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Goldwolfie

Goldwolfie

Veteran
Location
Chesterfield
AAAC 76C said:
Blimey, I haven't seen 4 mph since the days of early BKooling on 25% just to be overtaken by Pro riders (like BiilS esq) seemingly unaffected by the wall.
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I saw 3.5 mph for long periods tonight.

I did a rerun of Stage 4 as my first ride with the new firmware and software updates.

Boy did I find a difference from last Thursday night - 17 minutes slower and I was just as knackered at the end - 99% effort tonight against 104% last week.

I crawled up that climb at the end and thought I was never going to make it.

I also found the flatter bits more challenging that before the update.

It's probably a little more realistic for us heavier chaps, but I think I may have to look at less challenging rides in the future, because tonight wasn't a great deal of fun.

I'll be interested to see how the rest of the troops find the new updates.
 
J

JLaw

Veteran
bobinski said:
I do hope so. In the meantime have a look at Zwift. The training workouts are really good, lots of variety to help in achieving different training goals.
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Yea, I've poked a bit at zwift. I think the graphics and ride physics are better, but that's largely expected due to ability to focus on a much smaller course rather than anything someone uploads or the courses set up by bkool themselves. The addition of the mountain stage in zwift was a huge step forward for those of us who want/need to climb. If zwift had the mountain course this time last year, I might have settled on zwift rather than bkool.

I'm not sure if I'm ready to make the jump to zwift or not. I still like the ability to come reasonably close to replicating rides around here and doing them after the munchkins are in bed (and I've got 3 video climbs to sync with gpx tracks and upload to bkool). But the better physics and a significant mountain to climb make switching a real possibility at some point. ERG mode is just icing on the cake -- I don't currently use it anywhere, but as I contemplate going on a training plan to keep my goals on track I can see how it'd be amazingly helpful.
 
C

CXRAndy

Guru
Location
Lincs
Bob, where are you going to get chance to have a breather or swallow a bunch of Jelly Babies?:wacko: High power all the way to get a good time! Another session where I will ride on heart rate, this will give me a log of difference between BK Pro and the Kickr. At the moment it looks/feels like 400W on the Pro is 350W on the Kickr
 
bobinski

bobinski

Legendary Member
Location
Tulse Hill
CXRAndy said:
Bob, where are you going to get chance to have a breather or swallow a bunch of Jelly Babies?:wacko: High power all the way to get a good time!
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Fair point Andy but i can suck a jelly baby:okay:

Now looks like i will miss it tonight. I forgot i have a meeting at 5 in a pub. That doesn't look good!:cheers:
 
RamirezAGC

RamirezAGC

Senior Member
Location
Hampshire
Hi there guys, gals and those who aren't sure what they want to be. I'll be there tonight. I took my respite after the London Revolution a little too seriously and haven't been on the bike since so this should be 'fun'
 
BILL S

BILL S

Guru
Location
London
RamirezAGC said:
Hi there guys, gals and those who aren't sure what they want to be. I'll be there tonight. I took my respite after the London Revolution a little too seriously and haven't been on the bike since so this should be 'fun'
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See if you can get the latest firmware and software downloaded otherwise you might be at a disadvantage ;)
 
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