Originally Posted by
Bandera
Having a cycle computer w/ cadence and a HRM at the end of my career didn't make riding a TT any more pleasant but it gave a butt-load of instantly available info to keep-on/get back-on schedule.The only way to learn what that schedule/fit/gearing/cadence/heart rate/pain is to ride training and actual TTs.
I hate TTs but they build character.
Beryl Burton was/is the best woman TT rider in history, her 12-hour record still stands today.
It's not about the hardware, and never has been. It's what's between the ears and in the legs that makes great riders.
-Bandera
I don't hate TTs, I just dislike them.
Been riding (racing?) them since the late 1970s when the only thing you could do was jam your stem as far down into the steerer tube as possible.
Now I have all of the toys.
I don't look at my computer as much as Chris Froome but probably more than I should. Been riding TTs with power for about a year. Just as I suspected, the power numbers mostly depress me. Over the past decade, on those occasions where I've forgotten my HR strap or computer, I've ridden as fast as when I have data.
The data point of me indicates that your brain is the primary limiting factor for maximizing your personal performance. Genetics is the primary limiting factor for potential performance. Training helps you achieve your potential, your brain inhibits you.
"Go as hard as you can," can work if you haven't trained your brain to let you go into the red.