Originally Posted by
Doge
I have sent the big letter.
Never an issue with the front.
I tend to avoid posting power as he does not race with power and it irritates people, but as you asked twice...
Leg press 1,000 5X 45degree and several over 1,450W group ride training both in Oct 2014.
He's quite a bit faster and stronger now. I expect he's laying down about 2000W for that jump then goes to 1,500 24W/kg area.
i think folks roll eyes at power
#s for a bunch of reasons, but mostly because what people quote is distorted or just plain wrong. power without zeroes, peak power for 1/4 of a pedal stroke instead of 5", meter not zeroed or slope checked 5 years ago, quarq (
just kidding!), etc. not saying that is the issue with your
#s because i've never paid any attention to that. i usually just tune out quoted
#s .
anyway....
not interested in leg presses. actual forces on the pedal at 120rpm (what he jumps at is most important, and guessing he is on jr gears so maybe even higher rpm), even for 1500W, are pretty low. i'd raise an eyebrow at 2000w, but in the end i don't think that those
#s would be a problem. those aren't sustained
#s and the sustained # isn't going to be an issue for that frame and a decent skewer.
just wanted to establish that he is not doing anything insane, like outsprinting robert förstemann @ 140#. check cavendish's setup on the venge. zipp hubs. can't tell what skewers but guessing internal cam. should be "OK" for your boy.
