OK. I'll be in ZSUNKIT for KISS EUR.
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Was planning to do the KISS race Monday to get in some miles more than anything. But Zwift locked up a couple minutes before the start. By the time I get the laptop rebooted and zwift up and running again, the race had started. So I waited a few minutes and joined a sub-2 training ride. Of course I had forgotten I still had the TT bike from last week, so I actually had to ride above 2 W/kg to keep up as I couldn't draft. We did the sprint at the end of each lap. Set a PB on that. Ended up working harder than expected.
Tues was planned for the KISS ride in Richmond (ugh). Meeting ran late and the race didn't do a staggered start. I barely got on the bike in time to start with the group. No warm up and no tunes. I made my way through a ton of D riders and settled into a group of about 15. Pulled away (!) from the group on the first climb until the last little bit with the end in sight when a few caught and past me. Got back on their wheels and stuck there through the next two climbs on that lap, burying myself in the process. We had a hard working little group of 4. and we reeled in and spit out a bunch of riders through the flat part of the second lap. Myself and one other pulled away from the other two during the first climb of the second lap. I can't recall much of the middle climb except I picked up a featherweight power up which I promptly used o the last climb and briefly passed the other rider. But I faded badly before we reached the top and he pulled away.
The hell of it was I thought we'd done better at reeling in more of the C group. But it turns out we were bringing up the rear all along, mostly passing D riders. Sigh.
Tues was planned for the KISS ride in Richmond (ugh). Meeting ran late and the race didn't do a staggered start. I barely got on the bike in time to start with the group. No warm up and no tunes. I made my way through a ton of D riders and settled into a group of about 15. Pulled away (!) from the group on the first climb until the last little bit with the end in sight when a few caught and past me. Got back on their wheels and stuck there through the next two climbs on that lap, burying myself in the process. We had a hard working little group of 4. and we reeled in and spit out a bunch of riders through the flat part of the second lap. Myself and one other pulled away from the other two during the first climb of the second lap. I can't recall much of the middle climb except I picked up a featherweight power up which I promptly used o the last climb and briefly passed the other rider. But I faded badly before we reached the top and he pulled away.
The hell of it was I thought we'd done better at reeling in more of the C group. But it turns out we were bringing up the rear all along, mostly passing D riders. Sigh.
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bobinski
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New Tacx neo bike!
Very very spendy
Very very spendy
bobinski
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I am back from 10 days in Menorca, no bike riding but lots of walking, swimming and kayaking and STILL put on 2 1/2 kilos!
How much did I eat and drink?
Now, do I alter my weight I Zwift
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How much did I eat and drink?Now, do I alter my weight I Zwift
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bobinski
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TT and I could have come and waved you off- with our umbrellas
Seriously looks like a lot of fun!
Bon voyage
Seriously looks like a lot of fun!
Bon voyage
Did the SZR race this evening. 44 starters in C Category! As usual, a few above-category C riders rode away but a group of 8 formed which stayed together until about 7 km to go (went Metric by mistake) when a mixed B,C and D riders joined us. Went for it with about 600 metres to go and came 4th in the sprint. As you can see, it was a very close finish. The good thing with these races is they automatically DQ any rider more than 0.1 w/kg over the category limits.
View: https://www.instagram.com/p/BYbt17fFpnp/
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bobinski
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The nights are drawing in, which means that the club evening rides on a Tuesday and Thursday will end soon, meaning I'll be sat twiddling my thumbs, so it is time to dust of the turbo, find the Ant+ dongle and pump up the tyres on the turbo bike.
But what platform to use? Last year I did trainerroad, and very much liked it, but I updated it on my laptop last night and it keeps crashing :-( My son and wife use Zwift and I dipped in and out occasionally but mainly for steady rides with a few efforts up the hills. I have never raced on zwift and I'm not sure it appeals to me yet. BigRingVR is still free and there are a mix of hilly and flat routes now.
I see most here are zwifting, but trainerroad still appeals, if only I can get it working properly.
But what platform to use? Last year I did trainerroad, and very much liked it, but I updated it on my laptop last night and it keeps crashing :-( My son and wife use Zwift and I dipped in and out occasionally but mainly for steady rides with a few efforts up the hills. I have never raced on zwift and I'm not sure it appeals to me yet. BigRingVR is still free and there are a mix of hilly and flat routes now.
I see most here are zwifting, but trainerroad still appeals, if only I can get it working properly.
bobinski
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It's not too late to sign up for Zwift academy and the team dimension rides.
Have you signed up? I have but not sure what to expect - or even if I will actually participate
bobinski
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I will start it at least.I have to try and bring a minimal bit of structure to my riding for a while. Ftp test will be interesting and on basis of yesterday's ride a little lower. Group rides are not onerous and there's racing towards the end.
https://academy.zwift.com/zam2017
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Likewise. I'm signed up and curious to see what it really entails and whether or not it'll keep my interest. At least some of the scheduled rides are a familiar format. Tool around the course at 2w/kg as a pack with a sprint per lap and an optional (short) race on the final lap.
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Unfortunately it looks like Giant are unable to obtain a replacement frame for my 2y old defy disc so as some of you may have seen I have been looking at a card 12 frameset. But once I add in new BB, seat post and possibly stem and handle bar I am more than half way to the cost of a new bike. So I have had a read of this article and think I am pretty committed to the Caad 12 disc ultrega. I even like the mix of green and orange in the frame. It doesn't have bolt through axles so I can easily use my Hunt 4 seasons too and sell on the Aksiums.
https://cyclingtips.com/2017/01/can...-evo-hi-mod-road-disc-bike-comparison-review/
https://cyclingtips.com/2017/01/can...-evo-hi-mod-road-disc-bike-comparison-review/
