Zwift Chat

[Peter Salt]

Do a 20-minute effort and you'll add another 5-10W onto that! Fast Fridays TT at 9pm tomorrow?

I'm doing the Socks4Watts hill climb at 18:45. But maybe in the future? We'll see.

 

[Legs]

Newbury Velo 9am Saturday?

 

[Peter Salt]

Newbury Velo 9am Saturday?

Hahaha, so a race on Monday, TT on Wednesday, hill climb on a Friday and then another TT on Saturday morning? You want to kill me?

Since we're done with this edition of the TdS, I can do a TT on Wednesday or Thursday next week.

 

[berty bassett]

Aww, c'mon... Despite being on the receiving end of weight/kit differences I don't think I would enjoy an event where everything is normalised. It's all these little differences that make the races more fun. If you did 5k miles on Zwift and have better kit - you deserve it and should use it. If you're bigger and more muscular and that gives you an advantage on flats and downhills - again, use it and pray I don't get you on the hill

Don’t get me wrong , we used to try to do handicap races every now and then and they were fun but rarely did they work with people setting off at different times - really makes you work , but sometimes it seemed like someone would have a blinding race and be streets ahead
Just wondered if we took the av power from the tt and divided it by 3.2 ( number used on RGT - don’t ask me why ) it gives you a new weight in kg and in theory should have us all sticking together but working at max
Would change advantages so bigger blokes fly up hills but get caught on the downhill
But only a suggestion and not fussed either way 👍

 

[Joffey]

Well it’s 24 hours later and I think it’s finally caught up to me!

My two rounds of AstraZeneca, apart from soreness for a few days around the actual injection site, I had no side effects at all. This jab looked to be going the same way, but from about 3pm onwards, my whole upper arm and shoulder felt super stiff like I’d been carrying too much. Then within an hour I just completely ran out of energy and feel like I could sleep for days. Good job I’m working from home tomorrow (was in the office today).

There is hope for you Steve - I feel brand new this morning!

 

[Joffey]

Hahaha, so a race on Monday, TT on Wednesday, hill climb on a Friday and then another TT on Saturday morning? You want to kill me?

Since we're done with this edition of the TdS, I can do a TT on Wednesday or Thursday next week.

Sounds like a Craig David song

 

[Joffey]

All this waiting for spreadsheet !! I hope it’s spectacular 😁
What do people think of the system of handicap using weight ? Divide ftp by 3.2 to get new weight ? Used in RGT but don’t know if would work in Zwift 🤷‍♂️

I think this is a FANTASTIC idea! I'd go pretty well on a weight of 87kg!!!

 

[SydZ]

For those running Zwift on Windows they are dropping Windows 7 support from next month. Windows 10 64 bit will become the minimum requirement.

 

[Sniper68]

I've just moved from Zwift on W10/11 to Apple 4K Smart-box.Such a difference!Loads instantly,looks much sharper,saves space on the laptop plus has Zwift companion without the need to use the iphone app
Peloton are doing a 2 month free trial on their app.It's OK.
Not sure I'd subscribe at £12.99pm but as an alternative to Zwift once a week it's not as bad as I thought.Works with most smart trainers.

 

[Joffey]

@JLaw knows about Peloton bikes....

 

[mjd1988]

I've just moved from Zwift on W10/11 to Apple 4K Smart-box.Such a difference!Loads instantly,looks much sharper,saves space on the laptop plus has Zwift companion without the need to use the iphone app
Peloton are doing a 2 month free trial on their app.It's OK.Not sure I'd subscribe at £12.99pm but as an alternative to Zwift once a week it's not as bad as I thought.Works with most smart trainers.

Big fan of Apple TV. Just so handy and neat. The remotes a joke and if you want to bike switch it's a mare but that doesn't impact on my life too much

 

[CXRAndy]

Peloton are doing a 2 month free trial on their app.It'sOK.OK.Not sure I'd subscribe at £12.99pm but as an alternative to Zwift once a week it's not as bad as I thought.Works with most smart trainers.

I normally (with permission from the Mrs) go on R*******e to look at scantily clad women getting a sweat on

Its cheaper too with a free trail

 

[Sniper68]

Big fan of Apple TV. Just so handy and neat. The remotes a joke and if you want to bike switch it's a mare but that doesn't impact on my life too much

I have a dedicated indoor bike(Proform TDF) so swapping bikes isn't a problem

 

[Whorty]

Big fan of Apple TV. Just so handy and neat. The remotes a joke and if you want to bike switch it's a mare but that doesn't impact on my life too much

Unless you've accidentally started a race on a gravel bike

 

[bridgy]

Don’t get me wrong , we used to try to do handicap races every now and then and they were fun but rarely did they work with people setting off at different times - really makes you work , but sometimes it seemed like someone would have a blinding race and be streets ahead
Just wondered if we took the av power from the tt and divided it by 3.2 ( number used on RGT - don’t ask me why ) it gives you a new weight in kg and in theory should have us all sticking together but working at max
Would change advantages so bigger blokes fly up hills but get caught on the downhill
But only a suggestion and not fussed either way 👍

Why not give a try?!

Based on Wednesday's TT results weights would be as follows:

@berty bassett 87.8kg
Bridgy 91.6kg
@Legs 89.7kg
@mjd1988 91.9kg
@Girafitti 77.2kg
@Whorty 79.7kg
@steverob 77.8kg
@Peter Salt 65.9kg