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Excellent response
10/10

You love a copy and paste dont you!? Understand what vo2max is etc, just not really what the calculation is that an edge would do. I guess a HR and Power thing.

Al i really give a shit about though is - is my vo2 max better than LeMond's

Yeh, I don't really understand how this is measured, and this is pretty unhelpful
https://www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/edge520/EN-US/GUID-E7F8B9B6-ED95-49A6-998F-B21DB8DA4734.html

My best (after two workouts) was 71, but the above page does say you need a few workouts for it to start being reliable

That's interesting. Suggests it is looking back at past data etc. Like a PMC i suppose - takes time to build up the past info

@ttm
i think you need a snazzy watch thing to properly record it - don't think a garmin and HRM will do it

Thanks, that's helpful. So it's basically analysing your Heart Rate response to your output, which is what i thought.

I wasn't planning on placing too much emphasis on it ajust good to know what it's based on. Is gonna be fucked up somewhat by the fact that, if it is looking at past rides and the current one, i've only just got the tool. Plus on turbo my Heart Rate is about 20% higher than outdoors on long intervals

how can it pick up on how much training you've done though? the past ride files on your unit?

So, I've just got an update on my Garmin that is the 'Recovery Tracker' which tells you how long to rest after training, i.e., I did a 2 x 20 on the turbo this morning and got told I'll be good to go again in 21 hours.

I'm trying to figure out how it works. I know it's based on heart rate, so am guessing that if your heart rate isn't responding after a long time it tells you your fatigued/ to rest longer? Or is it something else?

I know it's all based on nonsense and estimates etc but can't help but be interested.

What is 'HR training'? Am guessing you're not talking about heart rate? Or are you?

My probably useless advice would be - yes, good meal about 2-3 hours prior and like @Smallfurry says, something like a gel or energy drink immediately prior.

But between breakfast and pre-race meal you're gonna need something too, you don't want to go into calorie deficit, maybe something with more protein and veg than carb

I've only relatively recently got an Edge 1000 and want to update it to get the new features shown here: http://garmin.blogs.com/my_weblog/2016/04/garmin-announces-cycling-updates-.html

How do you do a software update?

Good to see @6pt reprazentin' the forum in both jersey and cap on Layhams today. Hope you had a good one monsieur.

Still up for a 'race fit' Jersey but not a skinsuit, wouldn't use it. Ta for the heads up @HoKe

I have foolishly signed up for this... does anyone have any useful tips / insights / reviews or whatever?

I care. That's great, thanks. I normally use the cycling news ticker but this is more fun

Anyone going to watch at LMNH / Brixton Cycles? I may go down there as have nothing better to do

I guess so... could be a bit of standing water from last night in all the ruts and pits in the pave though I guess, which may introduce a bit of carnage??

The whole thing seemed pretty overpriced.

I would have liked to have gone and would have if I were free, but through gritted teeth at the cost. When I went to the spin vs lcf thing a few years ago I was pretty jittery that afternoon!

Ta. Dryness all round

Twitter is wrong. Whoda think it?

What's the latest weather forecast for P-R? I heard rumours of rain on Twitter, but AccuWeather says dry in Paris and Roubaix...?

I know he's a pro and I'm not, but i bet he's shitting it! Good on him, he sounds pretty spritely about it. Hope he's a finisher

Mmmm yes, the mind is a key part to training.

I wasn't in the mood this morning that's for sure, and couldn't get into the session at all... ended up getting pissed off and abandoned as I felt like it was doing me no good.

Think I could do with a break from turbo for a bit, get outdoors in the week instead. Get the brain recharged! I sometimes find that i need a good few days away from turbo every now and then in order to keep the motivation for doing it

I did a real easy twiddle on the turbo yesterday in anticipation of that... just high cadence / low power for a short period. Maybe I'm just getting old and pathetic.

Went on a reasonably tough and reasonably long (70+ miles) training ride on Tuesday. I thought I was eating and drinking well, and more than normal...
Bonked hard on about 50 miles. Rested up and ate well when I got home.

Took it easy yesterday.

Got onto turbo this morning planning to do 2 x 20 threshold. Could hardly manage 10 minutes at sweetspot. Heart rate was responding well so didn't seem to be fatigue, more just that I had no strength in the legs to push the pedals.

I haven't bonked for a while, but I swear in past experiences I used to be ok again the next day. Anyone else found they've had a bit of a 'bonkover', i.e., still feeling pathetic a few days later?

that is what i want to do and am trying to achieve. problem is, i just cannot do 4/5 x 5min hard efforts on a turbo. i just cannot get the power out indoors. so am trying to focus on specific efforts when outdoors. will be getting onto hill reps when weather is better