Are Triathletes worth the dues they pay toward Masters Swimming?
I say we force all Triathletes to spend one day a week in the sprint lane, one day a week doing stroke (i.e. IM) work, and then make them focus on their starts and turns.
This invasion needs to be controlled.... :-)
John Smith
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Originally posted by lefty
If I switched bikes with Lance Armstrong he would have a hard time keeping up with me (and I am not saying that for effect. It really is true).
You are mistaken.
Lance Armstrong and his one hour power output of 500 watts would beat you and your 100 watts on any road bicycle ever made, including your 10 speed Schwinn from 1970.
When climbing it is a matter of power to weight ratio. Steady watts divided by the weight of rider + bicycle.
You weigh 150 same as Lance possibly.
You ride thre 17 pound new bike
He rides the 50 pound schwinn.
For the sake of argument we'll be kind and say you can hold 200 watts for an hour.
LA = 500 / (150+50) = 2.5 watts per pound.
You = 200 / (150+17) = 1.2 watts per pound.
He'd climb up a hill twice as fast as you would.
On he flats it is power / aero profile. The aero profiles of road bikes have only gotten better by about 20%. Meaning he'd go MUCH MUCH more faster than you would on the flats.
Originally posted by lefty
If I switched bikes with Lance Armstrong he would have a hard time keeping up with me (and I am not saying that for effect. It really is true).
You are mistaken.
Lance Armstrong and his one hour power output of 500 watts would beat you and your 100 watts on any road bicycle ever made, including your 10 speed Schwinn from 1970.
When climbing it is a matter of power to weight ratio. Steady watts divided by the weight of rider + bicycle.
You weigh 150 same as Lance possibly.
You ride thre 17 pound new bike
He rides the 50 pound schwinn.
For the sake of argument we'll be kind and say you can hold 200 watts for an hour.
LA = 500 / (150+50) = 2.5 watts per pound.
You = 200 / (150+17) = 1.2 watts per pound.
He'd climb up a hill twice as fast as you would.
On he flats it is power / aero profile. The aero profiles of road bikes have only gotten better by about 20%. Meaning he'd go MUCH MUCH more faster than you would on the flats.
