I'm also digging the SRAM 12-26. It jumps from 23 - 26 but I've never felt like I could use anything in between. I'm actually thinking about getting an 11-26 for my spare wheel to see what improvement that will make on the top end. I'm hoping Saturday to stay out of the 26 until the climb from Mirror lake to the top.
I haven't decided what my time goal is. I'm more focused on 1- not cramping usually from dehydration, and 2- keeping the feed stops short.
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An average heart rate of 152 for 2 hours doesn't sound mellow to me. Nor does climbing Butterfield!
Didn't climb Butterfield start up Rose canyon and turned around at the rollers.
152 is low for me. I usually ride around 160-170.
My heart must be different than all of yours. When I ride with a monitor, I am rarely as low as 152 it seems. I frequently have spikes of 200+ for several minutes at a time.
The doc -- not the one I sleep with -- and a trainer who gave me a fitness test didn't seem concerned.
then again, I gave up using the HRM for most outdoor rides because I spent too much time looking at it and trying to get it down to 140 or 150. The stress from that alone adds another 5-10 beats.
I'll be trying to hang on to the back of one group after another as I try to save energy for the first climb and then the big ulgy beast out of wyoming.
My standard race pace HR is 180-190 when I was younger I would frequently push it past 200 but suffering from the inevitable exercised induced migraine put a stop to that years ago.
I usually only consistently look at my HRM is when I'm on a specific zone training ride. The only time I look at it during a race is maybe turning a lap.
Most of the time I don't wear my hrm during a race because I tend to slow down when I see my heart rate in the high 180's. If I do wear the strap I'll usually change the display so current heart rate isn't displayed.
Heart rate is very individual and quite variable. Unless I'm really hammering, or doing a long climb, my average heart rate for a ride is generally in the 130's and 140's. It also tends to be higher on the mountain bike than the road bike. My heart rate during intervals is much higher, of course.
Good luck tomorrow guys!
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