Comments on: ProjectSSR- Part Four: Training Techniques http://www.dirtragmag.com/blogarific/projectssr-part-four-training-techniques/ Dirt Rag Staff Blog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:59:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: scott http://www.dirtragmag.com/blogarific/projectssr-part-four-training-techniques/comment-page-1/#comment-1576 scott Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:40:22 +0000 http://www.dirtragmag.com/blogarific/projectssr-part-four-training-techniques/#comment-1576 I am an MTB rider in the midwest , where we have hills but not mountains . I have 2 singlespeeds , one with 36 x 15 gear 2:44/1 for commuting and one with 44 x 18 gear 2:3/1 for more offroad . I started going with higher gears so as not to blow up on the flats and wide open sections of my local rides . One of the hardest challenges of singlespeeding for me was running out of gear on the easy sections . Coasting is a big philosophical challenge , you must go if you want to improve! Cranking uphill in a big gear means more work, coastingis your reward and your recovery time . I am an MTB rider in the midwest , where we have hills but not mountains . I have 2 singlespeeds , one with 36 x 15 gear 2:44/1 for commuting and one with 44 x 18 gear 2:3/1 for more offroad . I started going with higher gears so as not to blow up on the flats and wide open sections of my local rides . One of the hardest challenges of singlespeeding for me was running out of gear on the easy sections . Coasting is a big philosophical challenge , you must go if you want to improve! Cranking uphill in a big gear means more work, coastingis your reward and your recovery time .

]]> By: Lath_Carlson http://www.dirtragmag.com/blogarific/projectssr-part-four-training-techniques/comment-page-1/#comment-1570 Lath_Carlson Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:40:16 +0000 http://www.dirtragmag.com/blogarific/projectssr-part-four-training-techniques/#comment-1570 Good to hear about your racing, I also had no problem racing the SS on that course. While the above drills are good for SS specific training, you still need to start with a good base. I start doing long, slow, road and MTB rides back in January or February and then build mileage through the spring. Only when I've got a good base built do I start specialized drills. Having a good base is what makes your last laps as fast as your first. I was undecided on SS or 1x9 at Nationals last year up until the night before. Ended up running a 32 x 11:34 1x9 setup but I don;t think SS would have been much different. Mike Yozell won his class on one. Good luck next race! Good to hear about your racing, I also had no problem racing the SS on that course. While the above drills are good for SS specific training, you still need to start with a good base. I start doing long, slow, road and MTB rides back in January or February and then build mileage through the spring. Only when I’ve got a good base built do I start specialized drills. Having a good base is what makes your last laps as fast as your first. I was undecided on SS or 1×9 at Nationals last year up until the night before. Ended up running a 32 x 11:34 1×9 setup but I don;t think SS would have been much different. Mike Yozell won his class on one. Good luck next race!

]]> By: Fort James http://www.dirtragmag.com/blogarific/projectssr-part-four-training-techniques/comment-page-1/#comment-1567 Fort James Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:23:05 +0000 http://www.dirtragmag.com/blogarific/projectssr-part-four-training-techniques/#comment-1567 Lath, Good stuff. I am back on a SS again after a year layoff and then six months on gears, currently racing in Sport and trying to be competitive again. Nice result at Neshaminy last weekend. The SS was good for me, but I need to work on my endurance (and have a plan now). I found the first lap, including the prologue, went much better on a SS than it would have been on my geared bike. I passed a lot of riders by just not shifting down (duh) when the others did. My 2nd and last lap was another story, but like I said, I have a plan now. Did you earn your 07 title on a SS? Keep putting together the good stuff here and I will keep reading! Lath,
Good stuff. I am back on a SS again after a year layoff and then six months on gears, currently racing in Sport and trying to be competitive again. Nice result at Neshaminy last weekend. The SS was good for me, but I need to work on my endurance (and have a plan now). I found the first lap, including the prologue, went much better on a SS than it would have been on my geared bike. I passed a lot of riders by just not shifting down (duh) when the others did. My 2nd and last lap was another story, but like I said, I have a plan now.

Did you earn your 07 title on a SS?

Keep putting together the good stuff here and I will keep reading!

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