theboxers
TheBoxers on Cycle Sim sw
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I ride as is. Some use ERG mode when climbing, I have not tried that yet. On the velodrome Chaingang stage I did not use ERG mode.
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TobiC, do you ride dressed like that? Ideal Olympic road race descending kit!
Also may limit car driver/cyclist road rage if one looks like that.
gbrown
Geoff on Bkool
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From what I could see when I popped in for a spectate, you spent more time in the draft, which would explain the lower wattage. Nipping out at the end and beating him to the line was the usual way for any cyclist to repay all that towing...
gbrown
Geoff on Bkool
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I'm sure that in the Velodrome, as you said, the weight would make no measurable difference at all. All down to watts!
I watched Bill doing short stints at 800+ watts to gain another lap on the field, very impressive.
Geoff
Randyberlin
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i just looked and you were putting out 469 watts on that last lap. No wonder you beat me.
I didn't think such numbers existed..my legs are a little wobbly this morning...
theboxers
TheBoxers on Cycle Sim sw
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This morning? I'm still trying to get my legs back after thursdays effort for me
. Well done btw
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Ryan lawman
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TobiC
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Thanks Ryan. Got your Col de la Madeleine session so you're now in the results.
Good of you to say Geoff, however I think we can all agree now that velodrome watts aren't quite equal to real watts. At the time I had accepted that I'd not be beating my Thursday time so was getting a rest drafting with the guys then getting in a few sprints in between. Had I been trying for the best time I'd have probably been looking to make a steady 400 watts (indicated).
Also, on Thursdays velodrome ride bkool put me from pro2 to pro7 so watts are definitely far from being equal on different rides for equal effort.
theboxers
TheBoxers on Cycle Sim sw
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I'm sorry but I find this funny in an ' I'm an idiot' kind of way. I was looking at the results for the first chaingang stage and glance over to the distance column, you know where this is going don't you
. I see that @Whorty has gone 4 times as far as I have but only took 1 minute longer and I think 'wtf, how did he do that' 
. It then dawns on me these are the dummy distances and they are in feet 
.I'll get my coat.
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gbrown
Geoff on Bkool
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I'm sorry but I find this funny in an ' I'm an idiot' kind of way. I was looking at the results for the first chaingang stage and glance over to the distance column, you know where this is going don't you
I'll get my coat.
I was wondering if anyone would challenge the dummy run from the league, rather than the velodrome result, and how long it would take them to figure it out, but you were all far too clever for that!
theboxers
TheBoxers on Cycle Sim sw
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Ok I've had a play with the source devices that bsim uses to change the readings. I've used the same hrm and cadence sensor. I also left my weight as it currently is, 128kg, on both sessions.
The first one was a classic trainer as the main source, I also did a short warmup on this one.
http://www.bkool.com/bkoolSessionHistory/showSessionSummary/2882596
The second was using vectors to provide power.
http://www.bkool.com/bkoolSessionHistory/showSessionSummary/2882686
The first session had all the normal resistance changes and the quirkiness I've come to expect on over 6% gradients.
The second looks very similar up until the 1.5km then it goes into real life mode. The vector power I put out is displayed and on the bike the wheel speed was somewhere near 25mph, but bsim shows the speed as what it probably would be 3-4mph.
For me, with a classic on fw 2.06 iirc, it is not worth using power meters to control bsim. Somebody with a lighter weight it may be beneficial, however, the session completed will not be included in any standings outside of you own list (a pop up box appears telling you this).
The first one was a classic trainer as the main source, I also did a short warmup on this one.
http://www.bkool.com/bkoolSessionHistory/showSessionSummary/2882596
The second was using vectors to provide power.
http://www.bkool.com/bkoolSessionHistory/showSessionSummary/2882686
The first session had all the normal resistance changes and the quirkiness I've come to expect on over 6% gradients.
The second looks very similar up until the 1.5km then it goes into real life mode. The vector power I put out is displayed and on the bike the wheel speed was somewhere near 25mph, but bsim shows the speed as what it probably would be 3-4mph.
For me, with a classic on fw 2.06 iirc, it is not worth using power meters to control bsim. Somebody with a lighter weight it may be beneficial, however, the session completed will not be included in any standings outside of you own list (a pop up box appears telling you this).
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