Team BKool CycleChat

[BILL S]

Sounds like bkool helped you out, sounds like you had to dig very very deep, did you have a strategy for refuelling and hydration ?, have you got another event to train for now?

Oh yes! Digging very deep is the only way. No real strategy for refueling and rehydration. Just try to eat warm food and drink warm liquids whenever possible but everything tastes horrible and you struggle to keep it down later in the race. No more races on the horizon but would like to beat my personal records on my local park ride.

 

[BILL S]

Well every minute of that was a struggle, I just felt completely lacking in energy!

I think I was a little dehydrated before starting, and a seriously stuck dropped chain about 7 minutes after setting off didn't help, as I had to adjust the chain catcher to free it and then start the ride again, by which time I is was no longer warmed up.

Thanks to Kipster for the encouragement, quite an interesting end to a long climb, a bit too far for a sprint, not downhill enough to freewheel, so just flat out for the last minute or so.

I think I may have to try that again, when I'm feeling a bit more energetic. I hope I'm up for tomorrows group ride ...

Geoff

I also rode it last night to but not showing on bkool again. It was a tough ride I thought and I struggled to make the watts I expected. I put it down to needing more recovery time but I think its also one of those rides where the average power is lower than some of the steeper climbs.
bkool has suggested to me that I reload the software to solve this problem so I've done that. I'll find out if that works tonight at the group ride. Is it 7pm Haytor Vale?

 

[BILL S]

Pfft....you think you have problems? I have quite literally got a mountain to climb, in order to get myself on the Goat league table!

You'll be well up the next Goat League table though! Won't you?
Nice new bkool! Healthy and feeling fit as a fiddle! Spare time to burn rubber!

 

[BILL S]

Will you be re-activating the mountain stages again Bill? Maybe add that Japan ride we did back in December, if I remember that was a pretty tough climb as well!

八幡平アスピーデライン This one? I can't really remember it but it looks like a good one at 3755 ft. If it's this one I'll add it to the next league.

Any other requests?

 

[BILL S]

Re: my earlier post


Maybe all the problems with everyone's uploads is one of the bugs that have to be corrected in February? maybe...

I really hope you are right.

 

[Darryn007]

八幡平アスピーデライン This one? I can't really remember it but it looks like a good one at 3755 ft. If it's this one I'll add it to the next league.

Any other requests?

Well not that I can read Japanese, but it looks like it! It was only available in 3d if I remember correctly. if it is 3755ft it will be the correct one

 

[Darryn007]

Just did my first session on alp de huez, is it wrong i enjoyed it???

Did 20 mins around 220w, 10 mins areound 160, 20 mins around 220, 5 mins around 160, 10 mins around 220 the rest slow to finish.

My legs where burning toward the end of the 20 mins at 220 my heart rate was around 165-175. Once i slowed to around 160 it eased to around 135-140 and my legs felt good.

That's a well structured training ride, its a good sign you are on the right track when you are in control of your effort and your HR is moving with it. Here is a link to a pretty well known guru on the subject if you want to read up on it further.
- http://www.joefrielsblog.com/2011/04/zone-3-and-ftp.html -
PS: Its not the only way of course

 

[gbrown]

I'll find out if that works tonight at the group ride. Is it 7pm Haytor Vale?

Yep, 7:00 pm warm up, 7:10 pm start for Haytor Vale, look for it in the live tab.

See you all there ... Geoff

 

[burndust]

i'll stop by as a spectator and watch the power animals destroy it lol

 

[burndust]

looks like i wont be on the bkool for a bit...just had a phone call from my LBS who built my new wheels to say the rims are not suitable for road tyres...something thats recently changed on the manufacturers website...so the bike going back to shop for replacement rims....stans grail rims the tubless ready one in case anyone uses them

 

[BILL S]

looks like i wont be on the bkool for a bit...just had a phone call from my LBS who built my new wheels to say the rims are not suitable for road tyres...something thats recently changed on the manufacturers website...so the bike going back to shop for replacement rims....stans grail rims the tubless ready one in case anyone uses them

Wouldn't they work with tubes in? I assume these are 29" mtb wheels. I recently had road tryes on my mtb wheels without any problems for testing on the bkool.

 

[kipster]

i'll stop by as a spectator and watch the power animals destroy it lol

I put my 'good' time in on Monday, not sure I'll match it tonight so may have to watch the animals leave me behind. I just hope I don't throw the chain off tonight.

 

[burndust]

Wouldn't they work with tubes in? I assume these are 29" mtb wheels. I recently had road tryes on my mtb wheels without any problems for testing on the bkool.

No they're 700c supposed to be versatile to cover cx road etc...obviously folk have been having blowouts whilst running road tyres...I think it's more a safety thing from the shops point of view...I've had no problem with them tbh...but I'd rather not run the risk on some the decents round my way

 

[burndust]

I put my 'good' time in on Monday, not sure I'll match it tonight so may have to watch the animals leave me behind. I just hope I don't throw the chain off tonight.

You've made awsome gains...kudos

 

[Pedro2015]

looks like i wont be on the bkool for a bit...just had a phone call from my LBS who built my new wheels to say the rims are not suitable for road tyres...something thats recently changed on the manufacturers website...so the bike going back to shop for replacement rims....stans grail rims the tubless ready one in case anyone uses them

I use a rubbish old racer and just leave it attached.