Tag: Reno Cycling

Punishment Pass Caught With CycleVision

Punishment Pass – Motorist Caught In Ignorant Display of Harassment The Punishment Pass occurs when Motorists pass cyclists at close lateral range. The pass is meant to threaten, harass, and “Teach Cyclists A Lesson”. I have received Punishment Passes for decades as a cyclist. Recently, however, I purchased a CycleVision Helmet Camera system, and began […]

Fox DPX2 and Quarq ShockWiz – First Ride!

Fox DPX2 and Quarq ShockWiz Suspension Tuner Gives Me Some First-Ride Knowledge! In Early March, I purchased and installed a 2021 Fox DPX2 Rear Suspension Shock, and began recording data from a ShockWiz Suspension Tuning System. At the beginning of every ride, I save the previous ride profile, and then clear the memory. I will […]

CycleVision Helmet Camera Captures a “Punishment Pass”

The Advantages of a CycleVision Helmet Camera Capturing a Motorist Enacting a “Punishment Pass” Road Cycling is NOT inherently dangerous. Road Cycling is Safe, it is Easy, and it is Legal. It does, however, require some simple skills that can be taught and practiced in about 3 hours. Unfortunately, Traffic Engineers, Law Enforcment Officials, District […]

Tuning Mountain Bike Rear Suspension With the Shockwiz

Mountain Bike Rear Suspension Does Not Have to be a Mystery! Use the ShockWiz! If you know my story, you know that I began my journey in cycling as a mountain biker. My first Mountain Bike Rear Suspension System was purchased in 1995; a Trek Y-Bike. I have owned probably half a dozen Mountain bikes […]

Garmin Incident Detection Activated and Worked

Garmin Incident Detection Triggered After A Crash And Alerted My Wife The Garmin Incident Detection feature is one of the most under-rated features in the Garmin Connect Ecosystem. Many of my friends and family either do not know it exists, or if they do, they tend to turn it off. I’m writing this to strongly […]

Why A Coach Will Help You

A Coach Will Help You Salvage A Workout, Better Than Any Prescibed Program Failing a workout is always frustrating. A good coach will help you understand why, and how, but a great coach will help you get something good out of that workout. This will help you physically, physiologically, and mentally. Let’s find out why. […]

Xert FTP Tested

Xert Claims my FTP (Functional Threshold Power) Sits At 265 Watts. Is It Accurate?

I’ve always wondered if calculated Functional Threshold Power Values are accurate. Since 2017, however, I have relied on the Xert FTP value.

For years, we relied on the “20-Minute” Test. Riders would perform a 20-Minute effort, all out, and then subtract 5% from that value. The new number was considered “Threshold”.

Later, physiologists looked at 90% of a 3-Minute Maximal Effort.

There’s the 5-1-5 test….

Step Tests (25w steps every 3 minutes)…

Ramp tests (15-20w every minute)…

The latest ‘Testing’ asks for a 20-minute, 5-minute, 1-minute, and 5-second effort.

NO MORE TESTING???.

Moxy Monitor Warmup Protocol

The Moxy Monitor Warmup Protocol Ensures a Better Ride!   The Moxy Monitor gives cyclists a better window into their body, and how the body responds to intervals and recovery. When we use the Moxy for warmup observations, we end up with a higher saturated muscle oxygen (SMo2), and a higher Total Hemoglobin Count (ThB). […]

Xert FOCUS and XSS for February – Coaching Myself for the Month

Focusing on FOCUS and XSS

I’m going to leave the Xert ATA for a few weeks, and I am going to work on achieving FOCUS and XSS Goals on my own. I’ll show the results from the Training Pacer and Weekly Stats. Here’s a video summary… Below the fold…

January 30th, 2021 Webinar – Xert Gave me a 9 Week Plan for a 5MMP Breakthrough.

Did I Achieve my Goal?

The Xert Adaptive Training Advisor is an uncanny Artificial Intelligence program that provides suggested workouts and weekly FOCUS recommendations. 

I worked for 9 weeks of Progression, following the Xert Adaptive Training Advisor, to see if I could achieve a 5MMP Fitness Breakthrough. 

Let’s see how it went!