tomorrow looks wet.... :|
Rain was forecast here for thursday afternoon...
Commuting home the road was wet but no rain, just some side/head winds. This morning the forecast was for rain again... Downpour while I was eating breakfast and then
10 minutes later when actually riding it had stopped (after I put all my kit on inc waterproof trousers which I've not commuted in for 3-4 months...)! Typical! Although a nice change from 'the freeze' to actually slightly overheat commuting...!
The commute home last night was headwinds but really hard work (14 mph avg), the commute in this morning was similar conditions and felt equally as hard (yet avg 15.9 mph), with less headwinds though. Still weirdly feeling like I'm 'down on power', is this likely a culmination of training after the winter 'break'?
My winter 'break' was only a single week of low mileage (43) and since then my averages have been over 70. With commuting that has put my fatigue consistantly higher than my form which I think is catching up on me. Rest days needed or just some bigger turbo sessions to build form back a little first then take them? Should Fitness & Fatigue be similar numbers like mine?
I've been told yes, now umming and arghing over whether to do it.
Seems like a no brainer with the info from Von - getting a bit of a tax break on something otherwise usually not considered as an asset is very welcome! Especially if you can use it for something which is a fairly expensive investment (like a PM!).
Great info, well written and very informative! Just wish my employer did a C2W scheme now...!
Reading your revised calcs though, hmmmm, it is tempting! I am definitely a underpaid lacky due to location, so will be lower tax rate. I just checked my payslip and I had £732 deducted this month to tax/NI, it breaks my heart
You're still paying more than me! My location and industry really are poor though... Mine hurts a little less as I was previously self employed and know the pain of the 'once a year' tax payment (via Self Assessment). Just had to do mine for 2014-15 as I have other non-taxed income.
Also, it was easier to swap out than clean it properly...
Pffft! Very easy to clean without removing cassette!
Anyone else do this?
Question for you all: What water bottles do you use? I like the Elite Corsa ones, but I don't like the idea of my nozzle being exposed (ooh err) to the elements/road dirt/mess.
My go-to bottle is the
SiS 800ml as the cap is rubbery and good to pull with my teeth. I've found the more plastic caps I get sore teeth after using regularly (although I do have rubbish soft teeth!). Although the wide neck size of the
High5 makes it loads easier to clean, I have one I use instead of a shaker as it has measurements on the side. I do have a Garmin-Sharp Camelback Podium (
like this) I got free from somewhere and the cap is a nice rubbery one, the different way of opening would mean no 'teeth pulling' (if that's a requirement) but would have to ride with it 'open'. I'd happily use them & buy more.
People with PMs - what's your data screen setup like? On my 810 it's 8 points with something like:
Power, Power 3s
Speed, Cad
HRM, Avg Spd
Distance, Ascent
Elapsed Time, Time of Day
Even without a PM my display is similar (only minor variation between ride types):
Cadence
HR
Time of day
Elapsed time , Speed
HR % Max, Distance
Had set myself a
goal of 1hr 30min on a 21 mile hilly local segment I need to try and hit this weekend (may be too busy getting ready for holiday to ride next weekend). Although with good weather forecast here tomorrow I'm very tempted by the
LBS social ride...
