Team BKool CycleChat

[Goldwolfie]

All dressed up and no where to go tonight I'm afraid.

Dodgy internet connection as I could see the session in Live but the sim kept crashing when trying to load the session - same on both my laptop and tablet, so had to give up in the end.

I'll probably have another go tomorrow night to see what effect the extra pounds has on last nights attempt.

 

[rob01792]

cheers whorty
there's no chance of me catching bill even at 35kg

 

[Whorty]

cheers whorty
there's no chance of me catching bill even at 35kg

@BILL S went past you like a train at one point! A good battle between the two of you. He then went on to catch @CXRAndy too

 

[AAAC 76C]

What is it with you and the fact that weight differences hardly make any difference to your speed?! Whatever Geoff sets your weight at you do these rides minutes quicker than everyone else - and my change of weight this time added over 2.5 minutes to my time!

Heck knows.
My average power is down 15 watts and my speed was only down 0.7 kph with a 23 kg weight gain
I can only say that the extra weight has made me hit some sort of limit in the SW
My speed on the flatter parts was a tad higher, which could be the new SW but the rest of my performance profiles look pretty my much the same.

 

[CXRAndy]

@BILL S went past you like a train at one point! A good battle between the two of you. He then went on to catch @CXRAndy too

Bill flew by me as well, I was just glad to see the finish line so close. Extra weight now hitting time.

 

[bridgy]

I only saw 3 riders tonight but there are at least half a dozen results. I thought Bill won it?

That's odd, there were a few more than 3 of us. I was ahead of you, and on my screen Bill was behind you - unless he passed you near the line?

 

[BILL S]

I only saw 3 riders tonight but there are at least half a dozen results. I thought Bill won it?

Bridgy won it. By quite a bit I think. I had to work my way up from last place as you lot just horsed off at the start and left me wondering what the heck was going on.

 

[BILL S]

@BILL S went past you like a train at one point! A good battle between the two of you. He then went on to catch @CXRAndy too

Well with you coaching me Whorty I seemed to get that extra little boost. Was too tired to even get off the bike at the end though.

 

[Whorty]

Well with you coaching me Whorty I seemed to get that extra little boost. Was too tired to even get off the bike at the end though.

You was going like a steam train Bill .... I'm not surprised you was knackered!

 

[berty bassett]

where is everybody !! i am back on line after a change of puter and everyones got a new hobby ! took me ages to download bsim as well i hope i haven't got to join footballchat - i know less about that than pushing pedals round
thanks for the help getting me sorted - think it was a problem bkools end as zwift downloaded easy - ttried them both out earlier and safe to say i am up and running again --- now just to find someone to tell

 

[Goldwolfie]

where is everybody !! i am back on line after a change of puter and everyones got a new hobby ! took me ages to download bsim as well i hope i haven't got to join footballchat - i know less about that than pushing pedals round
thanks for the help getting me sorted - think it was a problem bkools end as zwift downloaded easy - ttried them both out earlier and safe to say i am up and running again --- now just to find someone to tell

Glad to see you back and ready for action.

I've just completed a trundle up Rundlestone as I had problems last night with my connection. Set my weight to 104 lbs less than half my proper weight, so it's not a bad one to get the legs moving. Not sure I fancy it fully 'loaded' though.

I'm sure there will be more around tomorrow night, especially with the current weather.

 

[Whorty]

Glad to see you back and ready for action.

I've just completed a trundle up Rundlestone as I had problems last night with my connection. Set my weight to 104 lbs less than half my proper weight, so it's not a bad one to get the legs moving. Not sure I fancy it fully 'loaded' though.

I'm sure there will be more around tomorrow night, especially with the current weather.

I should be there tomorrow night. Be my only ride in the July league due to hols and work commitments, so I better make it count! If you and @rob01792 want a domestic to help pace you up the hill then I'm happy to do that, then you can leave me for dead on the descent

 

[bridgy]

Well I had a pop at stage 1 of the new chaingang league tonight as I don't know if I'll make it tomorrow (getting organised for leaving for a weekend of mountain biking at Bike Park Wales and Afan early Friday morning )

All I will say is it's not quite as straightforward as it seems on paper! Not all the up is up and not all the down is down. Make sure your gears are in good working order as you'll be using the a lot, and those with the new updates prepare yourselves mentally for those sudden crashes in speed - I had quite a few of them! Enjoy!

 

[theboxers]

where is everybody !! i am back on line after a change of puter and everyones got a new hobby ! took me ages to download bsim as well i hope i haven't got to join footballchat - i know less about that than pushing pedals round
thanks for the help getting me sorted - think it was a problem bkools end as zwift downloaded easy - ttried them both out earlier and safe to say i am up and running again --- now just to find someone to tell

Oh goody, you're back, just in time for stage one of the july league . Don't believe the profile .

The second half is almost as bad as the first. The new fw/sw may catch a few out on the back side of that lump . I had to work almost as hard going downhill as I did going up . It is an undulating climb with some quite steep transitions .

 

[rob01792]

I should be there tomorrow night. Be my only ride in the July league due to hols and work commitments, so I better make it count! If you and @rob01792 want a domestic to help pace you up the hill then I'm happy to do that, then you can leave me for dead on the descent

have a nice time away try to relax do as little as possible eat as much as u can I recommend fried food washed down with plenty of alcohol


I should move up a place in the leagues