Zwift Chat

[CXRAndy]

For the burrito and maybe other PU, it would be extremely useful to visualise the trailing cone . So you can position yourself to be out of the effect of it, or within it for draft purposes

They've got flames, why not an opaque colour around the deployed rider?

 

[Peter Salt]

I've just had a look at the website for the Evesham Velopark that I rode on Wednesday. It looks really cheap and easy to book either as an individual or as a group.

Probably unlikely, but if anyone fancies a couple of hours on track, give me a shout.

https://eveshamvelopark.co.uk/about-evesham-velopark

I'm always up for meetups. As long as we have a few other people, I'm happy to make the journey.

Or in my case, one of mine where a gate that is normally closed was left wide open, so I was able to start the segment with a flying start.

I have to admit, there are very few things in Zwift that are more enjoyable than dropping a feather on a 10%+ slope on zwift and hitting 7w/kg and blowing through the pack. It just isn't quite as funny when you're the one being blown past because you got XP.

As long as there are choices, I'm good with it. The new burrito sounds much better to me, but I expect we will still hate it.

Well, it's a good thing they at least removed the XP by default. That's something.

For the burrito and maybe other PU, it would be extremely useful to visualise the trailing cone . So you can position yourself to be out of the effect of it, or within it for draft purposes

They've got flames, why not an opaque colour around the deployed rider?

Hm... Made me think about people with steering modules. A slight advantage.

 

[bobinski]

 

[bobinski]

I have recently moved to a 1x set up on my road bike with a 44 and 10x44. I genuinely have not yet noticed any drawbacks. I have a 42 chain ring in reserve for the RP trip. Hopefully zwift implement this soon for those of us training rather than racing.

 

[Peter Salt]

I have recently moved to a 1x set up on my road bike with a 44 and 10x44. I genuinely have not yet noticed any drawbacks. I have a 42 chain ring in reserve for the RP trip. Hopefully zwift implement this soon for those of us training rather than racing.

I never tried a 1-by setup, but really don't see what would be the drawbacks. Maybe someone can enlighten me?

- I suppose you have fewer gears overall, but a 2-by has a lot of overlapping gears anyway and the total range isn't that much different
- Weight-wise the cassette is larger/heavier, but you ditch the FD, all the associated cabling, and one of the chainrings - so it's probably a zero sum game
- Simplifies the setup overall - easier to monitor wear, maintain, quicker to replace, fewer spares needed, etc.

 

[bobinski]

I never tried a 1-by setup, but really don't see what would be the drawbacks. Maybe someone can enlighten me?

- I suppose you have fewer gears overall, but a 2-by has a lot of overlapping gears anyway and the total range isn't that much different
- Weight-wise the cassette is larger/heavier, but you ditch the FD, all the associated cabling, and one of the chainrings - so it's probably a zero sum game
- Simplifies the setup overall - easier to monitor wear, maintain, quicker to replace, fewer spares needed, etc.

Bigger gaps between cassette sprockets but where the gaps occur on the cassette and how big depends on cassette you choose. Some people are more cadence sensitive. I spin at 90-95 and no issues yet on the lumpy roads out into kent and the kentish hills. In addition to the 10-44 I may put a 10-36 on a spare wheel for flatter routes.

 

[Joffey]

I never tried a 1-by setup, but really don't see what would be the drawbacks. Maybe someone can enlighten me?

- I suppose you have fewer gears overall, but a 2-by has a lot of overlapping gears anyway and the total range isn't that much different
- Weight-wise the cassette is larger/heavier, but you ditch the FD, all the associated cabling, and one of the chainrings - so it's probably a zero sum game
- Simplifies the setup overall - easier to monitor wear, maintain, quicker to replace, fewer spares needed, etc.

I’ve tried it on my road bike and for me there are too many gaps in the gears. I would always find myself spinning really quick or grinding when keeping pace with the lads that I ride with. And when descending the highest gear spins out on the particular set up I had (42-11 with 42 on front).

No doubt it will be great for some but I just couldn’t get along with it on the road. It’s fab on my gravel bike though.

 

[bobinski]

I’ve tried it on my road bike and for me there are too many gaps in the gears. I would always find myself spinning really quick or grinding when keeping pace with the lads that I ride with. And when descending the highest gear spins out on the particular set up I had (42-11 with 42 on front).

No doubt it will be great for some but I just couldn’t get along with it on the road. It’s fab on my gravel bike though.

11 speed? I do think gaps more noticeable and harder to ignore (or easier to blame ) when riding in a group, especially a fast paced one. If its a fast group then all are likley suffering in their own way.

 

[Peter Salt]

Bigger gaps between cassette sprockets but where the gaps occur on the cassette and how big depends on cassette you choose. Some people are more cadence sensitive. I spin at 90-95 and no issues yet on the lumpy roads out into kent and the kentish hills. In addition to the 10-44 I may put a 10-36 on a spare wheel for flatter routes.

I’ve tried it on my road bike and for me there are too many gaps in the gears. I would always find myself spinning really quick or grinding when keeping pace with the lads that I ride with. And when descending the highest gear spins out on the particular set up I had (42-11 with 42 on front).

No doubt it will be great for some but I just couldn’t get along with it on the road. It’s fab on my gravel bike though.

I didn't think about the jumps between gears - that's a fair point.

Cadence-wise. On Zwift, I usually hover around 90-95. If there's a snappy climb; I can comfortably go up to 105-110 instead of adjusting gearing; up the Alpe I usually do 92-94.

My upcoming ride will actually be the first lumpy course with power and cadence. Will definitely analyse the cadence after, especially on the hills; decide if I need a larger cassette.

 

[alex_cycles]

I have recently moved to a 1x set up on my road bike with a 44 and 10x44. I genuinely have not yet noticed any drawbacks. I have a 42 chain ring in reserve for the RP trip. Hopefully zwift implement this soon for those of us training rather than racing.

I thought the main drawback was the horrific prices for dinner-plate sized cassettes?

 

[Joffey]

11 speed? I do think gaps more noticeable and harder to ignore (or easier to blame ) when riding in a group, especially a fast paced one. If its a fast group then all are likley suffering in their own way.

Yeah, 11 speed. Would think 12 or even 13 speed on a x1 road set up would be grand though.

 

[bobinski]

I thought the main drawback was the horrific prices for dinner-plate sized cassettes?

The bigger the plate the more to eat

 

[CXRAndy]

You can compare any bike gearing ratios, gear inches, speed, cadence with bikecalc.com

 

[Norry1]

11 speed? I do think gaps more noticeable and harder to ignore (or easier to blame ) when riding in a group, especially a fast paced one. If its a fast group then all are likley suffering in their own way.

After resisting the trend for a long time, I've finally decided to go Di2 (nothing to do with the fact that Wendy has just got it )

I've booked the Systemsix in to have Ultegra Di2 12 speed fitted on 24th May.

 

[Joffey]

After resisting the trend for a long time, I've finally decided to go Di2 (nothing to do with the fact that Wendy has just got it )

I've booked the Systemsix in to have Ultegra Di2 12 speed fitted on 24th May.

You’ll love it!