RPE vs. Heart Rate vs. Power: Which Should You Train By? - Personal Best Pace - Smart Cycling Coaching and Performance Tracking Three Tools, Three Approaches to Training Every cyclist faces the same question when they start training with structure: which metric should guide my effort? Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE), heart ra...

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Brian and I on a gravel trail

The gravel ahead

Me, almost home

Map and stats of the ride

Metaphysical musings, neverending headwinds, and a gorgeous day out for an age-double birthday ride / #FondoOfTheMonthClub N°100 in a row. Grateful that Goldberg was game to come along for the occasion. Just ride. #cycling #roadcycling #strava #fondo 183km/1161m/7:13

RPE vs. Heart Rate vs. Power: Which Should You Train By? - Personal Best Pace - Smart Cycling Coaching and Performance Tracking Three Tools, Three Approaches to Training Every cyclist faces the same question when they start training with structure: which metric should guide my effort? Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE), heart rate, and power each have genuine strengths and real limitations. The best choice depends on your budget, experience level, and training goals — and many

RPE vs. Heart Rate vs. Power: Which Should You Train By? #roadcycling #cycling
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No Gravaa for Visma | LaB, but Lidl-Trek bring BMX gadget to the start of Paris-Roubaix Visma | Lease a Bike are hugely disappointed that the Gravaa system has been banned by the UCI. It means the Dutch team cannot deploy the gadget during Paris-Roubaix. Lidl-Trek, however, will start with a different piece of technical innovation: the team has borrowed from the world of BMX. Despite u...

No Gravaa for Visma | LaB, but Lidl-Trek bring BMX gadget to the start of Paris-Roubaix #Cycling #ParisRoubaix #BMX #CyclingNews #RoadCycling

How to Track Cycling Progress Without a Power Meter - Personal Best Pace - Smart Cycling Coaching and Performance Tracking Can You Track Cycling Progress Without a Power Meter? Absolutely. While a power meter is the gold standard for measuring cycling performance, it's not a requirement for tracking meaningful progress. Millions of cyclists improve consistently using free or low-cost tools that, when used correctly, provide reliable performance data and training structure. Method 1: Strava Segments

How to Track Cycling Progress Without a Power Meter #roadcycling #cycling

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What Is a Good FTP for a Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Cyclist? - Personal Best Pace - Smart Cycling Coaching and Performance Tracking Understanding FTP Benchmarks Functional Threshold Power (FTP) means very little in isolation. A 200W FTP is excellent for a 90kg rider and mediocre for a 60kg one. This is why the universal benchmark ...

personalbestpace.com/what-is-a-go... What Is a Good FTP for a Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Cyclist? #roadcycling #cycling #cyclinglife

How to Structure a 12-Week Cycling Training Plan - Personal Best Pace - Smart Cycling Coaching and Performance Tracking Why 12 Weeks Is the Sweet Spot for Structured Training A 12-week training block is long enough to drive meaningful physiological adaptation — mitochondrial growth, FTP improvement, and endurance development all require 8–12 weeks of progressive stimulus to fully manifest. It's also short enough to maintain focus, adjust to life circumstances, and retest your fitness

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How to Structure a 12-Week Cycling Training Plan #cycling #roadcycling

Total is now 3135.51 miles for #MilesAgainstMAGATS

Totals:
Me: 3119.18 miles
@amberg.bsky.social = 15.53 miles

If you’d like to be included, pls send me your mileage.
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Ready for Another Adventure #tokeepyourbalanceyoumustkeepmoving #adventureawaits #doerrandsonbikes An elderly man in a suit holds his bicycle as he prepares to mount and pedal away towards the completion of today’s errands. Sketch art by Don Rice.

Purchase note card ‘Ready for Another Adventure’
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A piece of paper that travels the earth, from heart to heart…
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Photograph of a warning sign that says "caution" with a stick figure picture of a rider going over the handlebars of a bicycle, posted on the approach to a small bridge, with bare trees and green ground cover in the background. At the bottom of the picture are statistics from a bike ride, which was a distance of 46.62 km and took 2 hours, with a small elevation gain, 161 m.

As of April 9, I have 488 km of riding on the season (my whole last season was 2000 km) – and a lovely new bike, a Cervélo Caledonia. I went over to the electronic shifting/disc brakes / wide tires cult, and I am not regretting it. I come back from rides so […]

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Montreal's Baumier Launches its First High-Performance B01 Road Bicycle in Quebec #cycling #highperformance #roadcycling tinyurl.com/36r87h86

Best post-Flanders interview? Rick Pluimers reveals just how brutal the Tour of Flanders really is We all saw the interviews with the likes of Tadej Pogačar and Mathieu van der Poel on Sunday, but in truth you often learn even more about how hard the Tour of Flanders really is from a rider like Rick Pluimers — a very good rider, just a level below the absolute superstars. Pluimers was still there...

Best post-Flanders interview? Rick Pluimers reveals just how brutal the Tour of Flanders really is #TourOfFlanders #Cycling #RickPluimers #RoadCycling #CyclingInterview

Total is now 3118.50 miles for #MilesAgainstMAGATS

Totals:
Me: 3102.97 miles
@amberg.bsky.social = 15.53 miles

If you’d like to be included, pls send me your mileage.
#cycling #bikesky #bicycling #cyclinglife #bike #bikelife #roadcycling #cycle

Total is now 3105.03 miles for #MilesAgainstMAGATS

Totals:
Me: 3089.50 miles
@amberg.bsky.social = 15.53 miles

If you’d like to be included, pls send me your mileage.
#cycling #bikesky #bicycling #cyclinglife #bike #bikelife #roadcycling #cycle

Total is now 3083.14 miles for #MilesAgainstMAGATS

Totals:
Me: 3067.61 miles
@amberg.bsky.social = 15.53 miles

If you’d like to be included, pls send me your mileage.
#cycling #bikesky #bicycling #cyclinglife #bike #bikelife #roadcycling #cycle

Total is now 3050.31 miles for #MilesAgainstMAGATS

Totals:
Me: 3034.78 miles
@amberg.bsky.social = 15.53 miles

If you’d like to be included, pls send me your mileage.
#cycling #bikesky #bicycling #cyclinglife #bike #bikelife #roadcycling #cycle

Fin! 🤌

Now for a test ride 🚴‍♂️

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Total is now 3034.49 miles for #MilesAgainstMAGATS

Totals:
Me: 3018.66 miles
@amberg.bsky.social = 15.53 miles

If you’d like to be included, pls send me your mileage.
#cycling #bikesky #bicycling #cyclinglife #bike #bikelife #roadcycling #cycle

Total is now 2998.02 miles for #MilesAgainstMAGATS

Totals:
Me: 2982.49 miles
@amberg.bsky.social = 15.53 miles

If you’d like to be included, pls send me your mileage.
#cycling #bikesky #bicycling #cyclinglife #bike #bikelife #roadcycling #cycle

Looking for more down to earth Cycling groups in the UK here on Bluesky. Ones that don't focus on elite road racing and cover more regular rider issues. Any ideas ?

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Total is now 2962.95 miles for #MilesAgainstMAGATS

Totals:
Me: 2947.42 miles
@amberg.bsky.social = 15.53 miles

If you’d like to be included, pls send me your mileage.
#cycling #bikesky #bicycling #cyclinglife #bike #bikelife #roadcycling #cycle

Felt NEXAR una bicicleta norteamericana diseñada por el ingeniero español 🇪🇸 Cesar Rojo

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Bicycle Pedals Market Report | In-Depth Market Analysis 2035 Bicycle Pedals Market Is Projected To Grow a Valuation of USD 1664 Million by 2035, Reaching at a CAGR of 4.2% During the Forecast Period 2025 - 2035 | Wiseguy Reports

From clipless to platform pedals, innovations in materials and biomechanics are enhancing power transfer and rider comfort. The bicycle pedal market is spinning with new trends in cycling performance.
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Is this Pedersen’s best Paris-Roubaix chance yet? ‘On pure power, he stands apart’ Mads Pedersen has been back racing since Milano-Sanremo after his heavy crash in Valencia. That meant the Dane did not have an ideal build-up to his beloved Classics, but he still impressed immediately in the first Monument with fourth place. Former Danish pro Brian Holm therefore believes the Lidl-...

Is this Pedersen’s best Paris-Roubaix chance yet? ‘On pure power, he stands apart’ #Cycling #ParisRoubaix #RoadCycling #MadsPedersen #Classics

Total is now 2942.23 miles for #MilesAgainstMAGATS

Totals:
Me: 2926.70 miles
@amberg.bsky.social = 15.53 miles

If you’d like to be included, pls send me your mileage.
#cycling #bikesky #bicycling #cyclinglife #bike #bikelife #roadcycling #cycle

Total is now 2927.40 miles for #MilesAgainstMAGATS

Totals:
Me: 2911.87 miles
@amberg.bsky.social = 15.53 miles

If you’d like to be included, pls send me your mileage.
#cycling #bikesky #bicycling #cyclinglife #bike #bikelife #roadcycling #cycle