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[gos]

Thanks for your replies. Saturdays are "iffy" for me but I will try to make as many as I can.

Gos

 

[AAAC 76C]

If there is anything ring arranged for tonight I will not be in. I am catching up on some much needed sleep.

 

[Randyberlin]

Thanks for your replies. Saturdays are "iffy" for me but I will try to make as many as I can.

Gos

I just set a time you can challenge. I used the splitters back log in to test my set up. If you click on the challenge icon you can try to beat 36:20.

Good luck.

 

[Randyberlin]

@keithaitch and @BILL S

I just did a league ride using the splitters log in and it looked like it worked. I have a ticket in with bkool because it is obviously just my account.

 

[BILL S]

btw @BILL S I'm not approving any stage2 attempts, I don't know what you want to do about it, if anything!

Ummm yeah sorry... but I messed things up with a bit of over enthusiasm. Hopefully not too much damage but I haven't yet taken a look to assess.

 

[keithaitch]

Ummm yeah sorry... but I messed things up with a bit of over enthusiasm. Hopefully not too much damage but I haven't yet taken a look to assess.

I wouldn't worry, the non total participation by certain unkool people has made this a strange month. I was just letting you know in case you wanted to do anything. For reason best known to bkool, or probably not, i can't amend attempts s.
February's league is ready to be published which I'll do next week.
See you tomorrow evening.
Did you enjoy your ride in RGT last night?

 

[BILL S]

I wouldn't worry, the non total participation by certain unkool people has made this a strange month. I was just letting you know in case you wanted to do anything. For reason best known to bkool, or probably not, i can't amend attempts s.
February's league is ready to be published which I'll do next week.
See you tomorrow evening.
Did you enjoy your ride in RGT last night?

Yes indeed Keith. See you during the warmup
My first ride on RGT last night was tough. I managed to keep up fine for 10 or 15 mins in mid pack but they soon dropped me and I came in close to last at 48 mins. Strange thing about it was that i never changed gears except when I got tired. The slope made no difference to the drag of the turbo I think because the bkool pro isn't sophisticated enough so it just adjusts the speed rather than the drag.
I'll get my new turbo soon

 

[kipster]

Yes indeed Keith. See you during the warmup
My first ride on RGT last night was tough. I managed to keep up fine for 10 or 15 mins in mid pack but they soon dropped me and I came in close to last at 48 mins. Strange thing about it was that i never changed gears except when I got tired. The slope made no difference to the drag of the turbo I think because the bkool pro isn't sophisticated enough so it just adjusts the speed rather than the drag.
I'll get my new turbo soon

Bill I had the same issue on my first rgt ride. I think it was because I selected the 'power' output rather than the 'smart' output that my turbo presented to rgt

 

[keithaitch]

Yes indeed Keith. See you during the warmup
My first ride on RGT last night was tough. I managed to keep up fine for 10 or 15 mins in mid pack but they soon dropped me and I came in close to last at 48 mins. Strange thing about it was that i never changed gears except when I got tired. The slope made no difference to the drag of the turbo I think because the bkool pro isn't sophisticated enough so it just adjusts the speed rather than the drag.
I'll get my new turbo soon

if you're not looking to break the bank but get something good I can really recommend the kickr core, as can @perswe and @Rod McG .

 

[keithaitch]

Bill I had the same issue on my first rgt ride. I think it was because I selected the 'power' output rather than the 'smart' output that my turbo presented to rgt

Yes, i just remedied that setting yesterday aswel but I think @BILL S is right, the old bkool pro isn't really up to scratch any more. I'm looking to replace the one we use in France with a lower end tacx.

 

[Randyberlin]

I'm not at a level that deserves a high level trainer and I always buy the cheapest thing. However because of the shortage of alternatives I bought the NEO 2T. It is the best investment I could have made. It is so close to real world resistance that if I could I would get off and push it up the hill on 20% or higher.
If I had this before I would have known I wasn't ready for the double devil ride in Wales where @BILL S was gracious enough to wait for me on the tops of the hills.

So the bottom line for me with 200 pounds, the extra resistance is worth the extra money. I justify it to myself by thinking of it in cost per ride.

 

[Wentworth]

Hello guys.

I am a bit of a newbie to both the cycling and, particularly, the BKOOL world! I am a new dad, which has meant the end of my football "career" (it wasn't much of a career - five a side with a load of hungover, overweight blokes in non-matching kits...); less cycling outdoors; and seemingly more cycling after the little one is in bed! So I bought a BKOOL Pro 2, stuck it in my cellar and set it up with an Ipad. It seems perfectly fine, but I seem to be totally missing the "social" side of things...

So, sorry for being totally lazy here: but I have tried to join your group / league on BKOOL and it sort of redirects to here. I came onto this thread to try to find a sticky about how you join in on your routes / rides... can you guys help?

 

[shimceltic]

One of the admins will add you to the league. Tomorrow we are racing at 6pm uk. Pop in here to find who to search for ( whoever is starting the ride) find the user and join In.

 

[Randyberlin]

Hello guys.

I am a bit of a newbie to both the cycling and, particularly, the BKOOL world! I am a new dad, which has meant the end of my football "career" (it wasn't much of a career - five a side with a load of hungover, overweight blokes in non-matching kits...); less cycling outdoors; and seemingly more cycling after the little one is in bed! So I bought a BKOOL Pro 2, stuck it in my cellar and set it up with an Ipad. It seems perfectly fine, but I seem to be totally missing the "social" side of things...

So, sorry for being totally lazy here: but I have tried to join your group / league on BKOOL and it sort of redirects to here. I came onto this thread to try to find a sticky about how you join in on your routes / rides... can you guys help?

In addition I recommend some 3x5 note cards with excuses. But shuffle them. I found myself using "chain off" two weeks in a row. I have also used the new shoe laces. You could probably use the "didn't want to wake the baby so pedaled softly".
But you get the idea. Welcome and see if you can beat 36 minutes on this weeks race.

 

[shimceltic]

In addition I recommend some 3x5 note cards with excuses. But shuffle them. I found myself using "chain off" two weeks in a row. I have also used the new shoe laces. You could probably use the "didn't want to wake the baby so pedaled softly".
But you get the idea. Welcome and see if you can beat 36 minutes on this weeks race.

Fan not big enough to keep cool so had to pull back on the effort.