Team BKool CycleChat

[Goldwolfie]

@rob01792 - it's a pity that you hit that dead stop, as it would have been a pretty close finish. I saw it coming and managed to just change right down in time.

My main issue is the low virtual speed Bsim decides I should be climbing at when the slope is greater than 9%. At 8.9% I am out of the blue and trundling alone quite happily and as soon as it goes to 9% I'm knocked back to about 4 mph. I suppose the answer is to lose a few more kg from my current 98 kg. I hope the Simulator doesn't take age into account when it calculates virtual speed - that would be a real double whammy.

It's one of the reasons I avoid long ascents where the slope is predominately greater than 9%.

 

[CXRAndy]

Bill, cracking time. Was bridgy faster?!?

Bill 45mins
Bridgy 42mins

 

[rob01792]

@rob01792 - it's a pity that you hit that dead stop, as it would have been a pretty close finish. I saw it coming and managed to just change right down in time.

My main issue is the low virtual speed Bsim decides I should be climbing at when the slope is greater than 9%. At 8.9% I am out of the blue and trundling alone quite happily and as soon as it goes to 9% I'm knocked back to about 4 mph. I suppose the answer is to lose a few more kg from my current 98 kg. I hope the Simulator doesn't take age into account when it calculates virtual speed - that would be a real double whammy.

It's one of the reasons I avoid long ascents where the slope is predominately greater than 9%.

as much as I would like to blame bsim but It was down to my sloppy gear change dropping down from big to small ring and chain came off and jammed
wasn't to happy about it as we where having a good battle up to that point

 

[GorgeousGeorge]

Chuffiin eck guys, that was tough....
1st time and you all left me, where was the coffee stop
A massive thanks to Danny, if you weren't chasing me I would have given up

Roll on next Thursday..

 

[rob01792]

thank for the encouragement go rob go rob on the road it did help me dig a bit deeper cheers

 

[BILL S]

Bill, cracking time. Was bridgy faster?!?

Thanks Bob. And, yes, a lot!
I was struggling with my legs hurting as they have been for the past couple of weeks. Probably not done enough rides lately and losing fitness. That reminds me, I have to put my weight up another kg

edit: typo

 

[BILL S]

Out of interest @bridgy , what psi did you have in your ultra sport tonight? I put mine back on today and stuck about 150 psi in it. It seemed ok on the fast bits but was a real liability on the steeper bits.

 

[Monte]

Struggled tonight, personally a bit tired at the moment and wasn't up for it. I've felt like this before but ended up being just what I needed however that didn't work the evening.

If I can i will have another run on Saturday...

 

[bridgy]

Out of interest @bridgy , what psi did you have in your ultra sport tonight? I put mine back on today and stuck about 150 psi in it. It seemed ok on the fast bits but was a real liability on the steeper bits.

About 120 - I never really go above this. I stood up briefly a couple of times to get over short sharp inclines and my tyre was slipping even at that psi

 

[Tiny01]

Still can't access the sim so can't take part

Removed all my passwords in settings as advised , deleted the app & re installed , re registered as a new user & still when I launch the sim it still shows my Tiny01 page & no password will work whatsoever / new user won't work either , tried everything no idea what to do now

 

[bridgy]

Thanks Bob. Any, yes, a lot!
I was struggling with my legs hurting as they have been for the past couple of weeks. Probably not done enough rides lately and losing fitness. That reminds me, I have to put my weight up another kg

I didn't think you were on top form as I wouldn't normally have been able to pass you and pull away so easily. Hard to know if you're doing too little or too much if your legs are aching.?

 

[bridgy]

Still can't access the sim so can't take part

Removed all my passwords in settings as advised , deleted the app & re installed , re registered as a new user & still when I launch the sim it still shows my Tiny01 page & no password will work whatsoever / new user won't work either , tried everything no idea what to do now

I would email bkool and explain the problem and ask for help - info@bkool.com. They can be hard work to get your message across to at times so be patient, but they are pretty helpful

 

[CXRAndy]

Still can't access the sim so can't take part

Removed all my passwords in settings as advised , deleted the app & re installed , re registered as a new user & still when I launch the sim it still shows my Tiny01 page & no password will work whatsoever / new user won't work either , tried everything no idea what to do now

Not a pc guru. Have you tried to disable antivrus and or firewall. They might be stopping something

 

[bobinski]

Thanks Bob. Any, yes, a lot!
I was struggling with my legs hurting as they have been for the past couple of weeks. Probably not done enough rides lately and losing fitness. That reminds me, I have to put my weight up another kg

Bill, I wondered if you may need a rest. You seem to be thinking not. So perhaps a longish steady ride with no great effort? Zwift is good for that.The thing is you are still darned fast but Bridgy has progressed tremendously and leaving the rest of us hoping to get close on a good day.

 

[AAAC 76C]

External power meter...my BePro pedals.
It's either BKool Pro or Virtual trainer which does not control brake, and does not count in the rankings.
I can select my BePros but it then dumps the trainer and sets up a virtual trainer .

Just tried Zwift and everything just worked right away. Now I just need to find out how to join a race.

I use a BKool Cadence Sensor and if I select it it dumps the BKool Pro.
Just select the BKool Pro as I think thisis another area where they have messed up.

To join the race you need to use the refined filter because there is only a choice of 8 session showing in each category

But don't leave us