BigRingVR - The new leader of the pack?

[djk]

It will take a least a few months before we implement this, so you will need to have (a little) patience.

Thank you for even considering it.

I probably don't know the 'scene' as well as you and your team, but as far as I know it would give BRVR a unique feature in the cycling sim market and that could be very useful for sales

 

[theboxers]

I missed that bit of info. We got Erg mode in the last update

 

[Breedon]

Have we? A very nice feature would make the climbs tougher

 

[ibooij]

ERG mode is triggered by pushing the 'E' button. You can then use the UP/DOWN arrows to set the target power. The default target power can be set on the smart trainer tab in preferences.

 

[Crook Town AFC]

Damn, they've included the Cormet de Roselend from Beaufort (North side). I was KOM on that one, not for much longer though

I knew it wouldn't last. Knocked off my perch by Tristan (or "Billy J" as I call him) Kramers Well at least I managed to get the better of him on the Granfondo Pyrenees challenge. I'll at least try to keep within an hour of him on the rest of the TdF challenge though.

 

[theboxers]

Just got done with a BRVR Goats ride, stg 9, ended up with a theoretical ftp of 232w (245w for 30 minutes). I'd been hovering around the 195-205 prior to this.

@Aleman keep up the good work

It's a shame the weight is not going down as quick as the ftp is going up.

 

[theboxers]

ERG mode is triggered by pushing the 'E' button. You can then use the UP/DOWN arrows to set the target power. The default target power can be set on the smart trainer tab in preferences.

I used this today on the middle 5k of Colle dell’Agnello. It helped me, a lot. I would have been tending to put out more power than I wanted to, I was trying to do an 80-85% ride rather than the normal 95-100%, it worked really well for me. It helped control my pace at a level I was comfortable with. Still ended up with very little left in the legs after 2 and a 1/4 hours but I got there a bit quicker than I was expecting to.

 

[Crook Town AFC]

I used this today on the middle 5k of Colle dell’Agnello. It helped me, a lot. I would have been tending to put out more power than I wanted to, I was trying to do an 80-85% ride rather than the normal 95-100%, it worked really well for me. It helped control my pace at a level I was comfortable with. Still ended up with very little left in the legs after 2 and a 1/4 hours but I got there a bit quicker than I was expecting to.

Tried experimenting with the ERG feature on this morning's ride and after toggling on and off a few times I noticed that the pacer stats in the top left corner had disappeared, although the pacer marker was still there, has anyone else noticed this? I tried to capture a screen shot to show this but all I got was a copy of the ride details page instead.

 

[theboxers]

Don't recall it going as I was using the time difference as a guide for my finish time.

 

[ibooij]

Tried experimenting with the ERG feature on this morning's ride and after toggling on and off a few times I noticed that the pacer stats in the top left corner had disappeared, although the pacer marker was still there, has anyone else noticed this? I tried to capture a screen shot to show this but all I got was a copy of the ride details page instead.

You might have accidentally hit the 'R' key, which switches the ranking on and off.

We need to think of a good way to make these shortcuts easier to find, without having to consult a manual.

 

[djk]

You might have accidentally hit the 'R' key, which switches the ranking on and off.

We need to think of a good way to make these shortcuts easier to find, without having to consult a manual.

Could they be displayed when you hit the Escape key?

 

[Crook Town AFC]

You might have accidentally hit the 'R' key, which switches the ranking on and off.

We need to think of a good way to make these shortcuts easier to find, without having to consult a manual.

Cheers, you were right. As I always say to my Dad when he rings me up about a problem he has with gadgets "RTFM"

ETA:
This is another thing I like about BRVR, helpful staff that understand how their software works.

 

[ibooij]

Could they be displayed when you hit the Escape key?

Interesting idea. We'll check if that works. On bigger screens it'll be no problem of course, but we'll have to see if it works on smaller ones as well.

Thanks!

 

[theboxers]

Could they be displayed when you hit the Escape key?

If you do that in a ride, doesn't that end the ride?

Maybe a push on a control key to bring up a list of shortcuts.

 

[ibooij]

If you do that in a ride, doesn't that end the ride?

Maybe a push on a control key to bring up a list of shortcuts.

It won't end the ride, but will pause it.

We'll think about the best solution.