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Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-22-18, 11:34 PM
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Posted By Heathpack

Or maybe the guy had just finished a race and...

Or maybe the guy had just finished a race and didn’t want to seem like a weirdo and just gave you a succinct summary.

I’ll send my coach 8 paragraphs after a TT, all kinds of gory detail. What...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
12-15-16, 07:00 AM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

Doge, welcome to the WWoP. You don't...

Doge, welcome to the WWoP.

You don't understand the power data now, but if your new coach does understand it and you're riding with it, you'll likely come to understand it to a greater extent over...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-14-16, 08:30 AM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

I still think power is important because there's...

I still think power is important because there's a lot of subjectiveness to how you feel on the bike. To me, cross-checking how you feel vs what your power & HR numbers are telling you is the best...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-13-16, 11:02 PM
Replies: 8,473
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Posted By Heathpack

Are you asking if I think a TT is best paced on...

Are you asking if I think a TT is best paced on HR vs power?

To fill the rest of you in, I raced a TT yesterday at Loyalton (5000ft) and I was 9-10% down on power. I live/train at 1200 ft. ...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-09-16, 10:09 PM
Replies: 8,473
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Posted By Heathpack

My SRM units have been flawless! <Haha just...

My SRM units have been flawless!

<Haha just saying that because I know how irritating it is to be frustrated by power issues and have people chime in about their lack of power issues.>

Actually...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-21-16, 08:44 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

Nope, not I. I have literally only had a...

Nope, not I.

I have literally only had a total of maybe 10 seconds of any kind of data issue since getting the SRM units. And they have been so insignificant that I can't even really remember...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-19-16, 04:44 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

When I got my PC7, I was perplexed, I couldn't...

When I got my PC7, I was perplexed, I couldn't figure out how to turn the backlight on, which was a deal breaker for me because I do almost all my interval workouts in the dark and without a...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-19-16, 10:43 AM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

I don't honestly remember the details. My...

I don't honestly remember the details. My husband called Shimano and SRM and maybe the conclusion from all that conversation was that the 10 speed SRM would have been fine with the 11 speed Shimano...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-19-16, 09:01 AM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

People told me this frequently here on BF and...

People told me this frequently here on BF and several people even helped me look. But it turns out that the SRM meter I need is kind of rare and even used not that cheap- I have 11 speed Di2 on all...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-18-16, 08:45 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

Don't kill yourself reading the policy. The reps...

Don't kill yourself reading the policy. The reps seem to have tons of leeway with stuff like this. It's in their interests for you to prove its the Stages. Some reps will stonewall you. Many will...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-18-16, 08:12 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

Have you called Garmin? They might send you a...

Have you called Garmin? They might send you a refurbished replacement unit if you bought the unit new. Garmin always had way more unless tricks up their sleeve than Stages- firmware updates,...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-18-16, 07:39 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

spectastic, it didn't start with three SRMs of...

spectastic, it didn't start with three SRMs of course. I actually only had two road bikes then & I bought one SRM. I still had the Stages then and the idea was that I'd have good data on the main...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-18-16, 07:25 AM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

I sent one unit back twice and one three times. ...

I sent one unit back twice and one three times. They were repaired/refurbished each time, so I figure that my problems were replicable on 5 Stages units in total. Stages never found anything wrong...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
05-14-16, 12:42 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

My data issues with Stages were far worse than...

My data issues with Stages were far worse than just momentary dropouts of power (which is why there are no longer any Stages in my life), but I'm not exactly sure why power drop outs would fail to...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-17-16, 02:00 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

I had 1 sec of aberrant power on today's ride-...

I had 1 sec of aberrant power on today's ride- 2550 watts and 280 rpm. I just changed both those values to more reasonable numbers (in this case 0 and 0 because the bad values were immediately after...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-02-16, 05:53 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

Lol. I *really* didn't want the answer to...

Lol.

I *really* didn't want the answer to be: throw money at the problem and all will be solved. But finally that's what it boiled down to.

I should have cut my losses way sooner than I did,...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
04-02-16, 05:44 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

I had two Stages power meters on two bikes. ...

I had two Stages power meters on two bikes. Endless trouble with both. One was refurbished by Stages twice, the other one once.

Mine were paired with ultimately three different Garmin Edge 510s...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-19-16, 11:22 AM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

Ride with both. It's funny how people frequently...

Ride with both. It's funny how people frequently try to argue that one is better than the other. I personally get a lot out of both. They tell me different but overlapping things. Sometimes the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
02-15-16, 06:16 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

I'm not exactly sure what your point is and I...

I'm not exactly sure what your point is and I can't say that I really understand riding with a power meter but never doing anything much with the information. Obviously however do what is working...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-31-16, 12:46 AM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

What does all this mean to me? I could...

What does all this mean to me? I could conceivably get another bike. :)
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-29-16, 07:37 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

I'm not sure I'd agree with this. Anyone who...

I'm not sure I'd agree with this.

Anyone who is going to the extent of working with a coach or systematically training with power really should care about the accuracy of their power meter(s). ...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-29-16, 07:22 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

My personal advice is never get the first...

My personal advice is never get the first generation of any power meter- there often will be kinks to be worked out and you will be the guinea pig.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
09-16-15, 07:55 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

I'll sell you one for $350. Or 2 for $600. ;)

I'll sell you one for $350. Or 2 for $600. ;)
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-03-15, 06:45 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

I am not completely up on all the nuances of the...

I am not completely up on all the nuances of the varieties of SRM units but it seems like every time I look into a used one, it doesn't work for me.

I do almost all of my intervals in the dark...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
08-03-15, 06:25 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

Its very tempting I will admit. I could solve my...

Its very tempting I will admit. I could solve my power issues on both bikes for under $1000. Over twice that for just one (new) SRM and I'm not sure I'm going to realistically get a used SRM that...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-30-15, 10:19 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

I guess in my example above, without power I...

I guess in my example above, without power I would have said to myself, "Look at that, my HR is at/above my threshold, I feel pretty good though, this is my max effort, im doing this just right, I...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-30-15, 10:08 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

FYI in my case when Im talking about LTHR in WKO,...

FYI in my case when Im talking about LTHR in WKO, I am just looking at the frequency distribution of my HR readings for the prior 28 days and picking the HR that represents the highest HR I see with...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-30-15, 09:20 AM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

Ok, I'm not convinced but I will keep an open...

Ok, I'm not convinced but I will keep an open mind as I ride some TTs.

My LTHR based on 8ish months of WKO data is 165 bpm. Almost immediately in the TT from the above post, my HR was at/above...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-29-15, 08:11 PM
Replies: 8,473
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Posted By Heathpack

Lol. Youre more fit than I am. ...

Lol.

Youre more fit than I am.

Congrats.

<Low bar.>

But seriously not the point.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-29-15, 06:38 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

But you're not able to use SpO2 during the race,...

But you're not able to use SpO2 during the race, so I guess I'm failing to see how that helps your race effort in real time.

Altitude is going to affect HR too, right? As will heat. You're going...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-29-15, 05:37 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

Right. Sorry. Meant LTHR or AT. I know you are...

Right. Sorry. Meant LTHR or AT. I know you are interested in Sp02 and you know that I don't disagree with you about that, at least in theory. But you can't practically measure that in real-time...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
07-29-15, 05:20 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

Isnt he going to be at max HR the entire time in...

Isnt he going to be at max HR the entire time in a TT anyway? Whereas his power could vary quite a bit, +/- 10%, even while he's at max HR. It would seem like you'd want power for a TT more than...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-14-15, 12:23 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

My experience has been that this does not happen....

My experience has been that this does not happen. It was one of the frustrations that I had with Garmin. I'd be connected to a seperate cadence sensor but if the power meter failed, neither the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-14-15, 12:16 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

Edonis13, what do you make of the fact that you...

Edonis13, what do you make of the fact that you lose power but not cadence? That's strange to me because when the power meter fails, you usually lose both.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
06-14-15, 10:07 AM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

I had a very long story with data drops (power,...

I had a very long story with data drops (power, heart rate, cadence), data freezes, erroneous data values (speed and/or GPS location). Lol, I got major props from my coach when I maxed out at 128...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-12-15, 04:03 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

Well, in reality, I'm just going to do what my...

Well, in reality, I'm just going to do what my coach schedules me to do. Like I said, I'm happy with my training, I didn't ask my question because I was trying to figure out what to do...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-12-15, 12:47 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

echappist :) Awesome response. A little...

echappist

:) Awesome response. A little off-the-mark in thinking there is big money in veterinary neurology research, but otherwise awesome.

I would like to make it very very very clear that...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-12-15, 12:24 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

Well the interesting thing I have found in my...

Well the interesting thing I have found in my newby-ish-ness is how all along people have told me I'm doing it wrong. For example, training too much for a specific event. But the thing is, I've...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-12-15, 12:02 PM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

Haha, I am all for giving it a rest, which I...

Haha, I am all for giving it a rest, which I thought we already had done.

It is interesting that when I was trying to google the answers to my questions before posting here, most of the...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-12-15, 11:31 AM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

Right. But I wasn't looking for a universal...

Right. But I wasn't looking for a universal rule. I was asking what is typical, it was a simple question of curiosity and you have infused it with my "misunderstanding" the fundamental question.
...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-12-15, 11:10 AM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

I have been known to swim actually. I find it...

I have been known to swim actually. I find it very zen, I love the repetitiveness of lap swimming. But I haven't been in the pool since March. And I'm a terrible swimmer anyway.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-12-15, 11:09 AM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

Yes, I am aware of that. I have had the "it...

Yes, I am aware of that. I have had the "it depends" answer previously. But usually not followed up by a refusal to expound upon the factors upon which the original question depends. If you don't...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-12-15, 10:50 AM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

Well Im not a bike racer, so maybe the "recover...

Well Im not a bike racer, so maybe the "recover well (or not)" concept applies to me in some different way.

But what does that mean, "winding up flat and triathlete fast but not bike racer fast"? ...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-12-15, 10:17 AM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

Yep, the 900ish weeks are usually 15ish hour...

Yep, the 900ish weeks are usually 15ish hour weeks. A 600ish week might be 11-12 hours. It varies of course, week-to-week, depending on what I'm doing.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-12-15, 10:14 AM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

What do you mean, F up your training if your...

What do you mean, F up your training if your strength is recovery? I would think you would be more resilient if recovery is a strength.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-12-15, 09:11 AM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

Now my turn to apologize. The last thing I'd...

Now my turn to apologize. The last thing I'd ever want to do is mess with someone's training.
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-12-15, 09:10 AM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

The reality is that the people who come up with...

The reality is that the people who come up with stuff like this are probably not much much smarter than you. Training is not rocket science. It's complex, yes, and there's a lot of factors in play....
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-12-15, 08:45 AM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

Any idea what the origin was of the comment I...

Any idea what the origin was of the comment I read that 1000 is max sustainable? Is that a human physiologic limit for week-in/week-out. Or does that also depend?

And why did I read CTL >100 is...
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-12-15, 08:28 AM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

Apology accepted. I'm glad you can admit when...

Apology accepted. I'm glad you can admit when you have been wrong. ;)
Forum: "The 33"-Road Bike Racing
01-12-15, 08:23 AM
Replies: 8,473
Views: 775,159
Posted By Heathpack

Why all the continued animosity? "Grasping at...

Why all the continued animosity? "Grasping at straws"? Its a point of curiosity for someone new to training with power, posting in the thread called, oh hey look at that "Just started training with...
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