Team BKool CycleChat

[Randyberlin]

Well that was a f*****g disaster.

Power lead got disconnected from my laptop, got disconnected from server as laptop crashed and then shouldn't reconnect.

I'm having to ride my Neo without the power transformer (it's died and i've ordered a replacement) but just couldn't reconnect.

Bollox!

I’m just glad you didn’t lap me. I thought you were going to until you dropped out just before passing me a second time.

 

[shimceltic]

Best get ready for 6 if I can find the ride

Oops 5pm Saturdays

 

[Randyberlin]

@shimceltic
Thanks for the paint!! It helped. I had my team jersey on in the drome but not in the race. Sorry for being out of uniform.

 

[shimceltic]

It was the correct green outfit on my screen

 

[Randyberlin]

We don’t set our clocks back until tonight so the dogs are telling me to get going. Thanks again everyone.

 

[Mark68]

Doh

That's why I can't find anyone

One of these days I will join a session without a hitch

 

[BILL S]

Doh

That's why I can't find anyone

One of these days I will join a session without a hitch

Mark, Are you joining an already running session or are you starting your own? It looks like someone is starting a new session as well as the official one because when I search there always seems to be the two running when there should be just one. Are you searching using the filter and typing in the starters name (today you would type in "Keith" to find the session) ?

 

[shimceltic]

Mark, Are you joining an already running session or are you starting your own? It looks like someone is starting a new session as well as the official one because when I search there always seems to be the two running when there should be just one. Are you searching using the filter and typing in the starters name (today you would type in "Keith" to find the session) ?

He was an hour late, also I get the 2 session thing and just click the 1st not the duplicate.

 

[keithaitch]

Not the most satisfying of sessions I couldn't focus on the ride while trying to remember who had disconnected and then reconnect myself. I got booted twice, was it hassle free for everybody else?

 

[microkid]

No problems here.

 

[AAAC 76C]

In the app store there is an app called bkool tool kit to upgrade the firmware. They have changed the way it generates speed. It is closer to reality but maybe just a little under for heavy riders like me. But nowhere near 50%. More like 5 to 10% .

Edit. My figures are just a guess based on real world rides I don't own a power meter.

Randy do you just connect the toolkit direct to your bkool trainer via BT or do you have to run the Sim on your phone as well.
I ask as my phone can see my trainer via BT buy the trainer does not allow connection, that is via the phones BT settings.
The toolbox app simply does not find the bkool trainer, bkool pro in my case?

 

[Mark68]

Mark, Are you joining an already running session or are you starting your own? It looks like someone is starting a new session as well as the official one because when I search there always seems to be the two running when there should be just one. Are you searching using the filter and typing in the starters name (today you would type in "Keith" to find the session) ?

Hi

Yes I tried joining an hour late by the look of it.
Although when I did search I typed Keith and couldn't find him, but also tried a couple of other names but saw no one.
I guess that's because you had all finished.
By the way which route did you ride tonight?
Was it the ride from Thursday last?

 

[AAAC 76C]

Not the most satisfying of sessions I couldn't focus on the ride while trying to remember who had disconnected and then reconnect myself. I got booted twice, was it hassle free for everybody else?

I am finding the whole thing really frustrating. The latency is huge. If I try and jump on a wheel nothing happens and then I just shoot by.
I can wip my cadence up to 110 and above going downhill on a 52x11 and only get 44kph on the screen when I should be doing well over 50. Going up hill my power does not build until many seconds have gone by and then as it all comes together I get a huge power overswing and shoot by poeple.
That all said I could not keep up with @keithaitch or @BILL S .
I have obviously lost quite a bit of cycling fitness in my 3 months cycling sebaticle.
The only thing that seemed to work right was my heart rate which was getting too high too early.

 

[keithaitch]

Hi

Yes I tried joining an hour late by the look of it.
Although when I did search I typed Keith and couldn't find him, but also tried a couple of other names but saw no one.
I guess that's because you had all finished.
By the way which route did you ride tonight?
Was it the ride from Thursday last?

Yes, it was last Thursdays. Saturday and Thursday are the same route. You need to search, between the start time and ten minutes later for whoever has said here that they will be starting the session. Thursdays are usually me, Saturday whoever is available, ashes has said they'll start it. If you do the session showing in your feed under the league title you will ride it alone but with the rest of us who are all in the same session.

 

[Mark68]

Ok thanks.
I will keep trying. One day one day I will get it right.
I think it was just timing tonight though