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Also tempted with the EVR race tonight. Presume the race info on ZP is incorrect and should read: C group 3.1 W/Kg or lower?
Plan is to start the ride 7am Sat 14 Jan, name is Mashood Ashraf WBR
For anyone wondering about a way to mount an iphone or other phone to an existing garmin mount just to use the smart remote quite easily, if you google 'quickview adapter' most people have then cut or dremeled off the tabs and superglued it on to a cheap phone case. I have one in my crc basket, just trying to decide on a new footpump before hitting buy!
[quote=GolfChick ]For anyone wondering about a way to mount an iphone or other phone to an existing garmin mount just to use the smart remote quite easily, if you google 'quickview adapter' most people have then cut or dremeled off the tabs and superglued it on to a cheap phone case. I have one in my crc basket, just trying to decide on a new footpump before hitting buy!
i followed trainerroads guide.
edit: and it would be helpful if I included a link...
http://blog.trainerroad.com/custom-phone-mount/
Also tempted with the EVR race tonight. Presume the race info on ZP is incorrect and should read: C group 3.1 W/Kg or lower?
The Zwift app on my phone has it down as "AVG 2-3.1 W/KG", I can comfortably average just over 2. Expecting to come near the back, which is fine by me! Quite enjoying chasing people to be honest.
Do we have a team on zwiftpower?
If not should we?
No we don't @mrchrispy
I've read that to form a team at the moment you need regular group rides, organise races and have over a certain amount of folks interested.
To get a team kit imported into the game it's something ridiculous like organise 3/4 regular group rides a week and an ongoing race series before they'll even consider you.
I'm part of BR Team (BRT) and we don't even have a kit because of the above. Highly recommend joining them though, they've got team cars organised via discord in the major races.
they've got team cars organised via discord in the major races.
What? In Zwift? How does that work?
Someone kindly sits watching the race, commentating, organising the team all via discord. Getting some good results from it too.
It works really well. A couple of the team log into Zwift and just watch. During the race they will follow team riders and give them updates over Discord on how they are doing, how other riders are doing and generally try to motivate everyone. It gives a bit of extra motivation knowing that someone is watching. They will comment on other riders heart rate etc. Ideally if a couple of team riders end up in a group it helps with the tactics being able to chat and time attacks. Unfortunatly the chaotic starts to the races doesn't make forming a group very easy.
At the moment not everyone in the team is signed up to Discord, it does add another element to the whole Zwift experience.
Letting my 11 year old son loose on the 18:30 1.5w/kg PAC ride tonight.
I think I'm going to give that WBR 8:15pm 2W/kg ride a go tonight.
Someone kindly sits watching the race, commentating, organising the team all via discord. Getting some good results from it too.
That's more virtual DS rather than a "team car" though.
I get the racing element, but is it that important for the team to win? Do these teams plan tactics, have protected riders, lead outs etc?
See you there Steve.
Anybody do the velocity216 ride at 17:45 tonight? Did the whole race with with a croatian fella and then on a steep hill he just shot off like he was going downhill even though we were flying so how is that possible? Could he fudge something in someway in order to bolt up a hill?
They call it a team car 😆
There's team points/rankings etc on race series and on zwiftpower in general. As for tactics I've never been involved in it yet so I don't know, I presume it's decided in the race. Everyone who's been involved seems to love it.
If I had a team car in my Zwift race team, I'd expect them to deliver drinks to my garage, as well as being able to get a tow up the mountain or do a Nibali if I got dropped by a group.
And if I was in the team car, I'd constantly shout at my riders to do pointless attacks.
My race tonight has saved to strava but i am not showing on the results for the race. Now it might be that it hasnt been transferred yet but is there anyway to tell how many were in the race so i can work out if there is still data to be calculated?
Edit: i think i didnt comply with race info which might be the reason.
bit gentle this sub2
I've got the pointless fruitless attacks down to a fine art, both in zwift and real, I don't think someone shouting it from a car would influence my cycling haha.
@Weeksy- That's the point 😉 😀
thers sub 2 and sub 1.5 lol
so what's the aim - to stay with the leader, because I think I could have done that walking? And how do you know where you are in the group at any time (sorry, obvious questions, if there's a resource to read i will)
and then to cap it all; my poxy work PC went from battery to no battery at all just like that, went into hibernation mode, and that was it. Kind of like a mechanical DNF. No cable at home, must be in my other bag at work.
So all I have to show for my efforts might be on the PC as a .fit file but might not be.
An unimpressive return if I'm honest tonight.
Urgh, did the SZR race tonight and ended up mid-pack of D.
I can't seem to maintain power on the flat for long, so get dropped, but then pass loads of people on the climbs 😐
I'm shaking after the EVR, absolutely wasted. I got pipped at the line by a guy I rode the last 10km with but my best race so far, would have been better if it wasn't for the freezers keep dropping 2s back then having to dig to catch up. Was the first race where I've managed to stay in a group and even manage to bridge a few gaps with the 10s digs.
The main reason for the improvement though was realising that my tyre was a 60psi so I pumped it up to 110psi. I've got from an ftp of 2.3 to 2.8!. I usually do Kiss races, I guess I better go in to C now.
Well, I just did a 'just ride' and chose 'prefer hilly Ross's or something like that.
It was bloody busy, a bit boring in the city landscape but not too bad.
At least there were lots of people to keep up with and try to 'beat'....
Still not got my Flow Smart sorted after it died when doing the firmware update. Tacx are sending me a new brake unit with updated firmware. They told me they think my issue was 'just bad luck' which sounds to me like 'we don't know why it's happened'.
Bit wary of linking the utility app to the new brake unit for calibration in case it craps out again...hey ho.
I've found a bit more info about it online and I'll put an info thread up once I get the replacement unit working...
The whole "race mode" needs a complete redesign and proper integration with ZP or Zwift needs to provide an alternative solution IMHO
Tagging names with race codes and categories is a PITA and this should be automated when joining an event as should filtering on screen avatars to your race/category only
The auto naming of activity to include race/category on exit/load to Strava should be a relatively easy enhancement as well (assuming ZP needs this)
I'm sure they'll get there soon!
I did that 2w/kg group ride on Zwift - not a clue what was going though! I think I'll have averaged a tad of 2W/kg for the duration but there were still some WBR riders in front of me - no idea where the ride leaders was, didn't see them again after the ride started.
I stayed with him. I think we finished on about 1.7w/kg. My average HR was only 126. Wasn't too dull but was hoping for closer to 2.0 so I could work a bit more than that
I signed up to the EVR but my crappy internet connection wouldn't allow me to get to start. Ended up doing 2 laps on my own with other riders sporadically appearing.
I had a mare tonight!
Got in from work early so had a look on the events list and singed in to the 6pm szr event.
Laptop switched on and set up 20 mins before, go into garage to start a brief warm up, decide I want to adjust the saddle - suddenly only 1.min30 to go!! Jump on and start pedalling only notice my watts aren't registering... I knocked the sensor out of line - quickly fiddle with that, jump on and everyone has pegged it from the line!
Pedal like crazy the catch up to some form of group and eventually finish 77th in B.
I don't understand how I've finished in Barnet when I entered as a C?
Are the results based on you average watt/kg? And how do people with faster times stay in C or D?
Any recommendations for a heart rate monitor?
Any recommendations for a heart rate monitor?
I'm just using the Garmin strap that came with my running watch and it's been fine.
I stayed with him. I think we finished on about 1.7w/kg. My average HR was only 126. Wasn't too dull but was hoping for closer to 2.0 so I could work a bit more than that
Looks like I was about 2.1w/kg for the duration of the ride, with an average HR of 155 which is Z3 for me. I followed a few folks from the start but next time I think I'll start slower and try and follow the leader.
did the EVR race...fun but it hurt. Especially as I wasn't familiar with the Richmond course, just prior to the hills I tried to bridge across to a group...and paid for it, was going okay with McMurdo (STW in the name helped) but lost the wheel after the that.
I got pretty trashed in the EVR race, first 20 minutes were great, then everyone zoomed by. Need to figure out recovery better I think, my recovery ride was almost the same as a normal one :/ Literally came 45/50 in C cat, out of the finishers.
Normally ride cat D so it wasn't too bad, 2.36w/kg, 246w 20min power. -15% FR is a bit crap, but I need to figure out how to pace myself. Bizarrely I thought that track was really flat before the event, those last 3 miles each lap were right buggers.
Had Zwift about a month now, near 300 miles done. Most delighted for January. On par for my best year ever.
was going okay with McMurdo (STW in the name helped)
That was me! I enjoyed that race last night. No chance of getting up those hills and staying with the group though. Things are also much tougher now that I have calibrated the trainer after it and the tyre have warmed up properly.
I'm going to the dark dark side later... i'm riding my HT outside.. !
In the apparent snow weeksy?!
Remember to turn the handlebars 😈
Snow ? Meh, i live down south, it never snows here. I'm enjoying the Zwifting as you've all gathered, but just fancy getting out and feeling the breeze today. Only planning on a bit of road as the mud locally is horrific at the moment so 90 mins pootling round on the local lanes.
We'll see what the weather does around 11am.
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Zilog, while you're here, your Neo, do you Bluetooth or ANT+? Mine should be here this week and ideally I'd like it to be all Bluetooth and not need to use an adapter.
Has yours turned up Mrblobby?
Was hoping to offer seen mine by now. Noticed on a few sites delivery date has been put back to 16/1 now...
Oh... rain due from 9am here... ALLLLL day. Looks like i'm finding some Zwift action after all.
Thinking of Fritters ECC @ 10.45am for an hour seems to be the way forward. Weird thing is, that seems to be a 'slipstreamed' 2.5 so more like a 3.0 so i'll have a try and see if i can hang on.
What's the score with that Zwift Power site then? Yesterdays sub 2 WBR ride was originally listed there but it's gone now, with no results available (I know it wasn't a race but it'd have been good to understand what pace I should have been riding with the stick with the main group). The WBR sub-2 ride from earlier in the week is there though.
@weeky we're due snow at 5pm down here too!
I wish I could WFH and do some training, instead I'm sat here bored out of my tiny little mind pretending to type an email - which will just be copied to the forum in a moment or two.
Back on it tonight, not commuting on the bike today (it best snow!!!), trying an interval workout as oppose to a race to get the legs back into it...
I'm exceptionally fortunate that my job allows a lunch hour on the turbo. I do make sure that i still do my full 8 hours though in the day. But the daytime riding often suits my needs as my boy is at school and the wife is working upstairs in the office, so i just jump on, knock some riding out and see what happens.
I must admit, i'm struggling a little with the weight at the moment, i don't know why but it's not moving at all even with the 5-2. Maybe a pound in the last week but that's about it... bit disappointing, maybe a continuation from not having done the 5-2 over the Xmas weeks but i'd have still thought it would be kicking in again by now.
My weight isn't doing anything, since they started selling those Giant Crumpets I've been struggling. I think the weight is going to sit there until spring/summer when I can start doing long outdoor rides. Used to do 40 milers a few times a week and the weight just fell off.