"so if i got a set and went 30sec's faster would it just be down to the cranks"
Their guarantee isn't to make you 30 sec faster, you just came up with that. Now, if you kept EVERYTHING consistent other than PC's, trained on them for 9 months, then raised your cycling power 40% then I would say they worked for you.
"or could it be that maybe a did a bit more training, changed my position a bit, did less training so was better rested, faster day, better diet, the list goes on"
That's the crux of it, now isn't it? So if I were to offer you coaching services and a "magical pill", where my pill gives you a 40% increase in power, but you have to increase your training load by 100%, would that mean my "pill" was working? Of course not. So if you train more, change your position, were more rested, had a better diet, etc, you can't attribute the increased speed to PC's.
"Impossible to pin down just the one thing that made the difference, BUT if you think that PCs are the reason then they are, simple"
So now if we think something, it's true? That's good to know....hmmm....I "think" I have $1m in my checking account....let's see what Chase has to say about that.
"If you ride your bike more because youve spent the money on them and what to make sure you get your moneys worth and you go faster then its still the cranks that have done it because they gave you the reason to train"
I'm fine with that excuse. I spend money on stuff all the time for the placebo effect. But, if that's the case let's be honest and say that PC's make you faster because you train more, not because they work.
"Just like all the aero kit you buy"
I don't have an aero kit.
"how much of it is the fact its areo and how much it is your head telling you that you will be quicker now."
Don't know, I don't have one. But I think questions are supposed to end with a question mark.
"Amazing how putting a new set of wheels or a new pair of bars on your bike enables you to put out a few more watts the first time out with them"
If I spend $1k I want put out 40% more watts ALL the time after the training period, not just the FIRST TIME OUT WITH THEM.
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"Lemond is cycling's version of Rev Jessie Jackson." -johnnyperu 5/18/07
"Just because I suck doesn't mean my bike has to" -rickn 9/2/08
Their guarantee isn't to make you 30 sec faster, you just came up with that. Now, if you kept EVERYTHING consistent other than PC's, trained on them for 9 months, then raised your cycling power 40% then I would say they worked for you.
"or could it be that maybe a did a bit more training, changed my position a bit, did less training so was better rested, faster day, better diet, the list goes on"
That's the crux of it, now isn't it? So if I were to offer you coaching services and a "magical pill", where my pill gives you a 40% increase in power, but you have to increase your training load by 100%, would that mean my "pill" was working? Of course not. So if you train more, change your position, were more rested, had a better diet, etc, you can't attribute the increased speed to PC's.
"Impossible to pin down just the one thing that made the difference, BUT if you think that PCs are the reason then they are, simple"
So now if we think something, it's true? That's good to know....hmmm....I "think" I have $1m in my checking account....let's see what Chase has to say about that.
"If you ride your bike more because youve spent the money on them and what to make sure you get your moneys worth and you go faster then its still the cranks that have done it because they gave you the reason to train"
I'm fine with that excuse. I spend money on stuff all the time for the placebo effect. But, if that's the case let's be honest and say that PC's make you faster because you train more, not because they work.
"Just like all the aero kit you buy"
I don't have an aero kit.
"how much of it is the fact its areo and how much it is your head telling you that you will be quicker now."
Don't know, I don't have one. But I think questions are supposed to end with a question mark.
"Amazing how putting a new set of wheels or a new pair of bars on your bike enables you to put out a few more watts the first time out with them"
If I spend $1k I want put out 40% more watts ALL the time after the training period, not just the FIRST TIME OUT WITH THEM.
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"Lemond is cycling's version of Rev Jessie Jackson." -johnnyperu 5/18/07
"Just because I suck doesn't mean my bike has to" -rickn 9/2/08