Zwift Chat

[Breedon]

What reality setting you using for races Dean? I knock mine down to 30-40% so I can stay in front big ring whole race, else I' always dropping my chain! Could be worth considering ... I know many do this for the same reason

I'm at about 85%, if I lower it and going up the likes of box hill in the big ring and not feeling much resistance it seems unnatural to me

 

[bobinski]

I'm at about 85%, if I lower it and going up the likes of box hill in the big ring and not feeling much resistance it seems unnatural to me

Well if you prefer getting your hands dirty AND losing to Lee then you stick at your 85%. Personally, if I could beat the bugger I would use every means at my disposal

 

[CXRAndy]

Lars has been in contact,

 

[Tommy2]

Just on now, trainer not changing resistance and keeps dropping out (power and cadence readings - -?) is that internet or trainer/ant+ issue?

 

[Whorty]

Well if you prefer getting your hands dirty AND losing to Lee then you stick at your 85%. Personally, if I could beat the bugger I would use every means at my disposal

Should be fairly easy to beat the bugger ... just need someone to hold him down, then we can take the bats to his knees ... that should slow him down a bit Even with busted knees he'll still beat me, but at least I'll be a bit closer

 

[JuhaL]

Just on now, trainer not changing resistance and keeps dropping out (power and cadence readings - -?) is that internet or trainer/ant+ issue?

Check if Zwift is paired fe-c devices. Zwift is not always pair devices correctly.

 

[JuhaL]

Little bit off topic. I just beat the rug and now i need scare what happens .

 

[bridgy]

Just looking at my Strava stats for the year, and although I've done 242 rides this year so far, only 45 were outdoors .

Before I got a smart trainer, although I was doing fewer rides overall I was doing nearly three times as many real world, outdoor rides. At this time of year that would have mainly been mountain biking in all weathers and regular night rides on the mountain bike (I haven't done a single night ride this year).

Bkool and Zwift have made me soft

 

[Brusgaard]

Before I got a smart trainer, although I was doing fewer rides overall I was doing nearly three times as many real world, outdoor rides. At this time of year that would have mainly been mountain biking in all weathers and regular night rides on the mountain bike (I haven't done a single night ride this year).

Bkool and Zwift have made me soft

Here's my stats. Yellow is indoor, orange is outdoor.

 

[bridgy]

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Here's my stats. Yellow is indoor, orange is outdoor.

How did you get the graph? Is that a Strava thing?

 

[Brusgaard]

How did you get the graph? Is that a Strava thing?

No, it's from Endomondo.

 

[Whorty]

Just looking at my Strava stats for the year, and although I've done 242 rides this year so far, only 45 were outdoors .

Before I got a smart trainer, although I was doing fewer rides overall I was doing nearly three times as many real world, outdoor rides. At this time of year that would have mainly been mountain biking in all weathers and regular night rides on the mountain bike (I haven't done a single night ride this year).

Bkool and Zwift have made me soft

99% of my rides are indoors these days ... maybe if I move back to London then I'll start to commute again, but for now, it's all virtual riding. So far this year I have ridden:

278 rides
6483 km
222 hours

Will end up being just short of 7000km by the end of the year, but I'm pretty pleased with that volume this year.

 

[<Tommy>]

Just looking at my Strava stats for the year, and although I've done 242 rides this year so far, only 45 were outdoors .

Before I got a smart trainer, although I was doing fewer rides overall I was doing nearly three times as many real world, outdoor rides. At this time of year that would have mainly been mountain biking in all weathers and regular night rides on the mountain bike (I haven't done a single night ride this year).

Bkool and Zwift have made me soft

Dunno... I’m the other end of the spectrum. I’ve only done 600 miles on the turbo this year. I much prefer being outside generally. But that number is so low because I haven’t had a turbo most of the year. If I had a turbo right now I’d be putting in a ton more miles and be fitter for it.

Sounds like you just need to make an effort to re address the balance.

 

[Brusgaard]

Sounds like you just need to make an effort to re address the balance.

Seems like I'm way beyond the point of balance:

 

[<Tommy>]

Seems like I'm way beyond the point of balance:
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It looks like you’re still doing around 20% outside so there is still hope for you . Although without May and June that would be much lower. But I think some of these guys have forgotten how to put the rear wheel on the bike. And that’s if they knew in the first place!