Team BKool CycleChat

[Breedon]

still cant add ghosts ! chose a ride that i knew had ghosts ( if i put in my rides - i can chose me 6 times i think ) but if i click ignore me then the spinning cog just hangs there - left it for a hour just to make sure
really getting fed up - any ideas ?
by the way - there is 4460 ish ghosts for this ride ! just dont know whats going on

I tryed twice yesterday 1st time at 5pm wanted to do the goat ride after work no joy just that spinning wheel.
2nd time at 7pm still no joy tryed on 2 different courses gave up and had a couple of magners ciders to drown my frustration.
Going to try again tonight with luck

 

[BILL S]

You're right that changes to the Sim do make a difference too. That change in the firmware that got rid of the big slingshots up hills definitley benefited me compared to Bill for example. Partly because he was the master of making the most of them, and partly because other changes suited my riding style more than his.

You're not wrong there Paul. I and LB got pretty darned good at making the most of those sling shots, probably even to the point of subconscious fine tuning. The FW change was therefore quite devastating because now it's far more about brute power and endurance. For the likes of last nights handicap race I was over three minutes down on my pre FW change time and there was no way I was trying any less hard.
What I really need is some weight loss but that's a struggle as I do like my cakes and chocolate and spend far too much time .

 

[Gregory_ca]

@Gregory_ca I worked out your time (41:46) from the recordings, when you crossed the line and how far before Bridgy you had started.

If you fire up the simulator again, it will often try and upload any timed out sessions it failed to upload previously.

This is what I did but was keeping failing. I don't think I will be able to recover it.

 

[BILL S]

I am as surprised as anyone Bill. You were miles ahead of me but we've sort of met in the middle the last few weeks. Going back to matters BKOOL, it's the likes of you chasing me down in the handicap races that have always pushed me on. Until we can create something similar on zwift it'll be a real wrench for me to leave.

Well I plan on staying on your tail if possible and not let you do to me as Bridgy has done recently (ability to overtake at will and make it stick). I also hope to use your presence to my advantage if possible as I'm not adverse to a bit of drafting now and again. I think you, me, Bob and Perky could cause the bigger boys a problem if we got a good draft going.
I was also considering a move to Zwift recently but never got round to it for the same reasons as yours. I've even got used to the new software (almost).

 

[Bored Man]

I wouldn't use me ... I was rubbish. Choose a faster rider!

Cheers Whortmeister.. you still beat me with your 2 minute handicap... well done... I can't live with your gains at the moment.

 

[Gregory_ca]

@BILL S was very close to catching you on the line, you held him off by a second, and @bridgy was only just behind him!

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Yes that's right. I actually arrived with Bill. Bobinsky had doubled me well before the finish line. My mistake!

 

[<Tommy>]

TT, there are handicap races, organised over FB, which I still struggle with, but they are open to all and are pretty messy. Geoff has us organised to a T
Thanks Geoff

The phrase 'facebook' is enough to put me off!

 

[<Tommy>]

Well I plan on staying on your tail if possible and not let you do to me as Bridgy has done recently (ability to overtake at will and make it stick). I also hope to use your presence to my advantage if possible as I'm not adverse to a bit of drafting now and again. I think you, me, Bob and Perky could cause the bigger boys a problem if we got a good draft going.
I was also considering a move to Zwift recently but never got round to it for the same reasons as yours. I've even got used to the new software (almost).

Sounds good to me! It seems like there's nothing between us at the moment.

 

[Soarerv8]

Maybe the London chapter of the cyclechat club should be thinking about the odd real life ride? Could be good fun.

And stop for some apples and pears and jellied eels at the end of it or whatever else it is you posh southerners do.

 

[<Tommy>]

And stop for some apples and pears and jellied eels at the end of it or whatever else it is you posh southerners do.

Why not get Curuthers to fly you down in the family helicopter and join us!

 

[Soarerv8]

Why not get Curuthers to fly you down in the family helicopter and join us!

I fear my attempts at deflecting this nonsense may have backfired

 

[bobinski]

And stop for some apples and pears and jellied eels at the end of it or whatever else it is you posh southerners do.

Saorerv8, next you will be making the mistake of suggesting we drink our flat whites in costa coffee

 

[theboxers]

Saorerv8, next you will be making the mistake of suggesting we drink our flat whites in costa coffee

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[theboxers]

Oh well just gone and done the silly thing again. Yearly renewal @ £78 .

Now off to do another session, possibly one of the workouts .

 

[bobinski]

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@theboxers,
There was a denigrating reference recently to lefty southern metropolitan types being identified by their drinking, flat whites i think, at Costa's. It seemed somewhat wide of the mark given that those of us who fall into that category are more much more likely to drink our coffee at an Independant coffee outlet. Well that's me outed anyway

I did have a decent flat white in a costas in Sidcup yesterday