Zwift Chat

[Del C]

I kept seeing Paul's beam throughout the ride too.

This sounds like a line from a Carry On film!

Arf, arf, arf (said in a Sid James voice)

 

[Whorty]

That was excellent.

Thanks for organising @bridgy

My time was 50.18. Pleased with that. Average power of 239W which is 3W/kg, so pushing up to top of C for me now.

After @Norry1 and @Freelanderuk caught me at around halfway, I managed to get a gap over Chris and nearly caught Martyn and @Whorty on the climb before the descent back down to the waterfront, but they left me for dead on the descent.

I thought I'd managed to stay away from Chris as I pushed the gap between us out to 15 seconds over the second half of the race, but he caught me just under 1.5 miles from the finish and finished 11 seconds ahead of me. I got my Zwift rifle out and tried to shoot him, but he got away!

I'd certainly be up for doing it again. If we can keep it at one race a week then we should be able to keep it going in some way through the summer, even with better weather and more people riding out in the real world.

Maybe we could mix it up through the month. How about an ITT stage, a mountain finish or mountain stage, a hilly stage and a Hare and Hounds stage?

I saw both you and Michael pushing me on that final KoM. I thought I was toast. I was fine holding 2.8 w/kg with the odd burst but couldn't get over 3.2 towards the end. I was just hoping everyone else was as flubbered as me

 

[CXRAndy]

. I was just hoping everyone else was as flubbered as me

Yes, im walking like John Wayne at the moment. Im off for a ride in a minute to test my dynamo lights, having had a glass or two of fizz hiccup

 

[Norry1]

 

[bobinski]

Np of 210watts for me so almost bang on 3w/k. Strava didn’t award me a single medal but I am happy with ride and watts. Hopefully I can get a little closer to you boys on the next one

 

[Whorty]

Np of 210watts for me so almost bang on 3w/k. Strava didn’t award me a single medal but I am happy with ride and watts. Hopefully I can get a little closer to you boys on the next one

Don't push that recovery too fast Bob ..... You take your time.

 

[CXRAndy]

Np of 210watts for me so almost bang on 3w/k. Strava didn’t award me a single medal but I am happy with ride and watts. Hopefully I can get a little closer to you boys on the next one

Are you struggling with cadence Bob? Your ave was mid 60s or is it a sensor issue?

 

[berty bassett]

Yeah should be fun - you'll be a lot harder, if not impossible to drop with drafting enabled - could come down to a sprint finish if you don't drop me on a hill!

you always seem to have something in the bag to thwart my plans - last night it was - pedal harder than him - genius
if we do it again with drafting , as long as i can attach the bungee quick enough i will be behind you with feet up

 

[bobinski]

Are you struggling with cadence Bob? Your ave was mid 60s or is it a sensor issue?

A mix of User error and runners knee my rear axle kept coming loose so I had to get off twice to reattach Patella issues meant easier to push a higher gear. I want to emphasise I have no post op meniscus issues - rehab is going great. Patella issues causes knee to track in , an all too common part of recovery as the vastus medialis muscle wastage is put right! Knee tracking and pain is easier to control at a slower cadence.

 

[berty bassett]

an all too common part of recovery as the vastus medialis muscle wastage is put right!

That’s just what I was going to say
Over all your pleased with progress ?

 

[bobinski]

Apologies if already linked but here’s a vid if the impact of height in Zwift- is it accurate?

View: https://youtu.be/w4BI1WwhL8M

 

[berty bassett]

The tall skinny pot has more frontal area than the stumpy pot ? Doesn’t it ?

 

[bobinski]

That’s just what I was going to say
Over all your pleased with progress ?

Yeah, overjoyed and relieved to be honest. Consultant pleased enough to over rule physiotherapist and agree rowing and gym work (closed leg presses) saying I am ahead of schedule. I just have to watch the Patella- it cane on last night just after the start when I decided to chase you lot at 8w/k I got out the saddle and that’s a no no for a while yet .
Your looking bloody strong- you are gonna wip the boy in the Alps unless he ups his training

 

[bobinski]

The tall skinny pot has more frontal area than the stumpy pot ? Doesn’t it ?

I think that’s it

 

[CXRAndy]

- you are gonna wip the boy in the Alps unless he ups his training

It ain't gonna happen. You know kids, always on the gameboy

Bait