Zwift meetups and social rides ?

That was a great ride - felt like perfect sprint training with those all out efforts and a bit of a breather on the rest of the lap, ready for another canning on The Mall.

Kudos to Gary L for his solo breakaway on the last lap - over 20 seconds ahead by the last sprint.

Legs weren’t feeling it tonight.

You boys can’t half sprint!

Enjoyed that Cheers 👍

If anyone has legs left Danger and I are doing our 7am ride in the morning. Nothing crazy, just sand and sequoias.

If interested let danger know as he is the organizer of the meet up. I know it's late notice...

Shame I can't make the midweek evening rides, always up for a weekend if one happens but understand many hit the outdoors. #rideon all

Ah yes. Must set alarm!

Are we still bumble bees with it just being us two? Need to change bikes before we start, I was on the MTB in the jungle this morning.

Come as you are, as you were.
[not] as I want you to be.

Cheers for coming oop North. I needed that today.

Fancy another tomorrow? I'll warm up first this time though so you don't need to hang about so much.

Hi mate, sorry can't make tomorrow as I have to be off early, but am around Friday plus most days next week.

Hang about??? I think you were mostly waiting for me haha. Hope I didn't slow you down too much, I enjoyed trying to keep the pace up and I'll only get better by going out with faster riders. Usually I can hide in the group and benefit from the draft. 🙂

I like that loop once you are in the trees, loving and rolling.

What time dangour brain? I am up for a 30-45 min pootle -free from about 6.45am until 7.45am

Forget pootle mate...he was doing 4.5 to 5w/kg at some points 😉

I think that was off the start line when you went without me!

About 7am works for me robbo, assuming I'm not having to be in the office 45min or so should be spot on. If I am I'll just have to bail at about 25 past so I can shower and get to the office.

If you've got a preference on route let me know but it's TT night tomorrow so something flat at an easy pace is probably wise.

I've popped one on for Friday oop North, I'll be broken after Thursday evening if I've pulled my weight so it will be a bit dawdling!

Got the invite cheers. Route looks good. I don’t want a massive effort as I have a 1hr 30min as workout schedules for Friday. See you in the morning.

I've accepted for Friday so will see you then. If you're dawdling then it will be fine, it will bring you down to my usual pace, my legs don't go too fast first thing haha!

If you do another one of those 7am jobs I’ll join in.

I went outside today, managed an un clip fail and fell in forest of stinging nettles

It's a long shot but I might be able to get 20-30 mins with you tomorrow dependent on what time I need to leave, if so I'll see you on the start line, no promises though so don't wait for me.

Oh that was quick, got the invites I’ll see you in the morning

Virtually anyway

What kit for virtual commute?!

I went outside today, managed an un clip fail and fell in forest of stinging nettles

One of those memories that makes me smile is of a lass I used to work with coming in one morning walking like John Wayne. Turns out the night before she'd been out with a few friends as you do, needed a pee on the way home so pants down, dress up round her chest, squatted over a ditch to answer nature's call. Owing to a few sherberts and the mobility reducing effects of knickers wrapped round your ankles, Over balanced and in she went. Absolutely full of stinging nettles, stung all over every square inch from knee to navel.

Poor bairn.

Oh how we laughed.

What kit for virtual commute?!

I expect you in suit and tie, with your Brompton on the turbo.

Failing that stripes has become customary I believe (and saves me changing)

Ta for this morning folks,i do wonder how long it's going to take me to get back into the swing of normal alarms. It took 2 days to adjust to the extra hour in bed afforded by WFH, seems the opposite isn't true.

I think those who expressed interest have an invite for tomorrow morning, I'll sort some for next week over the weekend. Anyone else wants to join us shout up.

Cheers dangerourbrain and piemoster. I enjoyed that. A good pace for the morning - not too much but good to get the hear pumping. Just a shame as soon as I hit a hill I go backwards! 🙂

Just a shame as soon as I hit a hill I go backwards!

We kept together nicely on the climb out of the tube.

We kept together nicely on the climb out of the tube.

Yeh but I was doing 800W!

what do you mean you can't maintain 800w ?

I'm with weeksy on this. You'll never get the 30min alpe badge* with an attitude like that.

Disclaimer: 30 minute alpe badge may not exist. If it does, be sure to reuse the 6'6" elm box it comes in.
Dangeourbrain(tm) will not be held liable for any injuries or damage resulting from attempts to collect the possibly fictional 30min alpe badge.
Fools be fools at their own risk.

haha it is the 5% ramps that are worse actually. If you aren't paying attention for 1 second you lose the wheel and it is difficult to get back on without putting yourself in a hole.

What is the KOM up the alpe?

knowing Zwift, probably about 11 minutes.

knowing Zwift, probably about 11 minutes.

Someone who weighs 1.5kg?

On a dumb trainer too no doubt

I looked it up.

Fastest guy is on 28 minutes and is the only person under 30 minutes (16mph average).

Next fastest is 32 minutes (14mph average) - and their are a few about this region so seems reasonable.

Not convinced by the fastest guy.

considering the best hopefully legal pro time up the actual Alp is 39m 22s i'm not considering anything under that as being actually legit on Zwift...

What did Rohan Dennis do the Zwift Alp in a couple of weeks ago ?

Dennis was 58:01 for the ride, but not sure on his Alp KOM time.

Good point - EPO doping on Zwift?

The fastest easily spottable name is Michal Kwiatkowski 35:17 in 76th place....

I'm a little sceptical about anything much quicker than that.

the KOM guy had an average of 501w and a HR of 115bpm average.... now THAT is impressive. LOL.

the KOM guy had an average of 501w and a HR of 115bpm average…. now THAT is impressive. LOL.

Can you flag your rides as wrong in zwift or is that bod stuck with a time they may want rid of because its nonsense (or they may want to keep because they're one of those people)

I know I've deleted a few from strava (before they're flagged) over the years where its gone bonkers for one reason or another or I've forgotten to turn off my track before getting in the car etc.

Tube Ramp Strategy = SMASH

I'm ready for tomorrow's morning session, glad it's not up the Alpe hahaha

That'll be a Sunday morning hilly job I think pie, not a weekday morning 😉, though think I'll do innsbruck this week

I may join you on Sunday if there is a group ride will depend on timings and how far your planning this week and see if it fits to what I had planned already 🙂

Tempted by achterbahn or Surrey Hills for my weekly dose of climbing having done neither yet. Probably an 8.30am start again as it worked well for me last week. Obviously though folk are free to do their own thing too so there may be another one going on too.

Oh and I've got to survive the TTT tonight, commute club tomorrow and likely a real world ride Saturday, so I might sack it off yet.

16:30 tomorrow. Richmond flat. Sprint every lap for fun. Regroup at 120w after laps and go again and again and again.

Regroup at 120? As opposed to last one which was regroup at 210 🙂

Thanks Steve for ‘returning to the cat-herding chair'

I should be there assuming hamstring twinge survives an outside ride later..

Ta for the invite. I've ticked to go but theoretically I'm still working until 5pm so will see how the day pans out.

Regroup at 120? As opposed to last one which was regroup at 210

Exactly 🙂

The power monsters need to remember that 200w for them may be recovery, but to keep everyone included we need to regroup at lower wattage 🙂

I’m in tomorrow

But, I’m off work so will do a local MTB. And that’s why I’ll not be able to keep up.....

Keep away from nettles

@Dangeourbrain count me in for Sunday if you do either of those 2 routes as I need to tick them off too.

My same pace applies as always haha

Keep away from nettles

They’re always there, waiting!

I'm going for an actual bike ride tomorrow (got the day off and everything 🙂 )

Might be keen for a Sunday morning climb though...

Cheers for the invite but unfortunately I will still be at work.

Thanks for the invite but can’t make it unfortunately, working 2-10 this week 😩 Should be able to do a meet up next week hopefully!

alas... can't make tomorrow so declined (gotta work inmit...) but up for Sunday am..0830 works... happy with something hilly too...

nearly level 12, which opens up alp du zwift for a fixie attempt... that'll be fun to stream; me gurning at 22 rpm.....

DrP

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Regroup at 120? As opposed to last one which was regroup at 210

I'll be up for it, if it's this...

Legs are still sore from running my first ever (and completely impromptu) half marathon on Tuesday...it was supposed to be a 'long, steady run' but I got carried away.
Going up & down stairs on Wed was tricky - not so bad today, but still sore 🙂

well there's not much in the way of takeup on it... only 8 other riders...

Thoughts on whether we scrap it or ride it ? I'm easy either way, i've got a ride planned on Sat morning, so not like i'll be missing out etc.

DUe to lack of uptake, i'm going to can todays meet-up guys.

Sorry, couldn't make it coz of work. Looks like there's 3 of us on the BC bike race event at 8pm though, somewhere in over 1k participants 😳

That's OK, it's a fairly random time i set it for, but i'm not as keen as some of you lot for the evening ones as it eats into my family time and i prefer to do them outside of that. No biggy. I'll take a bike out at lunchtime.

Unfortunately I have a conf call at that time or I'd have accepted, appreciate you organising these things Weeksy so try to make them when I can.

I couldn't have made today anyway, I'll hopefully be outside on my new carbon Canyon 😀

Count me in for a Sunday am ride though @Dangeourbrain, and hopefully no vomiting dog this time.

No worries Weeksy, thanks for the invite anyway.

Thank you again weeksy.

I've sent invites for Sunday morning hills if anyone fancies - i'll duplicate last weeks so in theory if you had an invite then you'll get one shortly. If not and you want to join again shout up.

8.30 on Sunday, innsbruck, achterbahn.

yeah send me Sundays over mate please.

Torn between the sunday morning meetup or doing the Stage 4 of the Tour for All later on in the day

Was going to bale today as hammy still a bit sore after last nights ride.  I’ll have a ‘recovery beer' at that time instead 🙂

Back outside Saturday but if the legs are willing, I’ll get myself dragged over the big hill again sunday. Ta for the invite.

or doing the Stage 4 of the Tour for All

My time up the Innsbruck climb reverse is 37 minutes - I don't think anyone else will be that slow! :). My time up the other side is 32 minutes however that was on my old wheel on turbo which over reported the power by 10% so although I am quicker now I might not beat my previous time.

But...I am in 🙂 send an invite over Dangeourbrain

Robbo you will be fine as I am riding too and certainly won't be going too fast up the hill, I've never done this one yet, so there will be company in the slow crew 😉

Thanks Dangeourbrain for the commute club ride this morning, I decided to do another 17km afterwards round the Innsbruckring to complete my Ceramic mission. Legs are buzzing nicely now.

See you all Sunday

Sorry for not getting back to you Weeksy about today's ride....the weather is so nice that I think I'm gonna hit the road.

Dangeourbrain - might be up for Sunday although it's my birthday so was planning on having a lazy one....

Weeksy, robo invites sent.

Zilog I'm taking "What I’m saying is, do the STW ride 😃" to mean you wanted an invite too...

I could be up for a Sunday morning alpe ride if there is an invite going (Chris H STW on Zwift).

Thanks

Invite sent to Chris h?????? I'm guessing that's you 😉

@dangeourbrain sadly I can't normally make the weekend ones - my Zwift setup is at work in a spare office at the mo 😂 hence I normally do the weekday evening ones!!

Could I have an invite as well please. I’m Andrew Atkinson on Zwift.

I am in just accepted, thanks for sorting, I am new to Zwift so be another ride not done so looking forward to it.

I don't think you're following me drew.

I'm dangeourbrain stw on Zwift, I'll drop you an invite once you are.

@zilog I have no problem with you going into the office for 8.30am on a Sunday. 😉

Thanks, I forgot about the needing to follow bit. I’ve just done it now.

I've have just looked at Sundays route and shall be a bit more mindful of pace than last week 🙂 looks good decent climb.

Which one? It’s up both sides isn’t it?!

I've no idea what the route is like to be honest, I've not done any of the innsbruck routes before.

Still, head down, pedal, and so long as I'm done in time to make Mrs brain breakfast it'll be reet.

Yes up both sides, it looks like a world of pain...

Yes both sides I did little lookup, I like to see where I am going when I've not done a route before 🙂 and they say...

This roller coaster of a route hits the KOM and sprint in both directions. Start with a reverse ascent of the Igls climb before looping into
town and then climbing up to Igls again in the forward direction.

Be good and earn my delivery Sunday Lunch that's coming.... 🙂