Team BKool CycleChat

[CXRAndy]

I remember that Ventoux ride. Just had a look on strava and urge anyone who did it or wants to ride Ventoux to try the RGT version. It will hurt.

It's no easy ride on a proper trainer, speed and resistance are bang on . I'll try RGT version soon, has Bkool removes video for us lowlifes

 

[JacobSkovsgaard]

thanks for watching jacob
i could not bail out with you watching
i spent the last third of the ride just watching my average speed and only working going up and on the flats
did not have enough left for going down hill hard

I was curious to see your time and if I can use your ghost afterwards. You often ride in a way that doesn't suit my way of riding, but this one looks very useful. (Bridgy is my favorite british ghost, but is too slow these days (there was supposed to be a funny face here, but I doesn't work))
I am for sure you would have done the exact same time thursday if you didn't crash, but your way of riding was more fluent today (thanks for that)

 

[Daddy Pig]

(Bridgy is my favorite british ghost, but is too slow these days)

 

[rob01792]

@CXRAndy or anyone who knows regarding disc brakes
On the pad axle bolt would u use grease on the thread as i had to drill 1 out a few weeks back stuck solid

 

[bobinski]

bob do they have a finish line when I done Cap Formentor a while back to the lighthouse and back it just turns around and keeps going

I will let you know when I finish the ride tomorrow night. I hope so. I want fireworks and beers too

 

[AAAC 76C]

I was curious to see your time and if I can use your ghost afterwards. You often ride in a way that doesn't suit my way of riding, but this one looks very useful. (Bridgy is my favorite british ghost, but is too slow these days (there was supposed to be a funny face here, but I doesn't work))
I am for sure you would have done the exact same time thursday if you didn't crash, but your way of riding was more fluent today (thanks for that)

The last 10 km was a real struggle for me today, I felt I was in a much better position on Thursday.
My power was all over the place on the screen today as well but my actual effort on the pedals was more even although I admit that when a downhill section took me over 54 kmph I took a micro rest.
There were quite a few shorter climbs that didn't register as a different resistance because of the 'Bkool delay' and other times when digging in hard on a climb I would look up and I was actually going down although the pedals said I was still going up.
Hated those two dead stop bits all be it one of them catapulted me forward.
I was using Jjvg as a measure up until halfway and then I just monitored my average speed to keep it above 50.7.

 

[bobinski]

It's no easy ride on a proper trainer, speed and resistance are bang on . I'll try RGT version soon, has Bkool removes video for us lowlifes

You used the kickr?

 

[AAAC 76C]

It's no easy ride on a proper trainer, speed and resistance are bang on . I'll try RGT version soon, has Bkool removes video for us lowlifes

I keep way from reality in order not to upset myself.

 

[Daddy Pig]

@CXRAndy or anyone who knows regarding disc brakes
On the pad axle bolt would u use grease on the thread as i had to drill 1 out a few weeks back stuck solid

As a rule of thumb on non moving parts use anti freeze and moving parts use grease.

 

[CXRAndy]

@CXRAndy or anyone who knows regarding disc brakes
On the pad axle bolt would u use grease on the thread as i had to drill 1 out a few weeks back stuck solid

Yes a little copper grease

 

[CXRAndy]

You used the kickr?

Yep, speed and resistance worked well- virtually no blue numbers. Using a Bkool would give a favourable speed and time result. You should try your Neo Bob, I bet you can't get near your time of last year on the Bkool pro.

 

[bobinski]

Yep, speed and resistance worked well- virtually no blue numbers. Using a Bkool would give a favourable speed and time result. You should try your Neo Bob, I bet you can't get near your time of last year on the Bkool pro.

If you look at my time on the bkool you will see it was bonkers- 1h 36m. 2hrs is more realistic. I rode average 200w in real life but was always riding within myself whereas on the turbo we can go a bit more full throttle.I won't on bkool because I know veloviewer provides the gradient changes in RGT and I would hope they are accurate. I bet if you try- after a rest of course- you post a better time with RGT.

 

[CXRAndy]

I checked my Bkool Ventoux ride against a couple of profile sites,. It's very accurate,early 7-8% the middle section of the climb 9-11% later part drops to 7-8% with a kicker back up to 10%or so just before the line

 

[bobinski]

I checked my Bkool Ventoux ride against a couple of profile sites,. It's very accurate,early 7-8% the middle section of the climb 9-11% later part drops to 7-8% with a kicker back up to 10%or so just before the line

Ok. Sounds like you had a good and reliable workout .You will enjoy the ride in RGT. Visuals are great and very representative of real life.
I would say it is a bit harder on the turbo. There is less to distract than there is in real life, the smells, sounds, and so on.

 

[CXRAndy]

Ok. Sounds like you had a good and reliable workout .You will enjoy the ride in RGT. Visuals are great and very representative of real life.
I would say it is a bit harder on the turbo. There is less to distract than there is in real life, the smells, sounds, and so on.

I'll just open the conservatory doors, smell the flowers and listen to the birdies tweet




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