Team BKool CycleChat

[Rob H]

Guilty as charged. And I'm getting soft too in my old age. I used to mountain bike in the middle of winter, in the snow, in Scotland, wearing shorts and a T-shirt. Now I have a bkool instead, and am feeling very reluctant to go back outside into the elements.

Rule 9 Tho this is killing my BKool time

(i never thought id be annoyed at real cycling keeping me of a bloody turbo)

 

[Add]

Just tried the Telegraphy thingy League ride. Didn't go well, coughed and spluttered away for 15 minutes, before my sore throat became too annoying. I reluctantly retired. But nearly there. My training is taking a hammering Bill!

 

[Add]

Oooh, but the jersey fits...I got 'The One'!

 

[Randyberlin]

Oooh, but the jersey fits...I got 'The One'!

Assembly person distracted by a loose woman most likely.

 

[BILL S]

Just tried the Telegraphy thingy League ride. Didn't go well, coughed and spluttered away for 15 minutes, before my sore throat became too annoying. I reluctantly retired. But nearly there. My training is taking a hammering Bill!

You'll be back up there soon Adam. I'll no doubt get one of my usual month long summer colds soon enough so the tables will be turned. Admin duties only for me when that time comes.

 

[gbrown]

I'm home, but not allowed to exercise (or drive) for 4 weeks, and then I need a CT Scan and an angiogram to find out if it's OK to get back to exercise.

So no way I'll be riding in April or May leagues, and there seems little point in paying my Premium subs, so I can't even do the league admin!

Bill, If you're OK to admin the league in my absence, I'll do what I can to help.

I did prepare the handicap info for this weeks Chain Gang Handicap chase, and will try and video it from different rider's perspectives if I can, as I won't be taking part.

Here are the handicaps based on last months run ...

Adski 13:02
Bill S 12:39
Geoff 12:10
Kipster 11:27
Monte 7:36
Randy Berlin 7:30
Bobinski 7:09
Blueface 6:28
Rayvon 6:16
Richylad 4:17
Paul F 3:44
WILS 0:00

If anyone else wants to join in on Thursday or Saturday, we can sort out a handicap based on fitness level or previous times.

Geoff

 

[Add]

I'm home, but not allowed to exercise (or drive) for 4 weeks, and then I need a CT Scan and an angiogram to find out if it's OK to get back to exercise.

So no way I'll be riding in April or May leagues, and there seems little point in paying my Premium subs, so I can't even do the league admin!

Bill, If you're OK to admin the league in my absence, I'll do what I can to help.

I did prepare the handicap info for this weeks Chain Gang Handicap chase, and will try and video it from different rider's perspectives if I can, as I won't be taking part.

Here are the handicaps based on last months run ...

Adski 13:02
Bill S 12:39
Geoff 12:10
Kipster 11:27
Monte 7:36
Randy Berlin 7:30
Bobinski 7:09
Blueface 6:28
Rayvon 6:16
Richylad 4:17
Paul F 3:44
WILS 0:00

If anyone else wants to join in on Thursday or Saturday, we can sort out a handicap based on fitness level or previous times.

Geoff

Lol! I've got no chance! If I feel a bit perkier, I'll have a go though. But I'll set off same time as Bill if that's ok with you Bill?

I'm happy to take a short sabbatical from the league for a bit. I am keen to get outdoors a bit more now the weather is improving. I did 15 minutes earlier and got so hot. Fan wasn't making much inroads tbh. Sure part of it was health related, but cycling on the Turbo in 20C or above would cook me.

There are several good Sportives running locally this year, and aiming to do most of them, if I can stay injury free.

 

[Randyberlin]

I'm home, but not allowed to exercise (or drive) for 4 weeks, and then I need a CT Scan and an angiogram to find out if it's OK to get back to exercise.

So no way I'll be riding in April or May leagues, and there seems little point in paying my Premium subs, so I can't even do the league admin!

Bill, If you're OK to admin the league in my absence, I'll do what I can to help.

I did prepare the handicap info for this weeks Chain Gang Handicap chase, and will try and video it from different rider's perspectives if I can, as I won't be taking part.

Here are the handicaps based on last months run ...

Adski 13:02
Bill S 12:39
Geoff 12:10
Kipster 11:27
Monte 7:36
Randy Berlin 7:30
Bobinski 7:09
Blueface 6:28
Rayvon 6:16
Richylad 4:17
Paul F 3:44
WILS 0:00

If anyone else wants to join in on Thursday or Saturday, we can sort out a handicap based on fitness level or previous times.

Geoff

Glad to hear you're back home. With the gains you've made in the last 6 months a months rest shouldn't put you back too much. Take it easy.

 

[gbrown]

I'm happy to take a short sabbatical from the league for a bit. I am keen to get outdoors a bit more now the weather is improving. I did 15 minutes earlier and got so hot. Fan wasn't making much inroads tbh. Sure part of it was health related, but cycling on the Turbo in 20C or above would cook me.

Perhaps we should put the Chain Gang on hold after April's, and pick it up again after the summer, when more people should be able to make the multi-user sessions.

The Mountain Goat league should keep people busy until then.

Hopefully I'll be back cycling and fit by then, although I'm not sure I'll be racing again any time! I'll probably stick to endurance training and general fitness and weight loss, which are less intensive and less likely to push up blood pressure!

Geoff

 

[RickB]

Perhaps we should put the Chain Gang on hold after April's, and pick it up again after the summer, when more people should be able to make the multi-user sessions.

The Mountain Goat league should keep people busy until then.

Hopefully I'll be back cycling and fit by then, although I'm not sure I'll be racing again any time! I'll probably stick to endurance training and general fitness and weight loss, which are less intensive and less likely to push up blood pressure!

Geoff

You'll be sorely missed from the leagues Geoff, You're input was invaluable.

Looks like things are getting quieter for now that the light evenings are here so probably makes sense to scale down the league activities after this one.

 

[gbrown]

will try and video it from different rider's perspectives if I can, as I won't be taking part.
Geoff

I just realised, I won't be able to video the leagues without premium, as I can't watch the sessions without a premium subscription!

They've released another update for the Bkool Indoor simulator, v3.21

Changes in current version:

- Dirt tracks
- RealWeather improvements
- Power meter and Elite trainers combined usage
- Several optimizations and bug correction

Geoff

 

[BILL S]

I'm home, but not allowed to exercise (or drive) for 4 weeks, and then I need a CT Scan and an angiogram to find out if it's OK to get back to exercise.

So no way I'll be riding in April or May leagues, and there seems little point in paying my Premium subs, so I can't even do the league admin!

Bill, If you're OK to admin the league in my absence, I'll do what I can to help.

I did prepare the handicap info for this weeks Chain Gang Handicap chase, and will try and video it from different rider's perspectives if I can, as I won't be taking part.

Here are the handicaps based on last months run ...

Adski 13:02
Bill S 12:39
Geoff 12:10
Kipster 11:27
Monte 7:36
Randy Berlin 7:30
Bobinski 7:09
Blueface 6:28
Rayvon 6:16
Richylad 4:17
Paul F 3:44
WILS 0:00

If anyone else wants to join in on Thursday or Saturday, we can sort out a handicap based on fitness level or previous times.

Geoff

Geoff, I'll gladly do what I can to admin the league in your absence. If its not too complex then shouldn't be a problem. I'll take a quick look at the handicap ride tonight so I'll be set up to start it tomorrow at 7 and Saturday at 5.
Further down the page you've suggested stopping the Chain Gang over the summer and I think that's probably a good idea, as we'll all be busier and perhaps too hot indoors for a few months. I'll probably keep the Goat league going if there's still any interest.

 

[BILL S]

Lol! I've got no chance! If I feel a bit perkier, I'll have a go though. But I'll set off same time as Bill if that's ok with you Bill?

I'm happy to take a short sabbatical from the league for a bit. I am keen to get outdoors a bit more now the weather is improving. I did 15 minutes earlier and got so hot. Fan wasn't making much inroads tbh. Sure part of it was health related, but cycling on the Turbo in 20C or above would cook me.

There are several good Sportives running locally this year, and aiming to do most of them, if I can stay injury free.

Totally okay with me Adam. Fan is also not helping me so much now so I'll either have to get an air con unit or just get back to riding outside instead. I'm also looking forward to a Sportive or two this year .

 

[RickB]

My Bkool Sim has crashed some in some way.

My wife rang me today when I was at work to say it was trying to do an update then the screen went blank. I uninstalled the software and reloaded it. Still the same - black screen - the monitor throws up a message about it 'being out of range' as if there's no longer an appropriate signal. It's not the same message it gives if there actually isnt a signal, so there's something there but I cant get past this. I have to hit Alt and Tab to get back to the desktop. Is everyone elses working after update?

 

[gbrown]

My Bkool Sim has crashed some in some way.

My wife rang me today when I was at work to say it was trying to do an update then the screen went blank. I uninstalled the software and reloaded it. Still the same - black screen - the monitor throws up a message about it 'being out of range' as if there's no longer an appropriate signal. It's not the same message it gives if there actually isnt a signal, so there's something there but I cant get past this. I have to hit Alt and Tab to get back to the desktop. Is everyone elses working after update?

Out of range generally means the video signal from the computer to the screen is above or below the clock synch speeds the monitor can cope with. This generally means it has been set to a resolution and/or refresh rate which is beyond the capabilities of the connected monitor, which is a strange thing to happen when you run a specific application since the display is generally managed mainly by the OS, unless the application takes over direct access to the display for performance reasons.

Is this WIndows 7? Sounds like it only happens when you run Bkool Indoor and you can alt tab away (try Control-Escape as well, should bring up the Start Menu and Desktop). I presume that Bkool is set to run Full Screen?

Do you know what resolution you have the screen set to, and what refresh rate it is using?

Geoff