Pre-Ride (road)
Aside from the obvious jersey, shorts, etc.;
· A light snack with plenty to drink.
· Wipe down chain.
· Put fresh dry-lube on chain and wipe it down again.
· Wipe any obvious build-up off the chainrings,
(though since I do this before every ride, there is usually very little to clean off. )
· Then it's time to top off the tires - 105psi.
· I keep a waxy rag handy to wipe down the frame.
· Pop on the hydration pack,
(yes, I don't even have cages on the bikes).
· Energy Gel pack, a few bucks and keys into jersey pockets.
· Don helmet, gloves, glasses with geek-mirror, then ear-buds for the MP3 player.
· Clear Flight Deck and HRM of data from previous ride.
- Ready to go! -
Post-Ride (road)
· Park bike in the stand.
· Gather data from the Flight Deck.
· Wipe the tires with a wet cloth.
(This is a great way to check for cuts, bubbles, debris in the tire, etc.)
· Wipe the frame down with waxy cloth.
· Drop the chain onto the small ring.
· Then it's over to the computer to log the data from the Flight Deck and HRM.
- Duration
- Distance
- Odometer
- Max Speed
- Avg Speed
- - Stopwatch
- - STW Distance
- - STW Max Speed
- - STW Avg Speed
- Date
- Time started
- Time in/above/below target zone with avg & percentage for each
- HR Recovery Time
- First 120 HR samples at 1-minute intervals
- Ride Notes
· Shower
· Maybe a good snack but rarely as much as a full meal.
3 rags in all - one for the chain, one for the frame and one for the tires.