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Morning- can I help make up the numbers ? I only started zwifting on Wednesday and legs still hurt so happy to be dropped! I have found Steve Weeks STW but can’t find any pending ride ?
Added. Enjoy.
thanks Weeksy
Cheers for the invite Steve.
I like to think my stamina is pretty good but that goes out the window when I’m at threshold and some of you guys aren’t even in tempo. So I know it ain’t a race but I’ll no doubt end up at the back at some point and will be happy to bail when the time is right.
For any other slower riders my ftp is only about 210.
Trust mate mate, there's plenty of faster guys in STW than me, so any pain you have, I'll be having a bit later. It's not about who's the best, the fastest, strongest. It's about meeting up and talking rubbish with familiar names about.
Until the final 15 mins anyways.
If just eaten a massive bacon and egg sandwich, so don’t make me vomit 🙂
See you soon...
Hey chaps...
Prob not going to be able to make this one...
Kids are fighting like cat and dog, so can’t really sit on a turbo for 90 min whilst they kill each other!
GOing to go for a scoot on the seafront with them.. Have fun, I’ll prob be on Zwift for a ride later today/eve...
DrP
There is an update available so log in early.
30,000 riding - log on early
Going to leave it at the break. Going to have 5 mins and go on the treadmill. Great ride though. I’m impressed at the low HRs of most.
Thanks for the reality check this morning- I am way off the pace!
Can you recommend a zwift training programme that can work miracles- even my avatar looked fat!
Yeah, my HR was about 30 above everyone elses. As expected I struggled with that, combination of not being fit enough, still figuring out zwift and the link to the tv stopping working so having to try and watch everything on a phone screen without my glasses! Still, had fun, found Scaredy for the last 10 minutes or so and feel like I've earned my hot cross bun
I was going ok until my wifi dropped, it came back and I worked back into the group and it dropped again and I thought I can't do that again...
Quit and did a workout instead...
Cheers all - all broke up a bit when weeksy went for a dump had a forced update. We've all been there mate, no shame in that. Did anyone actually manage to stay in a group ?
(cheers swdan !)
Bugger. For some reason I thought it was midday! Got myself set up, opened up ZwiftApp before the penny dropped. Next time I’ll stick it in the bloody diary… hope you all had a good one.
Good ride set some 30 second pbs on the sprint section. Second part was a bit tougher but enjoyed it. Cheers all. Looking forward to the next one.
We did some volcano racing!!
Race 1 Nath won with 5min 30.
Race 2 I won with a 5min 50 lol.
Race 1 was bonkers with Nath at 4.5 all the way and me killing myself to pull him back and screaming for help
Sorry about the update lads. Stupid windows. It was a policy enforced one so I can't delay it.
Not sure what happened but I lost the group completely after about 40 mins - everyone just disappeared!
I didn't get moved over to the volcano - "join" button pooped up so it pressed it and .. nothing
me and swdan rode round at about 400-450W for a while, then had to stop - kept spilling my cup of tea
I couldn't join the volcano ride for some reason. Decided to do tomorrow's training ride today instead then got dropped in with the group anyway - needless to say I didn't last long with my mighty 70w warm-up pace!
For those with an ftp of around 200 like me I would recommend any of the general zwift group rides advertised at a max of 2 w/kg
Quite manageable.
Rather than set up a very niche group of STW @2 w/kg it may be an idea of to post notice to join the lower paced Zwift group rides. That’s if people want stw company.
Never got the second invite, then Zwift crapped out when the race I joined started not my day today.
I didn't see the second invite either, as I say I'm running it off my phone so don't have the companion app on screen all the time.
That ride upped my FTP to 200. Never paid much attention to watts before and only just got the turbo this year
Race 1 was bonkers with Nath at 4.5 all the way and me killing myself to pull him back and screaming for help
You seemed to be going well so didn’t want to interrupt your (air) flow 😉
My lack of race experience meant I got caught out on that short little climb near the finish.
Ha ha, that course used to be my go to race, so I know the layout very well indeed
I clicked the 'join' button for the 2nd ride, but didn't get pulled in. I wonder if it's because I didn't drop out of the original meetup, just kept pootling round waiting for the second ride to start?
First ride was a good workout - I've not done much riding in groups IRL or Zwift, so it's taking me a bit of time to anticipate the lag between going hard to latch on, then suddenly finding myself shooting onto the front, easing up a bit and getting spat out the back of the group again. By the end of the first session, I was beginning to get the hang of it, although I was working hard just to stay with the group when the pace upped. Ended up doing a hard lap of Tempus Fugit in place of ride 2 and pushed my FTP up to the heady heights of 207 - now if I can just just drop about 25kg, I'll be sorted!
Well the next date is open.
Tues 6:30pm on greater London flat. It's about a 20 min lap at 180-190w, so plan is 2 laps as a group, the lap 3 is upping the pace and a race for the line.
I love the layout but struggle on the underpass and next 3% up bit. But the final 1km should suit if I can hang in there.
Usual rule of keeping group together and helping out anyone struggling
Happy to give that a try, think I'll need to be on the phone though as Mrs brain has a class so might find it a bit difficult to see what's going on
ditch_jockey
I clicked the ‘join’ button for the 2nd ride, but didn’t get pulled in. I wonder if it’s because I didn’t drop out of the original meetup, just kept pootling round waiting for the second ride to start?
I think this happened to me.
stumpy01
ditch_jockey
I clicked the ‘join’ button for the 2nd ride, but didn’t get pulled in. I wonder if it’s because I didn’t drop out of the original meetup, just kept pootling round waiting for the second ride to start?I think this happened to me
Ah, I didn't leave the first one either
I have 2 invites for Tuesday?
Have you set up 2 rides?
I've ignored the one with less riders.
I have 2 invites for Tuesday?
Have you set up 2 rides?I’ve ignored the one with less riders.
It's done that before, so I've scrapped it and will do again
2 invites but can’t select either for some reason??
Could you please invite me, thank you
Will do mate, full until we cull some in the coming 48 hours, but there's no doubt you'll get a space
Mines sorted now and it's showing as an upcoming event now too.
I can’t make the next one, or any evening ones really.
SWMBOs work is pretty mental so I’ll be cooking or eating
Cant do this Turaday I'm afraid, my turn to get the kids to sleep so 6:30 is too early. Keen to do another one when timings work though, even if I do get my legs torn off (in a good way)
I'm in👍
So no off front; we stay together for 2 laps .. then final lap off leash😤
Will you be setting the tempo for first two laps Weeksy?
(So your saying we got to try and drop you before 1km from finish?)
Will you be setting the tempo for first two laps Weeksy?
Mostly, I'll just be trying to keep the group together really.
Weeksy my friend Chase has added you on companion can he gat an invite if spaces open up please 🙂
I'm reading a chunk of people worried about keeping up as their ftp is only 200-ish, you sound just like the ideal candidates for this ride, a good dollop of the blob are around that.
Mines about that and with a bit of 'sticking in the group' and puffing I'm hanging in there and when I'm not there's people helping me back in.
It's social thing, an opportunity for a bit of a laugh under current circumstances, give it a go. If you can't keep up then hit M and say so, somebody will help.
Sure, there's some really quick guys banging off the front but so far there's a good blob of bumble bees bantering their way around.
Give it a go.
I’ve mentioned my FTP just to gauge how it compares to others doing these rides. Just in the expectation that there’d be some novices who would be happy to know not all are super fit. I’m more than happy to huff and puff until the reins are off.
Anyway I’ve woke up today not sure if I’ve got a temperature or not. I’m taking no chances so I’ll drop out the next few rides.
Enjoy everyone.
@Weeksy, I'm not able to do any mid week rides before 7-30pm due to work, so I don't need an invite for any earlier than that, it will free space up for others. You can invite me if you want and I'll just decline if it makes it simple for you 🙂
But still on for weekend rides, so please keep adding me for those, I enjoyed losing my lungs trying to race with you guys in the volcano!
Oh and any banks holiday rides too, if you are planning any.
Can't see the Tuesday event in my list of events, is it still on?