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Jun 2020
10:33am, 6 Jun 2020
261 posts
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redordead
I got a puncture earlier this year on the trainer earlier this year, put it down to a bad inner tube unless my family were putting nails down LOL!
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Jun 2020
1:48pm, 6 Jun 2020
11,211 posts
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larkim
A better Alpe today; 67:00, which still is a long way off others, but the improved seat location (1cm up and 1cm forward) I think is helping. Cramped in calf with 100m to go though.
Pacing wasn't great though - about 230w to half way, about 200 thereafter, but that's a useful thing to know.
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Jun 2020
2:21pm, 6 Jun 2020
70,041 posts
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Gobi
Sounds like progress Larks, are you staying largely seated ?
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Jun 2020
3:25pm, 6 Jun 2020
11,212 posts
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larkim
Yes, it's basically a sit and grind as I don't get any physical cues to do anything different, unlike I would do on a real road, or a smart trainer (I think). Really noticeable how a few watts makes a big difference to pace though.
Should I be mixing it up a bit more?
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Jun 2020
4:33pm, 6 Jun 2020
70,046 posts
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Gobi
I climb on rhythm but have a watt bike so respond to the course
However I also sometimes just use 1 gear
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Jun 2020
5:55pm, 6 Jun 2020
8,680 posts
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simbil
No smart trainer here either but the slow down is noticeable on the ramps and that spurs me on.
Try and keep minimum 10kph or so if you want to work harder on the ramps.
Though at around an hour, it's a great constant effort sweet spot session too.
Haven't been up it quicker than 65mins this year - expect you'll be passing me soon Larks.
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Jun 2020
6:44pm, 6 Jun 2020
3,640 posts
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ndellar
Silly Q then, is there a way of calculating given the power you can hold / gradient / distance how long a climb would take?
I’m thinking if it takes you guys an hour for the Alpe, it would take me 2h+ easily (that wouldn’t be me riding hard but....) I like Zwifting and I’d like to do the road to Sky route.
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Jun 2020
6:46pm, 6 Jun 2020
18,374 posts
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Angus Clydesdale
I know this isn’t the right place, but I’m just back in from taking my road bike out on the road for the first time this year. Now that it’s free from the shackles of the turbot. Happy days!! 
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Jun 2020
6:48pm, 6 Jun 2020
18,375 posts
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Angus Clydesdale
The PoD is probably best placed to give you an intelligent answer. I think there is a way of guesstimating based on w/kg output.
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Jun 2020
6:49pm, 6 Jun 2020
3,641 posts
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ndellar
You mean.... the real world 😂
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