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well done all - "saw" you out there earlier whilst sat on the bog 😬😖🤪😎 !
I'm off for a ride just now. An actual ride ! Can't quite believe it
You get a good tow from the group though
I didn't half notice when I fell out the back of the group at one point yesterday, I stopped pedaling for a second and you were all gone, had to put a serious effort in to get back on, over 400W...it was fairly speedy yesterday!
I did the Richmond UCI as a warm up beforehand and wanted to complete it but only gave myself 30 minutes before the group ride, I think I killed myself too much and didn't leave enough for the ride 🙂 Legs are feeling it today.
I'm with you on that oop north, I'm a total Zwift novice and rarely ride in a group of more than 2 on the road. I took a breather after the second sprint and lost the group and had to push getting on 400W to get back, if it wasn't for not wanting to drop out I'd have have given up, I guess this is how you improve though. I got on my real bike later in the day to go out with the family for our one a day and could hardly move my legs to start with.
Here's an interesting (kind of) observation I noted on the most recent meetup... My second fan (Honeywell turbo..brill) arrived in the week, so I had 2 fans blowing on me... I felt SOOOO much more comfortable, and was able to keep up higher watts for longer without becoming a floppy sweaty mess.
Reading into the science of it all, the fact that we are only 25% efficient means that for each 200w of power we make, we need to 'remove' 600w of heat. I for one ride 'really hot'..i.e unless it's sub zero temps, I wear barely anything on the bike when out and about. Thus it makes sense that performance/ability will drop off if you overheat.
The book 'Bicycling science' has a good chapter on this too. You really DO drop performance if you're too hot or dehydrated.
Anyways.... just a thought to say that there's no need to be a full on sweaty mess, and having decent fannage may add a few watts to your legs without even trying!!
DrP
I would recommend this fan. I run it on settin one majority of the time but it is excellent.
https://www.cleva-uk.com/collections/vacmaster-air-movers
@weeksy. Can you add my mate to the invite list please. He is following you on Zwift. T Rolo [STW]. Cheers mate
Sure
Was hoping to get on this later but legs are feeling a bit twingey - going to rest up. Have a good one.
I'm going to bail on tonight 🙁
Working...
I'm going to come along this evening but it might be short lived. I went [whisper] outside [/whisper] for a ride this morning and or seems someone snuck in overnight and stole my legs 🙁
They might be back by this evening but it might be a bit of an ask of them.
I did 30km earlier you bunch of pansies. It's pancake flat this course, you'll be fine
Be aware it's a bit on the wobbly side tonight, took me two goes to sign in and then couldn't save. Shows ride on zwift app but says can't get ride details and hasn't gone over to strava.
Thanks for the group ride invites Weeksy, was hoping to actually do one this week, but i'm still struck down with last weeks food poisoning. I will get there one day!
I did 30km earlier you bunch of pansies.
It's not this morning's 30miler that's the problem. It's just that it showed me yesterday's handballing 8 ton of gravel plus a long walk might have been.
No changes to the plan for this evening?
I got on a bit early as my Wife and daughter have gone for a walk...
Calibrated the trainer after last ride....it was a bit loose apparently.
No idea what affect that will have had...
Warming up with some RATM - Renegades album.
That was a blast!!!
Super fun again... I'm naff at the explosive sprints I've decided!
Thanks again for sorting that... but, not uploaded to strava..hmm...drP
Uploaded to Garmin okay but not Strava.
Yeah that was good. Those sprints were brutal. Good little battle at the end with a few. I believe DrP and a few others were about 2km ahead by that time 😉 Really enjoyed that last 30 second sprint at 59min30seconds.
I’m off for a lie down and a pint of Creme de Menthe 🙂
I'll deffo run that course and plan again though. Assuming you fellas enjoyed it.
Cheers for organising Weeksy.
Tomorrow is definitely a rest day
My earlier ride took 30 mins to upload to Strava so I wouldn't worry.
Cheers for organising Weeksy.
Tomorrow is definitely a rest day
Rest days? That's a concept.
I did 30km outside today, 20km warm up, then the ride.
Still trying to get into the high 13st.
yeah i enjoyed that, peesbee is the man to beat in the sprints it seems!
My warm up ride has uploaded but took a while. Hopefully servers are just slow. If not you can extract it from Zwift and upload manually. I hope it isn’t lost as I got a new 1 min power best!
Cracking ride chaps. Shame you can’t choose crit City for a group ride
Mine uploaded now
I’m saving this image in case I need to see a heart specialist 🙂 Damn those sprints are just short enough that you can wring yourself out but just a bit longer than you wished they were 🙂
Rest days? That’s a concept.
Maybe I should explain.
A rest day means a day of manual labour under the direction and close supervision of SWMBO. Maybe after 8 hours of toil in the sun she'll let me have a stale bread crust and some like warm water to take the edge off - or a beer, either way.
I’ve spent many years being spectacularly rubbish at any kind of DIY. From not knowing which end of a paint brush to hold to drilling through important utilities such as water pipes and electricity cables. Such is my prowess with any tool whatsoever, it’s rare I’m even asked to dig anything up. In case I’m found in the neighbours garden ruining their begonias*
I still award myself a beer tho. Because everyone loves a trier 🙂
*allegedly. I’ve no idea. My view of gardening is if it’s green it’s a weed, if it’s red, it’s probably a tomato.
Well that was a disaster, set up issues at the beginning meant I was a lap down then I had a laptop battery fail as kiddo had been on it earlier and by the time I got it plugged in I was 40secs behind solo. Decent workout trying to get back on though.
Yeah that course is a bitch to get back on if you lose the group.
I’ve spent many years being spectacularly rubbish at any kind of DIY.
McMoonter I am not. Unfortunately Mrs brain wouldn't know the difference between a hammer and a screw driver so I look like Tim Allen in home improvement (well, I look a lot like the other chap but that's not the point)
Good fun that, I definitely can't sprint though. I saw 800w I think briefly on the first sprint and I don't think I fully recovered until the end, legs like celery 🤣
Have we to do anything re the TTT by the way other than be there on Thursday and don't be rubbish?
Sorry to miss this evening was getting my kit out and got the "I thought you were doing the kids bedtime tonight" so couldn't get on until later.
Very much looking forward to the TTT though...
Are we sorting a ride order and power targets etc or are we just winging out on the night?
Who's def riding, barring unforseen circumstances?
Me - Cat D
I’ll deffo run that course and plan again though. Assuming you fellas enjoyed it.
Flat courses and Sprints are not my forte, but I must admit it was a perfect course for this group and a fun hour’s riding. I just don’t know where the time goes - it seems like we’ve hardly started and it’s over.
Rest days? That’s a concept.
It is for us oldies.
TTT?
Wassat?
DrP
I think it's something to do with jelly babies
See here DrP
OK that's not working as I hoped.
Page 335/336.
You want the post on 336 that starts "Our team is entered. 7.40pm on Thursday, Astoria Line 8.
Now you each need to sign up as individual riders. We need between 3 and 8 people. Here’s what to do"
https://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/zwift-my-journey-my-weight-and-my-fitness/page/336/
Right then, next installment is Friday 4pm. Currently it's set to greater London flat but depends what world is empty that day.
Will there be sprints? #sobs #rocksgentlyunderdesk
Alas.. Will be working.... but have fun 👍
DrP
Thanks for invite, but will be at work. Enjoy.