Team BKool CycleChat

[Randyberlin]

Anyone up for the 5pm re-run today?

I'll start the warm-up as usual at 5:00 and end the countdown with just under 2 mins left on the clock, so make sure you have stopped pedalling by then!

Look in live tab just after 5:00 pm; Session is called Vuelta 2012 E15 and will be marked CycleChat Chain Gang March 2015

If you can't see it in Live tab, use advanced filter and look for "Chain" or "Gang"

When you join the session make sure you see "Geoff" in the list of riders ...

See you there ...

I'm in. See you at the start.

 

[burndust]

Really wish I was an evening kinda person...I'm missing all the fun...not that I would be able to hang onto most of you anyway lol

 

[gbrown]

Ooh, I've managed to setup a league session for 5pm with all the current results in it as ghosts!

Although I tried the other day, and it wasn't an option, I just tried again and in the Details tab on Set-Up I was able to select the Chain Gang League ...

Really hope it works ...

 

[bobinski]

I will be in if I can find it- just setting up now.

 

[Vertego]

A quick question to the regulars who seem to be 'all knowing'...

0.8km from the end of a scheduled session BSIM crashed. Just stopped and closed. No warnings. Is the 95%++ of my session lost forever or will it miraculously reappear at some time?

 

[burndust]

A quick question to the regulars who seem to be 'all knowing'...

0.8km from the end of a scheduled session BSIM crashed. Just stopped and closed. No warnings. Is the 95%++ of my session lost forever or will it miraculously reappear at some time?

Nope...In my experience anyway...It sees non saved sessions as being abandoned.i always run my Garmin alongside because of this.One of the bkool guru's might correct me on this though

 

[Vertego]

Oh well, c'est la vie. Just have to do it again. But not today.

Any idea why it happens?

 

[gbrown]

Can't get active 6 on that session no matter how carefully you time it, either over the watts and under the 30 minutes, or over the 30 minutes and under the watts!

Timed it to 30 minutes and 1 second, needed 268.95 Watts, got 268.7 ...

Just have to do it the hard(er) way!

Geoff

 

[bobinski]

That was hard! But fun

I have not quite mastered the start so was pedalling furiously with my power up around 430 and going nowhere! Still, once I got going it was great to have ghosts to chase down. Well done with that Geoff.

And thanks to whoever left "go bob! " on the road. Just about saw it through the mist

 

[Randyberlin]

That was hard! But fun

I have not quite mastered the start so was pedalling furiously with my power up around 430 and going nowhere! Still, once I got going it was great to have ghosts to chase down. Well done with that Geoff.

And thanks to whoever left "go bob! " on the road. Just about saw it through the mist

Thanks Geoff I couldn't even see you after I started drafting Monte. Those races are a blast. Bob kept gaining.

 

[gbrown]

Can't get active 6 on that session no matter how carefully you time it, either over the watts and under the 30 minutes, or over the 30 minutes and under the watts!

Timed it to 30 minutes and 1 second, needed 268.95 Watts, got 268.7 ...

Just have to do it the hard(er) way!

Geoff

Well that was stressful, set off on FTP test aiming for 290 Watts but willing to settle for 280 Watts, was doing OK up to about half way, then started to struggle (as usual) and decided to settle for 280 Watts and press on, but with 2 minutes to go was still at 288 so ramped it up and sprinted the last minute and just about hit 290.

Then the session failed to upload!

Retried a dozen times and it said too many attempts and it won't retry again. Rebooted and logged in and found retry failed button and this time it worked.

Found session uploaded and averaged 290.35 Watts. To my amazement, it said to go up another level I needed 290.46 Watts, so I missed Active 8 by 0.11 Watt!

Ah well, that gives me something to go for next time ...

Geoff

 

[gbrown]

That was hard! But fun

I have not quite mastered the start so was pedalling furiously with my power up around 430 and going nowhere! Still, once I got going it was great to have ghosts to chase down. Well done with that Geoff.

And thanks to whoever left "go bob! " on the road. Just about saw it through the mist

Yes, I was pleased that the ghosts worked, I think it can only be set up that way by a league administrator, as I had previously only tried it with the Goats league where I am not admin.

Geoff

 

[RickB]

Yes, I was pleased that the ghosts worked, I think it can only be set up that way by a league administrator, as I had previously only tried it with the Goats league where I am not admin.

Geoff

Got three emails saying I have been challenged and beaten. Thanks guys!

Wishing I hadn't missed the rerun now. Great work guys

 

[RickB]

Ooh, I've managed to setup a league session for 5pm with all the current results in it as ghosts!

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Although I tried the other day, and it wasn't an option, I just tried again and in the Details tab on Set-Up I was able to select the Chain Gang League ...

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Really hope it works ...

So is it possible for anyone other than the admin to use multiple ghosts do you think Geoff?

Edit: Just saw your answer a couple of posts above.

 

[Randyberlin]

Well that was stressful, set off on FTP test aiming for 290 Watts but willing to settle for 280 Watts, was doing OK up to about half way, then started to struggle (as usual) and decided to settle for 280 Watts and press on, but with 2 minutes to go was still at 288 so ramped it up and sprinted the last minute and just about hit 290.

Then the session failed up upload!

Retried a dozen times and it said too many attempts and it won't retry again. Rebooted and logged in and found retry failed button and this time it worked.

Found session uploaded and averaged 290.35 Watts. To my amazement, it said to go up another level I needed 290.46 Watts, so I missed Active 8 by 0.11 Watt!

Ah well, that gives me something to go for next time ...

Geoff

How little weight would you have to lose to make up for .11 watts?