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Groan, I hate NY.
Ny sucks but if that's where the race is.
19:40 works better than 6.30 for me as that's bairns bath time.
How do you do a "team"
Another tip for The TTT, don’t use a TT bike.
For results to count you need team name in () eg (STW) appended to both your Zwift Power and Zwift profiles.
@Mossimus it only needs to be in your zwift power profile. Only reason to change you zwift name is if your team uses a number system.
What is very important is that every rider has it set exactly the same. With so many riders at the moment they are not correcting for mistakes.
To enter a team someone needs to register at wtrl.racing and enter one. You'll need a idea of the cats of who's going to take part so you can pick the correct coffee class.
I'd suggest who ever does that also does the checking to make sure every rider is in the right pen and has the right naming.
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:
1. On zwift, enter the event. It's here: https://www.zwift.com/events/tag/wtrl/view/594453. Enter CATEGORY A (it's not done on w/kg, ignore that. Just enter Category A). Do this asap.
2. On zwiftpower, tag your name with our team name, which is STW. Put it in brackets. So login to zwiftpower.com-->zwift profile-->settings--> change Rider Name to "[yourridername] (STW)". Do this any time before the race starts. If you don't yet have a zwiftpower account, be warned there's some hassle involved in setup.
That's it for now. Once we have a team assembled we can figure out the detail.
Entered event
Entered event and updated Zwiftpower name
Entered the event and edited Zwiftpower
Entered and updated.
Not sure if it's helps with the organising of the team but according to ZP I'm officially a D almost a C. Not sure how because I was dq'd from a D race the other day for being over the w/kg limit but that's what it says.
All done ... I think!
Not sure if it’s helps with the organising of the team but according to ZP I’m officially a D almost a C. Not sure how because I was dq’d from a D race the other day for being over the w/kg limit but that’s what it says.
The zwiftpower categories look to be respective of a change which will be implemented May 1st. Eg I'm now showing as (80% of whatever that means) cat C despite my w/kg being over 3.1.
You'll see below I'm a minimum B(top of screen) but a cat C lower down.
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I've entered and edited my screen name on zp and zwift.
You're right, that has changed a fair bit so it looks like I'm back in the D's for a while, or at least until May when god knows what'll happen!
I took part in my first ever race (real or virtual) this afternoon. It was a sand and sequoias ITT. I either came 2nd or 3rd in Cat D depending on which site you use. I'm pretty pleased with that as it was very much a learning experience for me.
I learnt that TTs are chuffin miserable.
Lol none of the others are less miserable, but they're fun!!
What's the new cats thing then ?
Would put me back into c as well despite having a similar weight to you dangerous brain and putting out another 45watts - and doing ok in B .....
I'd get punted from C for sandbagging on ZP currently so what's the change ?
It looks like they are planning on looking (somehow) at more than just ftp in w/kg for their categorisation - so taking into account 5 mins as well, and also pure watts. I wonder if they are aligning, at least partially, with whatever zwift's new anti-sandbagging feature is doing in the background - I think that looks at 5 mins as well.
How odd. That new graphic shows my 5 minute as a few % inside B, 20 minute well into A and raw watts as A+. How confusing.
So is the logic in this new categorisation it makes clearer those who have mastered staying under the 20 min cat limit but smashing everyone in their cat with 1 & 5 Minute time?
I can kind of see the value in that.
Did a quick 45 minutes on the Astoria Route (aka the TTT route) just now as I realised I'd never actually ridden that specific route before, nowt really to report, no long climbs, descents or flat drags really, a couple of short steep digs but the whole central park stuff blurs in together for me so hard to remember what comes where.
Do you get segments times/avg power like the ITT?
Wtf. Between me writing the above post and looking again just now.....
My proposed catagorys gone back to a B
They have dropped the 1 min power off the proposed. - which is what was dragging me to a C as I don't do sprints. I do long breaks and ramp up from 3-4 km out just pushing up the power....cause my sprints shite.
I think I'm on my fourth or fifth version of them presenting it
Would put me back into c as well despite having a similar weight to you dangerous brain and putting out another 45watts – and doing ok in B …..
My one race I got punted from c, no way I could hold my own in B yet, power aside I just haven't the experience of what and where.
I'll be happy to bump up to B once I've got a handle on how it works but I need to work up to that really, in B now I'm just going to find it silly as the whole bunch disappear out of sight on the start.
Anyhow the TTT should be fun, sort of.
Vikings vahalla 100 this morning with a few guys from the IRL club. . The blob had good pace. Averages 2.8w/kg and 40km/he
2:39 for full route.
First metric century. Sterzo works well for stood climbing. My pipe lagging psudo rocker worked well for preventio. Of numb bum
My pipe lagging psudo rocker worked well for preventio. Of numb bum
Ohhhhh colour me interested. Sounds a lot cheaper than a set of expensive bibs for zwifting!
Is there any way to get a breakdown of a ride on Zwift at all. ZP shows me my overalls but it only seems to show 20min breaks etc for races. If be interested to see how my actual rides break down
Companion app gives you a blow by blow power out put over events
My pipe lagging thing sounds better than it is but I'll stick photos up later
Companion app gives you a blow by blow power out put over events
Ah, so it's not just for proving I'm working hard because neither the touch screen nor the finger print sensor work properly though the sweat when I try to type!
My pipe lagging thing sounds better than it is but I’ll stick photos up later
I bought one of the proprietary ones - used air bladders on each side, sandwiched between the base and upper plate. Was a right pain in the arse so I changed it for cut up pool-noodles that were in the garage from when the kids were young. It's genuinely BETTER than it was before in use, as well as maintenance-free
Any photos of that ? I have lots of backer rods kicking about from DIY rim savers.
My pipe lagging is just two bits on the legs and two bits running perpendicular letting the trainer move a bit and isolating it from the ground. Works ok.
Rode the PRL full this morning, 11 times up box hill. Got a @weeksy invite about 60 miles in, in hindsight this might have been the better option. Ticked the route badge off but definitely won’t be repeating that one.
Yeah I spotted the prl, thought "oooooh I've got a day off on Friday" then looked at the route and thought nah.
Does anyone fancy a recce of the TTT course some time before Thursday by the way? Never ridden astoria before so will need to have a quick loop just to figure out out but these things are always better with company
I could set the social ride to it?
Will everyone hate me?
On an unrelated note, did you do many/any of the training programs at all did you find any better than any others? I'm interested in doing something to try and improve my continuous power but frankly no idea where to start!
As an aside it worked well scheduling the group ride as an empty world. Easier to see who you were chasing and what was going on.
As an aside it worked well scheduling the group ride as an empty world
100%
We'll only be using empty world's from now on.
On an unrelated note, did you do many/any of the training programs at all did you find any better than any others? I’m interested in doing something to try and improve my continuous power but frankly no idea where to start!
I'm a big fan of the training programmes, I did the six week FTP Builder and taken me from 247 to 277 in that time frame. It's four/five work outs a week usually about an hour.
Oooh - how do you set up a Meet Up as an empty world?
You can just set up a meet-up in the companion app and choose from any of the sox worlds. You have to invite at least one person but if you tell that person they don’t need to turn up the meet up will still go ahead.
It’s four/five work outs a week usually about an hour
That's a lot of workout! I wanted an easy freebie thing, you know, drink beer three times a week coincidentally learn how to maintain xxx W rather than massive peak and trough either side.
I've just done the Fondo plan as that's generally 3 sessions a week at a relatively steady pace which leaves a couple of days free for weeksy's fun and games.
I'd be up for a TTT course recce on the next group ride.
Any photos of that ? I have lots of backer rods kicking about from DIY rim savers.
My pipe lagging is just two bits on the legs and two bits running perpendicular letting the trainer move a bit and isolating it from the ground. Works ok.
SOme of the noodly bits are pushed right through but some ar ejust short offcuts, one in each side because the flexy linky thing gets in the way (none in the font area because bladders are still in there and I'm too lazy to pull 'em out but they'll be totally flat by now and I don't need/want more noodle than that)
So I felt like seeing how much power I could put out in a sprint the other day on zwift as I hadn't really ever pushed myself with sprinting before. I tried twice, but both times when I put down power, pretty much as I went over 800w the chain came off. What could be the reason for this?
I've got a Tacx Neo 2, 11 speed drivetrain which probably has about 1000 miles on it. Would it be chain wear possibly?
So I felt like seeing how much power I could put out in a sprint the other day on zwift as I hadn’t really ever pushed myself with sprinting before. I tried twice, but both times when I put down power, pretty much as I went over 800w the chain came off. What could be the reason for this?
Bad the chain came off as you were just getting started. Did it fall off the front chainring on the bike? I just have a narrow wide on my TT bike on the turbo and it's fine for retaining the chain.
Must admit I'm not generally keen on a raging 4 figure sprint on the turbo - it is fun to see what you can hit but it just feels like you can break the bike, and I doubt the wattage is all that accurate. THink it's something better done on a dedicated stationary bike like a Wattbike in the gym.
I thought zwift races would be all about this sort of effort but it doesn't seem to be the case, at least not at my level. They are at such intensity and the sprint winds up from a longer way out that it's a more sustained effort (several hundred W rather than a crazy 1000W+)
Yeah it came off the front chainring. It really was just down to curiousity, just a bit miffed that I was just getting started because I felt like I could have gone a fair bit higher.
Rocker Plates.
Yey or Ney?
I’ve probably enough stuff around to bodge a simple one.
Edit, must read thread properly
Yay for me. Less numb since I got it. Had to learn to use the correct technique. Once you get used to that moving the bike around feels good. Worth reading the how to setup your rocker plate stuff on zwift insider.