Team BKool CycleChat

[Randyberlin]

So anyone got any advice on tyre makes to use with a bkool pro?
Another thing I remember is a year or two back it was possible to ride the turbo on the flat in top gear. These days I'm 3 gears down from that and often only showing 200w. Is it time to buy a direct drive turbo?

I was using the cont4000 23 on the advice from someone here, on my old bike but after I bought the thru axle adapter and swapped bikes I've been using the gatorskin hard shell 28. It it noticeably slower but I'm too lazy to switch back at this point. I still think the 4000 is the way to go.

Edit: Also in addition to getting everybody to switch back to imperial units, I'll start a movement to spell tire with an i.

 

[keithaitch]

I've always used a vittoria zaffiro pro trainer tYre pumped up to 140 psi and apart from a bit of shedding of red rubber on the wall I think it's pretty good. That said I've just purchased a Vredestein Fortezza Senso Xtreme Weather 700x23c as it's what @Brusgaard uses and I'm hoping it will improve my speed off the starting line. Actually it's so that I can use the same tYre indoors and outdoors as the trainer tYre can only be used indoor and so i have to switch wheels every time I change from indoor to outdoor or vice versa and it's a bit of a pain. It will also allow me to ride in bkool on my good wheels rather than the old Mavic Kysiriums That the Vittoria is on. I will report back once the new tyre arrives and I can do a controlled test!

 

[Bored Man]

I was using the cont4000 23 on the advice from someone here, on my old bike but after I bought the thru axle adapter and swapped bikes I've been using the gatorskin hard shell 28. It it noticeably slower but I'm too lazy to switch back at this point. I still think the 4000 is the way to go.

Edit: Also in addition to getting everybody to switch back to imperial units, I'll start a movement to spell tire with an i.

Be away with your crude attempts to spoil our gift of English to the world. Beelzebub has a place waiting for you at his heel. Beware American - tread carefully now.

 

[microkid]

So anyone got any advice on tyre makes to use with a bkool pro?
Another thing I remember is a year or two back it was possible to ride the turbo on the flat in top gear. These days I'm 3 gears down from that and often only showing 200w. Is it time to buy a direct drive turbo?

Do NOT use a normal road tire. They will get warm and loose rubber. Always use a dedicated trainer tire. E.g. Continental Hometrainer, Tacx or Vittoria.

 

[Mark68]

Not going to make it tonight. Just got back now

 

[Brusgaard]

😓

 

[keithaitch]

Brutal

 

[keithaitch]

Close at the top of the leader board

 

[AndyMacca]

😓

Yep, absolutely empty now. Had to follow the smoke from Shims cigar to find my way to the end.

 

[shimceltic]

Yep, absolutely empty now. Had to follow the smoke from Shims cigar to find my way to the end.

That was hard but I think I prefer that to a constant changing terrain. Just get in a rythem and keep going.

 

[keithaitch]

That was hard but I think I prefer that to a constant changing terrain. Just get in a rythem and keep going.

.... And going, and going, and going. Normally you can think about winding it up with a couple of kms to go, on that I tried with 600m to go and had to sit down again and go with 200m to go. Chapeau to @AAAC 76C i just couldn't stay with you when you caught me 4kms to go. We should try to ride together next week.

 

[Mark68]

Sounds like I'm going to enjoy that one then ..... Not

 

[AAAC 76C]

Close at the top of the leader board

So so close.

I was very tIred by the end of it.
I spent the whole of my effort hanging on to the wheel of a bit.

 

[AAAC 76C]

.... And going, and going, and going. Normally you can think about winding it up with a couple of kms to go, on that I tried with 600m to go and had to sit down again and go with 200m to go. Chapeau to @AAAC 76C i just couldn't stay with you when you caught me 4kms to go. We should try to ride together next week.

600m is a long dash on a slope like that.

 

[shimceltic]

600m is a long dash on a slope like that.

I just took every 500m as they came. Tried not to concentrate too much on the people infront or behind