Training for the Deathride

[bbarrera]

A few thoughts here:

Raised front wheel + Small Front Cog - Target hill climbing muscle group better?

I am similar weight, ftp, and group ride experiences. After getting back into cycling in 2016, my first big event was 5 mountain passes with 15,000’ of climbing. My W/kg was maybe 2.8 at the time, so that meant spending 8 hours climbing on 5 sustained climbs. If your weight is fixed, then you need a lot of muscle/aerobic endurance. If you can drop weight then its like getting free watts. If you can drop weight and grow ftp, win win! As already stated, if you want to get faster on climbs then fo…

Personally I’d focus first on high-volume sweet spot base. Explain to me: Why does the sweet spot base phase HV have a higher TSS than any of the build or specialty plans? - #8 by bbarrera

I’m a heavy rider and not a fast climber.