My first 400km week. :)

Good going, Stormer. So, what'll you do after a 500km week -- chili dog, fries and a banana split? Paul

P.S., Have you ordered your PT?

stormer94 said:

Been trying to ride more, and finally this week, and with a day off on Monday, I hit 400km in one week. *WHEW*. Got close last week with 340km for the week.

Celebrated with a greasy cheeseburger, some corn on the cob and about half a gallon of ice cream. :eek: 😄

(you guys are my only riding buddies, so I thought I'd share). 🙂

You crack me up. 😄 Come to think of it my only ride buddies are here too! :eek: I can't get anybody interested in taking it up. All of my friends are now married and boring.

I did a 250 mile week last August when I was training for a century. Did five 50 milers back to back. I actually felt better after the third day too for some reason.

After we get over the hurricane spillover I'm going to try to do six 50 milers in a row. They won't be anything too extreme. Just plan on staying between 70% - 75% MaxHR. Even at such a low HR effort, each one of them should be faster than the fastest one I did last year.

Actually, if I wasn't such a wuss I could start on Monday and do a 50 miler per day for six days on the trainer while watching the Tour DAY France. Hmmmmmm, going to have to toss that idea around a bit. That sounds like it just might be goofy enough for me to do. 😄

RapDaddyo said:

Good going, Stormer. So, what'll you do after a 500km week -- chili dog, fries and a banana split? Paul

P.S., Have you ordered your PT?

Chili dog.... Hmmm... Yep, that's the new plan 😄

I've got my local bike shop on it. BUT, it seems as though they are quite back logged. I'm looking for Bontrager part number #265460 first, which I think is the SL in the race-x wheel. Followed by the pro version in a bontrager wheel, and then by just a hub if they can find one, and I'lll build a wheel with whatever they have laying around the shop.

The more I contemplate the whole power-tap hub thing, the more I feel that getting a really really light weight one is a waste. I'm not going to race with it anyway, and would sell my own mother into slavery to save a pound of rotating weight :eek: 😄 SO, I think I would be just fine with the pro instead of the SL, but NOT on a 32 hole wheel, I have some standards... lol...

I keep hearing 3 weeks when I get word. I'll have one before the snow flies. It seems cycleopps has gotten the bugs out and are shipping again. That's also the reason I'm not willing to pickup an ebay special or just "happen" to find one in stock somewhere, HIGHLY likely to be the "buggy" version that you read about on these very forums. I don't need headaches and aggrivation when I'm trying to have fun and ride. 🙂

Doctor Morbius said:

Actually, if I wasn't such a wuss I could start on Monday and do a 50 miler per day for six days on the trainer while watching the Tour DAY France. Hmmmmmm, going to have to toss that idea around a bit. That sounds like it just might be goofy enough for me to do. 😄

You know, that's a DANG good idea. I watch it sitting on the couch now. Be a real time saver to do it on a trainer. Of couse that's also a good time to watch Jerry Springer....... Makes me feel normal and practically like royalty. 😄

You know what would be slick, would be some kind of conversion that would allow you to skin your computrainer over the race coverage. See your digital guy down in the peloton, Maybe get my guy to "lean" on Stuart O'grady... Pause for a natural break, get run over by a team car. You get it started, I'll send over some seed money... WE'LL BE RICH I TELL YA, RICH!!! :p

I want to race as Pieter Weening. Name kills me every time I hear it... LOL...

stormer94 said:

The more I contemplate the whole power-tap hub thing, the more I feel that getting a really really light weight one is a waste. I'm not going to race with it anyway, and would sell my own mother into slavery to save a pound of rotating weight :eek: 😄 SO, I think I would be just fine with the pro instead of the SL, but NOT on a 32 hole wheel, I have some standards... lol...

I agree. I think the Pro has been solid throughout. The computer is identical and I don't think you'll notice the weight difference. But, I think that after you have ridden with a PM you will want one on your bike for races. For TTs, I think a PM is far superior to a HRM for pacing, whatever the course or your pacing strategy (steady-state power or variable power). For RRs and crits, it's not much use when you're just staying with the lead group (because you have to do what you have to do to avoid getting dropped), but I think you will find it invaluable for bridges, breaks and sprints. But, that's really getting ahead of the game. The real value of a PM is in management of your training program. Whatever training regimen and schema you use, the key to it is the periodic testing of one's fitness and, based on that fitness assessment, following a structured program of intensity of effort to raise one's fitness in specific ways. A PM allows you to be precise in both the testing of your fitness and the management of the intensity of your effort. On race day, while it's nice to be able to more precisely manage the intensity of your effort, the big payoff is being more fit in the first place. Let me put it like this. Give me a choice between a 40K TT max sustainable power of 300w but no PM on my race bike vs. 275w with a PM on my race bike and I'll take the 300w option. Give me LA's power and I'll race on a Husky with knobbys. Don't wait for the snow to fly -- get a Pro. But, trust me on this -- budget for building your race wheel on a PT hub. Paul