Team BKool CycleChat

[Benh]

Wow...very kind of @AAAC 76C who dragged me round for many miles on that ride. All the time he was either just in front providing draft or waiting for me to catch him again. Thanks!

 

[LBHIFI]

Not shure it's working (can't watch it on my wp8) but here's a link to a recording https://db.tt/cUOvbwZv

 

[Add]

Wish I could have made it, sounds like it was a bit more of a team effort, than the usual gung ho free for all......that said, I would have probably have been incredibly selfish, benefitted from Bill's kind help, then loosed off into thge distance when it suited me.

 

[<Tommy>]

You pushed me to my highest heart rate ever. That's twice I've been beat at the line. Strong work.

You finished before me on my screen randy. If BKOOL is saying otherwise I think it's a mistake on their part. I thought you genuinely deserved it anyhow. It felt like you had more in your legs than me in the final 3rd

 

[Randyberlin]

@Breedon not sure if you were playing me but by eck that hurt!

Breedon,
Thanks for the practice drafting in the velodrome before the race. It helped.

 

[bobinski]

Bob, you had a time to put in so no one was expecting you to hang around drafting with us. I wasn't going to better than Thursday and I could still feel it in my legs so happy to try something a little different for a change.

It looked like it was fun.
Respect to you fast guys and AAAC in particular. Staying out in front is hard. Tempted to slow down and join in. I can understand why he does so sometimes. I am pretty sure I prefer to chase. Mind you if someone had been with me to draft with then I think there is a good minute or more to come off my time. I may have to challenge AAAC's ghost

 

[Randyberlin]

You finished before me on my screen randy. If BKOOL is saying otherwise I think it's a mistake on their part. I thought you genuinely deserved it anyhow. It felt like you had more in your legs than me in the final 3rd

You had 366 watts climbing??!! That's almost enough to cover my 200 pounds on the gravity side of the hills.

 

[Breedon]

@Breedon not sure if you were playing me but by eck that hurt!

Lol i wasn't honest i was with bill helping me to get to the front then soon as i hit the first 5% climb my legs said fk that and i hit a large wall, @Benh was 1 second behind me till i recovered and started to pull a way and i started to chase you down, near the end on the final climb i was about 6 seconds away when my chain dropped from the big ring and away you went.

I didn't think it would hurt as much the second time round but it hurt even more , going to add that course to my favourites.

 

[Northern Tortoise]

Thanks to everyone who was around me helping me draft especially Bill who came back to rescue me several times

 

[<Tommy>]

You had 366 watts climbing??!! That's almost enough to cover my 200 pounds on the gravity side of the hills.

Ha!

It's a bit deceptive. I didn't have much in my legs today so I didn't have much choice but to try to push hard into the hills. If they were any longer I would of been in trouble. At one point I virtually stopped I think. I didn't realise you could check such statistics randy.

 

[Breedon]

Breedon,
Thanks for the practice drafting in the velodrome before the race. It helped.

Yeah did enjoy that, thought about seeing if you was up for a couple of minutes tussle to help with the warm up.

 

[CXRAndy]

Re drafting things look promising for the next Chaingang. I will available for the rerun on the 2nd April. I tried a few miles of the next session, 27mph is quite tough to maintain solely, 25mph more comfortable, but still need concentration. I think 27mph is possible with 5+ riders drafting for 30 sec intervals.(Do ghosts allow drafting?) Even if it only lasts for half the distance a good average could be gotten. I might try the full session tomorrow, If I can be enthusiastic in the morning.

 

[Add]

Re drafting things look promising for the next Chaingang. I will available for the rerun on the 2nd April. I tried a few miles of the next session, 27mph is quite tough to maintain solely, 25mph more comfortable, but still need concentration. I think 27mph is possible with 5+ riders drafting for 30 sec intervals.(Do ghosts allow drafting?) Even if it only lasts for half the distance a good average could be gotten. I might try the full session tomorrow, If I can be enthusiastic in the morning.

I could be tempted to try a drafting session tomorrow, but it would have to be in the morning. Anyone fancy an earlyish drafting practise tomorrow, on the next Chaingang course?

 

[Brendan Parker]

Re drafting things look promising for the next Chaingang. I will available for the rerun on the 2nd April. I tried a few miles of the next session, 27mph is quite tough to maintain solely, 25mph more comfortable, but still need concentration. I think 27mph is possible with 5+ riders drafting for 30 sec intervals.(Do ghosts allow drafting?) Even if it only lasts for half the distance a good average could be gotten. I might try the full session tomorrow, If I can be enthusiastic in the morning.

Could really have done with a few to draft with tonight as was a very lonely painful ride tonight but strangely enjoyed it.

 

[AAAC 76C]

Wow...very kind of @AAAC 76C who dragged me round for many miles on that ride. All the time he was either just in front providing draft or waiting for me to catch him again. Thanks!

Pleasure Sir.
It was hard work making up the 8 plus minutes due to my late start. I was still completing my set up when I set off e.g putting on HRM, which decided not to work, gloves, wrist support, elbow support, turning on music and sorting out headphones.
I rode today to try and loosen up my legs and it pretty much worked. I was walking around like a zombie yesterday and today!