Team BKool CycleChat

[kipster]

Just had bkool check out the turbo, updated the firmware to 3.4. Test ride ahead.

 

[gbrown]

With my track record... me likely that one!



Be interested to hear from you guys tonight on this!

What a relief, it doesn't appear to mean how knackered and sweaty you are, just the colour of your fitness level is reflected on your shirt.

Geoff

 

[Rob H]

What a relief, it doesn't appear to mean how knackered and sweaty you are, just the colour of your fitness level is reflected on your shirt.

Geoff

Very 'Zwifty' ...........

 

[Rob H]

Just had bkool check out the turbo, updated the firmware to 3.4. Test ride ahead.

How do you get them to do that?

 

[kipster]

I had a call booked with them for today, from the glitch I had a couple of weeks ago.

They connect over TeamViewer and copy some programs for testing the unit.

 

[kipster]

I did tonight's ride as a test, still had a glitch but only for a split second when the resistance went high on a down hill. It wasn't' as bad as the last time when I could turn the pedals.

 

[kipster]

Very 'Zwifty' ...........

 

[gbrown]

I did tonight's ride as a test, still had a glitch but only for a split second when the resistance went high on a down hill. It wasn't' as bad as the last time when I could turn the pedals.

Straight in at number one!

Needed acceptance due to low velocity!

Low velocity (paused)
Time in seconds with zero speed 24.068

Did you notice any difference between 3.4 and your previous firmware?

Geoff

 

[kipster]

Straight in at number one!

Needed acceptance due to low velocity!

Low velocity (paused)
Time in seconds with zero speed 24.068

Did you notice any difference between 3.4 and your previous firmware?

Geoff

I forgot to reboot the turbo so it wasn't registering any watts when I set off. Rebooted turbo and then all was ok, the 24 seconds would've been me getting off and back on. It seemed slightly easier at the higher gradients of the ride, easier to hold a steady speed. The real test of this will be mountain goats...

 

[gbrown]

I forgot to reboot the turbo so it wasn't registering any watts when I set off. Rebooted turbo and then all was ok, the 24 seconds would've been me getting off and back on. It seemed slightly easier at the higher gradients of the ride, easier to hold a steady speed. The real test of this will be mountain goats...

Oh yes, that happened to me too, as they never said to power cycle the turbo.

Geoff

 

[Snaily]

What's your Bkool moniker? I'll keep an eye out to accept you in the Thursday Night CC Group...

Username is Snaily

 

[RickB]

Agree, but it could be reflective of the range of turbos that you can use on the software that cant replicate the alleged 20% of the Bkool, ie some of the Elite turbos can only do 6%, 10% etc...

Guilty as charged! Mine can only do 6%. I wrongly assumed the bkool would compensate in some way when the going got vertical but it doesn't. This must be some attempt to rectify that.

 

[kipster]

I will do the Thursday night league ride tonight, but as I did an ok time earlier and want to save my legs for a proper velodrome session on Saturday, I wont be going all out (I will keep repeating to myself 'ignore the others')

 

[BILL S]

Not going to make it tonight but should be ok to watch. Just done the ride myself but mot the same fun as a group ride.

 

[camerauk]

are we getting tonights from live tab?