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shimceltic
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Keith, won't be doing the 10am but gonna do the 38km at 15:00
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keithaitch
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60kms is a long way to race!
shimceltic
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How did you do?
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keithaitch
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posted in the other forum
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keithaitch
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But I'll be interested to see the age group results.
Yeah and minimum 170bpm is a true reflection of that effort, it was all in. My mate just broke from the group without warning so I went to chase him down. I can probably blame the lag on the optical sensor, normally indoors I use a chest strap but for some reason maybe because rides tend to be longer or I don't care so much about HR accuracy I just use the watch to record.That is heart rate lag, your 1200W effort, bumped your heart rate upto 170bpm.
What I cant blame on the watch though is the massive delta between my Wattbike and my pedals, I already knew my trainer was generous but last summer when I bought the pedals they seemed much more aligned more like 5% although it did bug me enough to raise a support ticket I didn't see it through. I may need to tinker a bit more but my playing around yesterday highlighted a huge difference, basically my numbers from the wattbike are flattering by up to 10% and even more at high watts. For example I did 5 sprints.
Vectors: 1026, 1109, 947, 1056 & 1141
Wattbike: 1295, 1262, 1070, 1246 & 1318
Those are shocking gaps. I feel really embarrassed about it thinking I was getting stronger but more likely my bikes just been going more adrift. Like I say I'll play with the pedals settings to make sure they're as good as they can be and I'll ride later using them on RGT, I tried them on Bkool yesterday but they wouldn't zero out to start a ride. I've raised another support ticket but I expect it'll be a long time till an engineer can visit, in the meantime I'll stick to RGT where my pedals can be used for power as although I read it can take a few rides to bed them in I can't see that gap getting sufficiently close.
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shimceltic
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Thought the watt bike was supposed to be super accurate?Yeah and minimum 170bpm is a true reflection of that effort, it was all in. My mate just broke from the group without warning so I went to chase him down. I can probably blame the lag on the optical sensor, normally indoors I use a chest strap but for some reason maybe because rides tend to be longer or I don't care so much about HR accuracy I just use the watch to record.
What I cant blame on the watch though is the massive delta between my Wattbike and my pedals, I already knew my trainer was generous but last summer when I bought the pedals they seemed much more aligned more like 5% although it did bug me enough to raise a support ticket I didn't see it through. I may need to tinker a bit more but my playing around yesterday highlighted a huge difference, basically my numbers from the wattbike are flattering by up to 10% and even more at high watts. For example I did 5 sprints.
Vectors: 1026, 1109, 947, 1056 & 1141
Wattbike: 1295, 1262, 1070, 1246 & 1318
Those are shocking gaps. I feel really embarrassed about it thinking I was getting stronger but more likely my bikes just been going more adrift. Like I say I'll play with the pedals settings to make sure they're as good as they can be and I'll ride later using them on RGT, I tried them on Bkool yesterday but they wouldn't zero out to start a ride. I've raised another support ticket but I expect it'll be a long time till an engineer can visit, in the meantime I'll stick to RGT where my pedals can be used for power as although I read it can take a few rides to bed them in I can't see that gap getting sufficiently close.
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keithaitch
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Just one query here, I understand everything except for the statement "My mate........" We can believe you can put out 15.0 w/kg but mate!!!! no way!Yeah and minimum 170bpm is a true reflection of that effort, it was all in. My mate just broke from the group without warning so I went to chase him down. I can probably blame the lag on the optical sensor, normally indoors I use a chest strap but for some reason maybe because rides tend to be longer or I don't care so much about HR accuracy I just use the watch to record.
What I cant blame on the watch though is the massive delta between my Wattbike and my pedals, I already knew my trainer was generous but last summer when I bought the pedals they seemed much more aligned more like 5% although it did bug me enough to raise a support ticket I didn't see it through. I may need to tinker a bit more but my playing around yesterday highlighted a huge difference, basically my numbers from the wattbike are flattering by up to 10% and even more at high watts. For example I did 5 sprints.
Vectors: 1026, 1109, 947, 1056 & 1141
Wattbike: 1295, 1262, 1070, 1246 & 1318
Those are shocking gaps. I feel really embarrassed about it thinking I was getting stronger but more likely my bikes just been going more adrift. Like I say I'll play with the pedals settings to make sure they're as good as they can be and I'll ride later using them on RGT, I tried them on Bkool yesterday but they wouldn't zero out to start a ride. I've raised another support ticket but I expect it'll be a long time till an engineer can visit, in the meantime I'll stick to RGT where my pedals can be used for power as although I read it can take a few rides to bed them in I can't see that gap getting sufficiently close.
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Guess I got a duffer, they will have to fix or replace.
You're right, looking back now he wasn't racing, I think he was trying to get away from me. Still it's good training for him.
shimceltic
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@AndyMacca is this a steady group ride
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keithaitch
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Looking for a wingman....
View: https://www.facebook.com/groups/140335630752089/permalink/316009333184717/
We should puts lots of teams in for this. @perswe will provide the prize for the winning kooler team!
View: https://www.facebook.com/groups/140335630752089/permalink/316009333184717/
We should puts lots of teams in for this. @perswe will provide the prize for the winning kooler team!
shimceltic
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Ill pair up with someone with similar abilities
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keithaitch
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That's a tough one.....nobody can drink beer like you!
Sorry wasn't here during the ride, yeah it's supposed to be a steady social ride but inevitably with 124 riders, groups of different levels form and little races spring up. I started in the 1st group but got dropped to the 2nd, managed to lead it in but I don't think the others were pushing hard.
Did you enjoy it, that's the main thing? I saw your name pop up once or twice in the chat.
