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Did you ride?
What ride did you do today? I was due to do 4hrs z2, got 3hrs in pouring rain & low temperatures. I’m going to finish the last hour on the zwift bike this evening
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Indoor 2hr zone 2 with 5 x20 sec sprints. Looking forward to tomorrows 4hr ride, as finally the weather in London is looking dry and close to 10c. Loving the programme and structure of the plan.
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@Skot McDaniel That sounds very painful. Hope all is ok. Are you able to ride ?
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Single-Side Pedals vs. Trainer Power – Is the offset a dealbreaker?
Given i've never really paid this much attention to my zones and power. I've realised I’m split-braining my power data: Zwift (Ride) for indoors and my Garmin single-sided pedals for outdoors. I’ve avoided using the pedals on Zwift because of the "torque sensitivity" reputation Garmin has, but I’m wondering if I’m overthinking it. If the difference is only 2–5%, is that "close enough" for consistent training zones, or am I setting myself up for a failed interval session when I head outside? Or given the natural bias we have to one side could this then push the discrepancy above an acceptable limit and cause issues.
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A few clarifying points. Up until November I had was using my bike connected to the trainer so no issues. But then I bought the zwift ride. And have been using the trainer for power. I haven’t being using the pedals as there is a know issue that if the pedals aren't torqued to exactly 34 N-m, the strain gauges can report power that is 10%+ off. It’s not just about them being tight enough for safety; it’s that the calibration assumes a specific preload on the spindle. A fair point on using HR as a rough guardrail, I was checking this on today’s ride as the watts seemed to be higher vs the effort and vs this weeks efforts on the trainer. My main hesitation with the comparison is that because these are single-sided pedals, they just double the non power leg. If I have a 2% leg imbalance and a 3% drivetrain loss on the trainer, my 'dual recording' comparison might show a 7% gap, but I won’t know if that’s a calibration issue, a mechanical loss, or just my left leg being lazy that day! This then got me thinking would it be throw the data and impact the training plan. Clearly, the best option, is to swap the pedals onto the trainer. I guess I was just being lazy and overly cautious. Or talking myself into buying new dual sided power pedals 🙂
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Thanks all, super useful, @Matthew Devins Assiomas it is, means i can easily swap across bikes and trainer. one of my fav podcasts the Nero show always let an audible groan during their dog or fast bike section whenever anyone sent in a bike with Garmin pedals. i though the Rally iteration solved all the known issues? However, the new bike deserves a new set of pedals. And i've been debating switching to dual side, now the decision is made!
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Strava
Any Strava users that wanna link up drop the link to your page here! Here’s mine https://strava.app.link/I0FE0U9X1Zb
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Enjoy the sea of mediocrity that is my Strava profile https://www.strava.com/athletes/5700040
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Shoes, hot spots, brands, etc.
I thought I'd share the "outlet" page of the Lake Cycling website for those thinking about new shoes that have a wider last and are highly touted by bike-fitters, i.m.e. I have had a few pair, and they are more comfortable (and plenty stiff) than my current Bont Riots. Though Anthony did refer to Lake shoes as bougie, he led off mentioning the $450 Bont Vaypors 😂😉. I'm not arguing they aren't, as the Lake shoes are expensive new as well--but often they have last year's at a significant discount. https://www.lakecycling.com/collections/outlet My local excellent bike fitter, Andrew Bosco (who has fitted a bunch of folks, including differently able bodied people like his Paralympic gold medalist wife), will always remove the original insole (on these or my Bonts or any other shoe) and then add these: https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/bike-clothing/cycling-shoes/cycling-shoe-parts-insoles/cycling-insoles/trek-biodynamic-mid-arch-cycling-insoles/p/5280357/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21269219690 (which are made by superfeet) which give your arch sufficient sensory input to tell your brain to use your glute (especially important on right side for most humans given our natural assymetries R-L). My hot foot is worse in the Bonts than the Lake's, but I still like the Bonts for lightness and a taller heel cup, which makes the brain happy.
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For me, and my experience, a shoe fit was game changing. It was the one contact point I never felt 100% comfortable during long rides, and just meant I was super aware of my feet after a few hours. I love my Lakes. But it was the inclusion of the G8 (other brands are available) inserts that helped solve a number of issues and I've never looked back.
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Daily accountability
Did you ride today? I’m jumping up on the indoor trainer for vo2 session in the next hour
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Rest day & intro coach call. Fought the urge to train, and now really looking forward to Saturday z3 and Sundays longer z2 session. Especially as the weather in London on Sunday looks like solid riding weather.
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@victor-gibson-2998
I’m thrilled to join the Roadman tribe as I shift gears from 7 years of CrossFit into making cycling my primary focus for 2026
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