Hillingdon E123 31st Jan

[Andrew G]

That's a lot of expense to go to for an uber lightweight bike, and then stick a 750ml bottle on it .

[Paul H]

[quote]Sylv wrote:One thing I know too, is that my wattage at lower HR has increased significantly since doing the LBP -20 riding- I can have a very decent ride @ 130 bpm now, whereas at the beginning it was pretty boring.

[Keith]

[quote="Paul H"]
Have you been tested again?

[Marek]

[quote="Paul H"]He's a city guy like Marek and this is another example of where our money has gone.

[Keith]

[quote="Marek"]
If I get it Paul I will give you a lift to the races, ....

[quote="Keith"][quote="Marek"]
If I get it Paul I will give you a lift to the races, ....

[Paul H]

[quote]If I get it Paul I will give you a lift to the races,

[Paul H]

It felt like a chauffeur on the last couple of CRs ive done with you.

[Toks]

[quote="Keith"]Regarding the heart rate stuff, I similarly experienced a high average HR, but a low max HR (169 & 179, max is 184ish) the previous week in the E123s. However, that was due to me cooking myself in the break-away and then having nothing left for that last sprint.

[Michelle]

Toks wrote

[quote]Hmmm...can you really attribute this to LBP training alone given the fact you've done both road races mountain bike races? Both these events will increase your threshold power output and as a consequence your power output will be high at low heart rates.

[-Adam-]

Yes, I'm going to have to side with the LBPers on this one Toks. I have doen obscene amounts of riding at 130bpm this winter, which I suspect is more like LBP-35 for me. My endurance is definately greatly improved. Similarly to Michelle, I have only just started doing speed work, as a result my top end is nowhere to be seen right now. That said, I can ride all day and not get tired. Which will come in handy when I'm racing longer races later in the season...

[Toks]

Michelle and Adam of course you'd expect to see an improvement in power output at lowish heart rates with enough dedicated training. No problem there

[Paul H]

Its a shame there is no LBP-20 races.

[-Adam-]

You need a big base if you want to remain fast for a full road racing season. But I wouldn't expect most ACC'ers to know what a full season is, so that's ok.

[Paul H]

Most ACC'ers know what a full season is, but have other commitments/interesting things to do.