sciguy wrote:
Hanginon wrote:
Recently tries 165's on both of my TT bikes - didn't like it at all. Felt like I couldn't develop enough power, especially in the lower part of my legs.
Discussion was here - https://forum.slowtwitch.com/.../?page=unread#unread
Did you actually measure power with a power meter? My experience is that few riders have much ability to sense power by feel accurately until they've spent a good bit of time comparing their perception to actual measured power.
Hugh
The very first thing I learned when I got my first power meter was just how gawdawful my perception of power output was. The first ride I did with it was a lap around a local course, where I would be racing at the end of the week. I rode at what I thought was a pretty consistent effort at race pace (without watching my Garmin), and was shocked when I uploaded the ride to find out just how wildly varying my effort was. Much higher than I thought on the climbs, and much lower on the flat and rolling sections. For the race itself several days later, I made an effort to stay somewhere in the middle (at about what Strava had estimated I was holding for long mountain climbs.) I backed off on the climbs and pushed harder on the flats, and wound up PRing the bike course and feeling better than usual at the start of the run...
"I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 10, and I don't know why!"