I did, I keep forgetting, plus I dont want to bother the admins with approving my league rides, not for the sake of a couple of kg. Mind you if I had changed it I would have gone up a fitness level!
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smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
What's to stop me telling Bkool I weigh 60kg rather than 80kg?
I regularly hit in the lower 50s descending Little Cottonwood in the real world, its on a steeper section, but figure anything with sustained 10% descent ought to get most of us well into the 50-60mph range.
Reporting for Chaingang duty.
gbrown
Geoff on Bkool
- Location
- South Somerset
Nothing, but it's like cheating at solitaire?
Daddy Pig
Veteran
Don't an ftp and move up a level... that being said my last ftp came to an end yesterday, does this mean I go back to amateur 1?
gbrown
Geoff on Bkool
- Location
- South Somerset
No, don't back off with blue numbers going up hill, you'll just go slower. They are blue because the software judges the resistance to not reflect the actual gradient/weight/speed, so it estimates roughly how fast you would be going if the resistance did reflect it. If you back off, then it will just estimate a lower speed to reflect your lower effort.
Not the case going downhill, where the blue numbers reflect the fact that the resistance should in fact be negative (due to the effect of gravity overcoming the drag from air and road, etc.), so it once again estimates your speed assuming the effect of gravity. As you say, if you can pedal fast enough, you can increase speed, just as on the road, but above a certain point you are unlikely to be able to achieve the cadence\gearing to exceed the required wheel speed. The speed estimate should have a factor including your pedaling only if it exceeds the required wheel speed, so I guess they estimate wheel speed based on decline gradient\weight\drag, etc. and if your actual wheel speed exceeds this, they use your real speed and they go white again!
Geoff
gbrown
Geoff on Bkool
- Location
- South Somerset
Not necessarily, the next 30+ minute session you save will set your fitness level, until another 30+ minute session or FTP test exceeds it.
Basically, your fitness level is determined by FTP test or 30+ minute session, but does not get reduced unless the session that set it is out of date!
I stayed at Active 9 for 18 months without riding... then a tentative session dropped me to Amateur 1!
Daddy Pig
Veteran
Yes ftp/30 min ride. Only problem is I'll drop my pro grade to active....Not necessarily, the next 30+ minute session you save will set your fitness level, until another 30+ minute session or FTP test exceeds it.
Basically, your fitness level is determined by FTP test or 30+ minute session, but does not get reduced unless the session that set it is out of date!
I stayed at Active 9 for 18 months without riding... then a tentative session dropped me to Amateur 1!
Not me. Still on the train home. I expect to get lots of emails though by 8 o'clock
bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
Not me.Tucking into curry as i type
. I do hope to look in and see how you are all doing.
. I do hope to look in and see how you are all doing.Sausage casserole when I get home. And a nice glass of redNot me.Tucking into curry as i type
Daddy Pig
Veteran
Not me.. already two beers down and about to hit the rubber dub dub...Sausage casserole when I get home. And a nice glass of red
bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
Those poor saps doing the chaingang whilst you, I and daddy pig enjoy our beer and winejust opened mine too Whorty
