Mt Coot-tha training

[bwdftp]

another year, another 100 coot-tha backs for me
definitely 9 years in a row, could be 10. will have to look it up

edit: looks like 9 it is

good effort. won't be too many can say that.

Thanks bwdftp - it keeps me honest. Coming close to 1500 backs for all time. Should hit that in the next couple of weeks

Also not many people can say that! Good work.

[jasonc]

Ooh. Found it. First year I did 100 was 2013. So am up to 11 years

[Mr Purple]

Ooh. Found it. First year I did 100 was 2013. So am up to 11 years

I’m only up to 186 total!

I treat Cootha Back as an ‘all in or nothing’ exercise. Probably why I’m not going any faster - only doing one a week. Mind you the last time I went slower than 8:30 was July 19th, 2022.

Just wish I was doing consistent 7:30s rather than my standard 8:00/350W. Still even one of those makes the rest of the week easy in comparison.

[bwdftp]

i'm a big fan of a good max effort Cootha. one of the best signs of form is a 'fatigued' max effort - on saturday i managed a 7.39 on the full 2.3km segment (7.28 Coot-tha Back/7.23 Santos) after 233km/8hrs 20min. pretty happy with that.

[Mr Purple]

i'm a big fan of a good max effort Cootha. one of the best signs of form is a 'fatigued' max effort - on saturday i managed a 7.39 on the full 2.3km segment (7.28 Coot-tha Back/7.23 Santos) after 233km/8hrs 20min. pretty happy with that.

That's epic. Full credit to you for consistent mid 7's as well. I'm happy to accept the second fastest time of the day every Friday, because it seems inevitable!

I have to admit my usual Friday Cootha follows the strategy of 'dawdle 20km from home in Coorparoo' followed by 8 minutes at 187bpm; so not exactly fatigued.

Not sure I'll ever get faster than my 7:40 PB but the numbers suggest it's possible. At the moment the need to stand for almost the whole climb is holding me back (leg length discrepancy, possibly an undersized bike) is holding me back. 350W at my weight should be a lot faster, but even 5'8 into the wind is not exactly aerodynamic.

Should probably spend some actual money on a bike fit one day, but given my main goal on a weekly Cootha Back is to raise my suffering threshold for everywhere else, it's working ok.

[jasonc]

had a front puncture (flat instantly) going down the botannical gardens climb this morning

[bwdftp]

had a front puncture (flat instantly) going down the botannical gardens climb this morning

Scary stuff. Lucky to ride home after that.

[g-boaf]

had a front puncture (flat instantly) going down the botannical gardens climb this morning

Oh that's not good. Those kinds of punctures scare me - especially on steep high speed descents.

[Mr Purple]

had a front puncture (flat instantly) going down the botannical gardens climb this morning

Woah! At least that bit’s straight!

I’m sure I’ve bored everyone here already with my story of it taking 600m to stop on the back brake when I did the same at 60km/hr descending the back.

[jasonc]

[bwdftp]

that wasn't pleasant just watching it

[warthog1]

Well done staying upright.
How is the wheel?

[jasonc]

Well done staying upright.
How is the wheel?

i rode it home after changing the tube, felt fine
will see how it feels tomorrow

[Mr Purple]

Well done on the stop! That's the fastest part of the descent for anyone who hasn't done it, I'm a lightweight and have still hit 76km/hr down there.

Any ideas on the cause? I hit a pretty solid rock over the top yesterday, probably only the fact I run tubeless now saved it.

[jasonc]

Well done on the stop! That's the fastest part of the descent for anyone who hasn't done it, I'm a lightweight and have still hit 76km/hr down there.

Any ideas on the cause? I hit a pretty solid rock over the top yesterday, probably only the fact I run tubeless now saved it.

no idea. nothing in the tube or tyre

[MichaelB]

Phew !!

Well controlled

[vbplease]

Hoy mackerel!! how did you come to a stop?

I probably would have squeezed both brakes, but not sure if that's the right thing to do?

[jasonc]

Hoy mackerel!! how did you come to a stop?

I probably would have squeezed both brakes, but not sure if that's the right thing to do?

Rear brake is the go. But as I was tracking straight I could use some mild front brake

[g-boaf]

Hoy mackerel!! how did you come to a stop?

I probably would have squeezed both brakes, but not sure if that's the right thing to do?

Rear brake is the go. But as I was tracking straight I could use some mild front brake

Nicely pulled up there!

[Mr Purple]

Hoy mackerel!! how did you come to a stop?

I probably would have squeezed both brakes, but not sure if that's the right thing to do?

Definitely rear brake. It's what saved me when this happened.

It takes a disturbingly long time to stop on the rear brake only though!

[jasonc]

[bwdftp]

Nice milestone to tick off Jason.

[jasonc]

Nice milestone to tick off Jason.

Cheers. A good one to tick off before my surgery tomorrow
A looong way behind you

[bwdftp]

Good luck with the surgery - how long off the bike?

[jasonc]

Good luck with the surgery - how long off the bike?

Cheers. Allegedly less than a week. See how I go