Comments on: Tale of Two Roadies http://brandonnugent.com/2008/08/11/tale-of-two-roadies/ Kettlebell Instructor -- CrossFit Trainer -- USA Cycling Coach Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:25:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Brandon http://brandonnugent.com/2008/08/11/tale-of-two-roadies/comment-page-1/#comment-405 Brandon Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:31:45 +0000 http://brandonnugent.com/?p=161#comment-405 From a training standpoint, being on a mountain bike and trying to keep up with someone on a road bike is not a walk in the park. Since I don't have a power meter on the MTB, I can only estimate the workload with speed and heart-rate. Drafting in this sense, if your partner is amenable to it, is your best bet for doing a type of motorpacing. In this case, I incorrectly thought roadie 2 was ok with me drafting, roadie 2 incorrectly thought a mountain bike would pull him at his current rate of travel. It was all I could do to hold on. In my book, if you can hold on, do it. Reciprocate if you can and at least say thanks. During the ride he held a good line and seemed like someone safe enough to draft off of. The span between stoplights during the draft portion was about 3 miles. Traffic is whizzing by on our left. Passing and exchanging pulls would work only if both people were in pre-agreement and were communicating. Neither of us were doing that. It wasn't the best display of cycling camaraderie, but it shouldn't have been a dramatic thing either. When bike commuting I defer to the thought that cyclists in numbers are more visible to traffic and therefore safer. Plus it was a lot of fun to just go fast! From a training standpoint, being on a mountain bike and trying to keep up with someone on a road bike is not a walk in the park. Since I don’t have a power meter on the MTB, I can only estimate the workload with speed and heart-rate. Drafting in this sense, if your partner is amenable to it, is your best bet for doing a type of motorpacing.
In this case, I incorrectly thought roadie 2 was ok with me drafting, roadie 2 incorrectly thought a mountain bike would pull him at his current rate of travel. It was all I could do to hold on. In my book, if you can hold on, do it. Reciprocate if you can and at least say thanks. During the ride he held a good line and seemed like someone safe enough to draft off of. The span between stoplights during the draft portion was about 3 miles. Traffic is whizzing by on our left. Passing and exchanging pulls would work only if both people were in pre-agreement and were communicating. Neither of us were doing that. It wasn’t the best display of cycling camaraderie, but it shouldn’t have been a dramatic thing either. When bike commuting I defer to the thought that cyclists in numbers are more visible to traffic and therefore safer. Plus it was a lot of fun to just go fast!

]]> By: admin http://brandonnugent.com/2008/08/11/tale-of-two-roadies/comment-page-1/#comment-404 admin Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:17:38 +0000 http://brandonnugent.com/?p=161#comment-404 Hey that .0005% streamlining benefit counts! ;) Hey that .0005% streamlining benefit counts! ;)

]]> By: JackH http://brandonnugent.com/2008/08/11/tale-of-two-roadies/comment-page-1/#comment-402 JackH Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:05:29 +0000 http://brandonnugent.com/?p=161#comment-402 WTF? Draft, draft, draft? I'm with rider 2, if you're taking a freebie, you're obligated to oblige or else stop sucking wheel. What exactly does drafting do for you anyway? I prefer working up front at my own pace rather than being dragged down the road at someone else's. He was benefiting from your drafting him? Please..we're not NASCARs. I know I LOVE to be drafted, it helps me go so much faster..not. WTF? Draft, draft, draft? I’m with rider 2, if you’re taking a freebie, you’re obligated to oblige or else stop sucking wheel. What exactly does drafting do for you anyway? I prefer working up front at my own pace rather than being dragged down the road at someone else’s.

He was benefiting from your drafting him? Please..we’re not NASCARs. I know I LOVE to be drafted, it helps me go so much faster..not.

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