Forum menu
Cool.
Right executive decision. I was going for the Big Foot Hills as it has a bit of everything but its a good 2 hours, so may be too long for some. So instead I'm thinking Triple loops in London, about 40km, taking in both surrey hills.
That work?
Triple loops sounds good to me.
I'm up for that
Sounds good... ping me an invite.. I'll leave the route when I have to...
DrP
Done...anyone who hasn't got the invite, let me know.
If Im up I'll join you but that's a bit keen for me on a Sunday probably.
I’m in but might not do the whole ride as have a ramp test scheduled for Monday!
I can't make it, not around this weekend, done 400 miles this month so a weekend off be a good thing I think 🙂 have a good ride.
Not even Friday and the excuses are already rolling in for those who want to bail early and not have to do the last big hill 🤣🤣🤣
I'm planning chilled so don't worry about your legs Robbo!
Hey... tickets to Knockhatch and the Quadapillar barrel bug ride are a VALID excuse for an early bail!
DrP
@opp north LOL no excuse I won't be near my indoor bike either, if I am up I'll give you a ride on while having my breakfast... LOL
Thanks for invite opp north I will join you but if weathers ok I might venture outside and do some proper biking.
Neil
No worries Neil
Not thing to make it this morning sorry folks.
Erm.. companion is showing as going... and riding now.. but not had the "join meet" pop up....
Should be there by now, right?
DrP
Edit...forget that..obvs 5 min befit on a Sunday.....
Yeah sometimes I think the meetup box is not showing...then remember its 5 minutes before a meetup that it pops up.
Thanks for that one this morning guys...enjoyed it.
Cheers thanks for organising was enjoyable , I also panicked re the join event message came just 5 mins before the start.
see you all Tuesday.
Thanks for this morning for the brief time I joined you!
@oopnorth I am trying to work out the best day for a commute this week. Doesn’t fit in well with the race series does it!
@Robbo not really. I fancy a morning off tomorrow, Tuesday is race day, Wednesday I'll probably be dead from the race but I may soft spin. Thursday is likely for me but I know you have the TTT. Also Friday works for me.
I've been away a week is there a Sunday Ride this weekend?
I'm up for a Sunday ride. Happy to organise one, do we fancy something "flat" for a change or usual Sunday hills?
I'll likely play depending on start time... I'll happily do flat or hilly. Weather looking rubbish at weekend so riding indoors likely.
I'm guessing about 8.30 - seem to recall that suited mostly for a 10/10.30 finish.
I'll have a look see at route options and post up later.
Had a quick glance at route overviews - tire bouchon or London pretzel may suit?
France is mostly flat with the petit kom in both directions - 431m over 61k so should be comfortably <2hrs in a group.
London pretzel again mostly flat with box&fox in the middle 531m over 55k so again should be plenty under 2hr in a group
Can't commit this weekend as I've a lot on. Will be jumping on Zwift when time allows between family duties.
Should be back to normal next week and can join then.
8:30 would be ideal, I've not done London Pretzel so that would be good, we've done a fair bit in France of late, but happy to go with consensus view
I cant do this Sunday. I will be on the bike at some point tomorrow doing a TR workout (but in Zwift). I need to tick Surrey Hills of my route list so will likely do that late morning.
I need to tick Surrey Hills of my route list so will likely do that late morning
Makes two of us - late which morning 😉
8:30 would be ideal, I’ve not done London Pretzel so that would be good, we’ve done a fair bit in France of late, but happy to go with consensus view
You are the consensus. I'll send invites this afternoon unless there's a sudden outcry for something else between now and 4ish.
One weekend we need to plan in the Watopia Pretzel, but that will take a few hours....
Have a good one, think I might jump on tomorrow morning and have a go at one of the Zwift Academy rides.
Prob about 11 on Saturday @dangeourbrain.
@oopnorth yeh Pretzel is on for a weekend at some point. As winter sets in I think it will be easier to get a complete morning free for me!
Prob about 11 on Saturday
Not promising anything but drop me an invite for that if you don't mind, weather is looking rubbish and it'll make a change from trying to figure out how best to run cable round the garage
I have put an invite out. I am doing a workout at the same time (like we did the other Saturday) so I can put the rubber band on or not. Depends if you are worried about pace.
Not sure how long Surrey Hills takes!
Surrey Hills is horrible, climb after climb, after climb. Done it twice now, glad I have an excuse not to be on it again, enjoy!! You have to go up Fox hill twice, one is just the lead in and you finish the route on it the second time.
@Robbo - took me 1hr 50mins back in May, I'd hope to be quicker now.
Surrey Hills is horrible, climb after climb, after climb.
Weeksy, is that you?
I wont put the elastic band on then - Phil and Brian will be waiting all day for me! My workout is 4 x 10 mins at threshold - sounds like I will easily achieve that on the hills in any case so might just freeride it instead!
You should have an invite now Phil.
Anyone else want in let me know.
I wont put the elastic band on then – Phil and Brian will be waiting all day for me!
Don't worry on my account, it's good to have the company. (and if it's on I might just do something godawful foolish like dirty 30s for the whole ride.)
Weeksy, is that you?
LOL! 🙂 I actually like hills more than Weeksy, he would REALLY hate that one!
LOL i don't hate hills... i just hate trying to keep up with lighter riders on em 🙂
Then you can come ride hills with me and Robbo, no excuses! We are all around the same weight I think.
Sure matey. 11 on Sat works OK, i may even throw a curveball in. Not sure the lurgy will let me do more than an hour... but i can try.
I'm not in this week but there are always others! I'm sure Robbo will send you an invite.
Don't overdo it, we need you right for Tuesday!
Don’t overdo it, we need you right for Tuesday!
Don't worry, unless i wake up feeling good, i'll be staying off.
Righty - invites sent for Sunday not very hilly, London pretzel at 8.30am.
I can't see far enough back for my old invite list so I've just spammed all of you.
It's a good Route that one, 32km of flat lead in before you hit the Fox and box hills, pity I can't make it.
thanks for the invite dangeourbrain, but I'm taking my daughter swimming on Sun morning so won't be able to make it...
apologies - I won't make the 11 ride.
I'm doing an early ride as I have the grandkids coming later
Thanks for the invite but I’m having connection issues so going to try my lap top tomorrow to make sure all good for Tuesday.
anybody had problems with dropping out since upgrading to iOS 14 on an I pad 3 times it’s dropped out after about an hour including last Tuesday , thought it might have been the steroz device but didn’t use it this morning to check and it still dropped out using Bluetooth.
Neil
Sorry robbo, not going to make it - enjoy your workout!
I'm going to try and make it, it's been a while...
Well that is a lonely Surrey Hills done and dusted. Ticked of 2 off the ZA workouts though to get 3 in total and unlock the nice blue cap! Did SS/Threshold blocks on the 5 climbs and then gentle spinning to recover on the downhills/flats.
That just leaves Pretzel, Mega Pretzel, Uber Pretzel and Four Horseman. Struggling to get much enthusiasm to finish those routes of to be honest! Pretzel wont be too bad I guess. Maybe attempt that for next Sunday's hills? Should be a little bit over 2 hours.
Could someone (@dangeourbrain?) Send me an invite for tomorrow morning. Its the weather for it! Ta
I should be there in the morning, bringing up the rear. Absolutely no need to wait for me if I can't keep up.
Cheers for coming out this morning folks
@slowpuncheur sorry just spotted that - if you're following me you should have had one - you may even have been on the ride this morning if I'm right about your zwift name!
Cheers for organising, I'd have never done that solo, I'd have got bored and climbed off lol
Hope it was a good one this morning guys...its a nice route.
@robbo1234biking you have exactly the same ones as me to do, like you they probably ain't gonna get done anytime soon, apart from the Pretzel which is definitely achievable.
I also have a couple of New York ones to do too if I can ever generate the passion....I really don't like new York and they all involve that glass hill...
I'm up for Pretzel next week.
Also jumping on the ZA group ride at 2pm if anyone is interested
Thanks all good ride out this morning found it tougher than it should have been, think I need a couple proper rest days. Which Pretzel next week were you thinking oopnorth?
https://zwiftinsider.com/route/the-pretzel/
This is the one forge. I can’t do next Sunday though (visiting the in-laws) so would have to be Saturday hills for me if anyone is free on Saturday instead.
I'm fine saturday Robbo.
@dangeourbrain. Didn't get on this morning. I'm P Tunstall on Zwift. If you can follow me, I'll do the same. I'm up for the Pretzel next week 🙂
What time works for people? 7.30, 8 or 8.30?
I will send out an invite.
Probably 8am for me...hard to do the ungodly hours on a weekend 😉
I have sent out an 8 am invite and invited people I can remember doing the weekend rides but I have so many stw people now after the race series I have prob missed someone off. So if you would like an invite let me know.
Late join should be available so you can join in later if you want as well!
Sorry, can't make this weeks Tues race.
Working evening shift 🙁
@robbo1234biking Cheers for the invite but I'm off to Dyfi bike park on Saturday. IRL riding on the big bike, weired I know but sometimes it needs doing.
Big thanks to Weeksy and Scaredy for pacing me on the crit city race.
Top team delivered me to a WIN!!!
Perfect pacing, just inside the cut off, Result.
Did I mention - WIN!!!
Nice Crust! Well done
I should have joined that crit just to try one out but ended up on the Academy group ride...which got very tasty!
Thanks for the route link, Saturday is fine with me as is 8am, will we be having a break in the middle or going for it non-stop? Hopefully I will get a bit more pacey and feel a bit fitter next week.
Bring a picnic Forge, we can stop on top of the radio tower 😉
I wasn’t planning on a stop. Should be enough time descending for a bit of a rest. I think the worse bit will be the flat middle section with the two short climbs!
Ok cool I shall plan accordingly, I’ll make sure I have a picnic for the top of the tower 😂😂
Who is bringing the pork pies?
Guessing DrP will bring the frozen sausages.
Deffo...
I'll keep them in a safe place till 'time...
Will stay as long as I can... daughter has ballet sat, but can't remember the time..
DrP
Now the racing is over I've set up a social ride for Tuesday evening to give Robbo a couple of weeks off. Fan flats for an hour, riding as a blob with sprints each lap.
I've invited all my STW flagged followers but if anyone else wants in then just shout up.
Good man, top job.
Just a reminder that some of us are doing the Watopia Pretzel badge tomorrow morning at 8am. Sunday hills is Saturday hills this week.
If anyone wants to join, let us know and we will get an invite out.
See you in the morning for some hills!
I'll be joining you on the line but other commitments mean I'm unlikely to finish the course, I'll take a view at about 30k or the bottom of the epic, which ever comes first, and might be rude and just put my head down and push on if I think I'll be done by a time likely to lead only a slightly annoyed Mrs brain, or I'll ditch at some point more conducive to a "happy" wife.
I'm similar...will be there, but gotta get my Bubba to ballet for 0945..so will have to depart at 0920..
DrP
Mrs Weeksy doesn't care 🙂 Especially in covid times as it's not like we're going out for lunch or anything.
However, the plan for tomorrow is some Ridgeway with my boy.