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  1. ratz

    How best to determine crank length?

    That is interesting never checked that or heard that would have expected the opposite. Interesting
  2. ratz

    Zwift - Cruzbike Activities (races and group rides)

    10 to 1 odds that is the lack of having to balance. You won’t have the core muscles from just riding the trainer. But just for 15 twisting sit-ups before and after each trainer ride. That would surprisingly help a lot. Just make it part of your warmup and cool down routine.
  3. ratz

    Zwift - Cruzbike Activities (races and group rides)

    Since the Neo uses magnets to do all the it adds really nothing to the cost. Agree bad for during a race it does add resistance. But for riding around in general I like it especially the way to keeps the fly spinning if you coast down hill makes it easier to resume pedalling.
  4. ratz

    How best to determine crank length?

    While this seems obvious and many of us started with those thoughts as well, it turns out to not really be true. It has actually been scientifically tested and proven misleading. The body adapts and the cadence will change to match the change in leverage and power will remain the same, velocity...
  5. ratz

    How best to determine crank length?

    6"1' probably 153-165 will be the sweet spot.
  6. ratz

    Suspension neckrest and tailbox

    For aero you want your head close to to the height your knees at their peak and you want you lowest part of your heal about Butt height. You can tweak this with different length chain stays. If it’s bad and not aero. Your can check this with nose on pictures and drawing Squares on the...
  7. ratz

    Stall speed of your Cruzbike?

    Double super flashes on that back can't see in photo and a 14ft flag/training aid' that folded up to 6inch to stow when out on deserted country roads.
  8. ratz

    What I did Today to prepare for Sebring 2018

    Ha you don't have to wait that long just take nine month off of riding and training. What was I thinking
  9. ratz

    Explaining Learning to ride a recumbent to a world class DF rider who has doubts

    If I told you the best way to learn to parachute was to run and grab a chute and jump out of a plane. you'd be a very short biker. :) I get the analogy I just don't' think it applies. The best way to adapt the brain is to do a concentrated but properly paced learning phase; it's the most...
  10. ratz

    Interesting training available effort

    45 minutes is about the time it take to deplete enough glycogen to force the body to switch to fat burning mode. 15-20minutes is about the time it take that engine to become efficient. What your describing is very atypical
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