Zwift Chat

[alex_cycles]

Today's "interesting tech occurrence". Investigating the use of ZP Live with a view to "seeing who the hell your opponents are for SBP".
Turns out it's going to be too difficult for that purpose as you can't select any riders until you've already started the race. It could work if you had someone do it for you, but that's too much faff. So I've given up on that idea. (Also WTRL reckon they're going to provide a way - haha - we'll see )

I did, however use it to monitor my Innsbruck race (all cats together) and it was useful to show me who in my blob were the Cs that I was actually competing with for the podium. I was in a blob of about 16, some of them were Bs. Two were Bs racing in C. A few weren't on ZP at all. But it showed me clearly that there were four of us in the blob competing for the podium, and who they were. Found that really useful. How many times have you been disappointed on the line to get pipped by somone, only then to find out they weren't even on ZP? This should help reduce that uncertainty. Quite pleased, really.

 

[CXRAndy]

What a bollox up. Stages bike was displaying half Watts compared to phone. Bailed before event even really got started. 6 riders passed me in first half mile including Phil 😳

 

[<Tommy>]

Chaps I have some cycling jerseys that have been in the wardrobe a few years but had very little wear. A combination of losing a bit of weight and preferring a snug fit means they’d be better suited to someone else. I don’t want anything more than postage. Pls PM me if you’d like one or more of them. Or I’ll offer them on the market place thread if there’s no takers here

They’re all short sleeved

Rapha pro team jersey - white - XXL
VLW
Rapha classic jersey - Navy Blue XXL
VLW
Rapha classic jersey - white - XL
VLW
Rapha super lightweight jersey - white - XL
NW
Rapha Classic flyweight jersey - slate blue (?) -XL
NW
Void jersey - white / black / grey camo print XL
LW
Assos SS.cento jersey - Black with white back XL
NW

NW - never worn
VLW - very light wear
LW - lightly worn

 

[<Tommy>]

What a bollox up. Stages bike was displaying half Watts compared to phone. Bailed before event even really got started.

Your phone’s not made by bkool is it?

 

[steverob]

6:07 for the iTT at 307W average.

Was amused to see how many people were going full beans from the pier onwards, clearly not realising that the lead-in didn't count. My 30 second man (e.g. the rider who started TWO places behind me) actually caught me as I was about 200 yards from the Volcano banner, which was where I had planned to start putting down the power - left him in my wake at the start of the lap!

 

[bobinski]

Chaps I have some cycling jerseys that have been in the wardrobe a few years but had very little wear. A combination of losing a bit of weight and preferring a snug fit means they’d be better suited to someone else. I don’t want anything more than postage. Pls PM me if you’d like one or more of them. Or I’ll offer them on the market place thread if there’s no takers here

They’re all short sleeved

Rapha pro team jersey - white - XXL
VLW
Rapha classic jersey - Navy Blue XXL
VLW
Rapha classic jersey - white - XL
VLW
Rapha super lightweight jersey - white - XL
NW
Rapha Classic flyweight jersey - slate blue (?) -XL
NW
Void jersey - white / black / grey camo print XL
LW
Assos SS.cento jersey - Black with white back XL
NW

NW - never worn
VLW - very light wear
LW - lightly worn

Lee?

 

[steverob]

I tried something a bit different this morning: I set a workout at 45% FTP for 15 minutes and 100% FTP (295W) for 51 minute, and rode Road to Sky, advancing the workout step as I hit the timing beam at the bottom of the Alpe. It stopped me from overcooking myself at the bottom of the climb and, although I had to bail out after 37 minutes, I still got to the top in 49:25. In fact, bar a little rest, the effort was probably more intense after I switched to slope mode!
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Have done something similar but set the workout to have a step for every bend (plus another for the lead-in), with the wattage and time of each step based on my previous PRs according to Strava, plus 1%.

As it was, I ended up riding towards the top end of the wattage range on each step, which means I actually reached the corner for bend 1 about 10-15 seconds ahead of the final step starting, but at least that meant I knew I was on for a PR!

 

[steverob]

Chaps I have some cycling jerseys that have been in the wardrobe a few years but had very little wear. A combination of losing a bit of weight and preferring a snug fit means they’d be better suited to someone else. I don’t want anything more than postage. Pls PM me if you’d like one or more of them. Or I’ll offer them on the market place thread if there’s no takers here

They’re all short sleeved

Rapha pro team jersey - white - XXL
VLW
Rapha classic jersey - Navy Blue XXL
VLW
Rapha classic jersey - white - XL
VLW
Rapha super lightweight jersey - white - XL
NW
Rapha Classic flyweight jersey - slate blue (?) -XL
NW
Void jersey - white / black / grey camo print XL
LW
Assos SS.cento jersey - Black with white back XL
NW

NW - never worn
VLW - very light wear
LW - lightly worn

What type of fit typically are Rapha jerseys? I normally wear XL but I know some brands are typically tighter than others - for example I have to take 2XL in Castelli and even then they are snugger than some of my XLs!

 

[13 rider]

Im a bit broken ,just done iTT at 1830 then stage 2 at 1900 went ok till 16km to go and I blew up grovelled home alone just

 

[CXRAndy]

Made up dented pride for the first race. Smallish C pack I think 17 riders. I managed to stay with the lead pack on the first climb, which left 10 of us. We then slowly extended our lead over the others.

Then the lead A pack arrived where 4/5 of us C's joined them. We had to hold on with sprint surges and gradual inclines. My aim was to give everything till the base of the Volcano KOM. I then tempo'd best I could to the finish. 4th

 

[13 rider]

Made up dented pride for the first race. Smallish C pack I think 17 riders. I managed to stay with the lead pack on the first climb, which left 10 of us. We then slowly extended our lead over the others.

Then the lead A pack arrived where 4/5 of us C's joined them. We had to hold on with sprint surges and gradual inclines. My aim was to give everything till the base of the Volcano KOM. I then tempo'd best I could to the finish. 4th

Did I see you had come 4th ?

 

[CXRAndy]

Did I see you had come 4th ?

Yes 4th in Cay category in our race. I don't know overall yet

 

[13 rider]

The same race as Andy held the front group till the first climb . Found myself in a group of 3 and I rode at the front and we were holding the front group at 18 sec but the other wouldnt pull so I slowed and the group dissappeared . Rode at a tempo I could hold got past by a fast moving A blob then a group of 3 As caught us and to my annoyance the 2 riders in my group Chased on leaving me to do the same but now I was at a pace I knew I probally could not hold and sure enough slight inclince at 17km and spat out the back made one 30 sec effort to get back on failed and then rode alone for 16km out of stubburnness

 

[13 rider]

What a bollox up. Stages bike was displaying half Watts compared to phone. Bailed before event even really got started. 6 riders passed me in first half mile including Phil 😳

I thought you were pacing the lead in really slowly and i was going way to hard

 

[CXRAndy]

I thought you were pacing the lead in really slowly and i was going way to hard

I don't know what happened re this half power reading on Zwift. I'll need to do some testing. At this stage I can only assume I chose the wrong power source from the list. There were 4 to chose from

I didn't notice anything wrong, Zwift weren't displaying power figures whilst on the conveyor, so I assumed everything was fine from the power figures on the Stages app