u/webbedcandy

Hi.

I have been cycling for nearly 2 years now. Last winter was my first winter with an indoor trainer. At the end of april, I had an indoor FTP of around 300W, which is realistic because I did manage to maintain an average of 295W for 1 hour indoors. My volume during winter is around 6 hours a week.

This summer, I did a mix of long endurance rides, threshold workout on long hills, VO2 max and weight lifting. My volume during summer is around 10-12 hours a week. I do not have a powermeter on my bike to measure power outdoors.

I am much faster outdoors now than I was in April or last summer. However, I did a threshold workout on my trainer because it was rainy outdoors. I struggled to maintain 270W for 3x12 min intervals, which is used to be easy for me last winter.

Has anybody experienced this paradox; being faster outdoors, despite lower FTP indoors?

Hi all,

I've been cycling for a little less than two years now, and I feel like I'm fairly comfortable on the bike. I can ride for a long time (e.g., 100 km) without needing to get off. However, I still have a few minor comfort issues that I'd like to resolve:

Mild sit bone pain after spending several hours in the saddle.
Sore triceps after long rides.
Hand numbness. This starts fairly early in my rides and occurs mostly in my right hand. I usually change my hand position to relieve it.

Issue #3 is by far the most annoying.

I was thinking about shortening my stem from 90 mm to 70 mm because I always feel like grabbing the rear of the hoods. Is my intuition right?

Thanks for your input!

Threshold workouts have become harder on the indoor trainer after training outdoors

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