Team BKool CycleChat

[CXRAndy]

Bill, I will check if I can access the ride when I get back home this afternoon. I was going to take part, but feel a little beaten up from the summer league ride.

I will start it at 7pm, 10min warm up and we are off 7.10 for racing.

I will ride easy for a recovery ride.

EDIT I can see the ride in BSim league, so will start it at 7pm for whoever wants to have a go at it
The ride is
Stage 1 in Dénia / Alicante / Comunidad Valenciana / España

 

[Goldwolfie]

Cant even put a league ride in to programed as it wont show up as a league ride

I had the same problem yesterday, but tonight's league ride is now appearing on the League tab on Bsim (together with several Bkool Summer league rides)

 

[Goldwolfie]

I've been having quite a lot of problems logging into Bsim recently, so glad to see Andy has offered to start tonight's ride.

I can try for up to 10 times before I eventually get logged into the Bsim dashboard - and sometimes I can't get in at all, and have missed out on some events because of it. When I do get logged in, I get the connection disconnected message quite often as well. So it's a bit hit and miss, and it appears to gave started around the time of the latest upgrades.

I get the same problem with my laptop (which I generally use, desktop pc and also my tablet ( without the turbo connected). I have got what is normally a solid 50mb broadband link, and I am having no problems with any of my other apps/connections and streaming etc.

I have deinstalled and reinstalled the the Bsim software on all devices and still the same.

It's not my account as logging in as Mrs GW has the same symptoms.

Just wondering is anyone is having similar issues or could point me towards a possible solution - thought of perhaps a firewall issue, but it is intermittant and happens both with Windows 7 (laptop and desktop) and Android tablet.

 

[CXRAndy]

Not aware of problems, could just be bsim server playing up

 

[theboxers]

Are you wifi or hard wired. I am now using a powerline hardwired system and never get the drop outs I used to on wifi. Have a dig about you can get good ones for £25-30 upto £80. Something like this.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-TL-PA411KIT-Powerline-Adapter-Starter/dp/B0084Y9N3O

Edit to add

I never usually experienced issues with streaming or internet radio etc only BSIM

 

[Goldwolfie]

Are you wifi or hard wired. I am now using a powerline hardwired system and never get the drop outs I used to on wifi. Have a dig about you can get good ones for £25-30 upto £80. Something like this.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-LINK-TL-PA411KIT-Powerline-Adapter-Starter/dp/B0084Y9N3O

Edit to add

I never usually experienced issues with streaming or internet radio etc only BSIM

Thanks for thew reply Boxers - I use Powerlines with Ethernet hardwired on laptop and desktop, and wireless with tablet ( to a local Powerline in the garage).

I'm 'working' from home today, and have had a good stab at investigation without the panic of trying 10 mins before the off.

Occasionally I can log in at the first attempt, but can take up to half an hour with laptop reboots, router resets before I get logged in - hence the reason for missing some events and having to catch up as Billy No Mates on another day.

I might sign up for the Zwift free trial to see if I have similar issues - but have to say once I get a ride loaded in the sim I have no problems with streaming and completing the ride. I sometimes get logged in and get the disconnect message before I get the ride loaded, or it hangs loading a ride.

It's probably my network, but as I say I'm only trying to loggin so I wouldn't have thought that would be to intensive on the network.

 

[Goldwolfie]

Not aware of problems, could just be bsim server playing up

It's been happening for the last 3 weeks and it sounds like it is only affecting me - so probably my setup, but goodnes knows where.

 

[BILL S]

It's been happening for the last 3 weeks and it sounds like it is only affecting me - so probably my setup, but goodnes knows where.

Worth an email to bkool perhaps?

 

[BILL S]

Bill, I will check if I can access the ride when I get back home this afternoon. I was going to take part, but feel a little beaten up from the summer league ride.

I will start it at 7pm, 10min warm up and we are off 7.10 for racing.

I will ride easy for a recovery ride.

EDIT I can see the ride in BSim league, so will start it at 7pm for whoever wants to have a go at it
The ride is
Stage 1 in Dénia / Alicante / Comunidad Valenciana / España

Thanks Andy. If this ride goes like it did for me when I tested it, everyone who does it should go up quite a few fitness levels. And that's good for intimidating in the bkool summer cup

 

[rob01792]

I had the same problem yesterday, but tonight's league ride is now appearing on the League tab on Bsim (together with several Bkool Summer league rides)

that's good looking forward to tonight ride bkool really need to add a delete function

 

[rob01792]

I do get the disconnect message before I get the ride loaded to and have to log back in and now u say it I think it is since the update
also do u all get the not responding for a few seconds when u hit back or try to view details / review in a live ride

 

[LBHIFI]

Watched some of the race from a beach in Porte de Pollenca (Mallorca). GoldW. , you were on fire Kept a very close eye on the data amount. Seems to use something like 1MB per minute.

 

[CXRAndy]

@Goldwolfie. Cracking pace and power

 

[RamirezAGC]

Well I found that more challenging than the hilly ones. I'm obviously out of practise having to pace myself for a consistent ride. Where were my downhill breaks, where was the standing up'y bits where my buttocks could rest....

 

[theboxers]

I think I know why the power numbers are up. This was a gravel road ride, indicated by the dirt brown surface colour. The system gives higher values for power on these surfaces. I am about 15 watts up on my usual average @ 215w.