Daily Evolution from Mastering Tai Chi-Chapter 161: Emergence of Power

Boom!!!

The carbon fiber frame instantly scattered on the ground, turning into a pile of parts.

The chain also snapped in two, crashing against the wall.

It was like the last straw that broke the camel’s back. The moment the applied force exceeded the threshold, the entire structure of the bike frame instantly collapsed, leaving not a single intact part. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Wang Ye sat on the ground with a somewhat bewildered look in his eyes.

"It blew up before even reaching 20,000W? Is this thing that fragile?"

He stood up, picked up the scattered parts on the ground, and an inexplicable mix of emotions surfaced in his eyes.

Generally speaking, indoor cycling simulation wears out the frame and chain far less than outdoor riding.

Because indoor cycling doesn’t have to endure the bumps and shocks of rough roads, nor the wear and tear from wind resistance—it only needs to withstand the rider’s pedaling.

Yet Wang Ye busted the frame just by riding indoors.

If it were outdoor cycling...

The bike in his hands would probably become disposable.

But then again, it took him cycling at a high intensity for nearly a whole night to barely break a bike frame. If he didn’t often use extreme power between 10,000-20,000W, this situation probably wouldn’t occur again.

At this thought, Wang Ye somewhat frustratedly ruffled his hair, "It seems unless I spend a large sum for a custom-made alloy bike frame, I’ll have to maintain a speed under 10,000W for steady cruising in the future."

After smashing the bike frame.

Wang Ye didn’t linger.

Instead, he left the gym directly and locked the gym’s door.

Wang Ye slipped the key into his pocket and headed to the only Zibo BBQ restaurant still open on the street.

While eating BBQ, Wang Ye opened the chat with Brother Zui in WeChat.

Sent a message over.

[Brother Zui, sorry, I broke the cycling platform. Here’s 10,000 for compensation.]

[Transferred ¥10,000 to Brother Zui.]

Ever since Wang Ye broke the marathon world record last time and received millions in prize money from the "National Speed" program, he had become increasingly lavish in his spending. Now transferring 10,000 to Brother Zui felt as insignificant as sending one yuan.

After wolfing down 200 lamb skewers and five bottles of beer, Wang Ye returned to the hotel.

Rested for about four hours.

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When Wang Ye woke up, it was already close to ten in the morning.

This was the latest he had woken up in a month.

Wang Ye quickly got up, washed up, and trained for half an hour on the Golden Bell Shield and Innate Skill.

Then he left the hotel and followed the navigation to the nearest bike shop.

To prevent any tricks from the owner, he directly stated that he needed top-tier equipment because he had a mountain biking race coming up.

Half an hour later.

Wang Ye paid fifty thousand.

And returned to the hotel with a ton of cycling equipment.

Cycling is called one of the top three addiction traps in sports because the costs are ridiculously high. Just an entry-level bike starts at several thousand, even up to ten thousand. The top-tier bikes’ price reaches six figures.

Additionally, full helmets, goggles, cycling shoes, jerseys, speedometers, etc., are also a significant expense. Most of the time, you can’t avoid buying them, as missing any piece could pose safety risks.

For someone like Wang Ye, who has millions in his pocket, it’s no burden.

But for ordinary people, it adds insult to injury for families already not well-off.

Wang Ye changed into his cycling outfit in the hotel bathroom, wearing the full helmet and polarized goggles.

He checked himself in the mirror for a moment.

The cycling jersey and pants were tight-fitting, perfectly highlighting his now burly physique and rock-like muscles.

The full helmet and goggles covered the upper half of his face, only exposing his nose and sharply cut cheekbones.

Giving a sense of unfathomable mystery.

Similar to Batman in superhero movies.

Wang Ye touched his goggles.

He noticed the goggles only showed the polarized effect under strong light. In darker areas, they function as regular glasses.

"Quite convenient."

Wang Ye praised.

However, this function didn’t really benefit him.

His eyes could adjust sensitivity to UV rays by controlling pupil size.

His main reason for wearing goggles was to prevent flying objects from hitting his eyes and obstructing vision during high-speed cycling, not to shield UV rays.

The helmet’s role is also minor, as his current cultivation of Golden Bell Shield is more effective than any helmet. But the cycling helmet, besides protection, also helps divert air resistance, so wearing it is still necessary. Additionally, the main role of the cycling jersey and pants is to reduce air resistance and improve cycling speed and efficiency.

Familiarizing himself with the cycling gear for a while, Wang Ye then left with the equipment.

He rode his newly purchased mountain bike, following the navigation to the nearest mountain.

Preparing to simulate mountain biking on the rugged trails of the mountain.

Wang Ye pedaled at a fierce pace.

In just ten minutes, he crossed 15 kilometers to a park dedicated to mountain biking.

Inside the park, only seven or eight mountain bikers were training.

Some cyclists, grouped up for training, began to whisper,

"Wow, that guy’s gear should be worth tens of thousands, right?"

"At least fifty thousand."

"Another gear enthusiast."

"Using such expensive gear for a race I can understand, but using it for everyday training, that’s too vain. A slight bump could cost hundreds."

"Honestly, expensive gear is useless. Ultimately, cycling depends on skill. A skilled person can defeat you on a shared bike."

"Judging by those thick thighs, that guy should have decent skills."

Although Wang Ye was at least 150 meters away from them, he could clearly hear their whispered conversation.

After hearing this, he showed no unusual reaction.

Just quietly chose a path and started practicing cycling.

The cycling paths in this park were narrow, only enough for two bikes to pass through.

In some sections, the gradient reached about 30-40 degrees, where the gravitational resistance dramatically slowed his speed.

Wang Ye generated about 5000W of power to barely achieve rapid ascent.

Other cyclists, switching to sprint climbs, would likely only manage to ascend at an extremely slow pace.

But most average-level cyclists, faced with such steep slopes, would probably have no choice but to push their bikes up.