I used to ride a bike with a 23 tooth cassette, 52/39 in front. Now I ride a bike with a 30 tooth cassette and 50/34 chainrings. That solved my pacing issues.
When I retired a few years back I bought a gravel-ready Tandem so I could take my wife on the classic rides across Snowdonia, Dales, Peaks etc... However this highlights the difference between our techniques, especially nutrition and cadence; I'm just about zipped after 45 miles.... I'm sure there's a video to be made about contrasting fitness and mismatched riders on the GCN tandem... It could be a very amusing episode if Hank did before & after rides with his mum/aunt/sister-in-law
Zone 1 - easy, slow ride for fun Zone 2 - seeing people on ebikes, must show them who's the king of the hill! Zone 3 - once you showed them, pretend you have a puncture, mechanical, phone call... so you can stop at the side of the road and catch your breath with at least some dignity Zone 4 - easy, slow ride full of pain back home, do not forget to tell everyone about how you teached some ebike people a lesson
I've had my two longest rides ever last month (training for and amstel gold race tour). I trained all winter at home. The last weeks of that I spent on a training plan (Fondo 60, Zwift) which really helped me getting to know my zones. My biggest problem wasn't even the pacing. It was the fueling. I greatly underestimated the amount I had to take in. The last 20 km were hell and to add some salt they included 2 of the toughest climbs. I pedaled through all of it and I am so proud of myself that I finished.
I always go and have a look at the Keutenberg to watch them all struggle to get to the top at the agr tour. This year was harsh, due to rain, wind and cold. So if you managed this year, you will manage every year.
Completed a crazy windy (20-30 mph gusts) Century (100 mi) last weekend. Used a negative split pace strategy guided by my first time using a power meter in an event. Achieved my goal of an averaging at 80% of my ftp over the distance. Being very familiar with the route, terrain, and prevailing wind directions allowed me to anticipate tactical opportunities to push significantly above my ftp and make adequate recoveries. The prize? Enjoying an epic 20 mph tailwind for the last 35 miles..... must be what it feels like to have an e-road bike!
Thanks for a practical guide to pacing. I'm a 58 year-old that seems to think I can still move like I'm 20 again. Giving us a method of pacing will help with my goal of 100k this year. Great common sense ideas. Not all of us still have enough of. I do appreciate all your group works for. It has helped me get back into a cycling state of mind🎯. Keep the positive programing going. From Brampton Ontario Canada .🚴♂️
The most important part of pacing strategy is how you fuel and drink during the ride and bike fit, then it's basically just a matter of avoiding efforts that cause your muscles to get sore.
Started this while watching a video on cornering! Answering request for experienced of bad corners. 1) Tiny gravel spilt round bend like ball bearings. Bent hanger so had to swap Campag 980 derailleur which screwed onto hanger with £50+ Simplex that bolted through the distorted threads when that was a lot of money. After 33 years, still have scars on right arm. 2) Downhill, tight blind turn, steel rims, 1970s budget brakes, well within my, inside, lane. Elderly lady crossing road. Hit her. She was, remarkably and thank God unhurt. We became good friends. Nearly 50 years ago. Ever since, always take blind corners tight if on inside, wide if on outside lane. Always assume frail, deaf person with pushchair, wheelchair, Zimmer frame crossing in irresponsible place with cow muck or gravel on road. Shimano dual-pivot 105 brakes, especially on alloy rims, were a revelation compared to Weinmann 500s etc
i'm scared to go for a 50km doing bike ride. but finally i just finished 50km with 2hrs moving time around in metro city and i shock that i didnt really get tired with 50km. i think it really helps my football training before and basketball games in my new hobby which is cycling. maybe trying to get my first 100km if i have an friend with me to go with.
I've got a 130km gravel race in July. First gravel event. Pacing is a huge concern. It takes me about 30 minutes to get the legs warmed up and working. Patience is key.
Did my longest ride of the season yesterday. Paced myself well, and had a really nice tailwind on the way back!! Great video guys and awesome tips. Will keep these in mind for my century ride this summer.
How to get pacing right and how to NOT get-tired on your bike-rides: It's really very-simple. Just do what I did on my very-first Gran-Fondo* (on a MOUNTAIN-BIKE (and not just any mountain-bike: a 38.8-pound (bike measured on a Park-Tool bicycle--weight-scale (the same one with the double-hook, that GCN uses for their "GCN Scales-of-Truth" thing)) aluminium front-suspension-only 3x8-speed 42-34-22 crankset 11-34 casette mineral-oil--disc-brake mountain-bike)): Ride as if you were riding a joyride. Ride at cruising speed. Never EVER ride at full-throttle the whole entire time [from the moment you start the bike-ride to the moment you finish the bike-ride]. Because if you ride at full-throttle, you're going to get tired, FAST. *(I would also like-to-add (because this is STILL within context) that this Gran-Fondo was On-Pavement, not Off-Pavement (and I specify that because I said I did it on a mountain-bike. And I did it on a mountain-bike because it's the only bicycle I've got), and it was 124.274 miles (200 kilometers) in length, from Start-line to Finish-line) P.S. This was all [done* in] completely old-school: No pacemaker, no tickr, no cycling-computer, no GPS navigation-system, no speedometer, no velocimeter, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. *("done" as-in "hecho" in Spanish. Not the translation/definition "done" as-in "terminado")
I'm very impressed you found a Connor sized picnic bench! There are either some really big families around those parts or they put on a cracking spread!
Nice one. I've had issues with pacing in the past, this will help. Of course I didn't start riding seriously again (been riding on and off since 1984) until 2 years ago, I think it's time to get some structure. And maybe a Tickr🤨
Always remember that group rides have a chance of adding at least 1-2 hours depending on everyone’s fitness and skill. Being prepared with enough food and water for self supported gravel ride can make or brake you.
In 1964, NASA did a study of human Wattage output on a cycle ergometer vs endurance. Many volunteers performed 1 hour tests ( FTP ) and then tests exerting more and less than FTP. The resultant curve looked similar across the volunteers. When a rider's FTP is 200 ( Mediocre amateur ), a 6 hour ride ( 100km Audax ) will have an average of approx 60 Watts. Then the curve flattens off until sleep deprivation occurs.
Put beer in fridge. Tell partner they can drink it if you're not back after a certain time. You may not pace well, but you'll get round in time - guaranteed.
Heart attack, 3 resuscitations, stent. Genetic despite core fitness levels which delayed it by ten years and aided survival and recovery. WARM UP and WARM DOWN. Once warmed up, I put out the watts almost like old days. Push a tiny bit too hard too soon and exhaustion kicks in. But it's not taking 15 minutes to get heart rate down, slowly, to near base levels then sitting at desk for afternoon work or flopping at coffee stop that kills you (seen that). Be very careful about pulling up after a hard climb to admire view or chat with the gang. Fitness and strength are not the same as health and can make you feel healthier than you are. Activity does not, by itself, make you healthy but inactivity kills
Conor reminds me of one of those old people in a 1960s Morris Major driving at a snails pace with their left indicator perpetually on while Hank is the average motorist completely stuck behind them losing their mind trying to get around
Ive got the Triple Bypass in August and I am concerned about pacing quite a bit. It will be at most my 3rd century (1st is coming up on June 5th). Total distance will be 106.2 miles with 10,600 feet gained. Currently I am concentrating on climbing as much as possible and getting longest distance possible.
So I'm a complete beginner, right? I've only started riding my bike (a touring one too) on early April. This year (meaning these past 40 days or so) I have ridden about 75-80km in total. I did one 20km ride, one 40km ride (ended up being 52) and some short ones in between. My goal is to do one 100km ride in May. I was supposed to do that in April but easter, weather, period... things got in the way, anyway. So tomorrow, in a few hours, I'm supposed to be doing 60km if it doesn't rain too much. I know I can do more than that but I wanted to work up to 100km by adding 20 each time I go out for a long ride. I also know 60km isn't much for most of you but I want to do a bit of a good time and maybe add some elevation too, the biggest one being a 2km 10%-11% climb at the very end, so pacing is going to be very very important tomorrow. Did I mention I'm a *really* bad climber? I am. Lowkey terrified. Wish me luck
I USED to ride with people who really pissed me off. They start off at full speed. I already know that at that pace, I'll be done within an hour of a 2 hour ride. So, I just ride at a smarter pace and let them kill themselves. At certain points, they're all "waiting" for me. Yeah, right...more like catching their breath. I'm not daft.
Commenting till Hank (or anyone else from gcn) does an epic ride on a Fixie, Day 9... Getting tired ? must be something for weaklings with gears on their Bike. Be Strong, get big Legs, Ride Singlespeed.
You won't have any problem warming up on a fixie! High and low cadence are normal. Pacing uphill means staying within yourself while having something for the top. Downhill sometimes scuttling your speed is needed to not spin out. Riding into a headwind means you learn all about aero gains quickly! My geared bike is not my everyday bike.
@@philipcooper8297 to be honest, it depends... Mainly on if you ride breakless or not and how hard your gear ratio is while doing so. I learned to fell in love with having breaks. And it's also safer of course. But that's all, I never had knee problems from grinding uphill and climbing is actually one of my favorite things to do in fixed gear bikes and Singlespeeds, conquering hills or even mountains feel so amazing when you look back on what you accomplished.
The only problem is that in a race the pack chooses the speed, and even in a fondo we ride in packs right ? Big race of the season for me tomorrow, hoping to start out at under 80% of max heartrate, but more likely it goes off at 80-85% even though we all agreed on starting out slow. A little over 1 hour in, we will hit a 3km climb at 7%, hoping that we will pace it right. Managing to eat enough is a major problem for me, will try to do my best tomorrow, drink and eat enough is crucial, and with 160+km coming up, with a hard 3km climb at 6% 12km from the finish, I'd like to not repeat previous failures, where I have done well to that point, then struggled from there to the finish and lost precious time from going empty too soon.
Was this video shot in the middle of winter? Today it was 29 degrees here in Bonn. And then I switch on today's GCN where the trees don't have leaves, and long sleeve tops and long tights, with winter gloves.
Talking about alternating cadences, I have an issue where if my cadence is too low, especially early in a ride, it causes a lot of knee pain only in my left knee. I'm 25, and I don't think I've ever injured my knee. Does that sound like tight muscles that need more effort to loosen (through pre-ride stretching) or could I be developing an injury?
Could be anything. Saddle height, how splayed out your legs are, crank Q-Factor… At 25 I was only riding fixed 52-14 and my left knee would sorta hurt for the first mile or two till one little tendon would pop into place and the pain would be gone. At 27 I borrowed a friend’s fixed for a few weeks. It was geared 42-15 and after the first two commutes on it both of my knees began hurting all day. Over three weeks it went from discomfort to straight pain. Ten minutes on the road after I got my bike back from the shop and my knees felt way better. Check your bike fit and consult a doctor and a sports physical therapist. You may just need to do some exercises & stretches for your IT band.
See a specialist doctor or sports/rehab therapist. You may have some muscle tightness or tendinitis. Simple stretches could fix everything. Or, if you're anything like me, you may have injured yourself at some point and didn't realize it. It wasn't until I had rehab from surgery on a torn ACL and MCL, that a therapist pointed out I had numerous ankle sprains (some severe) and mild injuries to my other knee. When I was young and playing American football, I had that "rub some dirt on it and walk it off" mentality. I figured if I had really hurt myself, I wouldn't be able to keep going. I pay for that now in pain. I use special strap braces for patellar tendinitis (jumpers knee) when cycling and do some special stretches daily. And it fixed most of the knee problems I have on the bike.
And if you're using cleats, you may have to make an adjustment to the positioning. Take some relaxed steps across a room, then stop naturally. Look down at your feet. If that left foot is turned in or out, adjust your cleats angle to mimic that. Since I started riding clipless during the pandemic, no one was offering bike fits. Took me a month of trial, error, and knee pain to figure out that both my feet point to the left. On that point, if you are riding a lot and plan to get faster and stronger on the bike, it's worth every penny to get a proper bike fitting. I finally got one last summer. Instant improvement in distance and speed.
When I ride with a group they usually piece at about 12-14kmph and when I go out on my own I average about 21kmph... Maybe it's a tall rider thing. I'm 6'6" and my natural pace appears to be this. Only problem... it's not sustainable! I did a 77km ride last weekend and it took three and a half hours to complete. I was dragging the bike back by the end! xD
Looks like you more than sustained it. According to my slide rule 77km/3.5 hr= 22km/hr. A good exercise to try would be to go out for 100km and aim to be done in 4 3/4 hours.
@@professorsogol5824 Thanks for the encouragement Sogol! Yeah, I'm actually training up to be able to cycle 100km a day for 16 days and I need to be ready by this time next year!
"Kamoot is great for this because we're being paid for saying it" - don't know if it's just me, but these vids are starting to appear as just a big advert to me. Shame really.
Why does everything have to revolve around speed?. What happened to just enjoying your ride?. Competition cyclists make up only a tiny fraction of the total number of people who cycle!.
Do you have any stories from rides where you got your pacing all wrong?
how about easy pace for 5-10km ride as replacement to muscle stretching warm up on land before ride?
@Aramintai yea you have to suffer more 😂
I used to ride a bike with a 23 tooth cassette, 52/39 in front. Now I ride a bike with a 30 tooth cassette and 50/34 chainrings. That solved my pacing issues.
When I retired a few years back I bought a gravel-ready Tandem so I could take my wife on the classic rides across Snowdonia, Dales, Peaks etc... However this highlights the difference between our techniques, especially nutrition and cadence; I'm just about zipped after 45 miles.... I'm sure there's a video to be made about contrasting fitness and mismatched riders on the GCN tandem... It could be a very amusing episode if Hank did before & after rides with his mum/aunt/sister-in-law
I would love to see you make a video "Mountain Bike vs Road bike head to head on the road".
Zone 1 - easy, slow ride for fun
Zone 2 - seeing people on ebikes, must show them who's the king of the hill!
Zone 3 - once you showed them, pretend you have a puncture, mechanical, phone call... so you can stop at the side of the road and catch your breath with at least some dignity
Zone 4 - easy, slow ride full of pain back home, do not forget to tell everyone about how you teached some ebike people a lesson
Classic👌👍😂
The trick with e bikes is to catch them, catch your breath while drafting then give them the chop ASAP
🤣
@@jesmondo5785 That works well on level terrain but has its limits uphill or on ramps of bridges etc.
@@jochenkraus7016 where I live, the closest we get to a hill is a dropped curb outside somebody's driveway
That water bottle toss from Conner to Hank at 3:45 was amazing!!!!!
I've had my two longest rides ever last month (training for and amstel gold race tour). I trained all winter at home. The last weeks of that I spent on a training plan (Fondo 60, Zwift) which really helped me getting to know my zones. My biggest problem wasn't even the pacing. It was the fueling. I greatly underestimated the amount I had to take in. The last 20 km were hell and to add some salt they included 2 of the toughest climbs. I pedaled through all of it and I am so proud of myself that I finished.
I always go and have a look at the Keutenberg to watch them all struggle to get to the top at the agr tour. This year was harsh, due to rain, wind and cold. So if you managed this year, you will manage every year.
Completed a crazy windy (20-30 mph gusts) Century (100 mi) last weekend. Used a negative split pace strategy guided by my first time using a power meter in an event. Achieved my goal of an averaging at 80% of my ftp over the distance. Being very familiar with the route, terrain, and prevailing wind directions allowed me to anticipate tactical opportunities to push significantly above my ftp and make adequate recoveries. The prize? Enjoying an epic 20 mph tailwind for the last 35 miles..... must be what it feels like to have an e-road bike!
Congrats Mike - sounds awesome!
Thanks for a practical guide to pacing. I'm a 58 year-old that seems to think I can still move like I'm 20 again. Giving us a method of pacing will help with my goal of 100k this year. Great common sense ideas. Not all of us still have enough of. I do appreciate all your group works for. It has helped me get back into a cycling state of mind🎯. Keep the positive programing going. From Brampton Ontario Canada .🚴♂️
Impeccable timing from Connor talking about head/tail winds passing Beaufort @ 7:28! I once knew a dog called Beaufort…. Terrible wind problems….
😂
Ate 240 beans likely!
Im training for my first 100km ride from whistler to vancouver (Canada) in a month. This video has helped my greatly
Glad to hear it Daniel. All the best for the ride!
The most important part of pacing strategy is how you fuel and drink during the ride and bike fit, then it's basically just a matter of avoiding efforts that cause your muscles to get sore.
Started this while watching a video on cornering! Answering request for experienced of bad corners.
1) Tiny gravel spilt round bend like ball bearings. Bent hanger so had to swap Campag 980 derailleur which screwed onto hanger with £50+ Simplex that bolted through the distorted threads when that was a lot of money. After 33 years, still have scars on right arm.
2) Downhill, tight blind turn, steel rims, 1970s budget brakes, well within my, inside, lane. Elderly lady crossing road. Hit her. She was, remarkably and thank God unhurt. We became good friends. Nearly 50 years ago.
Ever since, always take blind corners tight if on inside, wide if on outside lane. Always assume frail, deaf person with pushchair, wheelchair, Zimmer frame crossing in irresponsible place with cow muck or gravel on road. Shimano dual-pivot 105 brakes, especially on alloy rims, were a revelation compared to Weinmann 500s etc
i'm scared to go for a 50km doing bike ride. but finally i just finished 50km with 2hrs moving time around in metro city and i shock that i didnt really get tired with 50km. i think it really helps my football training before and basketball games in my new hobby which is cycling. maybe trying to get my first 100km if i have an friend with me to go with.
I've got a 130km gravel race in July. First gravel event. Pacing is a huge concern. It takes me about 30 minutes to get the legs warmed up and working. Patience is key.
That's right Paul. Sounds epic though!
Did my longest ride of the season yesterday. Paced myself well, and had a really nice tailwind on the way back!! Great video guys and awesome tips. Will keep these in mind for my century ride this summer.
Tailwind back is always the best! 👌 Where are you doing your century Steve?
@@gcn Looking at doing a long rail trail ride across part of Ontario Canada this summer. 😁
"You've got more lungs than legs."
Words of wisdom a fellow runner gave me when starting my cycling journey.
How to get pacing right and how to NOT get-tired on your bike-rides:
It's really very-simple. Just do what I did on my very-first Gran-Fondo* (on a MOUNTAIN-BIKE (and not just any mountain-bike: a 38.8-pound (bike measured on a Park-Tool bicycle--weight-scale (the same one with the double-hook, that GCN uses for their "GCN Scales-of-Truth" thing)) aluminium front-suspension-only 3x8-speed 42-34-22 crankset 11-34 casette mineral-oil--disc-brake mountain-bike)):
Ride as if you were riding a joyride. Ride at cruising speed. Never EVER ride at full-throttle the whole entire time [from the moment you start the bike-ride to the moment you finish the bike-ride]. Because if you ride at full-throttle, you're going to get tired, FAST.
*(I would also like-to-add (because this is STILL within context) that this Gran-Fondo was On-Pavement, not Off-Pavement (and I specify that because I said I did it on a mountain-bike. And I did it on a mountain-bike because it's the only bicycle I've got), and it was 124.274 miles (200 kilometers) in length, from Start-line to Finish-line)
P.S. This was all [done* in] completely old-school: No pacemaker, no tickr, no cycling-computer, no GPS navigation-system, no speedometer, no velocimeter, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera.
*("done" as-in "hecho" in Spanish. Not the translation/definition "done" as-in "terminado")
I'm very impressed you found a Connor sized picnic bench! There are either some really big families around those parts or they put on a cracking spread!
It's designed to seat 8, was replaced with a metal giant one after the local kids accidentally burnt the smaller wooden one a few years ago 🤣
Thanks 🙏🏼 for your input.
Nice one. I've had issues with pacing in the past, this will help. Of course I didn't start riding seriously again (been riding on and off since 1984) until 2 years ago, I think it's time to get some structure. And maybe a Tickr🤨
Thanks - hope it helps!
I sense a bromance starting between these too ❤ they need to do more epic adventures together
Always remember that group rides have a chance of adding at least 1-2 hours depending on everyone’s fitness and skill. Being prepared with enough food and water for self supported gravel ride can make or brake you.
In 1964, NASA did a study of human Wattage output on a cycle ergometer vs endurance.
Many volunteers performed 1 hour tests ( FTP ) and then tests exerting more and less than FTP.
The resultant curve looked similar across the volunteers.
When a rider's FTP is 200 ( Mediocre amateur ), a 6 hour ride ( 100km Audax ) will have an average of approx 60 Watts. Then the curve flattens off until sleep deprivation occurs.
Well paced video!
Ba-dum-tsss! 🥁 Haha, thanks Boris!
Put beer in fridge. Tell partner they can drink it if you're not back after a certain time. You may not pace well, but you'll get round in time - guaranteed.
😂brilliant
A wonderful video in every sense of the word, and the introduction to the video is impressive and attractive. I wish you a happy day, my friends. 👍🙏❤
Stunning views of South Wales.
Heart attack, 3 resuscitations, stent. Genetic despite core fitness levels which delayed it by ten years and aided survival and recovery. WARM UP and WARM DOWN. Once warmed up, I put out the watts almost like old days. Push a tiny bit too hard too soon and exhaustion kicks in.
But it's not taking 15 minutes to get heart rate down, slowly, to near base levels then sitting at desk for afternoon work or flopping at coffee stop that kills you (seen that). Be very careful about pulling up after a hard climb to admire view or chat with the gang.
Fitness and strength are not the same as health and can make you feel healthier than you are. Activity does not, by itself, make you healthy but inactivity kills
Conor reminds me of one of those old people in a 1960s Morris Major driving at a snails pace with their left indicator perpetually on while Hank is the average motorist completely stuck behind them losing their mind trying to get around
All good advice! On longer rides giving 80%of energy into works for e all day long.
Ive got the Triple Bypass in August and I am concerned about pacing quite a bit. It will be at most my 3rd century (1st is coming up on June 5th). Total distance will be 106.2 miles with 10,600 feet gained. Currently I am concentrating on climbing as much as possible and getting longest distance possible.
So I'm a complete beginner, right? I've only started riding my bike (a touring one too) on early April. This year (meaning these past 40 days or so) I have ridden about 75-80km in total. I did one 20km ride, one 40km ride (ended up being 52) and some short ones in between. My goal is to do one 100km ride in May. I was supposed to do that in April but easter, weather, period... things got in the way, anyway. So tomorrow, in a few hours, I'm supposed to be doing 60km if it doesn't rain too much. I know I can do more than that but I wanted to work up to 100km by adding 20 each time I go out for a long ride. I also know 60km isn't much for most of you but I want to do a bit of a good time and maybe add some elevation too, the biggest one being a 2km 10%-11% climb at the very end, so pacing is going to be very very important tomorrow. Did I mention I'm a *really* bad climber? I am. Lowkey terrified. Wish me luck
try adding 10% per week. If you start with 50, you'll be over 100 in eight weeks.
Hank's bike paint job is so eye catching.
I USED to ride with people who really pissed me off. They start off at full speed. I already know that at that pace, I'll be done within an hour of a 2 hour ride. So, I just ride at a smarter pace and let them kill themselves. At certain points, they're all "waiting" for me. Yeah, right...more like catching their breath. I'm not daft.
Been there, experienced that
Commenting till Hank (or anyone else from gcn) does an epic ride on a Fixie, Day 9... Getting tired ? must be something for weaklings with gears on their Bike. Be Strong, get big Legs, Ride Singlespeed.
I ride fixed and it definitely improves my performance on my regular bike 👍🏻
@@waynehollard Doesn't a fixie ruin your knees though?
You won't have any problem warming up on a fixie! High and low cadence are normal. Pacing uphill means staying within yourself while having something for the top. Downhill sometimes scuttling your speed is needed to not spin out. Riding into a headwind means you learn all about aero gains quickly! My geared bike is not my everyday bike.
@@philipcooper8297 to be honest, it depends... Mainly on if you ride breakless or not and how hard your gear ratio is while doing so. I learned to fell in love with having breaks. And it's also safer of course. But that's all, I never had knee problems from grinding uphill and climbing is actually one of my favorite things to do in fixed gear bikes and Singlespeeds, conquering hills or even mountains feel so amazing when you look back on what you accomplished.
Fixie bikes aren't that interesting.
Connor tossing the bottle to Hank was legit
The bidon toss 😎💥🥂
This video reminded me why I moved out of the UK.... still wearing winter tights in May.... wow!! feck that!!
I would love to see you make a video "Mountain Bike vs Road bike head to head on the road".
The only problem is that in a race the pack chooses the speed, and even in a fondo we ride in packs right ? Big race of the season for me tomorrow, hoping to start out at under 80% of max heartrate, but more likely it goes off at 80-85% even though we all agreed on starting out slow. A little over 1 hour in, we will hit a 3km climb at 7%, hoping that we will pace it right. Managing to eat enough is a major problem for me, will try to do my best tomorrow, drink and eat enough is crucial, and with 160+km coming up, with a hard 3km climb at 6% 12km from the finish, I'd like to not repeat previous failures, where I have done well to that point, then struggled from there to the finish and lost precious time from going empty too soon.
McDonalds: Welcome to McDonalds can, I take your order?
Hank: Can I have an Orbea?
McDonalds: ………………. Do you want fries with that?
🤣
I paced my 300 km ride wrong and go to hard in beginning.
Hard to take it easy and warm up if you live at the bottom of a hill
I love Hanks McDonald's bike 🥰
He has named it Ronald!
@@gcn 🥰
Tailwind?? Never have experienced that
Whats the size difference between you? It looks very funny.
Great.
Who else has a friend that makes that frog march? 0:43
I love that thumbnail xD
Thanks !
The only way i found to pacing is to ride with slower friends^^
Hey Hank, Ronald wants his bike back 🍟🍔
😂 Hank did name it Ronald!
As much as I love Hank, I'm not loving the new bike. It looks like something that Mich Buchannan would ride to work on!
Very Miami-esque right 😆
@@guy_daimond actually Baywatch (both in-universe & ) took-place on the beaches in California.
Was this video shot in the middle of winter?
Today it was 29 degrees here in Bonn. And then I switch on today's GCN where the trees don't have leaves, and long sleeve tops and long tights, with winter gloves.
We filmed this one in April - you never know what you're getting this time of the year in the UK!
@@gcn well next time talk your boss into filming it in the Caribbean then you can have that summery look.
How many parks did you have to visit to find a picnic table long enough for Conor to do a plank on?
dope music
That blue canyon is just my size can I get it
Talking about alternating cadences, I have an issue where if my cadence is too low, especially early in a ride, it causes a lot of knee pain only in my left knee. I'm 25, and I don't think I've ever injured my knee. Does that sound like tight muscles that need more effort to loosen (through pre-ride stretching) or could I be developing an injury?
Could be anything. Saddle height, how splayed out your legs are, crank Q-Factor…
At 25 I was only riding fixed 52-14 and my left knee would sorta hurt for the first mile or two till one little tendon would pop into place and the pain would be gone.
At 27 I borrowed a friend’s fixed for a few weeks. It was geared 42-15 and after the first two commutes on it both of my knees began hurting all day. Over three weeks it went from discomfort to straight pain. Ten minutes on the road after I got my bike back from the shop and my knees felt way better.
Check your bike fit and consult a doctor and a sports physical therapist.
You may just need to do some exercises & stretches for your IT band.
See a specialist doctor or sports/rehab therapist. You may have some muscle tightness or tendinitis. Simple stretches could fix everything. Or, if you're anything like me, you may have injured yourself at some point and didn't realize it. It wasn't until I had rehab from surgery on a torn ACL and MCL, that a therapist pointed out I had numerous ankle sprains (some severe) and mild injuries to my other knee. When I was young and playing American football, I had that "rub some dirt on it and walk it off" mentality. I figured if I had really hurt myself, I wouldn't be able to keep going. I pay for that now in pain. I use special strap braces for patellar tendinitis (jumpers knee) when cycling and do some special stretches daily. And it fixed most of the knee problems I have on the bike.
And if you're using cleats, you may have to make an adjustment to the positioning. Take some relaxed steps across a room, then stop naturally. Look down at your feet. If that left foot is turned in or out, adjust your cleats angle to mimic that. Since I started riding clipless during the pandemic, no one was offering bike fits. Took me a month of trial, error, and knee pain to figure out that both my feet point to the left. On that point, if you are riding a lot and plan to get faster and stronger on the bike, it's worth every penny to get a proper bike fitting. I finally got one last summer. Instant improvement in distance and speed.
I thought the whole point was to get tired...
Poor Conor always looks knackered during his videos. He also does a lot of videos with Hank. Wonder if there's a link...
Surprised that table was long enough for a plank
I love getting tired.
You mean going out so hard for 25 miles and stopping for a break, and then, seriously having no idea how you are going to ride home.... is wrong?
When I ride with a group they usually piece at about 12-14kmph and when I go out on my own I average about 21kmph... Maybe it's a tall rider thing. I'm 6'6" and my natural pace appears to be this. Only problem... it's not sustainable! I did a 77km ride last weekend and it took three and a half hours to complete. I was dragging the bike back by the end! xD
Looks like you more than sustained it. According to my slide rule 77km/3.5 hr= 22km/hr. A good exercise to try would be to go out for 100km and aim to be done in 4 3/4 hours.
@@professorsogol5824 Thanks for the encouragement Sogol! Yeah, I'm actually training up to be able to cycle 100km a day for 16 days and I need to be ready by this time next year!
Conor is one table long
Hank got bulky😊
Where's hanks dogma?
Letting it have a rest and giving Ronald an outing instead!
GCN really exhausting the video topics. Holy shit it's getting bad. That's what happens when you spam content for too long
everytime i go for a ride and i see a cyclist infront of me i have to overtake them i just have to or die in the procces of doing it
"Kamoot is great for this because we're being paid for saying it" - don't know if it's just me, but these vids are starting to appear as just a big advert to me. Shame really.
Easy.....go slow 😂
Why does everything have to revolve around speed?. What happened to just enjoying your ride?. Competition cyclists make up only a tiny fraction of the total number of people who cycle!.
Pacing still matters.
Can't disagree with you, although once you have an App, it's hard not to look at the average speed and splits.
Regardless of the type of cyclist you are, training to improve your fitness and ability on the bike is still very rewarding.
It's a shame they don't get along.
It's May. Why the full body condom?
@Jon-Rudolf's-comment/post "It's May. Why the full body condom?":
Always wear protection 😂. (From-the-cold in this case).
1st!
@Henry-W.'s-comment "1st!":
Congratulations .
Umm, just ride more ya weight weenies