Originally Posted by
Homebrew01
Are you talking about numbers on the trainer ? "25 mph" on a trainer is a lot different than the road, since there's no wind resistance or hills.
Yes, but on the trainer there isn't much opportunity for coasting or tailwind. I find it much easier to maintain a faster speed on the road because I can cheat on the downhill side to recover from the uphill. On the trainer to maintain speed it requires consistant and constant power.
Anyway, don't waste your time comparing yourself to people on the internet.
I'm not just comparing to the Internet, especially BF. I have friends that are quite serious riders from which I've gathered data as well.
To be completely honest, I'm not comparing at all. Without having (or having a need for) a coach I'm having trouble figuring out if I'm progressing at an acceptable rate. Based on the understandably limited data I'm able to give, I was hoping to get a feel for whether my current training has me progressing adequately or if I need to change things.
In reading the responses it sounds like I could probably increase my saddle time a bit, but ultimately just keep riding. It's nice to hear that I'm likely not lightyears behind where I should be after 8 months.
[/QUOTE]If you want to gauge improvement, you can do it my comparing your time over a fixed distance (time trial),[/QUOTE]
That's exactly how I'm coming to my speed calculations above. The cycle computer helps a bit too.