Very different feeling with the aero bars. Today I rode to Mississauga to pick up my car from the body shop, and then rode home from work after. It was a 1500 calorie of activity day.
The route was pretty good. I used the route on the recreation map, and it took me pretty far away from traffic. It was a little hard to get used to the aero bars though. They don't seem like real triathlon bars, they're more relaxed. The forearm rests are pretty high. I want to lower my drop bars more now, but I want to get used to this first.
I'm not sure if I'm any faster when I'm in the aero position, but I sure feel like I am. It's probably just the way I feel. I feel like I'm really going for it, so I probably do. I'm a little jerky though, and have trouble going straight. It's almost like when I ride with no hands. I can't keep it straight at all, so I'm very nervous around traffic. I'm sure with time it'll get better.
The ride out was pretty chilled out. I got there in over an hour, at an average speed of 25 km/h. My HR was 137. Still pretty decent though. The ride home was a different story though.
I had just discovered Motion Based, so I wanted to get a good test track. Motion Based is a tool that copies the info from your GPS and gives you some really cool charts and graphs. It gives you everything together. It also plays back your ride, and you can even show it against a previous ride. Slick.
I went for broke on the ride home. My average speed was an awesome high of 29 km/h. It would have been 30 if it weren't for that last set of hills. My heart rate responded though at 148. Definitely too high to maintain, but it felt so good when I got home and it showed only 42 minutes of riding.
I'm going to keep trying on these aero bars for a while. They at least give me another position. Maybe finally my hands won't be falling asleep now.
The route was pretty good. I used the route on the recreation map, and it took me pretty far away from traffic. It was a little hard to get used to the aero bars though. They don't seem like real triathlon bars, they're more relaxed. The forearm rests are pretty high. I want to lower my drop bars more now, but I want to get used to this first.
I'm not sure if I'm any faster when I'm in the aero position, but I sure feel like I am. It's probably just the way I feel. I feel like I'm really going for it, so I probably do. I'm a little jerky though, and have trouble going straight. It's almost like when I ride with no hands. I can't keep it straight at all, so I'm very nervous around traffic. I'm sure with time it'll get better.
The ride out was pretty chilled out. I got there in over an hour, at an average speed of 25 km/h. My HR was 137. Still pretty decent though. The ride home was a different story though.
I had just discovered Motion Based, so I wanted to get a good test track. Motion Based is a tool that copies the info from your GPS and gives you some really cool charts and graphs. It gives you everything together. It also plays back your ride, and you can even show it against a previous ride. Slick.
I went for broke on the ride home. My average speed was an awesome high of 29 km/h. It would have been 30 if it weren't for that last set of hills. My heart rate responded though at 148. Definitely too high to maintain, but it felt so good when I got home and it showed only 42 minutes of riding.
I'm going to keep trying on these aero bars for a while. They at least give me another position. Maybe finally my hands won't be falling asleep now.
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You must be nuts...but in a good way...riding to the 'burbs! Who does that? Where were you riding from anyways? Please don't say the downtown core!Impressive though it is! On another note, I just have to say, there are also other/better options to keep your hands from falling asleep:)
Hehe. No, I didn't ride from downtown. That would be just crazy. ;) I'm riding from/to Yonge and Eglinton. It's actually not a bad ride at all. I wish I worked downtown, there are so many better routes to take than in Sarsborough.
I think I like where you're going with keeping my hands from falling asleep...
Heehee...yeah, I'm sure you would like where I'm going with that...while I hate to paint with the same brush...perhaps you are just a typical guy afterall...so you work in Scarberia? Hence your previous posts about the SRT...did you grow up out there too?
[gasp] I'd hate to be considered just a typical guy. ;) Yeah, I'm originally from Scarborough, and I still secretly have a sweet spot for it. There are actually some pretty decent parts of it that I wouldn't mind being in when I go on some of my rides.