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Nice race, nice finish. I have a question: you seem to hang out at the back mostly, whereas I'm usually much closer to the front of a pack. To me it seems like you had a lot of gaps to close. Why do you choose this tactic?

I think this was a good part of our problem this last week. Even though I'm calling out the next rider about 7-8 seconds ahead, they were often not getting into the lead until much later. We were doing that better a few weeks ago, I thought. I'll try to emphasize it next week in the wait interval.

I'm not sure that nervous is the right word. Maybe dread. I know that if I'm to be able to increase the PB it's going to be painful. I find myself less and less interested in pain as the years go on. The other thing I have learned is that it's more important to be riding consistently than it is...

If we have any cancellations, I'll let you know. None so far.

You did better than I did. Not heeding my own advice, I went out too hard. Halfway through I realized I couldn't hold it, and gave up. In rowing, we call it "handle down". So we're tied for max power. Hopefully I can rebound next week.

Which number, Jason? The old one, or did you also surpass this week's new one? It's a moving target, you know. :)

Thanks for the pointer. I did manage to get it working using the PainSled app. Now I think I need to set up a separate Zwift ID for my rowing, since my rowing wattage is lower than my biking wattage.

I don't know if you're kidding, but you can do this. There's an app called RowedBiker just for this. I've never been able to get it to work. There is one interesting feature. Since wattage for rowing is not directly comparable to wattage for biking, there is a fudge factor you can set in the...

Congratulations. It's a great exercise, but honestly Zwifting has it easily beat for fun potential. Although your upper body is used, it's mostly the back. Your lats and biceps really amount to 10% or so of the total power, so it will help to build them up, but your strong legs will really be...

I appreciate what @RojoRacing writes about his effort...often known as "fly and die". It's a romantic approach to riding hard. It makes you feel kind of macho. It also gives you a built-in excuse for failing to meet your target. But it is less likely to lead to the best times that you are...

The secret, Jason, is weight. Add 40 lbs. and your wattage will be right up there with mine. :D

When I finish my pull I've been backing off entirely which lets me drop to the rear pretty easily. Of course, it then requires a little surge to get my speed up to that of the pack, but that's not too bad if I time it well. The biggest difference that I noticed compared to our team is that when...

Watching the captain, I see that his pace is pretty binary. Either in the red near 400 watts or in the blue/gray around 200 watts. Is this the way you ride if you want to keep a tight group? I've been doing a steadier pace, excepting of course when I'm pulling.

I had this problem a couple of days ago when I installed a new chain. The source of the problem turned out to be a tight chain link. I discovered it by: 1) Put the chain on the smallest cog. 2) Turn the pedals backward while maintaining some pressure on the rear brake to simulate a load. 3) You...

My lazy susan is on the front. You can easily build one yourself using this. It seems to work well, maybe a little too well. If others determine that this is a useful training aid, I would love to see Cruzbike come out with a dedicated Zwift package. It would contain a frame like the S40, 1x10...

I built a "lazy susan" turntable for my Wahoo trainer. Since I am not a competent outside rider on my S30, my thoughts were that I could simulate riding outside by riding inside on the trainer, with much less danger of crashing. The last time I rode the S30 outside, after working for some time...

It's still fun to compete, as long as you don't take it too seriously. If you find yourself worrying excessively about the cheaters, of which there will be some, then you might as well drop off. My other sport is rowing, on the machine (erg). There are organized competitions, both online and...

Yes, it's dishonorable. That doesn't mean you should condemn the goal of winning. You condemn the dishonorable act, which is a separate thing. But I get that if this lack of integrity appears often enough, it's pretty disheartening.

Jason, do you ride down the Mt. Wilson road into Altadena? Nearly 50 years ago I used to take my 200cc Yamaha street bike down, dragging my foot pegs on every turn. I would try to set records for the number of cars I could pass at once...10 was my max. It was totally insane...luckily I figured...

I am a rower. Wattages on an "erg", an indoor trainer, are easy to measure. Here are some examples of wattages that I generate on an erg: 1 minute = 475w 7 minutes = 340w 20 minutes = 260w I'm not sure what my FTP on a bike is, but it is probably in the range of 260/0.95. Of course, I am not...