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[BILL S]

Blue, will you tow me up to Adam please?

 

[Add]

Blue, will you tow me up to Adam please?

Kick his ass Blue!

 

[Add]

Fine by me. So just in case - what happens if someone starts too soon (in error not trying to gain an advantage of course ), as I'll be long gone both in time and energy! Do I just carry on regardless?

Yup, just bore on Paul. If someone does start to early, assuming there is time to do so, just exit, and reenter at the correct time. If it is just 10 seconds or so, then just take a brief pause!
But I'm sure that as grown adults, we can all manage to step in at our correct times.

 

[BILL S]

Fine by me. So just in case - what happens if someone starts too soon (in error not trying to gain an advantage of course ), as I'll be long gone both in time and energy! Do I just carry on regardless?

Adam will be watching them. And I'll be watching Adam

 

[Add]

Tomorrow at 6:20pm, I will open an Alpe d'Huez session, which will be password protected with the word 'goat' all lower case.
Paul F is our front runner, and he is the only one that needs to find this session initially. I will do the full 10 minute warm up, so the race itself will start pretty much smack on 6:30pm, and when it does start, off you go Paul, ok?
Now it gets technical. Here are everyone's time handicaps:-

Rayvon 10m 8s
Bobinski 13m 31s
Randy Berlin 21m 59s
Robert 22m 10s
Geoff 23m 19s
Kipster 29m 53s
Monte 33m 10s
Adski 34m 49s
Blueface 38m 37s
Bill 38m 39s

Everyone needs to find the session and monitor the 'underway' time. As soon as the session time hits your assigned handicap, hit the start button, followed immediately by the 'NO' box, as this will place you at the start and not immediately behind Paul, which would obviously be quite unfair.
As soon as you are able, get pedalling and get to the top. Geoff and I have practised this, and if you hit start, and 'NO' quickly enough, you can be off the start line in about 8 seconds. If we all start in this manner, everyone will be in the same boat, and the 8 seconds login time becomes irrelevant.
It is imperative that you closely monitor the session as it runs, you can even spectate, if you are far enough down the start times, but you are all responsible for starting at the correct time. I will have exited the session after Paul sets off and will be scrutinising the start.
If anyone has not been assigned a time, but would like let me know, and I will work out a suitable start time for you.

Everyone clear? Hopefully see a few of you online tomorrow evening, should be fun.

Don't forget you have to enter the password, so, get ready to do that too.

 

[gbrown]

Kick his ass Blue!

If he does, he'll be all over yours ...

 

[Randyberlin]

I've got my 2 hour lunch approved so I'll just have to explain to my wife why taking time off in the middle of the day is important. She already refers to herself as a Bkool widow.

 

[BILL S]

If he does, he'll be all over yours ...

Hahahahahha

 

[LBHIFI]

* Tyre advice needed * due to slashing my tyre during a road session over the weekend I put a new tyre on this evening (Michelin lithium 2) my winter hack, so I thought new tyre loads of grip let's try Alpe d'Heuz again, I couldn't stand at all as it would just spin up the rear wheel so I ended up seated all the way. What have Bkool people found is a good all rounder tyre ?

Just had a go at Alpe d'Huez with a Swalbe Insider Turbo Trainer tire and could only stand up at less than 8%, so I guess we can rule this tire out.

 

[RickB]

Kick his ass Blue!

I'll be going all out, don't you worry

 

[Rayvon]

I just went back to a gator skin hard shell. It doesn't slip and has vey little shredding. I tried another tire ( an older continental sport )because I wanted to blame my poor performance on level and downhill but it is a cadence problem not a tire problem. The new hard shell is a 28. But I am
Kind of waiting for Add and Bill to figure out the best.

Im with you Randy on this one,, always used Gatorskin

 

[bobinski]

Blimey, woke up feeling nervous about the ride, err race, tonight! First i have gotta get home on time which will be a bit of a race in itself, then i have to quickly set things up in the front room without swearing in case the nippers hear and then i have to make sure i don't start to pedal early by mistake
I will be sticking with my 32m commuting tyres but pumped up a bit more than the usual 80psi. Wont have time to change to my 25m gators but will be interested to hear how others get on with them especially when out of the saddle.
Onwards and upwards! A goats motto?

 

[BILL S]

Onwards and upwards! A goats motto?

A good goats motto indeed. Vertical Miles! That's all that matters

 

[BILL S]

Help please, oh wise ones...

Here is my email to BKOOL:



Anyone else had these problems, which were repeated but worse tonight?

Sorry, but I don't think anyone here knows the solution to this problem or is having a similar problem. If it weren't for the fact that it was working ok before the update I'd guess that it may be an internet problem. Do you use a USB extension cable to get the ant+ closer to your bkool unit? Most here do I think and it does improve the link between the two.

Have bkool got back to you yet?

 

[Monte]

Thanks for the invite for tonight's challenge, i don't think I will make it home in time but if I can I will join in, failing that I will be watching as a spectator. Have a good one...