Team BKool CycleChat

[BILL S]

My first ride last night was a rerun of CG 2 with ghosts. Tried to stay wil @BILL S at the start but far too strong. This put me in the red and under pressure from @Brusgaard and @bridgy who both gained a few seconds on me.

Well I'm glad that I did to you last night what you did to me on Tuesday night. At least you kept going though.

 

[bobinski]

Randy, I think this one is for you!

http://road.cc/content/news/229353-video-cyclist-rounds-bend-sees-bear-…-and-falls-bike

 

[Daddy Pig]

One issue I have with Zwift is you need to be able to hit your keys whilst cycling. My laptop is out of arms length so this stupid 'ride on' stuff just doesn't work for me. I'm there to cycle, not makes friends I certainly don't ride on BKool to make friends

Be interesting to see what extra routes they add. 1 route per day is pretty boring but if they added different routes and you could choose your route each day rather than BKool dictating it (I know there is a workaround but this should be out of the box). Talking to a chap at work who subscribes to BKool and he also rarely goes on he says for the same reason - bored of same courses.

Maybe one day we'll all be in Zwift land, but still not ready for me yet.

Zwift is all about Friends...

View: https://youtu.be/2l5Sv4M9LYc

 

[AAAC 76C]

Thanks.
I was afraid that I couldn't catch up afterwards if Alberto and GoiLRT got away together on the climb, so I took the front on the climb hoping that they would be tempted just to stay by my wheel. I rode harder uphill than I usually would have done and my HR was much too high, but the plan succeded and after the top they couldn't follow me :-)

Feel free to use ghosts when you ride some of the sessions again. I have used this opportunity a lot in this league.

Thanks.
I am going to stick with the one ride.
You are too far ahead of me for me to close the gap.
Not enough climbing in this year's Summer Cup so Watts are winning this time.

Are you guys thinking of doing another Nations Cup?

 

[AAAC 76C]

I know its a bit cheeky but just in case in of you die hards fancy a change for a bit:

LATEST PATCH
Hi all, the lastest patch has been released, which includes the new map overlay and sweeper beacon.

First and foremost, the Minimap is here! With this small scale map in the top right corner of your screen you should be able to more easily determine where people are at any given moment. You can even click it to toggle between 3 different views.
Icons shown on the Minimap include:
Other Zwifters (dimmed out if they are in a different sport than you)
Friends
Favorites
A/B/C/D/E group riders (in events)
Event Leaders (in events)
Event Sweepers
Timing arches
Workout portals
A second change you may notice is we've added an action bar to the Windows and Mac version of Zwift. This has been a long time feature on our iOS version and now it's found it's way to all the platforms.
To use it, simply press the UP arrow key while riding. LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys will allow you to select items, and ENTER will trigger the action. DOWN will hide the bar again, or it will auto-hide after a short time.
Other notable enhancements and fixes include:
'Riders Nearby' list will now show mini celebrations when a fellow Zwifter does something notable. A little Ride On button will also appear next to their name to make it easy to congratulate them.
Race results will now let you show combined results across all sub-groups of an event, as well as view results per-subgroup.
Race results now will let you follow or favorite riders directly, as well as give a Ride On if you thought somebody deserved it.
Ride Sweeper is now an option that can be added to group rides. Just like the Ride Leader, an event organizer can designate somebody as the sweeper to help those at the back of the group. A red icon and beacon is used to designate this person if there is one.
The main screen before you ride will now show what sport a Zwifter is currently participating in. People in the sport of your choosing will be sorted to the top of the list.
When choosing to 'Ride With' or 'Run With' somebody, your route will be set to be the same as the person you chose to join. This way you continue together at intersections without having to manually choose a direction.
A few new hairstyles added, and more feminine hairstyles sort towards the front of the list in the customization screen if you are female.
If you have a workout that was created with the TrainingPeaks workout builder and have it scheduled on the calendar, Zwift will download it and show it in the workout selection screen automatically on the correct day. NOTE: you will need to disconnect and re-authorize your TrainingPeaks connection here to grant Zwift access to see your workouts.
Fixed crash that would sometimes happen for users in an event with a ride leader.
Running time splits view added.
Running achievements added.
Several running workouts added.
Korean language translations added.
Arrow keys now allow you to navigate through the customization screen. UP/DOWN select category, LEFT/RIGHT choose item.
B'Twin 100 and 500 classic trainer profiles added.
Fix for occasional issue where Mac users would have to double-click on everything to get the click to register.
Fixed issue where doing a spindown calibration on a smart trainer could disable sim-mode for a ride.
Simpler shadows used for bikes and riders on lower-end 3d hardware to make group rides more fluid and enjoyable.
Crowd volumes and cobbled road volumes reduced.
Fixed issue where spindown button could erroneously appear on a power meter in the pairing screen.
For those looking for more roads, don't worry - we are getting close with our next course expansion and we think you'll love it.

Good to see that like BKool they stick to just a change or two at a time.
I must admit that by the time I got to the third update I was lost.
Can you push people off as you pass or change thier gears?

 

[AAAC 76C]

Looks like i have to cough up for some fairly expensive dental treatment over the next year involving extractions and implants So reappraising further and i may just get this:

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Its IFC in the sales, 105 rather than a mix of 105 and ultegra but i can migrate my ultegra bits, and certainly less bright/garish but it will take my wheels and suit me until the bank of bob has some money.

Just put up with the pain, it's character building, and then you could buy a shiny new bike.

 

[AAAC 76C]

Thanks to all!!

OKKK @bridgy ! I will join your league!! Thankss!!

Don't worry too much about your English.
Most of this lot are no good at it anyway, including me.
Jim is OK with it but can't speak it properly, same with Bill.

 

[AAAC 76C]

Just don't mention switching the bkool off and on mid ride though...

Stop right there!!!!

 

[AAAC 76C]

Welcome

He said with a grin!

 

[AAAC 76C]

Great ride on stage 11 of the Summer Cup - I see you're placed right in between me and @AAAC 76C on the overall standings - you should consider joining our own Chaingang league as it looks like we'll have some close races! If you fancy it, just request to join the "Cyclechat Chain Gang" league on the Bkool website and let us know on here when you have and one of the admins will accept you.

Good tactics Bridgy.
Buy a few ringers close to the end of the competition!

 

[JacobSkovsgaard]

Thanks.
I am going to stick with the one ride.
You are too far ahead of me for me to close the gap.
Not enough climbing in this year's Summer Cup so Watts are winning this time.

Are you guys thinking of doing another Nations Cup?

Yes, I am pretty sure that there will be another Nations Cup in january or february

 

[Daddy Pig]

Yes, I am pretty sure that there will be another Nations Cup in january or february

I'll order my elite trainer in preparation...

 

[Bored Man]

I'll order my elite trainer in preparation...

 

[Bored Man]

Yes, I am pretty sure that there will be another Nations Cup in january or february

Let's hope we can spectate properly this time - unless of course I'm part of the team..

 

[Whorty]

I'll order my elite trainer in preparation...

I have one of these you could borrow