Bah Humbug

Wordle was a shameful 5, but got the WorLdle in 2.

datlas 

I almost always blame my engine, but in the case of yesterday's ride, my (crap how I hate this term!!) average speed was about 3.5 MPH slower than it would have been on my road bike, and since they both have the same engine, it has to be the tires/rolling resistance. The aero and weight are nearly the same as my road bike.

big john

Nixie tubes.

WhyFi

Decent chunky wheels will roll pretty well. I don't like them in a group rides, surges are definitely tougher, but they're not too bad on solo rides with a smoother pace. I've done solo metrics at a decent clip (18ish?) on 35mm G-One Allarounds when my road wheels were out of commission; I don't think that I've ever done that route faster than maybe 19.5 or so, with 18.5 being more typical.

Velo Vol 

I regret to inform I watched a baseball game yesterday.

Lesson learned. SMH

DougRNS

but the vo'ls went down swinging.

Mojo31

Catholics took a ruler to the Vols.

phrantic09

Over the past few weeks, I’ve noticed a pain on the outside of my hip/glute that runs about halfway to my knee. It had been annoying, but didn’t appear to be anything major.

Yesterday I had a complete meltdown with about 18 miles left in my ride. My leg hurt so much at the bottom of my pedal stroke that I had to make the call of shame.

Out of curiosity I started looking at power balance and notice that it is getting significantly worse- what used to be a 49/51 or 48/52 on average is now 43/57 on my last three rides. Clearly something is going on- hope it’s not major. Going to call the sports med doctor today and see what’s possible for an appointment. Mileage has been pretty low the last 3 weeks so I don’t think it’s overtraining.

The real bummer is that in general I’m feeling really strong.

phrantic09

I notice about 1 MPH difference between my gravelking SK and road tires

Velo Vol 

That's the problem.

genejockey 

Bummer, guy. Sorry. I had something like that a couple years back. Waking up and getting to the bathroom was agony, though it would loosen up over the day. Then tighten up again as I was sitting at work. It went away when I switched from the Bianchi to the Ritchey, which has a smaller Q-factor.

LesterOfPuppets

Girls love guys that watch baseball.

Lawn mowers too. You'll be hitched in no time!

big john

Could be IT band syndrome. What helped me was massage on the band from the hip to the knee using a plastic roller ball thing. Even pushing with a thumb helps.

Iliotibial (IT) Band Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment (webmd.com)

bampilot06

slept like 15 hours or something. Body aches arnt as bad, but the head ache is just annoying. My body constantly feels hot but I don’t have a fever anymore. Fatigue is an issue but not as bad as I thought it would be. Hope the worst is already over.

My wife has it as well, which makes me think we were exposed last week.

Bah Humbug

A pain like that is rarely "nothing serious"; especially with things like that power balance. Hope you can get it sorted out.

Though it's funny that I have it on good authority () that power balance is useless. Must be a coincidence.

Velo Vol 

Citation, please.

Although if you're a female, I could see how this might be hard to resist.

Deal4Fuji

Karma Police ?

You Tube

LesterOfPuppets

phrantic09

I think it’s piriformis- but an ortho will hopefully let me know

You know, if it was like 48/52 I’d agree that it doesn’t matter, but this much is an issue imo.

I’m leaving like 15W average on the table!

genejockey 

It's just another day.
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Bah Humbug

Well but that's what I mean - the argument isn't that pursuing 50/50 from 48/52 doesn't matter, it's that even looking at it at all doesn't matter.

Yes, 48/52 isn't concerning, especially if it's roughly that for a while. If it drops to 43/57, that's a sign you're subconsciously favoring your left leg, or that it's just suddenly weaker even if it doesn't hurt. Just like my roughly 48/52 split was fine, but post-crash I could watch it climb from 30/70 back to 48/52 over the span of weeks and that clearly meant something.

big john

I never saw a doctor about it but when it happens it's a pretty severe pain, like stabbing pain outside the knee. If I stand up on the mtb to absorb some bumps, for instance, it takes my breath away. My LBS guy told me about massaging the IT band area and it made a huge difference, to the point it rarely shows up anymore.

phrantic09

Right- there’s clearly a bigger issue, and I can now feel it down the back of my leg at the bottom of a pedal stroke, it’s also tender all of the time now, especially when sitting.

big john

Ouch! That sounds like sciatic nerve. Or maybe you pulled a hammy. I don't play a doctor on tv, however. You could start a thread in the 41.

indyfabz

Fairly easy and pretty 28 miles to a nice municipal campground in Newport, VT. I skipped the dirt miles due to heavy rain last night. So close to QC that many of the signs in Walmart have French translations. Got to ride a few miles into town for some stuff.

Snack stop this morning.