Tuesday, January 29, 2008
"He just talks about Sartre"
It is days like this that keep it going for the spring.
March Giros have been announced for queen city cyclists, they are pretty low key, and just a good group ride really.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Snow and cold.
The trainer has become worn on the metal wheel ever since last winter. It is somewhat satisfying to see the metal i have polished by riding, if somehow this could be made into lucrative business.
With the temperatures in the low to mid teens before windchill is factored in, there was no way i was heading out. This also gave me the opportunity to reacquaint myself with some killer 80s action movies. Yes, my week was full of explosions.
I officially start training with power this week, it will be very interesting to see what kind of increases i can achieve throughout the season, and if it proves to be a success, one will be on my MTB before next season.
In other news, My car has to go. It just isn't worth the $40 a week to keep it operating. It is just too much of my budget, and i really only need to go to school and work during the winter, which are both within a 5 mile radius from home. So if anyone reading this wants to buy vintage water cooled VW, I'll have one in my garage.
Give or take 60 days until race season!
Chris
Saturday, January 19, 2008
More cold, and snow!
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Power Zones.
1120g? 33psi max?! Crazy stuff, i have ridden light wheelsets, but nothing below 1400g. These things are definately gnarly.
Tonight i rode in the dark, it was snowing lightly. I climbed for 9 miles but it was a slow recovery ride, so i only had the illusion of working. It was calm and i only got passed by about 10 cars the whole ride so it was good.
Few things excite me like building a new bike. I am almost happy that they were out? If we find one that is great too, but i love finding out how nice i can make a bike, unfortunately for me there is a low price cap, but that will add to the challenge. I declare right here in this awesome blog, that is shall be sub 20lbs with pedals, decent tires, and water bottle cages. (i may or may not have to leave the crank off for that weight) Remember, that is a big boy frame size too...
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Lighting
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
It is ...so warm out i cannot believe......oh wait, yeah i can.
Numbers are dangerous. Numbers are helpful. Numbers are a bit of a paradox, they can be used to tell you how well you will preform, and what you need to do that. Obsession with numbers, or bad numbers can be discouraging or bad for training. With that said, i am currently very happy with my numbers, i have lost 7 pounds that i had put on in the late summer and my watts have stayed the same. I am happy with the number i am at for pounds/inch (2.19) and will continue to lose weight until my power/weight ration changes in a negative manner. Right now everything is looking very good, and i will probably end up stabilizing when i lose 5 more lbs and have a lb/in ratio of about 2.11.
Got to get some sleep,
later :)