Team BKool CycleChat

[<Tommy>]

I'm still thinking it would be Good to neutralise the 1st 500m so we are in a group then go for it. I think sometimes with Internet latency people miss the group through no fault of their own and then solo slog all the way.

I’d be up for hiding this a go if everyone else fancies it. It’s nice being in a group.

 

[<Tommy>]

@<Tommy> Thought you were toying with me there when you dropped back, was hoping for a draft back but off you went at a blazing pace. Nice work by one and all.

Likewise Duckman nice race. Promise I wasn’t trying to taunt you! I think having a little mini break when I went into erg mode helped me recharge the battery.

It’s funny even with bkool’s quirky graphics. Amongst my personal favourites tonight were the floating roads and cycling through the top of a barn! I still really enjoy the variation in the roads.

 

[Barbes66]

I’d be up for hiding this a go if everyone else fancies it. It’s nice being in a group.

Might be worth a try. Some days I have no time to warm up properly so the fast start is brutal and once you're off you're out.

 

[Duckman]

Likewise Duckman nice race. Promise I wasn’t trying to taunt you! I think having a little mini break when I went into erg mode helped me recharge the battery.

It’s funny even with bkool’s quirky graphics. Amongst my personal favourites tonight were the floating roads and cycling through the top of a barn! I still really enjoy the variation in the roads.

@<Tommy> Oddly I liked the bushwacking as well. My favorite was the grass clumps and bits floating like clouds at one point. Obviously layers not tied to same Z datum, but somehow it's so BKool you have to enjoy the flakiness.

 

[berty bassett]

Did you initiate the update (actually a full install) outside of BKOOL? The 100% means different things. Normally that BKOOL has loaded all assets and is ready to show the home screen. When updating, it means that is has finished downloading the update (but not started the install). Updating is done outside BKOOL in Windows, and some antivirus software prevents the install from launching - leaving you stuck inside BKOOL at the 100% screen. Sure that is not what happened?

I am pretty sure it was the lap top boss
I bought it a few years ago for the boy and his games as it was good in its day but thru the years I have installed and uninstalled so many things that it won’t hurt to have a fresh start
Took ages for windows to finally open then I clicked on bkool and had a black screen with. Laying down B filling and dissolving with %above it
Got to 100% then all that happened was the B doing it’s stuff for 45mins
At start I didn’t want to turn it off and on again ( limit of my knowledge ) because I hadn’t got time - then I was just intrigued to see what would happen if I left it !
Gonna put a new ssd in it to speed things up. , graphics card was one of the best so that’s ok but boy wonder tells me something in it won’t run windows 11 whatever he said it was ( I forget )it will mean iwill run it till it runs no more then maybe let him canibalise it for parts

 

[shimceltic]

I am pretty sure it was the lap top boss
I bought it a few years ago for the boy and his games as it was good in its day but thru the years I have installed and uninstalled so many things that it won’t hurt to have a fresh start
Took ages for windows to finally open then I clicked on bkool and had a black screen with. Laying down B filling and dissolving with %above it
Got to 100% then all that happened was the B doing it’s stuff for 45mins
At start I didn’t want to turn it off and on again ( limit of my knowledge ) because I hadn’t got time - then I was just intrigued to see what would happen if I left it !
Gonna put a new ssd in it to speed things up. , graphics card was one of the best so that’s ok but boy wonder tells me something in it won’t run windows 11 whatever he said it was ( I forget )it will mean iwill run it till it runs no more then maybe let him canibalise it for parts

My processor is too old for Windows 11 even though more powerful than some of the cheap laptops that can have Windows 11°¡. Seems like the new Windows and bkool have issues anyway.

 

[Randyberlin]

If you want to try an even start I can act as a "pace car" tomorrow. Everyone stay behind me for the first 1/10 mile.

 

[shimceltic]

It's definitely an option for the rerun.

 

[Barbes66]

I'll be around this afternoon for the re-run at 5 if anyone wants to try an easy start.

 

[shimceltic]

I'll be on and happy for the slow no drop start.

 

[Randyberlin]

@Brusgaard
I see you're doing another platform. Mywoosh? It looks like its free. I am amazed at how many there are now. Still like Bkool because it does it all.

 

[Randyberlin]

Do you guys want to say roll together until the first 1/10 mile? Or do you all use your fancy scientific metric units? First 1/10 km?

 

[shimceltic]

Roll for 1st 500m then go?

 

[Randyberlin]

It sounds like a plan. We better let everyone know so I can pretend I didn't and jump ahead.

 

[<Tommy>]

@Brusgaard
I see you're doing another platform. Mywoosh? It looks like its free. I am amazed at how many there are now. Still like Bkool because it does it all.

I think lee is on there too Randy. I think his plan is to use a different platform for each of his bikes. Now he only needs to find another 62 more platforms.