I used the bkool clock that i think shows the minutes and seconds after the first person starts, i started at 08:50, my handicap and though i took a second for my guy to move, if we all used that at least we'd be in the right order with the right time differences between us. It would just mean that everybody had to be on the line before the first guy starts and it doesn't matter if he starts at 20:00:24 or 19:59:50 in reality.
Somebody else that needs to have a word with my doctorTowards the end I couldn't even get enough air into my lungs whereas normally its my legs that give in.
Buggers up the ave watts etc too ... i was struggling to understand why my ave watts were so low for ages, then it clicked that I sat on the line doing about 70 watts for 7 minutes d'ohI recon I was averaging about 250-260 for moving watts so not bad at all. Onwards and upwards
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What a pain, as it is a much better way of starting - but unless we can find a way of easily getting the moving time it's obviously not much use for setting handicaps for a re-run.Looking at the recording of the starts, unsurprisingly the bkool clocks are all over the place. Some seem to show the elapsed time from the end of the warmup, some are longer so probably from when the rider joined the warmup, and AAAC's was -354 hours!
For example, on the recording it shows Bob starting with Whorty's elapsed time showing as 32 minutes and then Bob's a few seconds later at 57 minutes, the session being 6 1/2 minutes in after a 10 minute warm up.
It's just simple maths, you'd think computers would be good at that!
Geoff
Strava to the rescue @Whorty - check your ride, there's a segment for the whole course (which obviously excludes non-moving time. You averaged 246 wattsBuggers up the ave watts etc too ... i was struggling to understand why my ave watts were so low for ages, then it clicked that I sat on the line doing about 70 watts for 7 minutes d'ohI recon I was averaging about 250-260 for moving watts so not bad at all. Onwards and upwards
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. Not everyone's on Strava though so still not completely helpful!
My Strava segment tonight is 39:58What a pain, as it is a much better way of starting - but unless we can find a way of easily getting the moving time it's obviously not much use for setting handicaps for a re-run.
What does work is Strava, as there's a Strava segment set up which covers the whole stage but must start just after the line. Based on that my time was 28.48. Not everyone's on Strava though so still not completely helpful!
Cool - pretty good for 40 minutes of effortStrava to the rescue @Whorty - check your ride, there's a segment for the whole course (which obviously excludes non-moving time. You averaged 246 watts![]()
i just checked my strava and I was 41.08 mate and watching the recording and I think I jumped the start and as I had no display I poodled on for a minute or so before I realised I wasn't moving on the bottom map so stopped and let bkool start me, so as long as I don't balls up the start again I will try and ride with you mate as was very lonely ride watching a still screenMy Strava segment tonight is 39:58
We can be the hares to those pesky houndsi just checked my strava and I was 41.08 mate and watching the recording and I think I jumped the start and as I had no display I poodled on for a minute or so before I realised I wasn't moving on the bottom map so stopped and let bkool start me, so as long as I don't balls up the start again I will try and ride with you mate as was very lonely ride watching a still screen![]()