Zwift Chat

[Milzy]

Been a while since I last tried Rouvy, but doesn't it have something similar to Zwift's trainer difficulty?

At least you have the option of pick an ERG workout and then pick your route scenery, if on a smart trainer, to then get resistance on descents.

I can highly recommend Road To Hell video on Rouvy, I used it as a recce for my first attempt a few years ago, Rouvy includes a section closer to Denbigh town centre than the real life segment but my times were very similar over the climb segment.

I guess it’s not a prob in work out mode. You have to ideally download the route too. I like how Zwift you just go wherever you want and it’s streamed perfectly. This is where disgruntled ex customers will be coming back to pay the price of no faffing and filling Hard drives up.

 

[Norry1]

All over training, bad start for next year.

Yep, definitely a risk of that.

However, if you take it steady it is only a 2 hr ride daily - and can be at easy pace.

I've never done the Rapha 500 before but have entered it this year - much, much easier indoors.

 

[CXRAndy]

I value certain appendages and my marriage to try and sneak 2 hour plus rides for 8 days in a row

Says my wife


Good luck to all those attempting the event 👍

 

[mjd1988]

I guess it’s not a prob in work out mode. You have to ideally download the route too. I like how Zwift you just go wherever you want and it’s streamed perfectly. This is where disgruntled ex customers will be coming back to pay the price of no faffing and filling Hard drives up.

The bkool thread is now essentially a rouvy thread with a decent amount of people moved over if you haven't already checked it out. I only tried the free version once didn't particularly like it, the uncanny valley/polar express graphics were a bit of a turn off. That said didn't try a race which was a bit silly

 

[mjd1988]

I value certain appendages and my marriage to try and sneak 2 hour plus rides for 8 days in a row

Says my wife


Good luck to all those attempting the event 👍

Yes my chances of doing this whilst the children are small are zero. When they are a bit older I suspect it'll still hover around zero lol

 

[CXRAndy]

My wife and I have a Rouvy joint subscription. She uses it , I dont, because the graphics are low quality. I keep thinking I might jump on and do a famous climb, just never do

 

[Whorty]

My ‘fitness’ on Intervals.icu is currently standing at 13. I don’t think it’s ever been that low. The bronchitis really knocked me about, and I’ve been in pain with intercostal strains from the coughing fits I’d been having. I’m not entirely sure that the rib I cracked in October has fully healed, and I’ve put on the best/worst part of a stone since the end of the HC season!

However, I went for a short jog with my better half this morning, which was a lovely way to start the buildup again.

The bugs going round have been brutal this year - took me over 4 weeks to shake off what I had. My peak flow is normally around 800 but it dropped to below 600. back to about 780 today so I think I'm finally over my chest infection.
Hopefully you're on the mend now too - take it easy and GWS

 

[Whorty]

I guess it’s not a prob in work out mode. You have to ideally download the route too. I like how Zwift you just go wherever you want and it’s streamed perfectly. This is where disgruntled ex customers will be coming back to pay the price of no faffing and filling Hard drives up.

I used FulGaz for a year or two back in the day - some really good routes on there, quite liked that. I used it to train for the Tenerife trip and it really helped. Not sure if it's still going or if any good still, but I enjoyed it (mostly for the up hills, can't recall on the downs if it spun out)

 

[mjd1988]

https://strava.app.link/3udho0FFmZb

This guy's made light work of the rapha 500

 

[Legs]

https://strava.app.link/3udho0FFmZb

This guy's made light work of the rapha 500

The most astonishing thing is that he can do 30km/h at 112W!

 

[cyberknight]

Got the turbo out today and its as dead as a dodo , not sure if its the power cable which is pretty tatty or what so i have ordered a replacement one but it will not arrive till the new year assuming its even the power cable that is the issue .Everything was fine sunday and now its kaput
I had to dig out my dumb trainer to get some miles in this morning