I felt like I was extending my legs a bit too far on the pedal stroke so I moved the seat forward a few cm and did another Zwift ride. This one had a longish climb (Fox Hill in London) that I pushed moderately hard on - not killing myself but a steady 6/10 effort. I also focused on keeping my cadence in the 70+ range. And on that topic, I'd previously said my cadence was about the same on the 'bent as on the DF but this was based on estimation since I didn't have a cadence sensor on the 'bent. I've remedied that and the second set of numbers below reflect measurement with a cadence sensor.
To recap, here's what I posted before:
Distance 14.04 miles
Moving time 0:47:12
Elevation gain 407 feet
Weighted average power 135
Heart rate 94 bpm average, 110 bpm max
Power 134W average, 323W max
Perceived exertion moderate
Here are the numbers on the London Zwift ride
Distance 14.0 miles
Moving time 0:47:56
Elevation gain 781 feet
Weighted average power 164
Heart rate 104 bpm average, 132 bpm max
Power 164W average, 330W max
Average cadence 71
Perceived exertion moderately hard
And here are the previously posted numbers from my last Zwift ride on the DF
Distance 26.03 miles
Moving time 1:42:19
Elevation gain 3104 feet
Weighted average power 191
Heart rate 124 bpm average, 162 bpm max
Power 176W average, 461W max
Perceived exertion hard
So average and max heart rate a bit higher but still significantly lower than on the DF (104 vs 124). The power numbers are also somewhat higher with the average approaching the DF (14% lower) but the max still significantly lower (28%).
I don't know how much of the improvement is down to position vs being somewhat more acclimated. It'll be interesting to see how this evolves.
