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I think the Scotland routes make good racing Loch Loop *2 ,Rolling Highlands or Dun dash for an uphill finish
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I think the Scotland routes make good racing Loch Loop *2 ,Rolling Highlands or Dun dash for an uphill finish
alex_cycles
Guru
- Location
- Oxfordshire
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We did Dun Dash once a while back. I remember that being fun. Let's do it again.
mjd1988
Guru
https://zwiftinsider.com/bike-upgrade-details/
Can be distance elevation or time ridden depending on whether it's primarily aero, climbing or TT
alex_cycles
Guru
- Location
- Oxfordshire
There's three kinds of bikes for upgrades. Some need distance, some need time and some need elevation. (What he said ☝️)
Obviously I have chosen to make life hard by going for a high-end climbing bike
Once I've done the Aethos, it would probably be more sensible for me to go with an Allez for Spesh bike #3 rather than the Crux which I don't use anyway. But we'll see when the time comes. Still got 7000m 🏔️ to go on the Aethos. The upgrades are quite expensive too. 1.9 mill for high-end vs 400k for entry-level.
In many respects it's a shame that gravel bikes are now useless. I can remember some fun and games with bike swaps and tactics that used to be part of the mix. It seems ridiculous to me that I am considering buying an Allez that I will never use JUST to go the easier and cheaper upgrade route
(ironically I use a REAL Allez on my trainer as my permanent Zwift bike)
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Its a shame really about gravel bikes. So much dirt climbing or long sections. It makes it more interesting to either swap a bike mid race or pick a bike you know will have good performance on the rough stuff. Compromising a bit of speed on road sections to get the advantage later.
I remember doing a tiny race where half the pack where on gravel and rest on road bikes. I had to turn myself inside out hanging on for dear life, then plowing through the field to get top 5 on the gravel finishing section
I remember doing a tiny race where half the pack where on gravel and rest on road bikes. I had to turn myself inside out hanging on for dear life, then plowing through the field to get top 5 on the gravel finishing section
alex_cycles
Guru
- Location
- Oxfordshire
Yeah all those tactical decisions are gone by the wayside now. Unless you're riding circuits of the jungle, a gravel bike is always going to be worse than a maxed out SL8.
When they upgraded Watopia to send so many routes through the jungle I think they had to make a compromise, but instead of killing dirt they should have paved the jungle
A big day on Zwift yesterday for morning did Alex's Friday smash in the morning , Race 1 a smash around Crit City 1 lap ,recorded 2nd highest power for that 293w , then Bologna up and down ,not by best race but recorded my 2nd best time up the climb but died at the top . Then the team I do ZLR with do ladder races on Friday nights . Course Innsbruck ring and the leg snapper twice . One of the opposition went hard straight out of the gate 3 of us followed but he kept pressed on so we let him go as we had 3 against 1 in our little pack .At the bottom of the snapper leader had 15 secs the 3 of us hit it hard and dropped the other rider and passed the leader as we crested . We kept the pace on over the top and gapped him so it turned into a TTT for 15km to the end .At the end we decided to gift the win to our teammate who won last week by a solo breakaway but got dqed for no HRM so 2nd for me . Team won 32 20 . My legs ache this morning
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