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Originally Posted by
terrymorse
I'll just say that it's pretty hard to maintain zone 2 power on descents. Too much braking into curves, and too much acceleration out of them.
Mt. Hamilton is my local long distance climb. I try to pedal on the descent as much as I can, but my average power downhill is just 50-110 watts. Zone 1.
Yeah, it's more for shorter, straighter descents. Think Sand Hill from Junipero Serra/Santa Cruz to Portola. I got up to 38 mph going past Whiskey Hill doing the "constant pressure on the pedals" thing. But that steep pitch after Manzanita sucks up any momentum really quickly.
EDIT: I also really doubt most riders could do Hamilton in zone 2.
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Last edited by genejockey; 07-03-25 at 01:15 PM.