here's what I get (not using WKO+ yet...still...

Here's what I get (not using WKO+ yet...still using Excel and computing myself):

..............AP......NP*
Last 10' 230.5 269.9
Last 5' 260.7 302.3
Last 2' 333.9 360.5
Last 1' 426.5 456.6...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-30-09, 02:53 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Full details about a crit today in Race Report...

Full details about a crit today in Race Report section, but, I'm pretty psyched by some of the data from today's race in, as I understood it, a strong field, including some pro-am racers...

7th...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-29-09, 08:50 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

^^ Copy that, thanks!...after a first read of...

^^ Copy that, thanks!...after a first read of your post and the power guidance at the end of the link, I'm almost tempted to test out some several things tomorrow in a race...there is one limiter...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-28-09, 08:37 AM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Thanks, much appreciated, hallelujah that I won't...

Thanks, much appreciated, hallelujah that I won't be doing that again soon (hmm, maybe in a race...nah, nevermind)...I don't have any training zones with respect to power -- happy to receive guidance...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-27-09, 06:42 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Ok, made another go at the 3 minute CP/FTP (?)...

Ok, made another go at the 3 minute CP/FTP (?) test...Hoping that this pattern is good :)...see attachment...

The first 20s were 778 802 785 793 787 798 773 723 697 650 490 540 472 523 513 509...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-22-09, 10:48 AM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Thanks again...I like the Zen notion and...

Thanks again...I like the Zen notion and analogy...it can be hard to disassociate the mind from the body and keep everything moving business as usual...but, when I've done it in the past, I've found...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-21-09, 10:37 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Thanks for that...looks like I really gotta pop...

Thanks for that...looks like I really gotta pop it very hard at the start, then keep pushing hard, and then just keep pushing with whatever it is that I have after that (ugh!!)...my mindgame for this...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-21-09, 04:55 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Thanks for that...if I was able to post the...

Thanks for that...if I was able to post the attachment/image properly, you will see that it is not of the pattern you indicate :-)

I was out on an easyish ride where I wanted to have a few hard...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-21-09, 02:38 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Question: How does one use 3-minute FTP test...

Question:
How does one use 3-minute FTP test data to estimate FTP? Is it the mean power of the 3 minute time period or something else?
Thanks!!
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-19-09, 05:15 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

I might have some of this figured out: 1)...

I might have some of this figured out:
1) Perhaps my questions above were not perfectly coherent.
2) I'm quoting my earlier post to retain context (at least for me).
3) Perhaps, at present, I am...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-18-09, 09:34 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

After falling off the horse on Sunday with a very...

After falling off the horse on Sunday with a very off-race (otb after 32 minutes in an 80ish minute crit...213ap, 255np, 25.9mph), I raced again tonight (1-4 65 minute crit). In my mind, I think I...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-29-09, 08:29 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Thanks for that...I have an SRM, but, I guess I...

Thanks for that...I have an SRM, but, I guess I should check the definition of 1-second in it, sheesh!!!
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-29-09, 08:28 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Another cool application of the data!!

Another cool application of the data!!
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-29-09, 07:56 AM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

This is great!!!!! Thanks!!!! Yeah, my AP...

This is great!!!!! Thanks!!!!

Yeah, my AP was 213, but, my NP was 244...Fortunately, with respect to computing, I was sampling every 1 second :)

And, while I was there, it was simple enough to...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-29-09, 06:45 AM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Not sure if this is a standard algorithm, but...

Not sure if this is a standard algorithm, but here (http://www.cadencecycling.com/training/blog/2007/11/power-terms.aspx), I found this:

"Normalized Power (NP) = "...It is calculated by taking a...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-29-09, 06:30 AM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

That's nice, thanks...I'll do a search...

That's nice, thanks...I'll do a search...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-28-09, 10:41 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Thanks WR...normalized power is an interesting...

Thanks WR...normalized power is an interesting concept -- hey, I haven't read through all 1200+ posts in this thread, so, I don't want to rehash a conversation that already took place. My free trial...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-28-09, 09:36 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Thanks umd and Dubbayoo!

Thanks umd and Dubbayoo!
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-28-09, 09:01 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

My understanding is that it is appropriate to...

My understanding is that it is appropriate to ignore zeroes when computing mean cadence...makes reasonable sense.

However, is it standard/appropriate to ignore zeroes when computing mean power...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-04-09, 10:40 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Ok, I have my srm data from a race today, but, my...

Ok, I have my srm data from a race today, but, my warmup and post race data are in the downloaded file as well. Is there a straight forward way to isolate just the race data so that I may analyze it?...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-13-09, 04:00 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Back from my first power ride, a casual 25...

Back from my first power ride, a casual 25 miles...I have a lot of reading to do on this device...sure, I can see graphs, but, other than indicating power, speed & cadence, I've got to figure out how...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-13-09, 11:02 AM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Thanks!! Front der all set, with some help from...

Thanks!! Front der all set, with some help from and thanks to www.BobbysBike.com ...Last time I did a front der was about 15 years ago...I wanted to ride today, so, over to Bobby's I went :)

I'll...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-13-09, 07:16 AM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

All set on rear der...gotta adjust front...

All set on rear der...gotta adjust front der...wasn't expecting that...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-12-09, 09:49 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Sorry about my venting...Jeepers, finally got...

Sorry about my venting...Jeepers, finally got around to installing srm (from DA 7800 to SRM DA 7800 on a System Six)...pretty straight forward install, even for someone who has not done this kind of...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-12-09, 04:55 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Thanks...I'm gonna use some type of...

Thanks...I'm gonna use some type of adhesive/tape...




Merci
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-11-09, 12:38 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Thank you kudude...when I google searched, I saw...

Thank you kudude...when I google searched, I saw mention of some kind of tape that someone put down on the frame before running the wires...I did not clip/save the page and I cannot find it again :-)
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-11-09, 10:33 AM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Dear SRM users, Would you please help me...

Dear SRM users,

Would you please help me with a few SRM install question(s):

1) The package came with 2 of those rubber-band like items for holding the sensors to the frameset. Should there...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-10-09, 02:57 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

This is a friendly smile :)

This is a friendly smile :)
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-05-09, 10:00 AM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Thanks for that...gonna install after the race...

Thanks for that...gonna install after the race because I don't want to realize during this race that I needed an adjustment or two on my install :-) Sunday, however, I'm looking forward to some...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-03-09, 08:32 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

I got da power...srm came in this evening...I'm...

I got da power...srm came in this evening...I'm not setting it up until after Saturday's race...lots to read through...srm CD gave me an error at the end...

Quick question: the seller said I...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-20-09, 02:32 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

(Still feeling hip) Ordway I'm a computer...

(Still feeling hip) Ordway

I'm a computer scientist and b-school professor and, as far as I know, a law abiding citizen :-)...so there is no ambiguity, my "down with that" was with respect to the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-20-09, 11:51 AM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Yeah, I'm down with that...see, I'm feeling...

Yeah, I'm down with that...see, I'm feeling hipper already...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-20-09, 08:16 AM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Ok youz rascals, trigger pulled and I've done a...

Ok youz rascals, trigger pulled and I've done a little something to help positively advance the economy...

Thanks gentlemen...right? Please keep telling me this because the SRM cost was nearly the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-19-09, 08:34 PM
Replies: 8,471
Views: 769,820
Posted By bostongarden

Well, I'm kinda close to pulling the trigger on a...

Well, I'm kinda close to pulling the trigger on a wired SRM w/ DA 7800 crankset (I have "regular"/non-srm DA 7800 now and I love it) and control unit V for $1350...I have a sense that this is a...
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