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Did the PRL full today - wd to all who have ticked this, challenging repetitive route. Wasn't planning on doing it this week but a friend who is v strong was getting on it and said he'd go steady (by his standards), so ended up getting a very comfy sit for most of the London bit.
Had to put an effort into Box hill, though, otherwise he'd have been waiting ages. We took the first two laps v easy but then progressively got faster, setting the quickest time on the ninth lap - nine and a half mins isn't fast or owt but by God it buried me at that stage in the ride. So the final two laps felt pretty horrible, but up to then it had been going well.
Wouldn't have said I'd ever sit on a turbo for the best part of six hours, had anyone asked me this time last year, but here we are.
Wouldn’t have said I’d ever sit on a turbo for the best part of six hours, had anyone asked me this time last year, but here we are.
Exactly same here. It's made 2020 that bit more bearable than it could have been. Still got about 20 badges to work through and looking forward to the next Race Series.
Well done Garry...great effort!
Well done Garry - it’s a tough route that one. I have no intention of ever spending that long on a turbo again...unless they release some more routes!
Unfortunately I’ve got a few things to do in morning, so I’ll be jumping on it lunch/early afternoon for a couple of hours.
Well done Garry, I’m riding in a moment as working this week be a Fulgaz is there any Saturday Social or Sunday Hills this week?
Good effort Garry.
Im still trying to avoid that sort of effort indoors at the minute but if this weather lasts for much longer I’ll have no choice. The fitness is there but the mental ability to sit on a turbo isn’t. I’ve not done much more than 3hrs this season.
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Enjoy your ride this morning all, I shall raise a cup of coffee to you as I sit down to work 🙂
Resend please Robbo
At the 5 min mark I got the pop up and was still warming up so said not now, lost the blue button then
@weeksy reject then re-accept the invite and the pop up should come back
In now.
Cheers all. I lost connection again when we hit the start of the town and you all disappeared again. I rode it to the line and quit.
Let's hope this isn't a regular thing, it's annoying and spoils the rides.
Have a good new years eve all...maybe see you over the weekend if anyone is riding
Thanks everyone. 521 km done to finish of the challenge.
Thank anyone who has joined on a ride this year - it has helped to keep the motivation up in an otherwise less than ideal year!
Let’s hope 2021 let’s us achieve what we want cycling wise and see you on Tuesday for the first race of the series!
Back to 6.45am SS workouts on Monday morning if anyone wants to join in let me know and I will send out an invite.
I'm looking to do Sunday Surrey Hills on, erm, Sunday...
Anyone want an invite?
Likely "triple loops" at 0830...
DrP
40km... 500m climbing...
DrP
I'd be up for that if you don't mind? Just sent you a follow request on zwift.
@DrP I’d like an invite just deciding if running Sunday or Monday this may sway that.
Forge...
Have I sent you out an invite?
DrP
@DrP yes I’ve accepted 🙂 normally I get a notification I did for one I am doing tomorrow with local group but not your one, all sorted, be there Sunday
Cool 😎
DrP
Yes I think I’ll be up for that, need the Surrey hills course as well, see you then all being well.
Think I'll be on the Fondo on Sunday as I'd already signed up for it. Been doing the others so plan to do this one too.
I’ll be along tomorrow
Joined a normal group ride today, there’s definitely a point for me when there’s simply too many riders. Or is that just me?
Thanks for the invite Dr P unfortunately I’m doing the Fondo at 9 so can’t make it.
Is there an up to date discord link for the stw server?
@bails sure: https://discord.gg/g8bZuPsw
But it doesn't get used for most of these rides, just the TTT and occasional longer rides when people join in (and drop out) after the first 30 minutes and so can't access the in game meetup chat. The in game chat works great for nearly all social rides.
Thanks @savoyad , I'm new to Discord as well as Zwift so didn't want to be missing anything! Useful to have it ready to go in case I join a ride that uses it.
ian could you fling us an invite for the morning
I'm sure I had one but its since disappeared.
@piemonster said:
there’s definitely a point for me when there’s simply too many riders. Or is that just me?
Definitely not just you. Unless there is an unusually good reason (e.g. l'etape) I can't stand massive groups.
Went to do the fondo this morning but it crashed with 1 min to go so couldn’t get back on in time. This was 9.01 so also missed late join in the meet-up so just gave up and got off the bike this morning. I might do a ramp test later on instead or look for a shorter race.
Tough Sunday Hills today for me strong pace from the start, very enjoyable, I did catch a bit at the end on chat about Workouts, bit like racing I don’t do workout stuff personally I just like to ride about 🙂 might give one a go though so I can see what I am missing 😂
Thanks @DrP for sorting this one was good to push, did an easy 7 after to get to 100 miles for the first 3 days of the year good start.
Shame Robbo, it was a 9-02 start...how frustrating.
Was a good ride, I started way back in around 1300 position but managed to work my way through and found Paul on the way down from the forward KOM. We stayed together all the way through the jungle switching to MTB's and making around 150 places through that section alone.
Hit the volcano then the group split and I finished in 468th. A 9 minute climb exactly on the volcano so not too bad. Overall 90 minutes for 53km, quite fast.
Felt good, can really feel the benefits of riding with you lot.
I figured I wouldn't be able to hang with the Sunday Hills group, so did my own ride today. Ended up doing the bigger loop.
It's not a bad loop and there's a decent warm up before the Epic KOM.
I did feel a bit guilty about not getting out on an actual ride though, as the weather wasn't too bad.
It was good to see a familiar face (and cap!) on the Fondo ride at 9 this morning @oopnorth. They are getting daft though. Nearly 4000 on the start line and no doubt more like @robbo1234biking who couldn't get on.. was very glitchy at start. Everyone disappeared a couple of times and I lost quite a few places. ON found me on the run up to the jungle and it was pretty cool hammering past the road bikes in there. I had several ANT dropouts again today and each time on a bloody hill. Last one about 0.5km from top of Volcano climb. Still did PB up it so happy. Can I face a ramp test before Tuesday though....
Yeah the start was glitchy...I was riding with ghost bikes for the first 30 seconds until it calmed down...strange seeing a load of bikes just riding along on their own with no riders 🤣🤣
There was late join available on the meetup?
That would have made more sense than me hurriedly joining and then watching everyone ride off while I looked for my shoes... didn't matter because I only lasted 10 minutes of half-hearted chase before family duties kicked in.
@savoyad I think unless you put results on or use the rubber band all meetups allow you to join up to 30 mins late. I could be wrong though!
I wasn't too bothered about the fondo as have done the course before (they need some new fondo routes).
I did a ramp test instead and got a good boost from 280w to 287w so happy with that over xmas. Hoping to hit 300w in 2021 so might need to revise that as I am not that far of now! If I can get to 320w and down to 80 kg (could be dreaming there) that would have me pushing the bottom of A cat.
Open invite for the morning if anyone wants to join @oopnorth @stumpy01 and me in a Sweetspot Workout. it is a quite easy one tomorrow to get back into the New Year a bit easier. Kicks of at 6.45am for about 50mins to an hour.
Hi R obbo I guessed you had issues has you was there one minute then disappeared, I’m didn’t know Craig and Paul where doing the ride till I check the app as they where 400 places in front of me. It was a bit glitchy loads of people had issues.
Thanks all who joined this am... Nice group pace, with some good chat..
I quite liked that route.. felt good 👍
DrP
@neilarn2 I couldn't see you in the app (how did you do it?) But I did do a message to you both on the screen but you may not have seen it.
Good ride!
@oopnorth, I went thru the activity’s on the companion app as your down as following etc, you was most probably to far in front for your message to show, I didn’t even see your red blob at the start.
So I have upped the Zwift geek level this afternoon. Saw this article on Zwift Insider and decided to give it a go. Ordered a bluetooth media controller from Amazon which arrived today. Downloaded autohotkey and the script from the page and it all works well (including PTT in Discord).
I have mounted it on my stem for the moment as I tend to put my hands together and rest my thumbs on the the garmin mount if I am doing an effort.
I have it set up as per the script at the moment so the following keys:
Volume Up: Power Up
Previous Track: Switch between 1st and 3rd person
Next Track: Switch between Forward view and rear view
Play/Pause: Elbow Flick
Voume down: PTT (2.5 seconds)
When I have used it a few times I may try and change some of the codes but my level of coding ability is zero so not sure how complicated it is. Would probably change the elbow flick and the 1st person/3rd person view.
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