Zwift Chat

[BurningLegs]

If you’re coming back to it @Heigue'r and previously at a weight of 87KG I’d bet it won’t be long before you’ll be a good steam train in a flat TTT!

 

[straas]

Agree re the 3R races ..... as a C, our lead group often picks up slower to mid B's. The group then becomes fast and competitive and more fund than just C's alone.

Joined the 19.10 crit last night - mass start with all cats, definitely makes you push harder!

Would be good if it showed your place in your cat rather than overall - harder to tell if there's anyone up the road or not.

 

[Heigue'r]

I used to commute 250 to 300 miles a week all year round and then just stopped.The first few sessions on zwift were tough,I mean they are still tough but the initial one or two were a shock to the system for sure😅

 

[Peter Salt]

Having been off the bikes and commute since original lockdown,I went from being fit as a fiddle to a big pile of lard.I got myself a kickr core a couple of weekends ago and have got the bug to get the fitness back...I jumped on the weighing scales on a fri afternoon and got a shock...111kg's..I was 87 or 88kg pre lockdown and ordered the trainer there and then.Enjoying the adventure on zwift so far.

Keep it up! I've only joined this Monday in an attempt to get fitter and lighter. Am having a blast as well

 

[BurningLegs]

I used to commute 250 to 300 miles a week all year round and then just stopped.The first few sessions on zwift were tough,I mean they are still tough but the initial one or two were a shock to the system for sure😅

I think you'll see it come back surprisingly quickly. Even after a couple of years, your body won't be starting from zero. By the summer you'll be well into a groove and be in a position to really enjoy some cracking outdoor rides

 

[straas]

Zwift is harder than riding outside IMO - you don't really do any coasting and the rigid nature of the setup seems more uncomfortable more quickly.

 

[Whorty]

Joined the 19.10 crit last night - mass start with all cats, definitely makes you push harder!

Would be good if it showed your place in your cat rather than overall - harder to tell if there's anyone up the road or not.

That is one of the shortcomings, although I just focus on racing those around me. I figure as a decent C rider I'm probably in the lead C group ... so any C rider who has gone off the front is likely to be a B rider and so will get DQ'd in ZP.

I like being in a group with Bs too ... take a few scalps, but also mock them for not being able to drop us C riders .... not that they have a cat in hell's chance of dropping us as there could be 5-10 C riders, and no solo B rider is going to drop that blob on a flattish course, but a bit of 'friendly' banter always livens up the race

 

[CXRAndy]

Excellent news, because that was always CCC's tactic anyway - not by design, more that it was the only thing we were able to do. Just kind of blob up and let one of the watt monsters of the team (usually @Joffey) set the pace at the front. All this pace line and 30 second turns stuff was far too complicated for our simple minds!

Its not like it really works compared to real life, where effort is significantly reduced when drafting

 

[CXRAndy]

Zwift is harder than riding outside IMO - you don't really do any coasting and the rigid nature of the setup seems more uncomfortable more quickly.

You need a rocker board, then its very much like outdoors

 

[CXRAndy]

Bloody hell 200-300 a week, you'll be a monster of fitness once that endurance returns

 

[Legs]

When I was commuting 21 miles each way five days a week I was just feeling knackered at the weekends!

 

[CXRAndy]

When I was commuting 21 miles each way five days a week I was just feeling knackered at the weekends!

You were doing wrong.

Much respect anybody who consistently notches up 200+ a week.

I cant remember(going to look) the chaps name from the 1960s I believe who was a legend but never got the recognition for his TT abilities.

He changed his job and had to cycle 40 miles each way per day

. It absolutely knackered him out for months, but then he adapted and this massive endurance base made him a monster TT rider.

 

[mjd1988]

Joined the 19.10 crit last night - mass start with all cats, definitely makes you push harder!

Would be good if it showed your place in your cat rather than overall - harder to tell if there's anyone up the road or not.

Zwiftpower live

 

[Peter Salt]

I used to commute 250 to 300 miles a week all year round and then just stopped.The first few sessions on zwift were tough,I mean they are still tough but the initial one or two were a shock to the system for sure😅

Bloody hell 200-300 a week, you'll be a monster of fitness once that endurance returns

I just realised he said week. That's one hell of a commute! I used to do that in my car before the whole working from home started.

 

[bobinski]

That is one of the shortcomings, although I just focus on racing those around me. I figure as a decent C rider I'm probably in the lead C group ... so any C rider who has gone off the front is likely to be a B rider and so will get DQ'd in ZP.

I like being in a group with Bs too ... take a few scalps, but also mock them for not being able to drop us C riders .... not that they have a cat in hell's chance of dropping us as there could be 5-10 C riders, and no solo B rider is going to drop that blob on a flattish course, but a bit of 'friendly' banter always livens up the race

Carl, stop sandb(r)agging in the C's and come join me and the other lower B's you like to banter with I promise a warm welcome...