Sorry for the delay on today’s episode, everybody! We covered tons of info in this one, including a look back at last year’s New Year’s Resolutions, my “big” announcement that is likely to leave you all very let down (sorry! ), training for KOMs, adding volume, mobility and more.
Hope you enjoy it!
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Topics Covered in This Episode
Jonathan’s new XC race bike
What Jonathan learned testing multiple XC bikes back to back
@Jonathan your “big” announcement was such a let down that you should give everyone who guessed at what it was a TrainerRoad hat . I was hoping for dynamic training plans but swag is a suitable replacement.
I’m not Jonathan and I haven’t ridden the new Sid, but…
as an owner of the Fox34SC I can attest that it is absolute garbage and you should avoid it. It’s good for all of about 10 hours after you do a service and then it degrades very quickly in performance.
Well, I was hoping my second guess about the announcement was the right one, but I guess I’ll take my first guess being correct. I thought when Yeti got rid of the SB100 that new XC bike might be in the cards, although I had no idea what it would be. I was hoping to hear about a TR sponsored XC team though!
What an anticlimax! To be honest I almost fell asleep during the introduction. Am I right that the “big announcement” that both Jonathan “and Nate” have been wanting to share for a long time is simply Jonathan is no longer sponsored by Yeti (didn’t even know he was) and that he has bought a bike by another brand?
If so, this needs to become a meme.
Jonathan has a big announcement…he ate toast for breakfast.
Jonathan has a big announcement…he bought a new mop to clean his kitchen floor.
Etc.
I wonder what adjective will be used when they announce what some of us thought they were going to announce!
They suggested using carbs even on shorter workouts, which I’m going to try, but is there any reason not to take carbs during ramp test/20 minute test etc.?
To be fair, the pending announcement was teased as an @leejonathan_ announcement and now it all makes perfect sense. For me, the initial discussion was highly entertaining and I ended up learning a lot about mountain bikes. It is refreshing to have content and commentary by persons who are not sponsored or monetizing their social media other than the obvious TR corporate tie in.
But for those of us outside of the bike industry, the pro deals seem pretty sweet.
Now we just get to speculate on why Coach Chad is moving again. The intrigue continues…
At the risk of ruffling some feathers, this “announcement” was bound to lead to confusion and disappointment. Specifically, I was expecting a TR announcement because I had not caught the fine distinction about the teased announcement being for Jon.
Considering the ongoing hints and teases dropped about “Thing 1”… by Nate, Chad (specifically via Jon’s relayed message last week), and countless other mentions on the cast and here in the forum, people had a reasonable expectation (myself included) that this would be something for us.
We’ve seen some heated discussion (mostly in the Masters threads, but elsewhere too) about the teasing and overall delay in getting whatever we are likely to see as the next official TR release, that I think there was an oversight here because people are waiting, and waiting.
It’s the double-edged sword where giving some hints and ideas on direction are enticing and wanted by users. But it also leads to an expectation, especially when “soon” keeps getting mentioned in relation to the whole process.
I just recommend some further consideration and more attentive handling with respect to the current environment, and the interaction between TR and users. Please keep this in mind and be overly clear when teasing out whatever is to come. Thanks for your time.
Curious if you have any similar advice or strategies for races like the Gran Fondo National Series… Basically the same format as Grinduro but all road, most of the timed sections are climbs but I would think staying with a fast group would still be a good strategy. Any additional thoughts on how to train for these events?
A slightly different observation: when you showed the New Year resolution clips from a year ago, I realise how much I’ve come to like the Zoom format where we get to see the faces of all 4 presenters at once. Even if you could all be present in the same studio, I think I’d still prefer the zoom style (even accepting that I know it causes some lag / inadvertent interruptions).
), training for KOMs, adding volume, mobility and more.
. I was hoping for dynamic training plans but swag is a suitable replacement.
