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There are really 3 main ways to approach best, and the right choice depends entirely on your situation.
**Option 1 — the modern alternative**
Works well when you're under time pressure. The trade-off: steeper initial setup.
**Option 2 — the traditional approach**
Better suited when you need to move fast and iterate. Downside: some rough edges remain.
My honest take: for most people asking about best, **the modern alternative** is the safer starting point. You can always migrate once you fully understand your actual requirements. Starting complex and simplifying later is much harder than the reverse.
by harrywilliams78053
The way this question is framed suggests you might be hitting the same wall most people hit with best.
Let me work through the most likely causes from most to least common.
**Most likely culprit:** skipping warm-up. This accounts for roughly 62% of cases I have seen.
**Second possibility:** The approach you are using worked in a different context and you are trying to apply it where it does not fit. cycling has specific conditions where it works well and conditions where it falls apart.
**Less common but worth checking:** an assumption baked into your setup that isn't valid in your situation.
To narrow it down: add logging or observation at each stage to see where things diverge. That will tell you which of these you are dealing with.
by mikedavis