The Gift of Vector

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10-08-13 | 09:56 PM
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My GF just gifted me a Garmin Vector * and now I'm disappointed - not with the Vector but with me. I've discovered a) I don't put out the wattage I thought and b) my form sucks - L/R balance is 57/43 ish.

Anyone have any suggestions/links for training plans to build strength in one leg?

* I swear I will never whine about cat sitting for her ever again!
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10-08-13 | 10:23 PM
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Nice GF!
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10-08-13 | 10:56 PM
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Quote: Nice GF!
She sure is !!
She's a runner - sometimes trains with a tri club. We were at their end of year dinner/fundraiser and it was one of the door prizes. We saw it on the table and she didn't know what it was. I jokingly told her if I won it I would win the TdF. Later, when they drew her ticket, she was called to the stage. MC sez " what bkie do you ride?" She sez " I ride a townie for errands" ( everyone laughs) "but now my BF is going to win the TdF ! "
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10-08-13 | 11:11 PM
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Make sure to torque the pedals to spec. Use a torque wrench with a crow's foot attachment. Torquing under spec will screw with the readings. You may be more powerful (or more balanced) than you think. Or maybe not.
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10-08-13 | 11:29 PM
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Quote: My Fiance just gifted me a Garmin Vector * and now I'm disappointed - not with the Vector but with me. I've discovered a) I don't put out the wattage I thought and b) my form sucks - L/R balance is 57/43 ish.

Anyone have any suggestions/links for training plans to build strength in one leg?

* I swear I will never whine about cat sitting for her ever again!
~Fixed
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10-08-13 | 11:33 PM
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Quote: ~Fixed
Right. A power meter is cooler than a diamond ring. Pedals which work with any wheel and crankset better than a big one.
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10-08-13 | 11:42 PM
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Vector won't work with every crankset. Some cranksets don't allow enough clearance.
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10-09-13 | 12:06 AM
  #8  
Quote: My GF just gifted me a Garmin Vector * and now I'm disappointed - not with the Vector but with me. I've discovered a) I don't put out the wattage I thought and b) my form sucks - L/R balance is 57/43 ish.

Anyone have any suggestions/links for training plans to build strength in one leg?

* I swear I will never whine about cat sitting for her ever again!
Honestly, at that ratio it sounds like one of the pedals was put on incorrectly. Did you use a torque wrench when installing?
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10-09-13 | 07:06 AM
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Quote: Honestly, at that ratio it sounds like one of the pedals was put on incorrectly. Did you use a torque wrench when installing?
That was my thought as well. My first ride with Vector, the power balance was significantly off. (about 10% difference from my Quarq, which extrapolates two sided power).

Recalibrated, and tightened the pedal that was reading low, and got much closer to 50-50.
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10-09-13 | 10:38 AM
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Don't worry too much about being 50/50. Make sure the pedals are torqued properly but if you're still not even, it's not a big deal. Very few riders are, and there are a lot of coaches that will tell you to not even try to make it even if it's within 5% or so.
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