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[Add]

Lmao Berty, just about to drag my ass up it now.... not sure about this sadistic Bill character you know! I couldn't even get to the top yesterday....crashed and burned.

 

[Asa Post]

For instance I pedal with 70rpm, the slope is zero the speed is about 30 km/h and my power is 170W. Now let's say the slope changes to -2. What happens now is, that my speed changes to perhaps 35km/h even if all other parameters stay the same. Would the slope have changed to -4 then my speed would have changed to perhaps 40km/h. I don't think this is correct, because when the RPM is constant my velocity shouldn't change. Perhaps this is normal on all Bkool Trainers and I dont't have to worry about. I hope someone can confirm this behavior and I can sleep more quiet again.

Your BKool is working properly
On a down slope, the speed display on the screen shows a higher speed than you are actually doing (as shown on a bike computer). I think it's Bkool's attempt to simulate gravity giving you a helping hand.
When this happens, the speed on the screen turns blue. If you pedal hard enough, you go faster than the calculated blue speed and it goes back to black.

 

[gbrown]

OK, Thursday Night Group setup...

Thursday Night Group
Group rides starting warm up at 7pm (UK) on a Thursday night, or catch up any time in the rest of the week.

Hopefully a mix of sessions, perhaps we should try each others local courses, to get to know the localities. Best if they have been given the 3D treatment though, as that works best for group rides.

Would welcome suggestions for next Thursday, preferably with the occasional flat bit or even a downhill ..

Geoff

 

[gbrown]

All this climbing has given me a thought...

I see that some of the Simon Warren 100 Climbs are on bkool, but since the entire Official 100Climbs are on Strava I wondered if there was any reason why I shouldn't just use one of the tools to export the segments and upload them to Bkool?

I am planning on doing as many of the local 100 climbs as I can next year (avoiding the 25% nutters), and practising on the Bkool would be a big help.

So far I've only done Haytor (No 9) and Salcombe Hill (No 12). I think I'd have to loose a couple of stone to get up No 3 (Crowcombe) or No 4 (Porlock)!

Geoff

 

[falconeye]

Your BKool is working properly
On a down slope, the speed display on the screen shows a higher speed than you are actually doing (as shown on a bike computer). I think it's Bkool's attempt to simulate gravity giving you a helping hand.
When this happens, the speed on the screen turns blue. If you pedal hard enough, you go faster than the calculated blue speed and it goes back to black.

Ok, thank you. So I am really happy that everything is ok. I never noticed that the color of the speed changes to blue and back to black.
Will check this tomorrow on my next planed ride.
Cheers and have a nice weekend.

 

[Add]

OK, Thursday Night Group setup...

Thursday Night Group
Group rides starting warm up at 7pm (UK) on a Thursday night, or catch up any time in the rest of the week.

Hopefully a mix of sessions, perhaps we should try each others local courses, to get to know the localities. Best if they have been given the 3D treatment though, as that works best for group rides.

Would welcome suggestions for next Thursday, preferably with the occasional flat bit or even a downhill ..

Geoff

Brilliant! Look forward to that. I think it is only fair that you choose first. Pick something not too taxing, for our inaugaural ride at least. That said I didn't manage to get to Bill's ride last night. And no, before you all say, I'm not scared! I WASN'T cowering behind my sofa, shooting furtive glances at my BKool, hoping that evil mountain would flatten itself out. I will try to get on it tonight, but seems like everything has come at once in this household!

 

[Add]

Great work all you guys who have scaled the bohemoth already....and as for you Berty....awesome effort! It's nice we have such a mixed bag of ability.

 

[berty bassett]

why thank you very much ! i lifted the front wheel a bit and it did make a difference on slipping , gonna change tyre next then hopefully change lungs then legs and if that dont work - leagues and friends ! but i still cant find a list of people who have done it , i just want to see how i done - a bit like strava - is it possible ?

 

[harly]

people , i just want to see how i done - a bit like strava - is it possible ?

yes it is you can see the whole world ranking and see were you... go into the rebels group click on leagues ...click on stage 1 alpe d huez the long box not the one with the little video showing ....scroll down and theres a list of everyone in this league who has done it and congrats

 

[harly]

or to see the whole world ranking either search for the video you want to see or in this case go to sessions ...click on scheduled and a list of rides should appear ..in the right hand side of each ride is a little mountain picture click on that and a box apears in the left hand side is the name of that ride click on that this opens up all the infomation on that ride click on rankings on the left hand side and there it is you can choose between world wide ..uk only

 

[berty bassett]

wa hey i found a list !! thanks
lets stop now

 

[harly]

theres allso the bkool rankings which show were you are with sessions... ascent...distance done and time on the trainer which can be found in share then click on ranking
new update out for the bsim i notice hope my power pack arrives today

 

[berty bassett]

or to see the whole world ranking either search for the video you want to see or in this case go to sessions ...click on scheduled and a list of rides should appear ..in the right hand side of each ride is a little mountain picture click on that and a box apears in the left hand side is the name of that ride click on that this opens up all the infomation on that ride click on rankings on the left hand side and there it is you can choose between world wide ..uk only

thanks for the instructions - foolproof you would have thought wouldn't you ! BUT i found the league ones , but i go to sceduled , find list of rides ,click on last nights , see the piccy of mountain in the catogory see and it just shows me a video . it doesnt show me anything on left at all - i am trying honestly

 

[harly]

ah rite..my instructions arnt the clearest .... when you click on the little mountain and the video pops up there is some writing in the left hand side in that video box saying the name of the ride click on that

 

[berty bassett]

thanks for the instructions - foolproof you would have thought wouldn't you ! BUT i found the league ones , but i go to sceduled , find list of rides ,click on last nights , see the piccy of mountain in the catogory see and it just shows me a video . it doesnt show me anything on left at all - i am trying honestly

ignore that - found it thanks