Zwift Chat

[CXRAndy]

Please do. Trying to persuade Mrs B and nipper to have a go at half term. Not all of it just the first day or so. Stay overnight, turnaround and back.

Re your other post like I said we also got lost because we deviated off the main or recognised route.

I will Bob. I know videos from someone else's trips are boring, so the clips are only a few minutes, Ditchling climb, ave Verte, and run in to Paris. The video of the track is useful just to show how smooth and wide it is and very unpopulated by anything other than cyclists, walkers.

If you're interested in the route I'll do a graphic of the bits where you would miss out due to going slightly wrong.

I don't know how far you're proposing to go Bob, the route out of Dieppe to Neufchâtel-en-Bray is 35km on Avenue Verte. It climbs, albeit only a slight gradient over the whole section, no super steep bits other than getting out of Dieppe itself. A lovely morning ride at kids pace

 

[berty bassett]

if i get my bike back i wonder if i could fix it like this ? - i have all the gear

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MbjHf7eaYs

 

[bobinski]

Just done an ftp test averaging 261w dropped down to 250w an increase of 12 w!
I will take it



Forgotten just how horrible they are.

Stuck my damaged defy on the neo and seems ok but will get some washers to fit around the dropout to take pressure from the qr bolt.

 

[Norry1]

Just done an ftp test averaging 261w dropped down to 250w an increase of 12 w!
I will take it



Forgotten just how horrible they are.

Well done - always feels good when FTP increases. Mine seems to be reducing even if my racing is improving ??

 

[berty bassett]

i wouldnt mind hving a bash at a ftp but daren't at the minute
think i might try and get to docs again to see when he thinks my bump should start going down - still got bit of headache

 

[bobinski]

i wouldnt mind hving a bash at a ftp but daren't at the minute
think i might try and get to docs again to see when he thinks my bump should start going down - still got bit of headache

Don't you dare!
Get some recovery time in.
I have had 1 proper Zwift ride after 10 days off the bike so if my ftp went up yours may do with some proper rest!

 

[CXRAndy]

Take your time Lee. Head knocks can take a fair while to settle down.

 

[bobinski]

Well done - always feels good when FTP increases. Mine seems to be reducing even if my racing is improving ??

Racecraft for the win

 

[Norry1]

Racecraft for the win

Probably - I think my ability to go over FTP and then recover is also improving. May need to get back to some TrainerRoad structure - I've not done it for a while, mainly due to racing.

 

[bobinski]

New HR bests yesterday for me on my ftp :

your peak 5 second heart rate was 193 BPM

- your peak 10 second heart rate was 180 BPM

- your peak 1 minute heart rate was 179 BPM

- your peak 5 minute heart rate was 177 BPM

- your peak 10 minute heart rate was 176 BPM

- your peak 20 minute heart rate was 174 BPM

I am nearly 55y old so that 193bpm makes me feel proud but a little wobbly too.

 

[Norry1]

New HR bests yesterday for me on my ftp :

your peak 5 second heart rate was 193 BPM

- your peak 10 second heart rate was 180 BPM

- your peak 1 minute heart rate was 179 BPM

- your peak 5 minute heart rate was 177 BPM

- your peak 10 minute heart rate was 176 BPM

- your peak 20 minute heart rate was 174 BPM

I am nearly 55y old so that 193bpm makes me feel proud but a little wobbly too.

Blimey - my max HR is about 163.

 

[CXRAndy]

After a week or so off from riding my heart rate jumped into mid 180's. Can't presently get over 179bpm. Rested rider, fresh for a week or two

 

[CXRAndy]

Here you are Bob

Ave Verte from Dieppe
View: https://youtu.be/lgL8ihYpKNY


link should go live in an hour or two

 

[berty bassett]

New HR bests yesterday for me on my ftp :

your peak 5 second heart rate was 193 BPM

- your peak 10 second heart rate was 180 BPM

- your peak 1 minute heart rate was 179 BPM

- your peak 5 minute heart rate was 177 BPM

- your peak 10 minute heart rate was 176 BPM

- your peak 20 minute heart rate was 174 BPM

I am nearly 55y old so that 193bpm makes me feel proud but a little wobbly too.

Nee nor new nor nee nor

 

[si_c]

Blimey - my max HR is about 163.

Same for me. My HR ceiling seems to be around 167, takes a huge effort to get it above 160. When I used to go running 10 years or so ago, it would regularly hit 200, so not sure why it's so low these days.