Team BKool CycleChat

[bobinski]

As I've got a tough week ahead, can Randy please set up a wormhole for me so I can go back and get me some Marathons.

Get in line Bill. Randy is handing out waffles first

 

[Asa Post]

Thanks Geoff and Lars for recording last nights race. For some reason I managed to watch and download the last weeks one but not this weeks. It just plays for a couple of minutes then stops. Also it downloads for a while then stops. Anyone else have similar problems?

Yes, me.
I thought it was because my Dropbox was nearly full, but maybe it's something else.
I don't have the patience to do a "proper" download.

 

[Roleur1]

Bill..I downloaded drop box back onto my pc and downloaded Geoffs file onto it...saw the whole thing....some geezer wearing red kit won it.

 

[Soarerv8]

Bill..I downloaded drop box back onto my pc and downloaded Geoffs file onto it...saw the whole thing....some geezer wearing red kit won it.

Crikey did I win and forget that I won?

 

[BILL S]

Bill..I downloaded drop box back onto my pc and downloaded Geoffs file onto it...saw the whole thing....some geezer wearing red kit won it.

Although it's yet to be decided if it was all "technique" and tyre pressure.

 

[JLaw]

Any session can go towards working out your ftp, as long as it's longer than 30 mins. Or you do the 20 min punisher ftp session

Actually, the handicap rides don't count towards FTP. Probably because they're private.

 

[LBHIFI]

Thanks Geoff and Lars for recording last nights race. For some reason I managed to watch and download the last weeks one but not this weeks. It just plays for a couple of minutes then stops. Also it downloads for a while then stops. Anyone else have similar problems?

I couldn't watch more than a few minutes from the dropboxes, I had to download them to my PC.
And btw, my recording is much better than Geoff's since mine includes an exhilarating audio track.

 

[Alfie_Gooner]

If the handicap race is Tuesday this week then i am afraid i will have to pull out now as i have to go out........will it be re run next weekend some time?

 

[Roleur1]

Actually, the handicap rides don't count towards FTP. Probably because they're private.

That makes more sense..my last couple of handicap & chaingang rides have had watt averages of 320 which should put my fitness level higher than it currently shows. If your fitness level marker is important to you, it makes more sense to just hit a 20 minute FTP session really hard than to let Bkool pick up on a ride that's longer. I wonder how far you could stop/start manipulate your 20 minute FTP?

 

[gbrown]

If the handicap race is Tuesday this week then i am afraid i will have to pull out now as i have to go out........will it be re run next weekend some time?

Hard to see a slot for a re-run, and as we run the same session for a few weeks in a row you get a chance the following Tuesday?

It's a shame if 8pm Tuesday never fits someones schedule, but not sure what we could do about it, unless there is enough interest for an additional slot.

Geoff

 

[bridgy]

That makes more sense..my last couple of handicap & chaingang rides have had watt averages of 320 which should put my fitness level higher than it currently shows. If your fitness level marker is important to you, it makes more sense to just hit a 20 minute FTP session really hard than to let Bkool pick up on a ride that's longer. I wonder how far you could stop/start manipulate your 20 minute FTP?

Wouldn't help - because the on/off thing increases average speed but actually reduces average watts, so it would have the opposite effect in those circumstances!

 

[gbrown]

Geoff, I have just been knocked back to Amatuer 8 so can I have my time readjusted to start with Randy? We can exchange food stuffs. I will give him a snicker if he gives me a waffle.

Active 7 back to Amateur 8, Ouch!

Are you in danger of taking 6 minutes longer than the 22:49 you did it in last time?

 

[gbrown]

Thanks Geoff and Lars for recording last nights race. For some reason I managed to watch and download the last weeks one but not this weeks. It just plays for a couple of minutes then stops. Also it downloads for a while then stops. Anyone else have similar problems?

I've noticed that if you play them online, without downloading, not only are they limited to the first 15 minutes but the quality is much poorer, even on 80 mbps fibre.

Yes, me.
I thought it was because my Dropbox was nearly full, but maybe it's something else.
I don't have the patience to do a "proper" download.

I would download them directly rather than to your dropbox or stream it online. At around 1GB it may take a while though.

I couldn't watch more than a few minutes from the dropboxes, I had to download them to my PC.
And btw, my recording is much better than Geoff's since mine includes an exhilarating audio track.

And which cyclist doesn't love the sound of torrential rain?

Did you notice how suddenly the rain stopped towards the end?

I didn't notice any of you going any slower due to the slippery roads, or the addition of mudguards to your virtual bikes! Drafting would have resulted in a face full of muddy water...

Geoff

 

[Alfie_Gooner]

Hard to see a slot for a re-run, and as we run the same session for a few weeks in a row you get a chance the following Tuesday?

Ah, well if it's available again next Tuesday then no worries Geoff, i just thought the Handicap sessions were only available for a week for each stage.

 

[bobinski]

Active 7 back to Amateur 8, Ouch!

Are you in danger of taking 6 minutes longer than the 22:49 you did it in last time?

Tell me about it Geoff! I am not sure why they demoted me given i hadn't done a slow 30m ride. The last one was 20 min at 94%

Yes, i think bkool tell me i am