[BVC-CHAT] Ride the ROT on Sunday!

[Greg Hercules]

The same  trianthlon style  of  riding  can  be obtained  through drafting.
In fact, the average  speed  of  riding in  a  pack can  be  increased
greatly while  still  maintaining the  exact same  effort as if you  were
by yourself.
Another thing  to  think about, some of the  strongest  triathletes are
also  the  stronger  road  rides in a  pack. These same guys will actually
receive a  better endurance workout  riding with a group because  it  allows
them to  maintain a consistent  power output during  unsuitable
environmental obsticles by  sheltering  themselves.

The main  point  I'm trying  to illustrate is  that doing a  solo  ride
while  attempting  to  maintain a  certain  speed is not  much  different
than  doing a  fast   paced (or  moderate paced)  group  ride. The only
difference is  riding solo  is  boring and  less  motivating.

By the way, what was your  name  again?

Herc

On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 3:29 PM, <texafornia at gmail.com> wrote:

> Whoa, whoa, whoa... Not even close to trying to start a flame war between
> roadies and tri-geeks. Both are awesome. I'm saying that I'm riding
> triathlon style on sunday mornings, no drafting, come with if you want,
> here's the average speed.
>
> I've ridden flagpole a ton and it's fun. Lots of fun.
>
> IF you want to come ride a different style of riding and try it out, ride
> with me on Sunday morning. BVC can always use more diversity and different
> kinds of rides to pull in more cyclists.
>
>
> On Jun 26, 2009 3:17pm, Christopher Menzel <cmenzel at tamu.edu> wrote:
> > On Jun 26, 2009, at 2:31 PM, texafornia at gmail.com wrote:
> >
> >
> > Drafting is "cheating" and you'll pull away from those that aren't. 70
> miles non-drafting is 70 miles.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Well, there are no doubt different philosophies and different communities
> at work here, but among most roadies drafting is definitely not in any sense
> "cheating".  For one thing, for most mere mortals, drafting mile after mile
> behind the likes of Baker, Efrain, Herc, and Haga is exceedingly challenging
> and you simply won't stay with those guys if you don't.  And even in a more
> balanced bunch, rather than 70 miles of very steady effort you'll alternate
> between hard efforts at the front and easier efforts in a draft.  Assuming
> the pace is high enough, you will definitely work at least as hard as you
> would on a slower, steadier, non-drafting ride.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Draft and it's like doing much less.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Come out Saturday morning and let's see how you feel after the run in to
> Caldwell. ;-)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > It's definitely harder,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > You just can't say that without qualification.  I don't mean to be
> setting up a flamewar between roadies and triathletes.  There are just
> different ways to ride 70 miles and different reasons for riding one way
> rather than another.  How hard a ride is depends much more on whom you are
> riding with and how you are riding than on whether or not you are drafting.
>  And which is better depends very much on what you are training for.  If you
> want to race on the road, a strict diet of steady, no draft riding is not
> the way to train.  You've got to know how to ride in a fast group where most
> people are drafting.
> >
> >
> >
> > That said, while I understand and respect your own desire not to draft, I
> still don't understand the general policy.  If you don't want to draft, then
> don't.  But why prevent others from doing so?  Why make the ride more
> restrictive if it doesn't affect how you yourself would like to ride?  Does
> it damage the group morale somehow if there are some drafters in the mix?
>  These questions aren't intended to be obnoxious, I'm just trying to
> understand.  (I myself might join you, at least to the top of Mt Unpleasant,
> if I can schlep myself out of bed that early.)
> >
> >
> >
> > -chris
> >
> >
> >
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