Team BKool CycleChat

[Whorty]

I did a short NC1 to get a time to count in the league, and then a little recce of NC2 ... both times, it wouldn't let me do the warm up and just jumped straight into the 10 second count down. I tried to pedal through it to re-start the warm up but it ignored me, and as I was then still cycling as the counter reached 0 I was left on the line. Anyone else who has ridden since the 'update' get the same problem?

Regarding NC2 ...... ha ha ha that is going to be nasty I estimate it will take me at least 1hr 10mins, but possibly as high as 1hr 20 mins. In the 30 mins I did tonight no climb went above 7%, but the climbs were constant between 5-7% ..... a nasty area and really watt and energy sapping. I bet TB is really looking forward to it

 

[Whorty]

SOOO poor and frustrating

Have a beer and chill out Jim - don't let the Bkool get you down

It wouldn't be Bkool if there weren't frustrating problems .... it's what we love about the platform

 

[Bored Man]

It wouldn't be Bkool if there weren't frustrating problems .... it's what we love about the platform

That’s the worst experience I have had with it to-date. Very unstable. 2 hours of frustration and only one ride to show fit it. Thank the lord Stage 17 is easy...

 

[AAAC 76C]

Coz we're 'Special'

Like Berty is Special!

 

[AAAC 76C]

My cat is thick as a brick *hithouse door!

Would that be a 'kittyhouse' door then?

 

[JJRobinson]

Same here Mr Bridgy... I had dialogue going with them, explaining what the problems were but they just didn’t get it. I emailed screen shots text the whole nine yards...haven’t heard anything back from them for three days now.

Tonight I jump on LEJoG stage 16 only to suffer a mighty Bkool screen crash, it recovers only to see the ghosts disappear from left to right of my screen and finish leaving me 3 hours behind @theboxers with 11 miles still to go. I got it finished and regardless of finishing 3.5 hours behind TB - it saves.

To get the disappointment out of my system I decided to LEJoG Stage 17.. 12 miles in... Bkool screen crash... 8 miles to go, can’t see the ups, can’t see the downs.. but keep on going to the end. I hear the music but can’t see it to save it.. I save it on my phone app.. nothing, nada, zilch...

Absolute Shite.

Sorry, but no happy.. going to drink beer now.

I suffered exactly the same issue... Started a 20 miler, video wouldn’t play but just switched to virtual. Was making good progress and just got to 12 mile when the whole app crashed. Left it a few minutes but nothing changed, just had to shut down.
Started another 10 mile route, video didn’t play but did let me finish.
Started another one and video played no bother?!?

 

[JJRobinson]

I did a short NC1 to get a time to count in the league, and then a little recce of NC2 ... both times, it wouldn't let me do the warm up and just jumped straight into the 10 second count down. I tried to pedal through it to re-start the warm up but it ignored me, and as I was then still cycling as the counter reached 0 I was left on the line. Anyone else who has ridden since the 'update' get the same problem?

Regarding NC2 ...... ha ha ha that is going to be nasty I estimate it will take me at least 1hr 10mins, but possibly as high as 1hr 20 mins. In the 30 mins I did tonight no climb went above 7%, but the climbs were constant between 5-7% ..... a nasty area and really watt and energy sapping. I bet TB is really looking forward to it

Has the app actually been updated (as mine hasn’t picked that up if so) or you just meaning because of the ‘scheduled’ maintenance?!

 

[bridgy]

I did a short NC1 to get a time to count in the league, and then a little recce of NC2 ... both times, it wouldn't let me do the warm up and just jumped straight into the 10 second count down. I tried to pedal through it to re-start the warm up but it ignored me, and as I was then still cycling as the counter reached 0 I was left on the line. Anyone else who has ridden since the 'update' get the same problem?

Regarding NC2 ...... ha ha ha that is going to be nasty I estimate it will take me at least 1hr 10mins, but possibly as high as 1hr 20 mins. In the 30 mins I did tonight no climb went above 7%, but the climbs were constant between 5-7% ..... a nasty area and really watt and energy sapping. I bet TB is really looking forward to it

Well to put that into context when we did this as stage 2 in the NC last year we had exactly 1 hour until the warmup for the next stage started and if you were late, tough!

 

[theboxers]

Regarding NC2 ...... ha ha ha that is going to be nasty I estimate it will take me at least 1hr 10mins, but possibly as high as 1hr 20 mins. In the 30 mins I did tonight no climb went above 7%, but the climbs were constant between 5-7% ..... a nasty area and really watt and energy sapping. I bet TB is really looking forward to it

 

[Randyberlin]

On the plus side up until this update i had to enter my password every time even with the save button checked, But today I didn't !

 

[<Tommy>]

Fellas

Over in the ‘meet ups’ thread as well as discussing possible well errr, meet ups.... And generally talking sh!te... we’ve also been trying to design a club kit. I know most of you know this but I thought some, ecspecially the newer guys might not. And seeing as this is the central hub really, I thought I’d try and get everyone here involved.
On a side note if any of the newer guys, or anyone generally who hasn’t yet joined us on a real world ride wants to, please make no mistake, everyone’s welcome!
)And obviously no ones obliged to buy the jersey)

So... this is the design we’ve settled on, although nothing is completely set in stone yet.

We still haven’t settled on a club name, we have a couple of contenders so far, and the plan is to use it on the jersey somewhere.

(Virtual reality cycle club)

Full credit goes to @berty bassett and son for this first one. (Any similarities to a certain cycling forums own design are pure coincidence!)

Credit for this second design goes to @bridgy.

Now ideally we just need to get this thing done. So... anyone else want to have a go at a design or suggest a club name please feel free.

Or perhaps suggest ways in which the current designs could be improved?

Let’s get this thing over the line chaps!

 

[Bored Man]

I likey the VRCC but CC would need to be different colour or it would be lost.

 

[AAAC 76C]

Done a minute in Stouby @BILL S
Time 21:31



























But it took me 29:54 to complete

 

[Aleman]

I did a short NC1 to get a time to count in the league,

Me Too! Could someone update my short ride for 35:52 please

and then a little recce of NC2 ...

Me Too

both times, it wouldn't let me do the warm up and just jumped straight into the 10 second count down. I tried to pedal through it to re-start the warm up but it ignored me, and as I was then still cycling as the counter reached 0 I was left on the line. Anyone else who has ridden since the 'update' get the same problem?

Worked fine for me, I was actually practicing the flying start technique, to get teh high watts without the resistance that you guys have perfected so well If there was a problem that is where it would be obvious.

Regarding NC2 ...... ha ha ha that is going to be nasty I estimate it will take me at least 1hr 10mins, but possibly as high as 1hr 20 mins. In the 30 mins I did tonight no climb went above 7%, but the climbs were constant between 5-7% ..... a nasty area and really watt and energy sapping. I bet TB is really looking forward to it

I don't think it's going to be that bad, OK I was bimbling along in the small ring for all the uphills with a couple of lapdogs for company, I reckon on another 90-125Watts (average) over the ride is doable. Some interesting thoughts on tactics while I was pootling. That big climb steepens to ~10% for the last KM, the final climb is nice at no more than 5% , except for the last 100m where it hits 21% I was trying to out sprint the lapdogs, and only just made it as the sim doesn't show the ramp, ....

 

[Whorty]

Has the app actually been updated (as mine hasn’t picked that up if so) or you just meaning because of the ‘scheduled’ maintenance?!

Scheduled maintenance ..... didn't see a client side app update so there was probably a server side change.