improving our average speed on ride is something that we would all like to
achieve and actually is something which we all
packaging either by working harder or taking our equipment for improving our
technique or actually only about put together
yeah whichever way you go about it should be a tip you in this video so
here are top 10 ways to improve your average speed one of which actually
includes making sure your entire ride is downhill a bit like this one
one of the best ways to improve your average speed is to lose a bit of weight
especially if you live in a particularly hilly area so i'll give you one very
quick example if an 80 kilograms rider managed to shed five kilograms of that
way they will save 17 seconds on 1 kilometer climb at 8% when
riding at it at 250 watts both times
so over the course of a three-hour ride you've got 15 kilometers
of climbing at that gradient you're going to save yourself
well over four minutes. Wow now on the other hand if you've got plenty of money
you can save plenty of weight from your bike as well as the wallet making quite
a lot of difference
whilst aerodynamics won't save you much on the climbs it will save you a huge
amount on flat and downhill sections and quite often you won't need to change
anything at all on the bike
yeah so researchers show that simply bend your elbows about 90 degrees like
this sort of your back is nice and flat with your head slightly lower now the
wind give you a 14% power-saving vs the most standard position, up right like this
so think about your position all the time when you're out riding on the bike
if you're not used to this position let's practice it a short period of time
Likewise, you can also invest in a more aerodynamic bike. Manufacturers are working
on pretty much everything to make sure it goes through the air a little bit
faster from the bars through the forks to the frame and to the seatpost even your
helmet as well
all added up that can make a huge difference, and similarly you can change
baggy clothing for something a bit more figure-hugging little bit like what's
going on now and that will see you sail through the air all the more efficiently
Raising your ftp should be at the forefront of your mind if you want to go
faster and by definition it means the maximum power you can sustain for around
1hour in duration and by increasing the ftp it means you're gonna pretty
much be able to write faster
everywhere you go yeah we've got a number of videos here on GCN and which
should help you in this regard and you'll be able to find links to those in
the description below this one
Our next suggestion is no doubt going to be extremely controversial but there's
also no doubt that mounting some aero bars on your standard robotic will
enable you to ride faster and have a higher average speed
they are all map the difference between winning and losing the Tour de France to
greg lemond back in nineteen eighty nine
they certainly were because they allow you to comfortably lower your torso was
bringing your shoulders and forearms in line with your body and keeping them out
of the wind leading to significant improvements in speed for the same power
with the least thought about components when it comes to going fast is rolling
resistance
now there's actually a lot of different between certain tires and the way they
roll at different speed.
Yeah! Now believe it or not this is a subject which we are yet to cover here
on GCN we will be doing so at some point in the future but with some quick
research online and you'll soon find very interesting results which is a bear
in mind next time you're purchasing some ties
Another little thought about component in terms of speed on a bike is momentum
so let's take another example if you've got a 120 corners in
total on your ride and your 1/2 slower around each one and you're
going to lose a minute which is a significant amount but it's not just
that it's also the fat if you go slow around the corner
you're going to have less speed on the exit therefore less momentum and that
too will add up to significant amount of time
Air resistance plays a huge part in determining our speed,
when out to the ride.
Hence our earlier recommendations to get more arrow
we could also try getting out with the wind.
Yeah, so sheltering behind another rider
will save you around about 30% in terms of power and that
number goes even higher if you're riding along in a large group so doing at a
small group and sharing the workload on the front with the other people in that
group see your average speed saw exactly the same effort
I'm just gonna stay here a bit longer about it
Taking wind into account is also really, really worthwhile
especially if you live there mix of exposed roads and sheltered roads like
these
now that's the case always ride in the sheltered Road when there's a blockhead
wind and then when there's a nice tail-wind use the expose road. :D
Or, suggestion number 11
get yourself an A bike. Nah joking, who do that now and then suggestion
No.12 learn track stand with 15 minutes clipping back into the pedals of
the reduction
that's not very nice anyway if some of these tips of work for you
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