Thread: Endurance Pace with HRM during century with lot of climbing.
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Old 07-09-15 | 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Carbonfiberboy
Some guy wrote a whole book about training for and executing this ride. You can probably google it up. IIRC he said the minimum climbing rate to finish is 1450'/hr and he recommended a lowest gear of 30X34. This is for the full 5-pass course. Never done it, but I understand it gets steep in places. New brake pads would probably be a good idea.
I agree. If you really want to understand why your MTB likely climbs better than your road bike do this:

1) Put slicks on the MTB & pump to 80 psi.
2) Find a nice long hill, say 3 miles + at 6%
3) Find the gear that lets you spin at 80-85 rpm while you sing your favorite refrain, "I can't ride 5.5" a few pauses allowed.
4) Watch your heart rate say in z3 land.
5) Try that with your road bike. Not enough gears eh?

I want a triple.
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