Team BKool CycleChat

[Darryn007]

I wonder how long this thread is going to get?! LOL

 

[Add]

Just did a mile of Huez, and all the resistances seemed representative! I can't walk! But I am at least content that this Turbo isn't quite ready for the skip just yet! I will sleep well tonight. Enjoyed that though, thankyou Geoff, when it was working! What did happen to you on the second hill climb? You appeared to stop near the start, when we were doing some good drafting.

 

[BILL S]

Had I known you tailed off at half hour too, I would have conceivably tried to drag my sorry ass, coughing and wheezing to the top! But you appeared fit as a flea, and also there was two of you! Potentially I could have lost to Bill 1 and Bill 2! The self esteem benefitted immensely from the FTP acknowledgement, so it was certainly not a lost cause. I have lost 6Lbs since I first registered for the Goats, if I set it correctly, will it mess up the league? And will my new rating be stripped?

It wont affect the Goats league but better check with Geoff about the Thursday night league.
There's a good challenge for you though Adam. That half hour I just did up Mont Caro. I maxed out big time for that.
Hopefully the new goat league starts tomorrow if bkool incorrect dates allow the old one to end.

 

[Rob H]

Go to settings then about Bkool, there will be an option to retry failed uploads

just looked, im on laptop now and no option, bloody annoying as just did another live one

 

[Runexeter]

Can you shove me in the Goats league please Bill, i'll give them a go, didn't think I would be to clever on the hills until I did Alpe D'Huez in under an hour

 

[Rob H]

Anyway chers adski and geoff, once ive worked out the gremlins, stands to be great fun and when it was working it was great fun

*edit spoke to soon got one uploaded, not a bad start!

http://www.bkool.com/bkoolSessionHistory/showSessionSummary/995506

 

[BILL S]

Can you shove me in the Goats league please Bill, i'll give them a go, didn't think I would be to clever on the hills until I did Alpe D'Huez in under an hour

Your invite is in the post Mark. You get special VIP membership for coming up with the brand, and this entitles you to first shot a each stage. Have fun

 

[Runexeter]

Your invite is in the post Mark. You get special VIP membership for coming up with the brand, and this entitles you to first shot a each stage. Have fun

Yes I have received the invite thanks, VIP member eh, does that entitle me to 5 or 10 minutes handicap on you lot

 

[gbrown]

Just did a mile of Huez, and all the resistances seemed representative! I can't walk! But I am at least content that this Turbo isn't quite ready for the skip just yet! I will sleep well tonight. Enjoyed that though, thankyou Geoff, when it was working! What did happen to you on the second hill climb? You appeared to stop near the start, when we were doing some good drafting.

Thanks for the company! I enjoyed the first ride, it will be a great one for Thursday night's group ride. I was waiting for Rob at the start, not knowing how fast he was wanting to go and not wanting to leave him on his own. No idea what happened but when he finally caught me he went past like a missile, and I had to work hard to catch you both back up again. Then Rob disappeared, so I guessed the gremlins had got him. I enjoyed the drafting, but let you go in the end as I was trying to keep myself to my FTP or lower, so as to leave something for Crowcombe.

I also enjoyed Cothelstone, knowing the route well helped, I hope you liked it. Not sure what happened at the end, Suddenly I was closing on you but too late, then you seemed to stop just short of the line. You said your chain came off, what timing, you must have been a bit cross! I may have exceeded my FTP chasing you at the end ...

Crowcombe Combe was exactly as I expected, just a slog from start to finish, but thankfully short. One for the real power junkies to push themselves on. You both did fabulously. Rob, you just about made the start, I saw you appear at about 3 seconds to go ...

A lot more fun than just doing another long run on my own, Ta. Looking forward to Thursday night now.

Geoff

 

[Rob H]

Cheers Geoff

I need to learn how to start as would'nt let me go, im assuming you have to let all readings go to zero? so then i floored it. The ipad was dropping out i think on the anti did that damn first climb twice, i think that is down to the lightning adapter as when i relogged with laptop all seemed ok an the last i did alone went well.

Weekends will be a better setup for me with screen and fibre broadband, weekdays are a bit cobbled together 'gym in a boot' setup so will be playing with settings ready for tues.

 

[BILL S]

Yes I have received the invite thanks, VIP member eh, does that entitle me to 5 or 10 minutes handicap on you lot

If only! The amount of times I've tried to remove time from my rides.....You'd think admin would be allowed to do that wouldn't you.

 

[Rob H]

also how does the ranking work?

 

[BILL S]

also how does the ranking work?

That's all about power to weight ratio over a half hour ride. Its easier to make more power on the bkool by riding up hills if you want to move up in ranking.

 

[gbrown]

Flipping chain came off! But you had me I think Geoff, couldn't catch you on the flat!

The results show you won by 4 seconds, you currently have the record on Cothelstone and Buncombe!

 

[gbrown]

Bloody good show Geoff! That was tough!

Well done on Ponferrada. No sign of your result so far, should show up in the League but I can't see it anywhere, or on your wall. I guess it will get there eventually.

Geoff