Laden with gadgets I trundled round Pru Ride London.
I was quite-to-very pleased with my performance, attributing all my success to gadgetation & supplementation. Nothing to do with training. Here’s how the gadgets/supplements performed:
Garmin Varia RTL 500 – radar/rear light – this worked well. Didn’t pick up millions of cyclists. DID pick up the very occasional car (there were 2 or 3). Yeah, good. Pleasantly surprised
Beet-it – oh yeah baby. living and lovin’ the nitrates. Makes me go faster or sure.
curranz – can’t think of anything funny to say but my legs don’t hurt the day after. Makes me go faster I reckon.
Garmin HRM-RUN – flawless
BSX Insight – This was the backup for my power track!! as well as SmO2. Lots of interesting Loooooooog ride data to analyse now.
Garmin Edge 820 – Great performance stats and features, several rebooting problems to crate multiple tracks. Combined the resulting data files using the awesome fit file repair tool.
Favero BePro – Flawless. Eased off nicely up the hills watching the power.
ROTOR Inpower 3d – flawless recording backup power.
Qarbon Qring 53T – yeah baby. Power booster (well it is for me)
Precision Hydration H2PRO HYDRATE – I don’t train much for the longer stuff. No cramps today (well a slight twinge). First time I used their stuff for a long race and best almost-cramp-free experience. I was a tad underhydrated but NOT short of salt. Go figure.
Adamo Saddle – What PITA?
Ultremo ZX/R1 tyres – fast and furious, no punctures. Nice ‘n’ comfy.
Lucozade Sport – made my bike a lot heavier and hopefully me a bit faster.
Golden Cheetah – Awesome post race power analysis of my power-duration PBs. Livin’ the dream. (V4 vSoon)
Sporttracks – just awesome.
New discovery: wear one of those baseball cap thingys under your helmet (cycling cap or bandana) , avoid the sweat in your face. Awesome. Thanks Garmin.
Last Updated on 21 November 2021 by the5krunner
My favourite kit and nutrition
- Maurten — the race nutrition trusted by elite athletes. Gels and drink mix engineered to be easy on the stomach.
- Garmin 90-degree charging adapter — the small adapter that keeps your charging cable tidy at the stem. Essential for race day.
- Garmin charging puck — the fastest and most reliable way to top up your Garmin before a session.
- Ravemen FR300 — front light that mounts directly under your Garmin or Wahoo head unit. Keeps your bars clean and your beam pointed where it matters.
- Garmin Varia RTL515 — radar rear light that alerts you to vehicles approaching from behind. Pairs with your Edge or Garmin watch.
- Stryd — the footpod that brings running power to your Garmin. The single most useful running upgrade I have made.
- Favero Assioma Pro RS2 — the power meter pedals most serious cyclists end up choosing. Accurate, easy to move between bikes.
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by baseball cap thingies, do you mean cycling cap?
ah yes. cycling cap thingy