Matt Lorenz
I love to ride my bicycle. That includes racing, commuting, going to the grocery, hanging out with friends, and towing camping gear on long rides throughout the world. If I am on my bike, I am happy! If I am not on my bike, I am either working my real job, sleeping, or doing something else outside until I ride next time. I have been racing bikes since the BMX days when I was 8, then to bike-a-thons, to mtb's in high school and college, to the Armed Forces Elite Cycling Team and Ironmans. Fun!
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After a single ride on ‘normal’ cranks to see how they felt, I am back at it with the Powercranks on the 30lb ‘goose. I still suffer on the weekend group rides, but my PC endurance is up. After almost two months back on the bike, I generally feel good at the end of the 3-4 hour flat and fast Saturday ride, and feel good after the 3-4 hour hilly (55-65 mile, 3000-4000ft climbing) Sunday ride. I debate about riding the PCs almost every Sunday just to see how I do on the ride with ‘normal’ cranks on a light bike, but somehow I am addicted to the PCs and cannot bring myself to part with them.
Back in the lab… I finally got the PC Revmaster set-up. I also acquired another training tool. What else could possibly go along with PCs? Pedal weights, of course. To be exact, 3.5lbs of weight for each pedal. They are quite simple – ¼ inch steel plates about the dimensions of a size 10 shoe with spd cleats mounted about where a cleat would mount on a shoe. I have ‘ridden’ them about 5 times on the rollers and thought ‘no way’ at first, but now think that they may do something… I am not exactly sure what, and want to be careful about doing some anatomical damage to myself, but I will persevere. More to follow… another VO2 test and pedal weight report coming soon.
Until then, I am off to do some altitude research.
Keep on Powercranking!
Matt
