Comments on: Elevation 101 http://www.theimperfectcyclist.com/2009/07/08/elevation-101/ My adventures in cycling Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:31:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Anthony Navarro http://www.theimperfectcyclist.com/2009/07/08/elevation-101/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Anthony Navarro Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:07:20 +0000 http://www.theimperfectcyclist.com/?p=119#comment-39 As the DH, I will make note of a few things... Though I was pumping out a 'manly' 250 watts to Laura's 101, we both had a watts per kilogram of 1.3 which makes me respect the fact even greater that even though we suffered together in that class, we suffered the same amount comparatively (the two become one, perhaps?) Second, I too have found this class worth its weight in perspiration, as those hills we would once say "I think I'll downshift and take it easy" we now keep the cadence up, smooth out our strokes, and actually find ourselves *accelerating* up those hills! Third, I was stunned to see that at 80RPMs I was pumping out something like 230 Watts at one point on our virtual course. I went to see what 90RPMs looked and felt like, and to my shock, My Watts dropped, which again, reinforces what one would think is bad logic that the faster you spin the pedals, the less work it actually takes to go up those hills! I'm no rocket surgeon, but this class has opened my eyes to another level of cycling! -Anthony As the DH, I will make note of a few things… Though I was pumping out a ‘manly’ 250 watts to Laura’s 101, we both had a watts per kilogram of 1.3 which makes me respect the fact even greater that even though we suffered together in that class, we suffered the same amount comparatively (the two become one, perhaps?)

Second, I too have found this class worth its weight in perspiration, as those hills we would once say “I think I’ll downshift and take it easy” we now keep the cadence up, smooth out our strokes, and actually find ourselves *accelerating* up those hills!

Third, I was stunned to see that at 80RPMs I was pumping out something like 230 Watts at one point on our virtual course. I went to see what 90RPMs looked and felt like, and to my shock, My Watts dropped, which again, reinforces what one would think is bad logic that the faster you spin the pedals, the less work it actually takes to go up those hills!

I’m no rocket surgeon, but this class has opened my eyes to another level of cycling!

-Anthony

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