Team BKool CycleChat

[Whorty]

You will have to have it authorised by Bkool due to absolute astonishment that you didn't win...

I can kind of understand why league rides might need to be authorised ... but this was my own ride (uploaded from a Zwift ride) so I don't get why it doesn't get updated automatically. Very frustrating. I wanted to compare my Zwift ride to the Bkool ride to see if there is any real difference.

Spoiler: I was 4 minutes faster in Bkool compared to Zwift and I wasn't pushing too hard. Plus on Zwift there were lots of other riders about to draft off. Bkool definately seems more generous with speed and watts.

 

[Bored Man]

I can kind of understand why league rides might need to be authorised ... but this was my own ride (uploaded from a Zwift ride) so I don't get why it doesn't get updated automatically. Very frustrating. I wanted to compare my Zwift ride to the Bkool ride to see if there is any real difference.

Spoiler: I was 4 minutes faster in Bkool compared to Zwift and I wasn't pushing too hard. Plus on Zwift there were lots of other riders about to draft off. Bkool definately seems more generous with speed and watts.

That's official then - Bkool is the TUE of virtual cycle simulators.. marginal gains.. < cough cough...wheez...>

 

[CXRAndy]

That's official then - Bkool is the TUE of virtual cycle simulators.. marginal gains.. < cough cough...wheez...>

Those of us who have been riding clean from the start always knew this
I tried performance enhancement and whilst it's a great ego boost it's not keeping it real

 

[AAAC 76C]

Bkool definately seems more generous with speed and watts.

now you tell me!

 

[AAAC 76C]

.............. it's not keeping it real

Nope
Its Virtual!

 

[CXRAndy]

Virtual-ly real

 

[Whorty]

now you tell me!

you'll still push double my watts whatever the machine and simulator, so i wouldn't worry too much

 

[Whorty]

Those of us who have been riding clean from the start always knew this
I tried performance enhancement and whilst it's a great ego boost it's not keeping it real

be interesting if you did the same ... take a ride fro Zwift and ride it in Bkool and compare the differences/similarities. Mine wasn't out by too much (I don't think, although I can't actually check as BKool still not uploaded the ride!!!). I know in Zwift I played about a bit on the Mall sprint which probably lost me a couple of minutes, so real diff was probably 1-2 minutes over a 55 minute ride (4-5% performance in BKool over Zwift which may not be that significant).

 

[Bored Man]

First things first..

Thank you very much Mr AAAC for the tow.
Thank you very much Mr Whorty for the paintwork

Bkool - what were you up to tonight.? Anything between -7 & +8 felt like a flat back tyre...

I felt like I'd worked very hard plus had the the company of AAAC & only posted my second best time On that route...

As they say in the Whitehouse... Go figure?

 

[AAAC 76C]

well done bill Jim,

Jim was there any bigger off moments there?
I do hope so, it was pay back for making me work so hard Tuesday

Had to go try get bill at the end to make him work!

 

[AAAC 76C]

only posted my second best time On that route...

by how much second best?

 

[Bored Man]

Oh hang on... last one was 15.5 miles in the WC... @38.42.. so no AAAC. That was a good deal better at 39 something.. all greyed out at the moment..

Cheers boss

 

[Whorty]

First things first..

Thank you very much Mr AAAC for the tow.
Thank you very much Mr Whorty for the paintwork

Bkool - what were you up to tonight.? Anything between -7 & +8 felt like a flat back tyre...

I felt like I'd worked very hard plus had the the company of AAAC & only posted my second best time On that route...

As they say in the Whitehouse... Go figure?

You seemed to have massive ave watts (around 270?). For a near 40 minute ride that is some power output!

 

[theboxers]

I can kind of understand why league rides might need to be authorised ... but this was my own ride (uploaded from a Zwift ride) so I don't get why it doesn't get updated automatically. Very frustrating. I wanted to compare my Zwift ride to the Bkool ride to see if there is any real difference.

Spoiler: I was 4 minutes faster in Bkool compared to Zwift and I wasn't pushing too hard. Plus on Zwift there were lots of other riders about to draft off. Bkool definately seems more generous with speed and watts.

I've just done a Big Ring VR ride I uploaded to bkool. Although the wattage/cadence numbers are similar I took 18 minutes off of the Big Ring VR time. Most of that was done on the uphill sections due to no reduction in speed to match power.

I will be going back to BRVR due to the fact that the uploaded file only displayed as a map and gradient. That for 1hr30 was not very stimulating

 

[Bored Man]

You seemed to have massive ave watts (around 270?). For a near 40 minute ride that is some power output!

I do hope so mr whortface - I set off hoping to leave the land of the beige.. I was delighted when AAAC allowed me to jump on his wheel.. ..