@johndwooldridge.bsky.social
Aerospace engineer embracing a passion for cycling. Competitive Masters gravel, MTB, and cyclocross racer in southern Colorado.
Working oil painter and wannabe author.
Working oil painter and wannabe author.
This race wins best plate award. Wife also finally did her first gravel event: 40 mile ebike.
May 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This race wins best plate award. Wife also finally did her first gravel event: 40 mile ebike.
Yeah man, I'd love to do more like this! My legs were heavy on day 2 but they still laid down great power and I felt superb in every other way. Quite a few people who registered to do both dropped out, sadly.
I could totally be onboard with a gravel TT on Friday evening too!
I could totally be onboard with a gravel TT on Friday evening too!
April 7, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Yeah man, I'd love to do more like this! My legs were heavy on day 2 but they still laid down great power and I felt superb in every other way. Quite a few people who registered to do both dropped out, sadly.
I could totally be onboard with a gravel TT on Friday evening too!
I could totally be onboard with a gravel TT on Friday evening too!
T1 I/B was 26:55 and 180 W vs T2 I/B at 25:08 and 195 W.
So trial 2 had significantly higher power on both legs. Could the fatigue of poor sleep for trial 1 have repressed my power output to that level? Again, IDK.
Regardless, I plan to run the 40mm in my first (climby) race.
Thoughts??
So trial 2 had significantly higher power on both legs. Could the fatigue of poor sleep for trial 1 have repressed my power output to that level? Again, IDK.
Regardless, I plan to run the 40mm in my first (climby) race.
Thoughts??
March 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
T1 I/B was 26:55 and 180 W vs T2 I/B at 25:08 and 195 W.
So trial 2 had significantly higher power on both legs. Could the fatigue of poor sleep for trial 1 have repressed my power output to that level? Again, IDK.
Regardless, I plan to run the 40mm in my first (climby) race.
Thoughts??
So trial 2 had significantly higher power on both legs. Could the fatigue of poor sleep for trial 1 have repressed my power output to that level? Again, IDK.
Regardless, I plan to run the 40mm in my first (climby) race.
Thoughts??
Discussion:
Initial impression is the 40mm is significantly faster probably due to reduced rotational mass, making the uphill section easier. Trial 1 O/B was 42:09 vs 38:14! But a deeper dive shows my power in T2 O/B was 212 W vs 187W in T1! Is that enough to account for the full delta? IDK.
Initial impression is the 40mm is significantly faster probably due to reduced rotational mass, making the uphill section easier. Trial 1 O/B was 42:09 vs 38:14! But a deeper dive shows my power in T2 O/B was 212 W vs 187W in T1! Is that enough to account for the full delta? IDK.
March 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Discussion:
Initial impression is the 40mm is significantly faster probably due to reduced rotational mass, making the uphill section easier. Trial 1 O/B was 42:09 vs 38:14! But a deeper dive shows my power in T2 O/B was 212 W vs 187W in T1! Is that enough to account for the full delta? IDK.
Initial impression is the 40mm is significantly faster probably due to reduced rotational mass, making the uphill section easier. Trial 1 O/B was 42:09 vs 38:14! But a deeper dive shows my power in T2 O/B was 212 W vs 187W in T1! Is that enough to account for the full delta? IDK.
Rider conditions:
Trial 1 reported fatigue, 1 prior long zone 2 day and weight lifting, poor sleep.
Trial 2 fresh feeling, 2 prior days of high intensity and weight lifting, solid sleep
Trial 1 reported fatigue, 1 prior long zone 2 day and weight lifting, poor sleep.
Trial 2 fresh feeling, 2 prior days of high intensity and weight lifting, solid sleep
March 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Rider conditions:
Trial 1 reported fatigue, 1 prior long zone 2 day and weight lifting, poor sleep.
Trial 2 fresh feeling, 2 prior days of high intensity and weight lifting, solid sleep
Trial 1 reported fatigue, 1 prior long zone 2 day and weight lifting, poor sleep.
Trial 2 fresh feeling, 2 prior days of high intensity and weight lifting, solid sleep
Weather conditions:
Trial 1 outbound: tailwind, inbound: headwind (preferred condition)
Trial 2 outbound: quatering headwind
Inbound: quartering tail
Relatively equal wind speed and temps.
Trial 1 outbound: tailwind, inbound: headwind (preferred condition)
Trial 2 outbound: quatering headwind
Inbound: quartering tail
Relatively equal wind speed and temps.
March 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Weather conditions:
Trial 1 outbound: tailwind, inbound: headwind (preferred condition)
Trial 2 outbound: quatering headwind
Inbound: quartering tail
Relatively equal wind speed and temps.
Trial 1 outbound: tailwind, inbound: headwind (preferred condition)
Trial 2 outbound: quatering headwind
Inbound: quartering tail
Relatively equal wind speed and temps.
Trial 1 - March 9 with 2.1 MTB
Trial 2 - March 20 with 40mm
Course details:
20 miles (32.2km) Out and back
Generally hard pack with some recently graded sections of loose gravel.
~1000 ft (305m) elevation gain with almost all of it on the outbound section.
Trial 2 - March 20 with 40mm
Course details:
20 miles (32.2km) Out and back
Generally hard pack with some recently graded sections of loose gravel.
~1000 ft (305m) elevation gain with almost all of it on the outbound section.
March 21, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Trial 1 - March 9 with 2.1 MTB
Trial 2 - March 20 with 40mm
Course details:
20 miles (32.2km) Out and back
Generally hard pack with some recently graded sections of loose gravel.
~1000 ft (305m) elevation gain with almost all of it on the outbound section.
Trial 2 - March 20 with 40mm
Course details:
20 miles (32.2km) Out and back
Generally hard pack with some recently graded sections of loose gravel.
~1000 ft (305m) elevation gain with almost all of it on the outbound section.
Though I've never subscribed to the wider is faster mantra, the wide bodies served me well during cyclocross. Maybe there are contexts where this is true but it isn't universal. I have a very climby race at the end of the month and in this case, I think rotational mass beats rolling resistance.
March 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Though I've never subscribed to the wider is faster mantra, the wide bodies served me well during cyclocross. Maybe there are contexts where this is true but it isn't universal. I have a very climby race at the end of the month and in this case, I think rotational mass beats rolling resistance.