BigRingVR - The new leader of the pack?

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Looking at the stage profile from the 2010 Tour it looks like the BRVR ride goes up from the opposite side. The stage finished in Bagnères-de-Luchon according to the Le Tour website, but no doubt others could confirm if my assumption is correct. Hadn't realised that Port de Bales was the Chaingate climb till you mentioned it though, good spot.

I had a feeling that it was the other side.... anyway, I had a plod up it this morning and thankfully no chain problems for me... just leg problems :rolleyes:
but a great ride.
 

ibooij

Über Member
Location
the Netherlands
Our Port de Balès ride indeed goes up from the other side. It starts at the place where Balès road takes a right from the road up the Peyresourde (from Bagnères de Luchon). I think the Balès ride is one of the best we have. The landscape is incredibly beautiful, it really makes you want to go there for real!
 

theboxers

TheBoxers on Cycle Sim sw
Hi Boxers, has BRVR uploaded any flatter or rolling rides or are they all still based around climbs?

Cheers

Jim
There are a few flat and rolling routes. You can also take the flatter sections of the longer routes as a shorter version, easy to do :thumbsup:. I've done most of the flatter sections. Several of the Norway routes are flat or rolling downhills. Look at the longer rides with a 2 or lower rating. :bicycle:

Not flat but today I completed the Flagstaff route. Bit of a hard one, the ride is really 2 in one. The first 6k and last 3k, they take about the same amount of time each. The last 3k is >10% avg I'm sure :eek:.
 

Bored Man

Upstanding Member
Location
Arrochar
Cheers gents. I wouldn’t mind trying long rolling routes as appossed to short or steep rides. 2-3 hours and preferably no more than 5000ft of climbing.. hurts my old soggy knees.. :B)
 

theboxers

TheBoxers on Cycle Sim sw
The 3 longest ones I've looked at or attempted/completed

Palmer lake 85k distance, 1k climbing. I've not completed this yet.
https://bigringvr.com/Ride.aspx?rideID=2115

Bergen 70k distance, 1k climbing, but only 10km of real hard climbing the first 5 or 6 k then about 5km from 30km the reast is quite rolling. I've done this in 2 parts totalling about 3 and 1/2 hours.
https://bigringvr.com/Ride.aspx?rideID=2156

Fern Pass to Neuschwanstein 50k mostly downhill with a couple of quite stiff rises, first from the start and then again @ 13 and 30km. No steep downhills, as such, though you need to keep pushing to make progress.
https://bigringvr.com/Ride.aspx?rideID=2120
 
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Bored Man

Upstanding Member
Location
Arrochar
The 3 longest ones I've looked at or attempted/completed

Palmer lake 85k distance, 1k climbing. I've not completed this yet.
https://bigringvr.com/Ride.aspx?rideID=2115

Bergen 70k distance, 1k climbing, but only 10km of real hard climbing the first 5 or 6 k then about 5km from 30km the reast is quite rolling. I've done this in 2 parts totalling about 3 and 1/2 hours.
https://bigringvr.com/Ride.aspx?rideID=2156

Fern Pass to Neuschwanstein 50k mostly downhill with a couple of quite stiff rises, first from the start and the again @ 13 and 30km. No steep downhills, as such, though you need to keep pushing to make progress.
https://bigringvr.com/Ride.aspx?rideID=2120

Cheers TB. :thumbsup: May have to look into this.
 

Crook Town AFC

Dave Wade on BRVR
Cheers TB. :thumbsup: May have to look into this.
Jim, I tried the Fern Pass to Neuschwanstein ride yesterday and can confirm @theboxers assessment, although the climbing isn't too tough it does roller coaster occasionally. Nice views along the way and you can pass some of your time counting the number of convertible's with their lids down.

Regards

Dave
 

Aleman

Knees are FUBAR but I don't like to mention it
Location
Blackpool UK
Palmer lake is on my to do list, for one rainy Sunday. For some reason I had a brain spasm and rode Col de la Bonette yesterday ... not a climb to be taken lightly ... might do it from the other side this week ...

Fern Pass and Bergen I enjoyed, apart from perhaps the first 5Km of Bergen ...
 

theboxers

TheBoxers on Cycle Sim sw
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Fern Pass and Bergen I enjoyed, apart from perhaps the first 5Km of Bergen ...
The first 5km of Bergen is the reason I did it in 2 chunks. I thought I'd be able to complete it in 1 , although slowly. But the first 5k just took too much out of my legs that day. By the time I reached the 2nd climb I just couldn't face it. :surrender:
 

Crook Town AFC

Dave Wade on BRVR
Looks like BigRingVR are going down the subscription model route in the New Year. 100 US dollars with a 20% discount if signed up in the first fortnight of launch (about £60). More info is on their website.

This more or less coincides with my Bkool subscription expiring so I'll probably jump ship to BRVR.

Regards

Dave
 

theboxers

TheBoxers on Cycle Sim sw
Looks like BigRingVR are going down the subscription model route in the New Year. 100 US dollars with a 20% discount if signed up in the first fortnight of launch (about £60). More info is on their website.

This more or less coincides with my Bkool subscription expiring so I'll probably jump ship to BRVR.

Regards

Dave
Do you have a link. I can't find the page :blush:
 
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