That disappointment you get when..

[tiltmaniac]

I was going fast on a flat section of my commute: a hair over 31 mph, sustaining around 30mph for that section until I had to slow down for the sharp (blind) right turn for the next section of the commute.

I was feeling confident that I'd be one of the faster riders on the segment.
Nope. Not even close.

The fastest rider on that segment was going 38.5 mph on that segment. I'd guess that that would require a sustained output of 700-800 watts on the segment, whereas I was between 400-600.

*sigh* It will be a while, if ever, I get to that while NOT in a pace-line.
Goals! Goals!

 

[DavidCH]

I was going fast on a flat section of my commute: a hair over 31 mph, sustaining around 30mph for that section until I had to slow down for the sharp (blind) right turn for the next section of the commute.

I was feeling confident that I'd be one of the faster riders on the segment.
Nope. Not even close.

The fastest rider on that segment was going 38.5 mph on that segment. I'd guess that that would require a sustained output of 700-800 watts on the segment, whereas I was between 400-600.

*sigh* It will be a while, if ever, I get to that while NOT in a pace-line.
Goals! Goals!

When you look at the results there were probably 3 riders together. I doubt if it was just one solo rider. DF riders save 40% by drafting!

 

[LarryOz]

I was going fast on a flat section of my commute: a hair over 31 mph, sustaining around 30mph for that section until I had to slow down for the sharp (blind) right turn for the next section of the commute.

I was feeling confident that I'd be one of the faster riders on the segment.
Nope. Not even close.

The fastest rider on that segment was going 38.5 mph on that segment. I'd guess that that would require a sustained output of 700-800 watts on the segment, whereas I was between 400-600.

How long is the segment? Must not be long if you are putting out that many watts: under 5 minutes I assume!

 

[tiltmaniac]

How long is the segment? Must not be long if you are putting out that many watts: under 5 minutes I assume!

Ya, totally right Larry-- it is ~1:18 at 30mph (.6 miles). It is one of the longer segments on the route, sadly (the longest is .8 miles), so not much opportunity to open up safely.

 

[ratz]

Want to win a segment; make a new segment about 15 miles long. Most pacelines can't keep their house in order that long.