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Summary: A great way to gauge your intensity levels while training is to use the talking test, where easy riding allows for complete conversation, moderate riding allows a few sentences at a time and high-endurance riding inhibits most talking altogether. Discover the tricks to pacing out a long ride with help from a former elite cyclist and world-class coach in this video on cycling training.
"You need to be able to judge your intensity levels while you're out training. Many times, you may not have a heart rate monitor or a power meter while you're training, so to judge your intensity levels, use the talk test. For recovery riding, easy paced riding, you should be able to carry on a conversation without interruption. For moderate, endurance paced riding, you should be able to get one to two sentences out without having to take a breath. When you're going hard, or at lactate threshold, then two to three words, then you're going to have to take a breath. When you're going max, flat out, as hard as you can go, well, there's no talking at all, there's only breathing."
eHow Article: Cycling: How to Gauge Your Intensity Levels
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