Team BKool CycleChat

[Rod McG]

Ok, here's before bikefit
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Impressive position. I have just tried to re-create it. No way can I sit on the saddle that far forward without it being too painful. If you hover over the seat then this may be one of the reasons you're so far ahead of me! Is this your normal position or do you sometimes sit down?

 

[BILL S]

Great course. I didn't know it wold be so good when I picked it out. I'll probably add it to the February chaingang too.

 

[Bored Man]

Great course. I didn't know it wold be so good when I picked it out. I'll probably add it to the February chaingang too.

 

[Bored Man]

The first half I was mentally composing a complaint to the rules committee about new chain and new pedals. I was pushing as hard as I could to keep up with you. Breedon and Berty were just taunting me.At the end I tried a big push to gain on Rod but he finished really strong. On the plus side Bkool raised my heart rate zones. My new max is 193

OMG... 193..

 

[AAAC 76C]

Thanks AAAC. That was my strongest ride for a while so at least you didn't have to wait so long for me this time. Sorry about the long wait near the end where I was in the wrong gear hitting that hill and my chain was just slipping round and refusing to engage any gear at all. Felt a lot stronger that Thursday for some reason.

Guessed you were going well, I was tiring until then I having a job to keep ahead of you.
How did you find those dead stops. Did you try not pedalling when you were locked in one.
I didn't and although you can't get out of it any faster you don't waste any energy and I think the resistance backs off if you do that so you can fly out of them a bit like the old on/off tactic.

 

[Breedon]

Great course. I didn't know it wold be so good when I picked it out. I'll probably add it to the February chaingang too.

Now where's that very dislike button can't find it this will have to do

 

[theboxers]

Hi Admins of the chaingang, handicap, goats and mammoths leagues

My brother Gareth MT has applied to join the above groups. Can you accept him.

 

[theboxers]

Bob all appears good at this time . He tried the New York central park session on my account (at my weight) an said "holy crap, that's hard" .

 

[AAAC 76C]

Actually in hindsight I'm quite glad I couldn't see you as I probably pushed a bit harder than I should have as it was, and I would probably have been tempted to try and stay with you if you'd been in my sights!

Bridgy, I dropped back to draft you back on, don't say you didn't see me on the leader board?
No wonder you didn't appear to be reacting!

 

[bridgy]

Bridgy, I dropped back to draft you back on, don't say you didn't see me on the leader board?
No wonder you didn't appear to be reacting!

Ah no, sorry AAAC after re-joining having lost connection briefly I couldn't see you at all - either on leaderboard or on screen! Thanks though!

 

[<Tommy>]

Guessed you were going well, I was tiring until then I having a job to keep ahead of you.
How did you find those dead stops. Did you try not pedalling when you were locked in one.
I didn't and although you can't get out of it any faster you don't waste any energy and I think the resistance backs off if you do that so you can fly out of them a bit like the old on/off tactic.

I tried this but I misjudged it. My watts went to zero and I got the do you want to quit screen.

 

[BILL S]

Guessed you were going well, I was tiring until then I having a job to keep ahead of you.
How did you find those dead stops. Did you try not pedalling when you were locked in one.
I didn't and although you can't get out of it any faster you don't waste any energy and I think the resistance backs off if you do that so you can fly out of them a bit like the old on/off tactic.

Yeah, I tried all kinds of things this time with the dead stops after what you said about them on Thursday. The powering in hard then freewheeling seemed a good option because as you said, once it dead stops, it speeds up again to a reasonable speed before slowing again. Trouble is having to change down quickly after the powering bit or you end up in too high a gear after the free speed is over. That's what happened to me when my chain was just slipping round. I also like the option of building up maximum speed before the gradient then freewheel and get changed down before the dead stop happens as that seems to work quite well too but without the gear changing problems. I think you've got it figured a bit better than me as you often seem to speed past after the dead stop. It'll take some practice to get optimised.

 

[Breedon]

Bob all appears good at this time . He tried the New York central park session on my account (at my weight) an said "holy crap, that's hard" .

Wait till he joins us on a chaingang you did tell him about the pain didn't you

 

[AAAC 76C]

I tried this but I misjudged it. My watts went to zero and I got the do you want to quit screen.

Don't worry too much about timing TT, power into the dead stop if you want but once your in it stop pedalling, it's pointless you get nothing back.
You will find the Sim progresses you regardless and if the power has dropped of so does the resistance.
I think watching myself an Bill we always dead stopped in a slightly different position but it doesn't seem to matter so don't panic if your at the back.
Once you sense it has let you go stamp on the power again but like Bill says knock it down to a gear appropriate for the incline during your freewheel.
Luck for me I have a 32 cog on the back so my 50/32 works up to the 10% resistance limit any way so i just slam it into first during the freewheel.

Note when I say freewheel really power off but still rotate the pedals slowly so you don't get the quit message.

 

[berty bassett]

Cooling down in the velodrome berty and I had a quick tussle, all ways good fun.

COOLIN DOWN ! NOT BLOW YOURSELF UP !! merrily pootlin around then get goaded in -- again -- just what my teacher said -- easily led
i can only blame myself