Spin Spin Sugar

Today’s ride was supposed to be holding ~2.8w/kg, but large portions of this ride were at a higher intensity. If I had to guess, the ‘active’ part of the ride (i.e. when not stopped at traffic lights / slowed for road works) was closer to 3.2w/kg. So what gives? Well, I decided to give myself … Read more

Just A Bike Ride

Well, it turns out the weather is good this weekend. Amazing, rain rain rain all week, then today and, apparently, tomorrow are sunny and (comparatively) warm (13c), and then rain starts again Monday. I will take it! Thinking I’d be inside this weekend, I wasn’t prepared for an outdoor ride. Without a route in mind, … Read more

Soaky Dokey

Wew. Got a bit wet today. All started fine enough. It was a toss up between a Zwift ride – probably an FTP Builder “recovery” spin – or a trip outdoors. It had been raining all day, and I knew the ground would be wet. But it hadn’t rained for an hour or so, and … Read more