Zwift meetups and social rides ?

I was doing my recovery ride today and Zwift kicked me out with about 12 mins to go.

There was no warning or anything – just straight back to the Windows desktop. I should be able to upload to Strava later on.

Thanks for the invite Robbo, I want to make it but have been waking up later and later over the Christmas break (8.30 this morning, so not fancying my chances of getting up in time!).

@Eskay feel free to use the join function as we’ll be on for a couple of hours.

Will do @slowpuncheur!

Today’s ride had to be cut short due to a broken spoke. Still have 80km of 500 to go. Will try and get up in time for 8:30 ride.

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

@DrP what kind of distance/time is that?

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.