Team BKool CycleChat

[Soarerv8]

Blimey if any more people drop out it will soon just be me, out on the garage, on my own. Actually that doesn't sound so bad now.

 

[Add]

Did you get that cup of tea Adam?

Good point actually! No I didn't!

 

[GuySJ]

I can't help with regards the power meter but I agree that it's generous with speed - my perception of bkool speed is that it's reasonably accurate compared to perfect road surface and weather conditions. I can hold very similar speed along a section of flat road local to me in perfect weather, as my speed on the flat on the latest chaingang ride. Where it falls down is all the real world things that shave off your speed like wind, road surface, bends, corners etc etc which don't slow you on bkool. And of course, slowing down (for bends & corners) and then having to accelerate again is actually detrimental to your average speed in the real world, not beneficial as it is on bkool

(Sorry - don't actually want to open up that can of worms! )

Yes but 10mph!I know the course was pan flat and todays was a bit up and down. I just wondered if the power figured were equally flattering.

 

[gbrown]

Looks like Bill's chain came off, back on the power now and closing back up again...

 

[gbrown]

All these people without Heart Rate Monitors, how are we supposed to tell how hard you are working?

 

[GuySJ]

Looks like Bill's chain came off, back on the power now and closing back up again...

LOL!

 

[GuySJ]

All these people without Heart Rate Monitors, how are we supposed to tell how hard you are working?

Exactly, more importantly, how do they know?

 

[bobinski]

Great battle guys! Bonkers power being put down by both of you. As always, exhausted just watching

 

[Randyberlin]

Bad husband alert. I'm sitting in the dentist's waiting room waiting for my wife to come out of some minor procedure and I'm only concerned about missing the end of the race. Do you think they would mind if I stuck my head around the corner and asked them to speed things up?

 

[Soarerv8]

All these people without Heart Rate Monitors, how are we supposed to tell how hard you are working?

Got a HRM but haven't got a heart, I am the tin man.

 

[Soarerv8]

That was fun Rob, we actually did some proper drafting like the grown ups at the front do. Sadly being a bit of a twonk I had zoomed in on the top bit of the screen so I could just watch the drafting closely and then when you whizzed off up the road and I struggled like mad to keep up it very slowly dawned on me that wasn't you! Sorry about that.

 

[Soarerv8]

Thanks Kipster and Adam for your motivational rugby / beer and distance related motivational messages

 

[gbrown]

Here's the first 5 mins of the race - https://www.dropbox.com/s/nkcu5njztj2e2mt/Bkool Indoor 27_02_16 17_09_02.mp4?dl=0
Here's the last 10 mins (for Lars and Bill) - https://www.dropbox.com/s/vbf66puit0hdabf/Bkool Indoor 27_02_16 17_46_49.mp4?dl=0

 

[Breedon]

That course was horrible i just can't keep up the speed for so long the only place that i enjoyed <-- was the hill i knew i could make it up.
Well done Rob for staying out so far in front i don't know how you can do it.

And thanks Kipster for the kind words

 

[BILL S]

Well done everyone. Well done LB. I slungshot in desperation at the bottom of the hill knowing that I had little real fight left in me. Was just hoping that you didn't either.
For some reason the drafting didn't seem to be working very well. I wasn't sure if you were trying to draft or not Lars.
Unfortunately the usual group wasn't there for additional drafting support.
Thanks for all the spectator comments. And, I do wish I had a heart rate monitor linked up and I probably wouldn't get so many comments about pulling the finger out .