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Old 01-24-17 | 03:05 PM
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houleskis
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All, thanks for your thoughts! Lots of good info on here that might be good for the newbie thread!

On cranks & cadence: I only have a 5mm difference - 165 track vs 170 road - and I tend to ride relatively high RPMs on the road with rec/group rides in the 95-100 range on average, road races closer to 110 average. But definitely something to consider. My track races tend to not be too much higher than road races on average (sometimes actually lower!) and I'll hit mid-to-high 130s in a sprint. I've been working on just doing 20min 110-115RPM blocks on the rollers on some off days to get accustomed to spinning that fast/increase the neuromuscular facilitation. Cadence optimization: Good thing to think through and test in off-season.

On position: My seat position is as close as I can get it to the road with adjustments for crank length differences. Seat-to-bar drop is slightly more aggressive on the track but short arms means I still have relatively modest seat-to-bar drop. I had some back issues in the past leading to a relatively low drop but this is improving so I might be able to bring my road position down a little.

On Training Protocols: [MENTION=29968]queerpunk[/MENTION] & [MENTION=421244]Hrothgar42[/MENTION] many good points. Thanks for the thoughts guys. It seems that the general approach is focus on your limiters and on high intensity work. If your FTP is too low to actively recover post sprints/hard effort that you get to the end of the race without anything left, focus on that. If you have a weak sprint, focus on that. But, make sure you get enough VO2 max and sprint work to get proficient at those intensities. Don't spend too much time on tempo or sweet spot rides. Don't neglect the gym.

Cheers everyone. Always good info here!!
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