Team BKool CycleChat

[CXRAndy]

I love analyzing the data, I am fascinated how lighters riders just outpace more powerful riders. Also some of the late starters have extremely low heart rate considering the effort they are putting in chasing us all down. I am bouncing off my maximum HR whilst by the looks of it, some riders have 30bpm spare capacity if not more. It must be a good genetics and/or long cycling career?

 

[bobinski]

Has anyone had Saturday's ride show up? Thinking about contacting bkool.it was my best time and I want it!

 

[bobinski]

I love analyzing the data, I am fascinated how lighters riders just outpace more powerful riders. Also some of the late starters have extremely low heart rate considering the effort they are putting in chasing us all down. I am bouncing off my maximum HR whilst by the looks of it, some riders have 30bpm spare capacity if not more. It must be a good genetics and/or long cycling career?

Don't know how old you are but I am 53 and so just a little wary of my he going over 170 during these rides and often ease off when it does. AAAC,s HR is always lower than mine which is pretty impressive given his wattage and cadence. That aside most of us have found proper ventilation in our sufferpits and a huge fan for cooling bring HR down significantly.

 

[CXRAndy]

Don't know how old you are but I am 53 and so just a little wary of my he going over 170 during these rides and often ease off when it does. AAAC,s HR is always lower than mine which is pretty impressive given his wattage and cadence. That aside most of us have found proper ventilation in our sufferpits and a huge fan for cooling bring HR down significantly.

I'm 50, my peak HR seems to be 180, but start to hit the buffers around 172-174. I have just invested in a big fan and it does help with all over cooling, but I still pour sweat from my head when doing something like last night.

 

[LBHIFI]

Ok, I found out the reason for Jacobs absence lately in the handicap races. He had a gold medal to defend in the unofficial danish BKool championships. Took the bronze this time, apparently winning 2 out of three events, but like Dumoulin in the Vuelta, the one last mountain just proved too much.

Well done Jacob .

 

[bridgy]

Ok, I found out the reason for Jacobs absence lately in the handicap races. He had a gold medal to defend in the unofficial danish BKool championships. Took the bronze this time, apparently winning 2 out of three events, but like Dumoulin in the Vuelta, the one last mountain just proved too much.

Well done Jacob .

Well done indeed - I can't imagine how quick the guys who beat him must be

 

[Brendan Parker]

I'm quite new to this bkool thing and am getting quite into it, I hear lots of talk about monitoring HR so was just wondering what is the best monitor to look at getting and some advise on what rate etc I should be trying to keep at for best training, I understand its not a simple explanation so any advice will be gratefully received.

 

[Roleur1]

Don't know how old you are but I am 53 and so just a little wary of my he going over 170 during these rides and often ease off when it does. AAAC,s HR is always lower than mine which is pretty impressive given his wattage and cadence. That aside most of us have found proper ventilation in our sufferpits and a huge fan for cooling bring HR down significantly.

I am 47 & 85kg. My max HR 1s about 180....that the highest I have ever seen on my garmin when doing road intervals although I did see a 190 spike when I was trying to recover one of my garmin sprint segments back in the summer. I averaged 170bpm last night but I don't think my HR shifted out of the high 160s low 170 for the whole ride. Vary narrow band consistently near the top of my HR capability. Certainly felt like that. Its interesting about rider weight - I wonder how good the Bkool compensation is compared to real gravity. Beware of big powerful riders setting low body weights in Bkool sim.

 

[Roleur1]

I'm quite new to this bkool thing and am getting quite into it, I hear lots of talk about monitoring HR so was just wondering what is the best monitor to look at getting and some advise on what rate etc I should be trying to keep at for best training, I understand its not a simple explanation so any advice will be gratefully received.

There are a few. Just make sure its ANT+ otherwise it wont connect to your pro/classic. Wahoo, Garmin, Bkool do their own in the Bkool shop, Coospoo on ebay (but not that consistent so wouldn't recommend). I use Garmin - never have a problem and hardly ever have to change the button cell. Any one will work as long as its transmitting ANT+ which is an open standard low energy transmission protocol.

 

[Roleur1]

There are a few. Just make sure its ANT+ otherwise it wont connect to your pro/classic. Wahoo, Garmin, Bkool do their own in the Bkool shop, Coospoo on ebay (but not that consistent so wouldn't recommend). I use Garmin - never have a problem and hardly ever have to change the button cell. Any one will work as long as its transmitting ANT+ which is an open standard low energy transmission protocol.

back to basics - its a elastic chest band with some conductive rubber on it with inclusive or clip on transmitter. The inclusive transmitters are ok but normally single use budget things. Go for the clip on type. It picks up the electrical pulses made by your heart, counts them and then sends the count to any device able to receive the info - phone apps, garmin bike computers, fitness watches, Bkool sim. programme loads of stuff out there. Your are probably better googling training with heart rate and getting a feel for your max HR and then setting your HR training bands from there. Bkool sim does a calculation for you showing your training bands. Just beware though as HR can be affected by lots of factors which can give not so accurate readings . Measuring your power in watts is has surpassed HR training for that reason - watts are watts no matter, whereas HR can be much higher when you are tired or ill.

 

[CXRAndy]

I am 47 & 85kg. My max HR 1s about 180....that the highest I have ever seen on my garmin when doing road intervals although I did see a 190 spike when I was trying to recover one of my garmin sprint segments back in the summer. I averaged 170bpm last night but I don't think my HR shifted out of the high 160s low 170 for the whole ride. Vary narrow band consistently near the top of my HR capability. Certainly felt like that. Its interesting about rider weight - I wonder how good the Bkool compensation is compared to real gravity. Beware of big powerful riders setting low body weights in Bkool sim.

Interesting, re false weight, I cant see the point of cheating yourself, just to claim Simulator prowess

 

[Baldo Mero]

I'm quite new to this bkool thing and am getting quite into it, I hear lots of talk about monitoring HR so was just wondering what is the best monitor to look at getting and some advise on what rate etc I should be trying to keep at for best training, I understand its not a simple explanation so any advice will be gratefully received.

That is an easy one: your best bet is a dual band monitor. This means that it can connect through ANT+ (which is the standard in cycling computers, power meters and trainers) AND Bluetooth (common in phones, tablets and some trainers) simultaneously. That will give you the maximum versatility in terms of compatibility with assorted setups and devices. Of these, two options stand up for quality and reliability: if you want a chest strap the Wahoo tickr is an excellent option. If you don't like chest straps and you are into optical monitors, the scosche rhythm+ stands as simply the best.

 

[Brendan Parker]

back to basics - its a elastic chest band with some conductive rubber on it with inclusive or clip on transmitter. The inclusive transmitters are ok but normally single use budget things. Go for the clip on type. It picks up the electrical pulses made by your heart, counts them and then sends the count to any device able to receive the info - phone apps, garmin bike computers, fitness watches, Bkool sim. programme loads of stuff out there. Your are probably better googling training with heart rate and getting a feel for your max HR and then setting your HR training bands from there. Bkool sim does a calculation for you showing your training bands. Just beware though as HR can be affected by lots of factors which can give not so accurate readings . Measuring your power in watts is has surpassed HR training for that reason - watts are watts no matter, whereas HR can be much higher when you are tired or ill.

thanks for the advice, I will look into it a bit more indepth

 

[Brendan Parker]

That is an easy one: your best bet is a dual band monitor. This means that it can connect through ANT+ (which is the standard in cycling computers, power meters and trainers) AND Bluetooth (common in phones, tablets and some trainers) simultaneously. That will give you the maximum versatility in terms of compatibility with assorted setups and devices. Of these, two options stand up for quality and reliability: if you want a chest strap the Wahoo tickr is an excellent option. If you don't like chest straps and you are into optical monitors, the scosche rhythm+ stands as simply the best.

thanks for the advice,

 

[bobinski]

Wahoo tickr. So much more reliable ime than Garmin and bluetooth too for your phone or even fancier than bkool smart trainer