Cycling Fitness / Training Advice

I think an awful lot of people will get upset when their online performances aren't reflected in real life. Poorly calibrated turbos, non aero positions, lack of bike handling and lack of any kick will see to that.

All those things, plus the 40kg Zwift racing weight

non aero positions, lack of bike handling and lack of any kick

Described me on a bike perfectly 😭

More aero on the road bike, but completely lost the ability to corner at any kind of speed.
Or having to take a water bottle out the cage while riding.

Personally- I underperform indoors... Can't focus.
@dbr want to go try and take some back?
;)

That's the plan! or some new ones.

Want some help? Can offer to tow to bottom of hill and then die half way up.
You'll enjoy it. I'll be violently sick.
It'll be like old times.

Haha, yeah man, let's go for a ride. I've never been up a hill with you!

I know at least two people who seem to think they're pushing 6w/kg FTP's, and have achieved that through 20mins a week of indoor riding...

Better call Dave.

Numbers really aren't everything but there are a few people I know that are apparently now over 5w/kg for 20mins. The same people who'd get spat early on chaingangs / struggle to get out of 4th/3rd cat.

Can you tell that I'm bitter about getting my arse handed to me by these people on online racing?

No1 trains to race, its all about the star hill KOM for @6pt

Star Hill can do one. I avoid it even when I’m happy pedalling up things.

Lol at lack of truth in this statement

Surely lesser of the evils...?

Don your cloak of A-road immunity and storm up Polhill like the pragmatic wuss you are.

Plus everyone knows that polehill >a21 is the only way to get your average speed up on strava (stop garmin just after beckenham hill)

Not when they’re riding with you.

Very true.

I just acquired a rocker plate, my handling skills are going to go through the roof by the time this is over.

Which one did you go for?

Exactly, you can ride gently up there unlike the nastier ones to the west.

Turborock, courtesy of Henry when I acquired his kickr. I was expecting to find it a waste of space but having tried it a couple times I can confirm it is significantly more comfortable than static.

Standing feels strange though, I suspect it swings the opposite way to how it does out in the desert of the real.

Depends how further west you’re prepared to go, Clark’s Lane is the easiest way up the entire ridge I think.