bobinski
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- Tulse Hill
Team BKool CycleChat
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AAAC 76C
Large Member
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- LIVING THE DREAM
Blistering day here today, definitely a pool day!
Free? My kind of priceThe best thing about BigringVR It's FREE, they have a page on these very forums, have a problem? Post in the forum and they get back to you very quickly, they let you choose the next ride to be released they listen to any features or ideas you have.
They have leader boards for the rides so you can race against max 5 people but are non draftable, videos are pre-downloaded so cuts down on bandwidth.
What's not to like
There also quite active on strava
I'd assumed it was a subscription serviceBigRingVR
Had a little issue with display of video, but it started working,. I'm not sure if I could stream video, especially when kids are on the interweb. Had a 5 minute ride, seems to work ok. Set up parameters mph, weight, Ant+ sensors and download video before rides etc
Video is stable with clear big indicators of all the usual vital statistics.
Had a little issue with display of video, but it started working,. I'm not sure if I could stream video, especially when kids are on the interweb. Had a 5 minute ride, seems to work ok. Set up parameters mph, weight, Ant+ sensors and download video before rides etc
Video is stable with clear big indicators of all the usual vital statistics.
MasterDabber
Über Member
- Location
- Surrey and the Lot in France
Just a comment on how the Bkool Pro rides/records on BigRingVR... and excuse me if I've posed this before.
I use BRVR quite a lot and I use a Bkool Pro.
I've created several of my own rides and uploaded them to BRVR (these have been pretty much all French rides).
I've created Strava segments (virtual segments) that mirror the real-life segments covering those rides.
My times on these segments both real-life and virtual are totally consistent and within a normal variation... some I've done quicker in real-life and some a bit quicker as virtual but nothing much in it.
What I do see is Strava segments on rides that are on both Bkool platform and BRVR platform where there seem to be stupidly fast times ridden on the Bkool platform (by the Bkool platform I mean via Bsim - no idea what trainer).
I'm not meaning to be protective over my use of the Bkool Pro as my performances are nothing special and I have a pretty modest power output as recorded by BRVR.
theboxers
TheBoxers on Cycle Sim sw
- Location
- OTC (on the couch)
I have uploaded a BRVR session (about 1hr50) to bkool. I then did the same session in bsim using that upload. The power was about 4 watts different in favour of bkool iirc and the cadence was the same. The speed on bsim was quicker and I completed the session about 15 minutes faster.
I am fairly certain that bsim is the issue because whenever I do a power comparison with my power meter to the trainer on anything bar bsim I get similar readings. Bsim tends to read high, ime 10-30watts. Having said that. The plan sessions I am doing are tending to be lower power on bsim than the power meter.
Confused dot whatever
Breedon
Legendary Member
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- Long Eaton, Nottingham
Well Dean, we only have YOUR word for it
Breedon
Legendary Member
- Location
- Long Eaton, Nottingham
Any issues Andy get in touch with them you might even like there customer service
Any issues Andy get in touch with them you might even like there customer service
Initially it would not display the video just said loading. Started it several times and all of sudden it worked. I did notice that there is a variation in resistance on a flat section. Also it was a little harder to make power- that is probably down to me with fatigued legs I will try again in a few weeks on my less intense week ( god I'm going to be busy racing trying out new simulators
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theboxers
TheBoxers on Cycle Sim sw
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- OTC (on the couch)
When riding press the 'p' key to change the profile view. Full ride, next kilometre, split - full ride (left) - next kilo (right), the one I usually use. Viewing some of the profiles in full can be intimidating (particularly because of the colour coding). With the short next kilo view it seems to be not as scary
Daddy Pig
Veteran
I think there are 2 settings, one is for atmospherics but the other actually uses the conditions against you.. unless this is now removed?
I usually have it turned off
AAAC 76C
Large Member
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- LIVING THE DREAM
I can't help my self thinking 'Beaver' when I see BRVR.
So folk riding on BRVR always makes me chuckle.
Sad I know but I am mid middle aged based on a life expectancy of 90.
