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Product Test Today- Lizard Skins Bar Tape

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My good friends at Lizard Skins dropped off a roll of DSP 2.5 bar tape for me to try out. I’ve been curious about the tape for some time now.   I will be doing a four training ride in the San Gabriel Mountains today.  I’ll let you know what I think about it this evening.

From their site:

“Experience the best in bar tape, DSP has excellent durability, increased shock absorption, and great feel in any condition. 2.5 mm thick for that extra bit of comfort. At 82” there is ample length for any bar and only 50 grams per set, including the plugs, makes it the lightest tape on the market.”

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Friday Ride May 20, 2011

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I haven’t been doing much group riding so I thought I would show up for the Friday ride.  The ride typically starts off mellow and continues to pick up intensity throughout the ride.  This week the pace was hurried from the start through Back Bay until we hit the surface streets.  But then it slowed down to a crawl.  My hope was that the pace would stay medium to high for the full ride.  One of the main reasons I don’t do group rides is because the pace isn’t consistent enough to feel like I get a good enough workout.  It’s either too hard and I get dropped or too slow and all my power data proves to me that riding alone would have been a better workout for me.  As an Ultra Cyclist I won’t ever need to ride anaerobic intensity but it’s nice to push that threshold up a bit so that my cruising speed increases proportionally.

Below are graphs for the entire workout with the following ranges highlighted– best 60 minutes, best 10 minutes and last five miles of the ride just before the sprint which I don’t pretend to participate in 😉

Entire Ride

Best 60 minutes 248 watts or 3.75 w/kg

Best 10 minutes 328 Normalized Power or 4.9 w/kg for 10 minutes!

Last 5 miles 280 watts or 4.24 w/kg

Swiftwick Socks–Get some!

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I got a care package the other day from Swiftwick.  I simply love these socks.  They are so well made and so comfy.  Trust me a sock is not just a sock-that’s what I use to think.  If you look at my pictures from the FURNACE CREEK 508 you will see I am wearing Swiftwick socks.  I wore the same Swiftwick socks for the entire 508 mile non-stop bicycle race.  If you haven’t tried a pair seek them out from a local retailer.  I hope to carry Swiftwick socks at Bike Religion soon.  Take it from me you won’t be disappointed.  They are the best socks I have ever had the pleasure to wear in and out of competition.

Wednesday Endurance Ride Before Work 84 Miler

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My legs felt sluggish this morning when I started out.  They weren’t 100% even though I had taken two rest days from my weekend rides.  I rolled at 5:08.  I arrived at the meet 7 minutes early (5:53 am).  I didn’t want to wait for the group so I rolled on.  I rode steady and spent most of the time in the aero-bars.  I thought the group would catch me but they didn’t.  I rode the entire “group ride” alone.  I arrived back at the shop at 8:30am and realized I still had time to get more miles in.  I then did the Warner Loop for an additional 20 miles.  I ended the day with 84 miles and Normalized Power of 210 or 3.13 w/kg.