Something that has bothered me for a while and I can’t seem to address or fix is getting more aero and increasing the average speed on a ride. I’m large at 6’4" and 185-190lbs, but have fairly decent flexibility. On average my endurance-paced rides (@ 190-210w average power) are around 17.5-18 mph …

I’m still in the same boat. Same bike. Same position. Less fitness😭

Hope “Springs” eternal and fitness will rebound :ok_hand:

Sorry I know it’s an old thread, but I wanted to add another data point for larger riders aiming to get faster. I managed a 20 mph average (20.1 per TR/Garmin :rofl:) over 63 miles/100km solo yesterday for the first time!! This was along the line of @anthonylane 's goal in the OP so I wanted to shar…

There was a thread about 3.0 w/kg being the middle of the bell curve for TR users in their 40s. Really dude…there’s no need to tell me to lose weight when I’m actively working on that. What the fuck.

I’m not telling you you need to lose weight, I am telling you you are far from average FTP wise…

[image] The Bell curve of cylists - how fast are the average TR users? Training I just saw this thread and I can shed some light on it slight_smile. Remember, this data is for SELF REPORTED FTP and Weight. I suspect this can be a lot more accurate if we threw…

He is smack dab in the middle of the bell curve…. [image] Top of bell curve for men 18-30 : 3.25 - 3.5 FTP/kg 30-40 : 3.0 - 3.25 FTP/kg 40-50 : 2.75 - 3.0 FTP/kg 50-60 : 2.75 - 3.0 FTP/kg 60-80 : 2.25 - 2.5 FTP/kg Nice progress, Frank…always feels good to hit a milestone like avg. 20mph fo…

Hey! I’m pretty fast! (For being in my 40s :grimacing:)

[image] Almost 40 and at 192cm definitely on the taller side. Did a road bike 10 mile TT last week on an outdoor road track (no drafting). Mywindsock reckons an effective CdA of 0.227. Was wearing a skinsuit but normal road helmet. Systemsix with 64mm wheels but not much other optimisation. N…

Hello all. Just did my first long sustained effort in probably a year. Haven’t trained at all since last summer. Kit: MTB shorts, loose fitting MTB top Gear: Un-aero drop bar gravel bike on un-aero wheels on 35c Panaracer GK’s @ 55 psi (BW of 195lb), one bottle Surface: all gravel 285w and still…

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3 0 w/kg puts me in the middle of this bell curve. No need to shit on me dude.

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