[BVC-CHAT] Ride the ROT on Sunday!

Christopher Menzel cmenzel at tamu.edu
Fri Jun 26 15:46:46 CDT 2009


On Jun 26, 2009, at 3:40 PM, Greg Hercules wrote:
> 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.

Indeed, we've had a lot of tri-geeks hook up with us over the years  
and pretty much all of them reported that they became faster time  
trialists because of it.

-c



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