Zwift Chat

[CXRAndy]

An enjoyable IRL 50 miler - maybe not ideal with a race tomorrow but heyho.

Don't think I've ever seen so many cyclists out as there were today. Most were riding in ones and twos but there were a few groups of 4 and 5 which seem unlikely to be household groups.

We only saw 4 or 5 passing the other way. Really really quiet around us.

 

[Del C]

We only saw 4 or 5 passing the other way. Really really quiet around us.

Is it your birthday today?

Happy birthday anyway............ or belated birthday if I got that completely wrong!

 

[CXRAndy]

Is it your birthday today?

Happy birthday anyway............ or belated birthday if I got that completely wrong!

First UK ride since September last. Got the wife out too on her Ebike

 

[JuhaL]

Is it your birthday today?

Happy birthday anyway............ or belated birthday if I got that completely wrong!

Happy bday Andy from me too.

Did anyone else watch ronde van vlaanderen by bkool on youtube?

 

[Marino.g]

I've entered Cat D

Hi Joffey
Hopefully I can join you the Cyclechat cat D team leader tomorrow for the race work permitting.
Don’t forget to put (Cyclechat) after your name and I think that a green jersey is the colour of choice.

 

[Randyberlin]

My Genesis Day One is awaiting some parts to finish, to be a tourer with 11 speed Alfine. I drilled out the oil drain plug yesterday and bonded in a
Neodymium magnet. This is to pull the metal from the oil as the IGH beds in. It will help me judge when I need to strip down and service fully or repair if lots of metal appears on the magnet

I like the looks of those. @Monte has one. The geometry is similar to the bikes I've been riding on tours. Very comfortable for long rides. Actually mid length rides between bakeries. Between your Tipster and this Genesis you are making me very jealous.

 

[Del C]

Happy bday Andy from me too.

Did anyone else watch ronde van vlaanderen by bkool on youtube?

I did.

I thought it was good and the Bkool course was surprisingly reliable. Nobody rode underwater or through a building, which was obviously disappointing. I did try to watch on the Bkool Sim, but nothing happened there, so I ended up watching on Eurosport.

 

[Del C]

Hi Joffey
Hopefully I can join you the Cyclechat cat D team leader tomorrow for the race work permitting.
Don’t forget to put (Cyclechat) after your name and I think that a green jersey is the colour of choice.

Plus ginger dreadlocks!

 

[Freelanderuk]

I drank 300ml on a 36 mile ride yesterday and had a nibble of a veloforte bar 😀

Generally about 500-700ml on a 60 mile ride depended on how lumpy it is, others I ride with will get through 2*750ml bottles on the same ride. I think I got through 2*750ml when I did the 90 mile devil ride with a few cc'ers.

I just done 100.13 miles on Zwift and used 2 X. 750mill bottles and had 3 flapjacks, could of done really with another bottle

 

[JuhaL]

I did.

I thought it was good and the Bkool course was surprisingly reliable. Nobody rode underwater or through a building, which was obviously disappointing. I did try to watch on the Bkool Sim, but nothing happened there, so I ended up watching on Eurosport.

It was a shame that livefeed included some technical issues as a lag on a video. But great to see only a pro tour riders on a e-race. Greg Van Avermaet won that 26km race.

 

[Freelanderuk]

Lovely day, just windy in Lincs

Happy Birthday Andy

 

[Randyberlin]

You will need a safe, costs are spiralling

I was looking for a small thank you present for the techs in our shop for their extra effort getting ready and as an alternative to an Amazon card or coffee gift certificate, I gave them toilet paper and cash. It went over big time.

Edit: as a joke.

 

[Del C]

I just done 100.13 miles on Zwift and used 2 X. 750mill bottles and had 3 flapjacks, could of done really with another bottle

You crazy guy!

45 miles on the Pretzel and my sit bones felt like they'd been assaulted by a piece of 4x2. Not that I have any personal experience of such behaviour, I hasten to add!

 

[Marino.g]

Plus ginger dreadlocks!

Thanks forgot that one

 

[Whorty]

I just done 100.13 miles on Zwift and used 2 X. 750mill bottles and had 3 flapjacks, could of done really with another bottle

You're doing some crazy miles on the turbo Chris Which course was that?