Zwift, Tour of Watopia 2018

[berty bassett]

So, back to the Tour-4 and 6 saturday and 5 sunday? Seems to be the sensible option.

when are you doing 4 boss

 

[JuhaL]

I will probably ride couple stages in a make-up days. I need to thing if 3-stages is too much. Anyway i can't ride all 4 what i missed. Forecast tells rainy days in a weekend, better hope so, otherwise is too tempting to go irl ride.

 

[JuhaL]

how to waste an afternoon and a pot of latex goo !!
at least the shed floor looks waterproof now
got most the tyre on , poured goo in , popped tyre on , swished about abit , went to use joeblow pump but it did nothing apart from ooze goo while trying to pump up , took tyre to indoor shed where compressor is , tried that, more goo on shed floor , went back to outside shed , noticed i had dripped goo all through the kitchen , watched youtube video on how to do it , back to wheel that had oozed goo over bench and dripped onto upturned bike , done all the tips i had found and still no joy and very little goo left in tyre
took tyre off , cleaned it put an inner tube in it and put some goo in inner tube
stuff tubeless tyres !
at no point did it look like the tyre was ever close to sealing on the rim - it just sat in the middle part of the well bubbling at me !

I can imagine a feeling. I have keep my hands off tubeless tyres. Cycling is too much full different options so i select simple things as possible. If i would only have personal mechanic i would probably choose tubular tyres and ask him follow me with a car with a spare wheels, but clincher is my selection too.

 

[bobinski]

when are you doing 4 boss

Probably 8 or 9am ish to allow recovery time

 

[berty bassett]

I’ll see what I can do
Got a few things i need to do but should be able to sort it

 

[Breedon]

Weather is crap Saturday and Sunday is cold so stage 6 tomorrow and stage 7 sunday.

 

[JLaw]

My plan was to squeeze in #1-#3 this weekend. But the weather looks good enough that I might just have to venture out for the first real world climb of the year tomorrow...

 

[Whorty]

Good luck all doing ToW this weekend ... let me know times and I'll update the first page

 

[JuhaL]

Good luck all doing ToW this weekend ... let me know times and I'll update the first page

I am gettin good mood for that listening Pink Floyd - Echoes.

 

[bobinski]

Lee, just woken and may not quite make 8-30. Would you prefer 10-30?

 

[<Tommy>]

I can imagine a feeling. I have keep my hands off tubeless tyres. Cycling is too much full different options so i select simple things as possible. If i would only have personal mechanic i would probably choose tubular tyres and ask him follow me with a car with a spare wheels, but clincher is my selection too.

I honestly think clinchers are the worst option available. Tubular and tubelsss are both a little fiddly at first. But only a little honestly. And when you have it worked out they are so much better than clinchers. I run tubular in all my bikes now. Even my comuting bike. They don’t puncher as much as clinchers, and I reckon I can repair a puncture quicker on a tub than changing an inner tube now. But the main thing is the ride quality. I’ve started using tubs with latex inners, and honestly I didn’t think the difference would be as noticeable as it has been. But they’re fantastic. Plus I can run them at 80-90 psi for long rides to make them super comfy. Or pump them up to 140psi for short blasts. Two things you could never do with a clincher.

I’d honestly persevere a bit longer. Tubeless seem like the future to me. I’m sticking with tubs for now because I prefer the tyre options, and all my favourite rims are better suited to tubs than tubeless. Plus they’re lighter and I’m a tart. But if you’re into bikes and can do a bit of the maintenance yourself I think you have to give tubeless a go.

 

[<Tommy>]

Lee, just woken and may not quite make 8-30. Would you prefer 10-30?

How long a ride is it Bob. I’m back on the turbo this weekend so might join you. Would I need to join the tour first?

 

[bobinski]

How long a ride is it Bob. I’m back on the turbo this weekend so might join you. Would I need to join the tour first?

Tommy, for you between 40-45m for stage 4. And no, just join the ride at least 5 min before.
I still hope to ride it at 8-30 - at my age body takes a bit to warm up.

 

[<Tommy>]

Tommy, for you between 40-45m for stage 4. And no, just join the ride at least 5 min before.
I still hope to ride it at 8-30 - at my age body takes a bit to warm up.

Cheers mate. I’m not sure I’ll be ready in time for 8-30. 45m = 20 miles or so? I think I’ll be slower than your expectations. I’m trying to ride at 200w or less at the moment.

 

[bobinski]

Y, 18.5m and about 300m so all about power. I have ridden course in 44m at about 210w. I am a little slower at the moment at anything over 30 min