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Good fun - I ended up off the back trying to fight my way through a crowd of assorted Europeans, managed to latch on, upped my PR on Fuego Flats and up Titan's Grove, upped my FTP and still couldn't hang on at the back. Think I may have been the lanterne rouge!
Maybe next time we'll have to form a grupetto for the 'sprinters' at the back.
Bah, wish I'd made it, when is the next one?!😁
Got stuck on a call and then internet issues in the shed. Didn’t get on till 1833 and the invite had disappeared. Hope to make the next one...
Sat 11:30 road to ruins.
MTB only !!!
Invites sent, I'll revisit in a day or two and re do it.
Need to find a team strip - presumably one that anyone can get but nobody wants to wear. Does the bumblebee fit that descrition ?
@teamslug - I saw you off the back at one point, looked like you were adrift so I dropped back and you came by like a ****ing tgv !!
How do i get a mtb?
alex I think I "followed" you at one point, trying to find the group but when I saw I was in NY I assumed I'd followed a stranger and ducked out (weeksy and his merry men/ladies were in watopia)
That was just the motivation to get me riding cheers Steve.
I was typically 5 secs late couldn’t see the green blob so shot off to catch you. I was with the front 3 for 10 mins then just eased off to a non Stw group. By the time I realised the main group where just behind I just kept the same pace as I’ve had bad experiences in the past with easing off and then getting dropped. So many people on right now it’s practically impossible not to find a wheel.
It wasn't my night for zwift...just before we set off and I was sat with you all on the side of the road I got a works skype call, which I had to answer...40 minutes later I jumped back on but couldn't join you (how do you do that mid ride??)
So I did the route anyway on my own and got a couple of PR's on the flats...then Zwift borked as it was saving..I think everything was lost! Bahh!
EDIT - Oh no, it saved ok 🙂
I'll join the next one if possible.
anagallis: menu -> garage -> frames
Cheers
Tempo, who mentioned tempo, I was balls out up titans Grove, thought P Bayles was catching me at one point.
Yes, picking matching kit would be a good idea for next one. Start was very confusing as we seemed to be caught up in a big group.
Sat 11:30 road to ruins.
MTB only !!!
Not sue I can make that. This is obviously going to be regular though so I'll see you guys on there soon!👍
Road to ruins..... you evil bloke Weeksy.😁
Tiger6791
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My internet borked at 5:25Tried several times but Zwift wouldn’t then load kept hanging at the login
On Windows mate?
Someone mentioned about riding kit?
I usually ride in bumblebee as it's the noob kit and so consisted unfashionable but easy to spot in amongst a load of other riders.
A good workout that. We had a good group there before that cheeky bit of tempo. MTB sounds good but do I need to win it by doing a route or will it be in my garage?
Tiger - I definitely saw your name (unless somebody else uses magnetosomething in their name) about 25 minutes into the ride
... and then you disappeared
alex I think I “followed” you at one point, trying to find the group but when I saw I was in NY I assumed I’d followed a stranger and ducked out (weeksy and his merry men/ladies were in watopia)
I ended up doing a workout. My heart wasn’t in in though. Neither were my legs!
I’ll hopefully make Sat. Never ridden the MTB but have one in the virtual garage.
What do we need to do to get our own kit? I'm thinking four golden/orange squares (2x2) on a blue background with white detailing?
I got the time wrong and joined too late and couldn't find the invite, did the Cat C TdW Stage 5 Race instead, was good fun. Will try to make Saturday!
I assumed the virtual custom kits are paid for in some way, expensive I would think? Never even googled it though.
A bit of advertising for Singletrack on a packed zwift might be good for the mag/forum though.
No idea how to get a kit, didn't someone sort a kit on the Zwift thread.
Bumble bee is fine for me, I'll change next time on.
Oddly, Google doesn't say much at all about custom jerseys etc, other than an old thread with people requesting the feature?
Curious.
How were you guys communicating? I stayed with you for about 30mins, then lost you somewhere on the rollers, it was so busy I was struggling to figure out what was happening. A couple of guys pinged of the front so I went after them, just had no idea if that was a plan or not.
In game text chat amongst our group appeared in green msg boxes. Not sure if non group riders could see that.
Well I ballsed something up, starting zwifting about 5:25 but never saw a button to join the group! Quit out and then saw Weeksy’s name so chose the “ride with” option, but that didn’t make me part of the group so couldn’t see the bantz!! Will try again next time.
I was in the Group but didn’t see any green text boxes. Might have to use my MacBook in future rather than iPad.
Me. Alex.. And another had the front pace.. Funny trying to guess users from real names
DrP
I had to click join on laptop, didn't get an option to join using companion app(android)
@scaredypants. I did drop back as I was near the back of pack and noticed magnetodog had just started, he was only 0.2 miles in when we were about 8 miles in. I thought I’d tow him back up but without chat on I couldn’t tell anyone he was there. I dropped back about 7 or 8 seconds but then I realised any further and I wasn’t going to get back. I totally finished myself on the last climb. My heart rate was just about maxed at 170 ( I’m old and have always had a slow rate) It’s the first time I’ve ever tried a group ride and it’s bloody easy to get dropped if you aren’t paying attention then the extra effort needed to get back takes it toll. I’m doing on an mtb too so need a bigger front ring. I rode most of it in 32 x 11. Thanks Weeksy for getting that sorted. Looking forward to more.
That was fun. I just made the start, by seconds. I was in the middle of a conference call from basically the start until a little over halfway, and I guess it was distracting enough that I was losing the beacon and having to catch back up. That yo-yoing drained me a bit so I dropped off the pace at the end. Thanks for organizing it Weeksy. Unfortunately I won't be in the Saturday one. That'll be 5.30 am for me in sunny Colorado!
Does anyone know if the virtual mtbs are slower on the road? - Seemed to hit a big wall of wind resistance if I ever dropped out of the draft
I think I was with dr p and Alex for a bit. Coyne is my real life persona
My zumo wasn’t doing the resistance changes. I was in the big ring all the way round. I’m only a mid D so had to ease off after a bit.
Does anyone know if the virtual mtbs are slower on the road? – Seemed to hit a big wall of wind resistance if I ever dropped out of the draft
Massive difference.
As we can change names easily, I suppose we could change them to resemble our forum names just for the STW rides?
I'm F.innbod usually on zwift, but could change it to Poopscoop (or very similar) for the ride,then back again for other stuff.
Has everyone signed up for Zwiftpower and linked it to Zwift too, for when they do their own races etc?
If people can't work out who I am there's no hope for the world.
You could probably have a wild and crazy guess at who I am too!
I like keeping the world guessing to a degree but might mix it up and call myself Butt Nugget.
It's hints at who I am but retains a little mystery. Always important.
Missed this afternoon's ride. What sort of pace was it at, post ride comments leave me slightly scared for the next one!
It's genuinely hard to stop social/group rides getting a little pacey.Lol That's part of Zwift's appeal, you can't but help get a little competative, if only to beat your own PR or whatever.
What Cat you in raz? I'm a decidedly average D. As long as you have just one other rider you can tag along with if it fragments it's all good. You will get some draft and you can take turns to help search other out. It's fun actually.
Mind you, back in my early days on zwift, most of my "races" were just solo TT efforts basically... coming in dead last a few times. Who cares, there's no real crowd at the finish line or anything.😁
I've had the invite for Sat. Will try to make it - just need to pre-warn my Wife.
I got two invites when I looked earlier, which seems a bit weird.
Thanks for organising Steve
Was hectic
Lost you at the end - my Kickr stuck on 261w and would not go higher or lower
Hope it’s not borked
Mtb is harder on the road as others have said but also correspondingly quicker on gravel
Followed a few of you on Strava
Thanks for sorting Steve, was good fun.
I'm on for Saturday - looks like there is 2 events/2 invites at moment?
Not for me ? Just 1 here.
edit :
WTF, there was... now there isn't 🙂
Now I have no invites 🙂🙂🙂
Was it something I said?