Zwift Chat

[Freelanderuk]

I'm after a wearable sleep tracker. Anyone got a recommendation?

I use a garmin Fenix 3 hd which tracks my sleep as well as many other things, some of the other garmin smart watches may also track sleep

 

[bobinski]

Going for the 6 .loft is bloody cold and don’t want to stay up here longer than necessary

 

[<Tommy>]

Don't expect anything higher than 1on the excuse scale if the knee is still working at all. Tommy the judge vs Tommy the injured. Tough on yourself is my bet.

You’re quite right Randy. I Always make a point of not making excuses so I can lead by example.

That’s why I mention banging my knee as a fact, rather than using it as an excuse

 

[<Tommy>]

Two other things before I forget...
Firstly @BurningLegs. the fan behind the turbo idea is ace. It’s really made a difference the last couple of rides so cheers bud 👍👍

Secondly the cc ventoux trip I’ve organised this summer. 11/12 places in the main house are filled. So one space left. It would be great to fill that last spot it really would. Everyone is welcome of course, and just for the record it’s never a race on these trips and it doesn’t turn into one. Everyone goes at their own pace and it really is just a lot of fun.

Let me know if any of you guys fancy it and I’ll give you the finer details such as the dates which I can’t remember right now... 🙄.

 

[BurningLegs]

Two other things before I forget...
Firstly @BurningLegs. the fan behind the turbo idea is ace. It’s really made a difference the last couple of rides so cheers bud 👍👍

Glad you find it helpful. I have found it more effective to have one behind and one in front rather than two in front.

Anyone else reading this with two fans in front of them - maybe try the smaller of the two blowing air onto your back for a ride and see if you feel an improvement too?

 

[BurningLegs]

[QUOTE="Edwardoka”]Do you think there's any point in signing up to zwiftpower considering I'm unfit, heavy, and am stuck using virtual power for the foreseeable future?[/QUOTE]

This might split opinion tbh. There may be some who think it’s more appropriate to join ZP when you have a more accurate power source than best guess, which is essentially what wheel speed gives.

My view is go for it! There’s nothing stopping you, and I’d be surprised if you don’t feel the urge for a more accurate power source in the future if you get into it anyway. Until you’ve raced and caught the bug though, why invest?

Do what you enjoy - if you’d enjoy racing with your current setup and comparing results on ZwiftPower then go for it.

 

[CXRAndy]

Stage 2 is brutal 1.12.53 @peterob .as you all prob know that little leg snapper splits the groups up lovely

I concur, the Hugel really puts you in the pain.

1hr14.23 I think. ZP will confirm

 

[Alongo]

Tour de Zwift has got it in for me , entered 5pm Stage 2 this morning turned Zwift on and went into pens with about 20 mins to go , sat there in tour kit like everyone else, although no power or heart and cadence showing on screen. Race sets off and leaves me and a couple of others stood like dummies , so quit the race and tried to get into Watopia to burn the extra carbs off I’d consumed to prep for the race. This was glitchy and kept coming on screen, ” hang on while we switch world” , eventually it spawned me into the race about 5 or 6 km in. I rode the rest of the course . Zwift forum reporting that it’s happening quite a lot, especially with Apple users.
These courses are tough and I don’t fancy a repeat run on either Stage 1 or Stage 2 so I think I’ll just dabble with the shorter stages or something else this month.

 

[Freelanderuk]

I am using a 4K Apple TV and not had a problem with the stages yet ,fingers crossed now

 

[tallliman]

Did stage 2 today, first time up the big climb. 1700 people on the ride, rolled out around 1100 and on the little climb, decided to try and gain some places....succeeded each time. Aim was to get a quick time for the first 3 laps and then see how I did on the climb. Really surprised myself with how I did on the climb. Kept passing others and ended up 732nd on the stage, time of 1:16:59. Astounded with myself and how I did....I'm gonna hurt tomorrow!

Can I join the league for the tour?

 

[Brendan Parker]

Did stage 2 today, first time up the big climb. 1700 people on the ride, rolled out around 1100 and on the little climb, decided to try and gain some places....succeeded each time. Aim was to get a quick time for the first 3 laps and then see how I did on the climb. Really surprised myself with how I did on the climb. Kept passing others and ended up 732nd on the stage, time of 1:16:59. Astounded with myself and how I did....I'm gonna hurt tomorrow!

Can I join the league for the tour?

Great effort. Tough stage to start on

 

[tallliman]

Thanks, only felt well enough for the b stage for stage 1.

Is the Epic KOM climb similar to the one today?

 

[<Tommy>]

I didn’t plan to do the whole course but lee dropped back from the front group to join me and we spun round together after that. Neither of us seemed in the mood to race which was actually just what I needed tonight so perfect.

weirdly finishing around the same position as I did in the first race even though we were never really on full gas and mostly in a small group. Just shows how much these big field races can vary I guess.

Pleasure as always whippet 👍👍

well done everyone who got that done tonight 💪

 

[CXRAndy]

Hey,

I'm a total newbie when it comes to this sort of thing.
I appreciate that as someone without a power meter or smart trainer I am very much a second class citizen in Zwiftlandia, but I'm ok with this, I'm not using it for competition, I'm using it to keep my turbo time from being cripplingly tedious.

That being said, I did participate in stage one of the TdZ the other day, cat D, it was fun but tough (as my HR data shows), I finished 76th out of 127 after me and another guy were shelled out of a faster group and teamed up to stay clear of the bigger grupetto.

I know that any results based on virtual power are meaningless (my virtual power on zwift is about 20% higher than my virtual power on GoldenCheetah for the same wheel speed, for instance)

Do you think there's any point in signing up to zwiftpower considering I'm unfit, heavy, and am stuck using virtual power for the foreseeable future?

Cheers,
Ed

Certainly, anything that pushes you beyond your normal level will make you stronger, fitter.

 

[<Tommy>]

Tour de Zwift has got it in for me , entered 5pm Stage 2 this morning turned Zwift on and went into pens with about 20 mins to go , sat there in tour kit like everyone else, although no power or heart and cadence showing on screen. Race sets off and leaves me and a couple of others stood like dummies , so quit the race and tried to get into Watopia to burn the extra carbs off I’d consumed to prep for the race. This was glitchy and kept coming on screen, ” hang on while we switch world” , eventually it spawned me into the race about 5 or 6 km in. I rode the rest of the course . Zwift forum reporting that it’s happening quite a lot, especially with Apple users.
These courses are tough and I don’t fancy a repeat run on either Stage 1 or Stage 2 so I think I’ll just dabble with the shorter stages or something else this month.

Bad luck mate. Doesn’t help you much but I’ve had the opposite experience. Apple TV working much better than my MacBook. I really feel your pain though. It’s really annoying when you’re good to go and it all goes wrong