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alex_cycles

Veteran
Location
Oxfordshire
stay with climbing bike from start. unless you can do a 10s swap

Yes I think, looking at the gaps in placings from the last climbing race, a 15s change + acceleration time + loss of draft might cost a lot more points than any I'd gain from extra FTS. One thing I like about this WICR series is that the FTS points are worth a lot less than finish points (and no double-dipping on multi-lap races - just one best time per rider).
 
Andy, shouldn't you be putting roof panels up? Its one of the real excuses to avoiding the climb.
 
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CXRAndy

CXRAndy

Guru
Location
Lincs
Roof is on now😁. Roofers worked into the dark last night to beat the bad weather today. Then finding it was blowing a gale this morning decided it would be best not to touch any panels and just finish the screws on the roof. I had to provide mobile safety hitches for them. Rain stopped work early today. Electrician been here too so ordering and collecting cables etc
 
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CXRAndy

Guru
Location
Lincs
Also fifth place. Had a back and forth battle with the Vegan team that started directly behind us, with us eventually triumphing by a mere 2.2 seconds.

You were right Steve, we held good form right to the end where all those that got a head of us upto sector 3 fell apart allowing us to sail to a resplendent 2.2s victory :hyper:
 

bridgy

Legendary Member
Location
Cheddar
GpLama not really impressed with Tacx Neo bike plus version.


View: https://youtu.be/Tgu6MTbrUTE


Im going to test all these bike once I get my shed finished.


That's a hell of a price hike for mostly cosmetic changes! And as for the sprint power data 😱

I love my Neo Smart bike by the way (putting aside the fact that the first one I had broke within 9 months and had to be replaced!), but I'm pretty sure I would have gone for a different bike had the price been as high as this - I paid less than £2k for mine.
 

alex_cycles

Veteran
Location
Oxfordshire
Yesterday morning I raced La Reine in the WICR series. Bit of a slog after ZRL the night before, but big points on offer. I got 5th with 3rd FTS on Petit KoM (10s improvement on PR). Started the KoM last (of 13) so I knew where I was. The interesting/fun part was the KoM. The rest was really mostly a slog. I tried to draft all the way up. I think I peed off the guy I was following for most of it (you just can't get the domestiques these days can you? :laugh:). Eventually he managed to lose me and finish 30s ahead.

The video is long and probably quite tedious, but the fun bit linked below was the end of the KoM, where I managed to sneak past Team-NL rider Doornbos, who'd kicked my butt in the race the week before, and snatch 3rd FTS off him...


View: https://youtu.be/h27R4DDt5dc?t=1126
 
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bridgy

Legendary Member
Location
Cheddar
GpLama not really impressed with Tacx Neo bike plus version.


View: https://youtu.be/Tgu6MTbrUTE


Im going to test all these bike once I get my shed finished.


For those of us with the V1 Neo smart bike, GP Llama replied to my comment under that video to say the V1 bike didn't have those sprint power issues. So I need to find another excuse as to why I can't get my own sprint power over 900w!
 

bobinski

Legendary Member
Location
Tulse Hill
DCR not that keen on it either.
For those of us with the V1 Neo smart bike, GP Llama replied to my comment under that video to say the V1 bike didn't have those sprint power issues. So I need to find another excuse as to why I can't get my own sprint power over 900w!
Paul, dont worry. It may not be as bad as V2 but it still under reports on sprints :okay:^_^
 
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