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That's because you ride obscure ones that fifteen Chinese students are doing on their school dinner break Weeksy 😀
Been lurking and reading all this - got Zwift loaded and tested at home. All seems to be working OK on my laptop when watching (so assuming it will be OK once I get the turbo all set up and running). Inspired by this thread to get some more winter miles in when the kids are in bed and lose a bit of weight. Joined the Strava group too and will try to join in in the next few days. Thanks for all the info in the thread 🙂 Cheers, Mark
@codybrennan- Always best to look at the course. It was 1xFig 8 which starts and finishes facing the usual way through the Start/Finish line. Keep going until you've crossed said line 🙂
I think the Race Distance bar has been buggy since the iOS launch.
Nope, shocking race from me, wasn't paying attention and lost the group 6. TT'd from there until I found some group 5 riders.
I'm not drinking alcohol in large quantities ever again, I've still not recovered from Sunday evening. 😳
.That's because you ride obscure ones that fifteen Chinese students are doing on their school dinner break Weeksy
Timings just work better for me a lot of the time.
Cheers Jambo, I'll take a look.
I finished 211th
be interesting to see how they sort the results. i didnt have a time on that segment previously so I guessed at entering group 2. as it was, my finishing time was about right to put me in group 2.
Had I picked group 1 I would have placed 18th with the time I had. all those group 1 were pushing out 3 W/kg and above which means they probably shouldn't have been in that group in the first place.
Thanks crosshair.
Hey, can I join up with your group, guys, girls? Whats it called, and how do I locate you?
There's a link to the STW Strava group a few pages back.
@Jambo - W/KG wasn't mentioned so not sure how they'll do it if someone hasn't ridden that course before
well with a bit of strava stalking, the 'winner' had a PR on the qualifying segment of 39.14 which should have put him firmly in group 5...
The prizes are raffled though not based on positions. Riders sandbagging etc happens in all races. I just try a beat those around me
I had all sorts of issues getting started last night, including having to re-install Zwift on my ancient Mac. By the time I got onto the startline for KISS, I had to join the second fastest group, which was rather 'quick', then caught the buggy issue about the finish not showing as the finish, so did a Forrest Gump, and just kept on going.
Is there meant to be some advantage by drafting other riders, as I don't seem to be 'getting' this? I can ride tucked right in behind someone, but never seem to get any advantage from this - just makes group riding seem a bit pointless.
Is there meant to be some advantage by drafting other riders
Others have posted that the advantage is strong but I'm not experienced that. Unless it takes into account by height and weight an know I wont be fully sheltered by smaller riders? But then I cant tell how their actual size by their avatar so that wouldn't be right
Is there meant to be some advantage by drafting other riders?
There definitely is. For the first few weeks of Zwift I was just looking at my Watts and not my speed. Then I realised that when I'm behind someone or in a group if I ease off the watts the speed stays the same or even goes up a bit.
Works on the flat or a slight incline but I still get dropped almost straight away on the hills.
Anyone else find thier t2240 a nightmare to calibrate?
370th 😆
Highest placed rider in my group was 212th - we had too much time to make up.
But I think they're not right yet?
In the overall board my time was 55:23, on my group board it's 41:23 😕
The clock for everyone started ticking at 8pm.
In the overall board my time was 55:23, on my group board it's 41:23
I guess because it was a handicap the overall time is from when the group 1 set off?
First ride after 3 weeks of manflu for me. Great format last night. Judging by the amount of G1 riders in top 10 w/kg may have been a better measure than the segment time, guessing lots have not raced that segment before.
The 'winner' was from group 1 and had PR on that segment that should have put him in grp 5. Be interesting to see how they finalise the results.
greentricky - Member
Anyone else find thier t2240 a nightmare to calibrate?
They are a bit fiddly. Where in the green band are you sitting?
Out of interest- when I did that APR last night, I sacked it at 18.1 miles, thinking that a)there was something wrong or b)I'd misread the lap count.
I haven't done any Zwift races up to now, and was sitting at 47:30 at that point. Is that any good? Is it good enough to sit in the STW group? I don't want to embarrass myself, I'm not that quick these days. I was in Group 1, couldn't sit in the draft nicely on the 2240, and kept seeing riders stream past.
It was very addictive.
I haven't done any Zwift races up to now, and was sitting at 47:30 at that point. Is that any good? Is it good enough to sit in the STW group? I don't want to embarrass myself, I'm not that quick these days. I was in Group 1, couldn't sit in the draft nicely on the 2240, and kept seeing riders stream past.
Quick bit of ZP stalking... Does your name start with an 'I'? If so that would put you in group 'C' in the normal KISS races.
@jam bo, ah makes sense! Haven't had my coffee yet 😳
@codybrennan, there hasn't been any formal STW group rides as of yet.
No, I race as "Mr 622".
No, I race as "Mr 622"
Conincedentally there was someone with the surname Brennan around the times you mentioned above, currently showing as 19th in group 1.
Oh I see. No, thats not me, my handle here is a bad pun 🙂
bored now. 1hr 20 in
With the t2240, I find it much easier to measure effort now it's turned up to 100% in zwift and power is set to 1s not 3s
Out of interest, exactly how good is the t2240?
I currently have an Elite Volano but it's not a Smart trainer. I quite like the concept of a Smart trainer but is it really going to be much better than my current turbo?
How does a £180 Smart trainer compare to a circa £400 Direct Mount one?????
jam bo
With the t2240, I find it much easier to measure effort now it's turned up to 100% in zwift and power is set to 1s not 3s
I'm going to try the same approach with my Vortex but around 75%, I'm struggling to stay with groups - can never seem to find a consistent power output.
A bit flimsy and can't cope with big power outputs, but the smart control bit is great for zwift.
I'm going to try the same approach with my Vortex but around 75%, I'm struggling to stay with groups - can never seem to find a consistent power output.
I struggle on the flat with consistent power, uphill no problem at all.
For some reason, on my T2240/Macbook/ANT+ combo, there's no 'trainer difficulty' setting. Anyone else see the same thing?
codybrennan - Member
No, I race as "Mr 622".
We were together within the last km, I thought that my push for the line was unexpectedly good, not that you stopped!
cheers_drive - Member
We were together within the last km, I thought that my push for the line was unexpectedly good, not that you stopped!
Dang! I was enjoying it too....its fun, eh? Wish I'd just trundled on now.
Where are you getting the results etc from btw? (sorry for the noob q)
Zwiftpower.com
Gotcha- thanks.
They are a bit fiddly. Where in the green band are you sitting?
I struggle to get it in the green and mainly get "too loose", that is when I can get the app to work.looking online it seems fairly common, some people suggest it's tyre related but doesn't look a definitive solution.
I have it done up pretty tight and don't fancy doing it much tighter as the plastic lever already feels flex when applying it
New update has been released:
Notable fixes/changes in this release include:
- “Ride with” feature improved. No longer does it simply drop you near the rider you selected (only to see them blow past you). It will now bring you up to speed next to them and give you 5 seconds to bring your power up to match.
- Changes to help keep riders in their lane, on the road, and improve rider routing in various situations
[b]- Fix for event progress bars on certain routes[/b]
I'm going to try the same approach with my Vortex but around 75%, I'm struggling to stay with groups - can never seem to find a consistent power output.
I've found 100% easiest to stay on someone's wheel on my T2240, but that's because it's most like riding on someone's wheel in real life - if they're putting out a nice consistent power then you can do the same, but chances are they're wavering up and down, so you have to it even more so, so you can stay just behind them. This is why in races it's absolute mayhem (certainly at my Cat 4 level!) because there's no nice "consistent" pace, the entire race is a succession of sprints and coasting, a very spiky power output graph.
For some reason, on my T2240/Macbook/ANT+ combo, there's no 'trainer difficulty' setting. Anyone else see the same thing?
There was last time I used it, but I haven't used Zwift since the update - will report back tomorrow if no-one else has. I'm also using basically the same setup - T2240/Macbook/Ant+
Adjusted my realism to around 75% - requires changing gears more but it plays more to my advantage as I'm not a spinner.
Just did the BRS 22.2KM/13.8 miles and it felt really good, played using numbers and ignored the field. Happy with the result: [url= http://zwiftpower.com/race.php?id=2069# ]Provisionally 4th![/url]
Just tried to do the KISS race but think I missed the start (bloody kids!). Ended up just joining a random group that came past and doing a steady loop of the course. Shame there don't seem to be more races with an 8:30-9pm start. Would suit me much better.
Results from last night are finalised. I just made up 50 places....
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Adjusted my realism to around 75% - requires changing gears more but it plays more to my advantage as I'm not a spinner.Just did the BRS 22.2KM/13.8 miles and it felt really good, played using numbers and ignored the field. Happy with the result: Provisionally 4th!
Oof!
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Results from last night are finalised. I just made up 50 places....
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