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BILL S

BILL S

Guru
Location
London
Daddy Pig said:
Stage 2 and Bridgy and Tommy fighting back.... best ever :laugh:
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Just watched that and it was fantastic.:hyper:
Tommy, you were making massive power for ages. Did you have a huge adrenaline rush going on? :notworthy:
Or do you just find chaingang rides really boring? :tongue:

edit: I think I'm going to take my unit apart and see if its full of treacle. Actually, on second thoughts I think I was just at my usual performance because my old sparring partner Pinilla was at roughly the same level as me as always. I think it's the rest of you who have a lack of consistency going on and bring something special out of the bag for high profile events. :tongue:
 
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Breedon

Breedon

Legendary Member
Location
Long Eaton, Nottingham
BILL S said:
Just watched that and it was fantastic.:hyper:
Tommy, you were making massive power for ages. Did you have a huge adrenaline rush going on? :notworthy:
Or do you just find chaingang rides really boring? :tongue:

edit: I think I'm going to take my unit apart and see if its full of treacle. Actually, on second thoughts I think I was just at my usual performance because my old sparring partner Pinilla was at roughly the same level as me as always. I think it's the rest of you who have a lack of consistency going on and bring something special out of the bag for high profile events. :tongue:
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I think it's when you know people are watching you tend to pull something out of the bag as you don't want to let people down.
 
BILL S

BILL S

Guru
Location
London
Randyberlin said:
First, congratulations once again to the Cyclechat 5. It was very impressive riding. When the movie gets made I suggest Angelina Jolie plays the part of AAAC.

My new rear derailiur arrived yesterday and after I put it on realized something was wrong. I had ordered a rival 1 by mistake. I thought no problem I'll ride the big ring until I could get another one. Then while checking it out the Bkool pro started making the dreaded "not able to home"chatter. After taking it apart I found the brass extension on the stepper shaft was worn out. I tried to put a new nut on the magnet holder but it only worked for a few times.
Has anyone tried to buy replacement parts? On the plus side I'm blaming my poor performance yesterday on a bad unit.
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Angelina is your man for that Randy. He's had more of these apart than you can shake a stick at. Not sure it's possible to get spares though, although you'd think there must be some breaking for spares on ebay or something.
 
Daddy Pig

Daddy Pig

Veteran
BILL S said:
Just watched that and it was fantastic.:hyper:
Tommy, you were making massive power for ages. Did you have a huge adrenaline rush going on? :notworthy:
Or do you just find chaingang rides really boring? :tongue:

edit: I think I'm going to take my unit apart and see if its full of treacle. Actually, on second thoughts I think I was just at my usual performance because my old sparring partner Pinilla was at roughly the same level as me as always. I think it's the rest of you who have a lack of consistency going on and bring something special out of the bag for high profile events. :tongue:
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I agree. Stage 2 was like cycling through mud I could hardly get going. It was just the same in the training run. Then you get the big guns going up 7% at 35kph!
 
<Tommy>

<Tommy>

Illegitimi non carborundum
Location
Camden, London
BILL S said:
Just watched that and it was fantastic.:hyper:
Tommy, you were making massive power for ages. Did you have a huge adrenaline rush going on? :notworthy:
Or do you just find chaingang rides really boring? :tongue:

edit: I think I'm going to take my unit apart and see if its full of treacle. Actually, on second thoughts I think I was just at my usual performance because my old sparring partner Pinilla was at roughly the same level as me as always. I think it's the rest of you who have a lack of consistency going on and bring something special out of the bag for high profile events. :tongue:
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Thanks mate

(This got very long winded :whistle:... skip to the bottom for short version! :okay:)

I'd like to say this is the start of my rise to the pro ranks, but honestly it was just the perfect storm for me. I didn't put in anywhere near the training I wanted to but last week I decided to cut my losses so I didn't even commute by bike after Tuesday. It made a big difference as when I got on the bike Saturday I felt strong straight away. Stage 1 didn't take nearly as much out of me as I thought it would as AAAC put in a massive stint then DP jumped in too. So by stage 2 I was really well warmed up. Then on stage two, I had a guy with me, a guy a minute behind me, and Bridgy a minute ahead. The lads made a good call saying don't up the pace so as to drag the other guy I was with towards Bridgy, so for a big chunk of the race I wasn't pushing very hard at all. Then I realise the guy I was with had slowed to the point the guy behind was 10 seconds behind us and I thought f**k this and I hit full gas. I didn't know how much they had in the tank so I just decided to bury myself to send them both a message not to bother. They got the message ^_^. Then Bridgy's on the radio saying "keep pushing to me mate, and we can work together". So I kept going till I found Bridgy. My legs still felt ok at this point and my breathing wasn't out of control at all. Then Bridgy says let's chase down the guy in front or words to that effect. So we attack again! On reflection I should've gone a bit slower here so as to stick with Bridgy but I'm not really used to being in this spot so I just went all out which wasn't exactly great team work on my front, especially considering all the help I'd had...

Definitely lots of adrenaline pumping. I don't think I've seen my HR above 170 ish since I got the sensor so going to 190 may say something? I was also cycling angry. I just wanted to make sure I had nothing left to give after the races were over. I got some of those sports gels and that definitely gave me a boost. Also I wouldn't be at all suprised if bkool gave me a helping hand if I'm being honest. I really killed myself to reach those high numbers but when I got up to 8 / 900 watts it felt surprisingly easy to maintain it which didn't feel right to me. Also what Breedon says. The occasion, fear of failure perhaps, being in a great team of people I respect and don't want to let down, all the great encouragement both on the radio and in the forum which I looked at between stages. Not knowing your opponents abilities but building them up to being complete monsters in your head is a factor! Also leaving nothing in the tank, no work in the morning... and the fact it was in the morning too. All these things I guess.

Bloody hell that got very long very quick sorry guys!... maybe I've thought about it too much today but I think it caught us all by surprise. So now I've said all that waffle I can just put it in perspective for what it was and move on...

*Every dog has his day is the short version... :laugh:
 
Breedon

Breedon

Legendary Member
Location
Long Eaton, Nottingham
TurboTommy said:
Thanks mate

(This got very long winded :whistle:... skip to the bottom for short version! :okay:)

I'd like to say this is the start of my rise to the pro ranks, but honestly it was just the perfect storm for me. I didn't put in anywhere near the training I wanted to but last week I decided to cut my losses so I didn't even commute by bike after Tuesday. It made a big difference as when I got on the bike Saturday I felt strong straight away. Stage 1 didn't take nearly as much out of me as I thought it would as AAAC put in a massive stint then DP jumped in too. So by stage 2 I was really well warmed up. Then on stage two, I had a guy with me, a guy a minute behind me, and Bridgy a minute ahead. The lads made a good call saying don't up the pace so as to drag the other guy I was with towards Bridgy, so for a big chunk of the race I wasn't pushing very hard at all. Then I realise the guy I was with had slowed to the point the guy behind was 10 seconds behind us and I thought f**k this and I hit full gas. I didn't know how much they had in the tank so I just decided to bury myself to send them both a message not to bother. They got the message ^_^. Then Bridgy's on the radio saying "keep pushing to me mate, and we can work together". So I kept going till I found Bridgy. My legs still felt ok at this point and my breathing wasn't out of control at all. Then Bridgy says let's chase down the guy in front or words to that effect. So we attack again! On reflection I should've gone a bit slower here so as to stick with Bridgy but I'm not really used to being in this spot so I just went all out which wasn't exactly great team work on my front, especially considering all the help I'd had...

Definitely lots of adrenaline pumping. I don't think I've seen my HR above 170 ish since I got the sensor so going to 190 may say something? I was also cycling angry. I just wanted to make sure I had nothing left to give after the races were over. I got some of those sports gels and that definitely gave me a boost. Also I wouldn't be at all suprised if bkool gave me a helping hand if I'm being honest. I really killed myself to reach those high numbers but when I got up to 8 / 900 watts it felt surprisingly easy to maintain it which didn't feel right to me. Also what Breedon says. The occasion, fear of failure perhaps, being in a great team of people I respect and don't want to let down, all the great encouragement both on the radio and in the forum which I looked at between stages. Not knowing your opponents abilities but building them up to being complete monsters in your head is a factor! Also leaving nothing in the tank, no work in the morning... and the fact it was in the morning too. All these things I guess.

Bloody hell that got very long very quick sorry guys!... maybe I've thought about it too much today but I think it caught us all by surprise. So now I've said all that waffle I can just put it in perspective for what it was and move on...

*Every dog has his day is the short version... :laugh:
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Nice one Tommy :thumbsup:
 
bobinski

bobinski

Legendary Member
Location
Tulse Hill
TurboTommy said:
Thanks mate

(This got very long winded :whistle:... skip to the bottom for short version! :okay:)

I'd like to say this is the start of my rise to the pro ranks, but honestly it was just the perfect storm for me. I didn't put in anywhere near the training I wanted to but last week I decided to cut my losses so I didn't even commute by bike after Tuesday. It made a big difference as when I got on the bike Saturday I felt strong straight away. Stage 1 didn't take nearly as much out of me as I thought it would as AAAC put in a massive stint then DP jumped in too. So by stage 2 I was really well warmed up. Then on stage two, I had a guy with me, a guy a minute behind me, and Bridgy a minute ahead. The lads made a good call saying don't up the pace so as to drag the other guy I was with towards Bridgy, so for a big chunk of the race I wasn't pushing very hard at all. Then I realise the guy I was with had slowed to the point the guy behind was 10 seconds behind us and I thought f**k this and I hit full gas. I didn't know how much they had in the tank so I just decided to bury myself to send them both a message not to bother. They got the message ^_^. Then Bridgy's on the radio saying "keep pushing to me mate, and we can work together". So I kept going till I found Bridgy. My legs still felt ok at this point and my breathing wasn't out of control at all. Then Bridgy says let's chase down the guy in front or words to that effect. So we attack again! On reflection I should've gone a bit slower here so as to stick with Bridgy but I'm not really used to being in this spot so I just went all out which wasn't exactly great team work on my front, especially considering all the help I'd had...

Definitely lots of adrenaline pumping. I don't think I've seen my HR above 170 ish since I got the sensor so going to 190 may say something? I was also cycling angry. I just wanted to make sure I had nothing left to give after the races were over. I got some of those sports gels and that definitely gave me a boost. Also I wouldn't be at all suprised if bkool gave me a helping hand if I'm being honest. I really killed myself to reach those high numbers but when I got up to 8 / 900 watts it felt surprisingly easy to maintain it which didn't feel right to me. Also what Breedon says. The occasion, fear of failure perhaps, being in a great team of people I respect and don't want to let down, all the great encouragement both on the radio and in the forum which I looked at between stages. Not knowing your opponents abilities but building them up to being complete monsters in your head is a factor! Also leaving nothing in the tank, no work in the morning... and the fact it was in the morning too. All these things I guess.

Bloody hell that got very long very quick sorry guys!... maybe I've thought about it too much today but I think it caught us all by surprise. So now I've said all that waffle I can just put it in perspective for what it was and move on...

*Every dog has his day is the short version... :laugh:
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Nicely said Tommy ( YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE ME WHEN I AM ANGRY!!) Turbo
 
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Daddy Pig

Daddy Pig

Veteran
TurboTommy said:
Thanks mate

(This got very long winded :whistle:... skip to the bottom for short version! :okay:)

I'd like to say this is the start of my rise to the pro ranks, but honestly it was just the perfect storm for me. I didn't put in anywhere near the training I wanted to but last week I decided to cut my losses so I didn't even commute by bike after Tuesday. It made a big difference as when I got on the bike Saturday I felt strong straight away. Stage 1 didn't take nearly as much out of me as I thought it would as AAAC put in a massive stint then DP jumped in too. So by stage 2 I was really well warmed up. Then on stage two, I had a guy with me, a guy a minute behind me, and Bridgy a minute ahead. The lads made a good call saying don't up the pace so as to drag the other guy I was with towards Bridgy, so for a big chunk of the race I wasn't pushing very hard at all. Then I realise the guy I was with had slowed to the point the guy behind was 10 seconds behind us and I thought f**k this and I hit full gas. I didn't know how much they had in the tank so I just decided to bury myself to send them both a message not to bother. They got the message ^_^. Then Bridgy's on the radio saying "keep pushing to me mate, and we can work together". So I kept going till I found Bridgy. My legs still felt ok at this point and my breathing wasn't out of control at all. Then Bridgy says let's chase down the guy in front or words to that effect. So we attack again! On reflection I should've gone a bit slower here so as to stick with Bridgy but I'm not really used to being in this spot so I just went all out which wasn't exactly great team work on my front, especially considering all the help I'd had...

Definitely lots of adrenaline pumping. I don't think I've seen my HR above 170 ish since I got the sensor so going to 190 may say something? I was also cycling angry. I just wanted to make sure I had nothing left to give after the races were over. I got some of those sports gels and that definitely gave me a boost. Also I wouldn't be at all suprised if bkool gave me a helping hand if I'm being honest. I really killed myself to reach those high numbers but when I got up to 8 / 900 watts it felt surprisingly easy to maintain it which didn't feel right to me. Also what Breedon says. The occasion, fear of failure perhaps, being in a great team of people I respect and don't want to let down, all the great encouragement both on the radio and in the forum which I looked at between stages. Not knowing your opponents abilities but building them up to being complete monsters in your head is a factor! Also leaving nothing in the tank, no work in the morning... and the fact it was in the morning too. All these things I guess.

Bloody hell that got very long very quick sorry guys!... maybe I've thought about it too much today but I think it caught us all by surprise. So now I've said all that waffle I can just put it in perspective for what it was and move on...

*Every dog has his day is the short version... :laugh:
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It's made me emotional just reading your post, it brings it all back those great feelings from listening to your battle at the time... champagne moment...
 
bridgy

bridgy

Legendary Member
Location
Cheddar
gbrown said:
I must say, I think the Danes did a great job, invested a lot of effort, and they did well to win it, especially Tommy Watt and Jacob!

I bet Tommy would have liked to beat Pep just once...

Very entertaining and I'm sure they have our thanks for arranging it! :bravo:
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Couldn't agree more Geoff - that must have taken some organising and they did a great job. I have said it several times to them already but thank you again @JacobSkovsgaard and the other Danish organisers. And a well deserved win too - watch out though, Team GB will come back stronger next time ;)

Also as far as I could tell, all competed in a very fair and sporting way by all involved which is obviously how it should be :thumbsup:

(Makes you think - how good could Bkool be if the company itself was run by the likes of those guys and @gbrown ....?)
 
AAAC 76C

AAAC 76C

Large Member
Location
LIVING THE DREAM
Randyberlin said:
First, congratulations once again to the Cyclechat 5. It was very impressive riding. When the movie gets made I suggest Angelina Jolie plays the part of AAAC.

My new rear derailiur arrived yesterday and after I put it on realized something was wrong. I had ordered a rival 1 by mistake. I thought no problem I'll ride the big ring until I could get another one. Then while checking it out the Bkool pro started making the dreaded "not able to home"chatter. After taking it apart I found the brass extension on the stepper shaft was worn out. I tried to put a new nut on the magnet holder but it only worked for a few times.
Has anyone tried to buy replacement parts? On the plus side I'm blaming my poor performance yesterday on a bad unit.
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I could furnish you with a replacement.
Can't send it until Wednesday though.

Does surprise me to hear the thread is worn, are you sure it's not locked against the end of the thread or spinning on the grub screw.
If you get that chatter I expect it's sticking on the end of the thread. If this is the case you may want to put a couple of small washers under the stepper motor flanges where it mounts on the turbo body with two screws.
 
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