Originally Posted by
bermanfb28
whats up with the gay pic?
it's only gay if you like it.
Originally Posted by
ultraman6970
I agree with this, the bike and wheels have nothing to do with his problem, some people just dont have it. Some people just ride 53x14 for years and suddenly after the year #4 they start wondering why instead of getting faster they got slower and slower.
Too many things to mention, but the op should start describing candence he use, gears he use, etc etc because there is no way to know what are u doing wrong.
The saddest part for some riders is that they simply suck and not even training they will improve that much. I have seen and raced with people like that too, just givin' my opinion ok?
my max sprint is currently 31.x mph. i cant remember exactly what gear but it was either 50x17 or 50x16. i run 23c tires.
i sprint out of the saddle and can hold it only like 5 seconds. i got a feeling im one of the many that can improve in max speed but acceleration lacks.
Originally Posted by
Inertianinja
I will try to articulate it better than "pedal harder"
1. To train your legs, do max effort intervals from a near stop. You need to learn what it feels like to be using all available muscles at their max...every time, push yourself harder.
2. Higher cadence. It's easier to accelerate when you're already spinning. You can always hop down a gear if it's too easy. Be able to explode and spin up to 120rpm smoothly.
3. Equipment - fewer grams means less inertia which means faster acceleration at the same effort level. 454g = 1lb. Soul S2.0 are 1300g for $500.
1. near stop as in like 5mph? or dead stop?
2. should i accelerate or start my sprint at 90rpm instead? at 120 seems to be the threshold-ish. and do i shift up 1 gear or should i stick with 1 gear and just top out?
3. are the souls exactly 1300g? id be saving about <200grams if i switch, not sure if i wanna do that just yet.