Threshold workouts and gearing on the KK turbo trainer - Page 2

wfrogge · #16 12-21.-2007

What are you using to get these power numbers? *the KK computer or a PT/SRM*

vetboy · #17 12-21.-2007

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Originally Posted by wfrogge

What are you using to get these power numbers? *the KK computer or a PT/SRM*

I have the same question. According to the OP, 92rpm in 53x17 is 36.44KPH (according to analytical cycling) or 340 watts on a KK- not 280 as he says. I sure wish I could hold 340watts "quite comfortably" for 2x20.

Joe

Ade Merckx · #18 12-22.-2007

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Originally Posted by vetboy

I have the same question. According to the OP, 92rpm in 53x17 is 36.44KPH (according to analytical cycling) or 340 watts on a KK- not 280 as he says. I sure wish I could hold 340watts "quite comfortably" for 2x20.

Joe

HA Ha no way dude, if could bang out 340 watts as 2 x 20's I'd be in dreamland. There's lots of info on K K's trainers do a search.

Ade Merckx · #19 12-25.-2007

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Originally Posted by BullGod

My performance in cycling has increased significantly (from cat 3 to elite in 2 seasons) since I started doing intervals at high cadence (95-110) and generally raised my "normal" cycling cadence to 90 odd.

Holding 300w in a big gear at a low cadence is actually a lot easier than doing it on the little ring ;-) - sure that's tough on your legs, but the stress on your HR and lungs is more evident with a higher cadence.

Thanks for the cadence tip Bulldog and DKH2. I stuck with 53/17 and upted the cadence to the mid nineties. I just managed a christmas day 3 x 20: power output 312w, 304w and 301w av hrt 168bpm

robuk · #20 12-25.-2007

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Originally Posted by Ade Merckx

Thanks for the cadence tip Bulldog and DKH2. I stuck with 53/17 and upted the cadence to the mid nineties. I just managed a christmas day 3 x 20: power output 312w, 304w and 301w av hrt 168bpm

No excuses now Ade! See you on a club run soon!

Rob

BullGod · #21 12-28.-2007

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Originally Posted by Ade Merckx

Thanks for the cadence tip Bulldog and DKH2. I stuck with 53/17 and upted the cadence to the mid nineties. I just managed a christmas day 3 x 20: power output 312w, 304w and 301w av hrt 168bpm

Good work! How much do you weigh? I know of pros whose mid winter FTP is lower than that!

I will be doing 3 x 30 in 53/17 at 90+ cadence this afternoon....if I can....the KK computer has now completely stopped working so I need to rely on gearing and cadence to have an idea of how hard i am going....the KK computer is of similar quality to things that come out of christmas crackers ;-)

Ade Merckx · #22 12-28.-2007

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Originally Posted by BullGod

Good work! How much do you weigh?

74kg but I'm currently 3kg's over race weight

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I will be doing 3 x 30 in 53/17 at 90+ cadence this afternoon....if I can....the KK computer has now completely stopped working so I need to rely on gearing and cadence to have an idea of how hard i am going.

Change the battery. Mine has worked perfectly since then... Hey Bulldog, or anyone else for that matter, do you think upping the cadence @ FT increases cardiac output and hence buys you a little bit of VO2max improvement?

BullGod · #23 12-31.-2007

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Originally Posted by Ade Merckx

74kg but I'm currently 3kg's over race weightChange the battery. Mine has worked perfectly since then... Hey Bulldog, or anyone else for that matter, do you think upping the cadence @ FT increases cardiac output and hence buys you a little bit of VO2max improvement?

not really sure - I would guess so - I def notice that higher cadence at FT = higher HR and faster breathing and less leg stress.

A real advantage is that if you get useds to riding / racing at a higher cadence you will find you have less ache and fatigue in your legs the day after a big effort. You will also develop faster acceloration, which can be great for crits, for example.

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