Zwift Chat

[rob01792]

Glad u found it easy it was tough for me few Q
Whorty i tried to send msg on the ride did u get it
The riders list on the right was not in order should it be in order of the riders place
On the messages that pop up that aint for me or the group/ride im in can they be turned off

 

[CXRAndy]

Good riding Carl, you should try Bob's Neo next time your(you're) in London

 

[bobinski]

Good riding Carl, you should try Bob's Neo next time your in London

That's just mean!

 

[bobinski]

I won Cat C then got pushed up. BUT, I think Zwift was being very kind to me tonight. I was holding back and hitting 270 watts. When I pushed I was hitting 450+ watts - bonkers! I entered the C race but if I knew they would promote me automatically I'd have pushed on

2 things changed today which could have impacted the Zwift power ... they did a software update, and I pumped the tyre from 80 to 100 psi. I can only assume the Zwift update buggered up the way it controls the BKool pro. Oh well, seems it's not just the BKool BSIM that is generous to BKool Pro riders

Carl, you keep getting it the wrong way around-it's the bkool hardware that cannot be calibrated and over reads power that is the issue .bkool won't even co operate with TR let alone Zwift to try and get more accurate power readings into their software.
I haven't seen any posts elsewhere suggesting update has affected any other trainer profiles.
Well done on your ride

 

[Whorty]

Glad u found it easy it was tough for me few Q
Whorty i tried to send msg on the ride did u get it
The riders list on the right was not in order should it be in order of the riders place
On the messages that pop up that aint for me or the group/ride im in can they be turned off

I did see your msg but I can't reach my laptop so couldn't respond. I saw you gave me a 'ride on'

I think the order also shows who is in your area of the road. Every now and then as I turned a corner I'd lose the riders behind me, then you'd be in the same page. A bit odd.

I think if they make the ride private the messages won't show if not your race group, but we seemed to be riding with a non race group which was a bit odd too.

Also, not saying it was easy, I worked quite hard, but not as hard as the numbers suggest. Every now and then the speed would drop and the resistance increase, then I'd push on and it would seem to free up again. Maybe this is a result of the wheel rolling faster due to being pumped?!? Not sure. I'll have to try again later this week and see where it takes me.

Worth saying I did a slow warmup prior to the race and the watts there were low and not showing anything out of the ordinary.

 

[Whorty]

Carl, you keep getting it the wrong way around-it's the bkool hardware that cannot be calibrated and over reads power that is the issue .bkool won't even co operate with TR let alone Zwift to try and get more accurate power readings into their software.
I haven't seen any posts elsewhere suggesting update has affected any other trainer profiles.
Well done on your ride

Probably right. I thought it was the BSim that was at fault but you're right, definitely the hardware. Very erratic tonight, but the other day was fine. I guess so long as I get a good workout that's all that counts

I did look at power meters but there is no way I can justify them ... they're more expensive than my bike! Maybe one day I'll get a direct drive trainer, but for now my budget dictates I stay with the BKool pro and bask in it's artificial glory

 

[Whorty]

Good riding Carl, you should try Bob's Neo next time your(you're) in London

And ruin the illusion that I'm faster than I really am? No way bud BKool pro makes me look good

 

[rob01792]

When u do a warm up and the zwift take u to the race does that show as 1 on strava just trying to figure out the best way to monitor the rides cos in bkool it the warm up was seperated

 

[bobinski]

I regularly produced 1000w plus on sprints in Zwift on my pro, sometimes 1300w. I did that by spinning high Cadence.I cannot consistently hit 800 on the Neo high Cadence or otherwise though that is 10w+/k

 

[rob01792]

Mmm Where did i put my bkool turbo

 

[bobinski]

When u do a warm up and the zwift take u to the race does that show as 1 on strava just trying to figure out the best way to monitor the rides cos in bkool it the warm up was seperated

I always warm up and then join a ridebor race 5-10 before due to start. The warm up prior to joining shows as a separate ride BUT any warmup time in the pen doesn't count- I think it should.

 

[Whorty]

When u do a warm up and the zwift take u to the race does that show as 1 on strava just trying to figure out the best way to monitor the rides cos in bkool it the warm up was seperated

If you look at my Strava tonight you'll see 2 rides. The warm up pootle, then the race itself. What you don't get is the time you sit on the start line spinning.

 

[rob01792]

You do it through Zwift power. Create account and add team in profile

where do I put the team as I cant find any option to add team probably there right in front of me but can I see it not a chance

 

[LBHIFI]

Glad u found it easy it was tough for me few Q
Whorty i tried to send msg on the ride did u get it
The riders list on the right was not in order should it be in order of the riders place
On the messages that pop up that aint for me or the group/ride im in can they be turned off

I was trying to watch Carl race, and saw some sending messages that the message system was sending messages across events (a lot of "messages" in there ) after the update.

 

[LBHIFI]

As mentioned I was trying to watch Carl race, but it turned out to be impossible.

I could see that Carl was "Zwifting now" on my Phone. When I switched to details, there was only one "Ride on" button (it was probably me sending that during the race ).
I then started Zwift on my PC and chose to just watch, which took me to an random rider.
Then found Carl on the app, and now there were more buttons. Clicked the "Fan view" but noting happened. Clicked it again and it switched view to myself. From here on the button had no effect.

I then tried to re-logon to Zwift on my PC and join Carl. That was a bit bizarre. Apparently you can join a rider, even during a race (Carl, did you see me?), initiallly in "Pedal Assist" mode, but that is only for a short period. After that you have to ride normal.