Team BKool CycleChat

[Breedon]

Craig and Tommy tied?
And Breedon and Brusgaard?


View: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13dyvhs821zLH61DBmi2WxkBOQK8kH4MGgud-prttcF4/edit?usp=drivesdk

Brusgarrd piped me at the line by a point of a second

 

[Breedon]

I run out of gears going downhill. Do any of you guys adjust the in game settings to counteract that?

You can adjust the gearing on the neo bike in the garmin app

 

[Randyberlin]

Yeah.. tell me about it

Randy, would it be possible to enter my prevoius time from this route to the scoreboard? Not really a great race time bit I'd really like to keep in GC 😁

Yes. You can make as many attempts as you want before the end of the month.
Years ago Adski and Tommy kept beating each other on the same ride over and over. It was insane.,

 

[Barbes66]

Craig and Tommy tied?
And Breedon and Brusgaard?


View: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13dyvhs821zLH61DBmi2WxkBOQK8kH4MGgud-prttcF4/edit?usp=drivesdk

Tommy pipped me on the line. Was a good 3 up sprint though with a young Spanish dude about a quarter my age.

 

[Stevers]

I run out of gears going downhill. Do any of you guys adjust the in game settings to counteract that?

Old Skool here. My turbo bike has 52x11 for downhills with the big ring a Biopace. As my setup has a mean looking short cage 7 speed rear derailleur (105), the price I pay is that I am limited to 38x28 for climbing. But this is also the gearing of my Rossin road bike. Always 100% reality (up to 20% slopes on my Tacx Neo) as I like to think I'm training for riding outdoors and it's pretty hilly round here. Otherwise my take is that I might as well be on a spin bike. I've been debating with myself if I could eventually wangle it up that climb in Slovenia, I think yes, but there would be pain, lots of it, and it wouldn't be pretty or fast.

 

[<Tommy>]

Tommy pipped me on the line. Was a good 3 up sprint though with a young Spanish dude about a quarter my age.

Hey nice riding with you the last couple of weeks Barbes. I didn’t realise you were Craig. Hopefully as time goes on I spend more time taking turns on the front.

 

[<Tommy>]

Old Skool here. My turbo bike has 52x11 for downhills with the big ring a Biopace. As my setup has a mean looking short cage 7 speed rear derailleur (105), the price I pay is that I am limited to 38x28 for climbing. But this is also the gearing of my Rossin road bike. Always 100% reality (up to 20% slopes on my Tacx Neo) as I like to think I'm training for riding outdoors and it's pretty hilly round here. Otherwise my take is that I might as well be on a spin bike. I've been debating with myself if I could eventually wangle it up that climb in Slovenia, I think yes, but there would be pain, lots of it, and it wouldn't be pretty or fast.

I have the neo bike which has a ‘virtual cassette’. I set it to the maximum which is 53 - 10, and I find myself spinning like mad on the downhills. I think maybe I have to get used to it. I am on 100% realism too. On zwift reducing the realism basically just makes it easier to spin going up hill. But maybe it’s different on Rouvy because it seems to be banned from some races?

 

[<Tommy>]

Yes. You can make as many attempts as you want before the end of the month.
Years ago Adski and Tommy kept beating each other on the same ride over and over. It was insane.,

I think Adam should come here and publicly say his excuse for not making it today. Honestly Randy you’d have to give him 10/10 for originality!

 

[maXXXimum]

Old Skool here. My turbo bike has 52x11 for downhills with the big ring a Biopace. As my setup has a mean looking short cage 7 speed rear derailleur (105), the price I pay is that I am limited to 38x28 for climbing. But this is also the gearing of my Rossin road bike. Always 100% reality (up to 20% slopes on my Tacx Neo) as I like to think I'm training for riding outdoors and it's pretty hilly round here. Otherwise my take is that I might as well be on a spin bike. I've been debating with myself if I could eventually wangle it up that climb in Slovenia, I think yes, but there would be pain, lots of it, and it wouldn't be pretty or fast.

Kudos if you manage that climb with a 38x28

 

[DAMO62]

I didn't like all those pot holes on the road in yesterday's race, they were hard to swerve on a turbo trainer and that red truck was to far over it took me out when overtaking it. Those warm up exercises at the start line are a pain, I was fed up of getting on and off the bike trying to follow what was on the screen 😄🤣

 

[JuhaL]

I didn't like all those pot holes on the road in yesterday's race, they were hard to swerve on a turbo trainer and that red truck was to far over it took me out when overtaking it. Those warm up exercises at the start line are a pain, I was fed up of getting on and off the bike trying to follow what was on the screen 😄🤣

It sound's like Garmin Varia devices might be needed indoors as well

 

[maXXXimum]

I didn't like all those pot holes on the road in yesterday's race, they were hard to swerve on a turbo trainer and that red truck was to far over it took me out when overtaking it. Those warm up exercises at the start line are a pain, I was fed up of getting on and off the bike trying to follow what was on the screen 😄🤣

I could almost smell the first truck as it was making so much smoke uphill

 

[JuhaL]

Jezersko route completed, tomorrow Copacabana. I might reride Jezersko later to see if I can improve my time.

 

[berty bassett]

Jezersko route completed, tomorrow Copacabana. I might reride Jezersko later to see if I can improve my time.

gonna have a bash tonight

 

[berty bassett]

I didn’t see your house ! Fancy having that on your doorstep ! Bloody lovely