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I thought you were on a smart bike now @CXRAndy (I can't remember which type?) - did that not work out, and you're back on your Neo trainer?
bobinski
Legendary Member
- Location
- Tulse Hill
Still working perfectly after 4 years.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
looks like i will have to get zwift set up again, not ridden all week due to weather and man flu
I chop and change between the two Paul. I just can't get the same ride experience from the Stages bike. I tend to use Stages for endurance rides and race on the Neo. I find the Stages harder to ride with power, but it works to my advantage after several longer sessions on it. I'm then stronger on the Neo😁
My family are beginning to use my gym setup more regularly now, so they can jump on the Stages and do rides, with it easy to adjust for different riders. That was part of my justification to buy it.
Never seen anything like the numbers on this guys profile who I just raced with:
Nearly 400 watts for the whole race and says he is 28 stone. No real photos of him on his profile, not linked to Strava, YouTube channel just Zwift races.
Fair play is he’s ‘real’ but in my prime I was doing 340 watts for 30 mins at best and that was me smashing the arse out of myself, not Max HR of 158!!! I’m not so sure.
Also weird race - people smashing it, turning round, smashing it some more. I think there may be a way to cheat Cat Enforcement maybe by doing that? It’s the hardest D race I’ve been in anyway, much harder than ZRL
That’s my excuse anyway, they are all cheating, not that I am a fat, unfit buffer
Nearly 400 watts for the whole race and says he is 28 stone. No real photos of him on his profile, not linked to Strava, YouTube channel just Zwift races.
Fair play is he’s ‘real’ but in my prime I was doing 340 watts for 30 mins at best and that was me smashing the arse out of myself, not Max HR of 158!!! I’m not so sure.
Also weird race - people smashing it, turning round, smashing it some more. I think there may be a way to cheat Cat Enforcement maybe by doing that? It’s the hardest D race I’ve been in anyway, much harder than ZRL
That’s my excuse anyway, they are all cheating, not that I am a fat, unfit buffer 
alex_cycles
Veteran
- Location
- Oxfordshire
Never seen anything like the numbers on this guys profile who I just raced with:
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Nearly 400 watts for the whole race and says he is 28 stone. No real photos of him on his profile, not linked to Strava, YouTube channel just Zwift races.
Fair play is he’s ‘real’ but in my prime I was doing 340 watts for 30 mins at best and that was me smashing the arse out of myself, not Max HR of 158!!! I’m not so sure.
Also weird race - people smashing it, turning round, smashing it some more. I think there may be a way to cheat Cat Enforcement maybe by doing that? It’s the hardest D race I’ve been in anyway, much harder than ZRL
There are two TyDiddys as far as I know. Jr and Snr. Jr rides a spin bike and the data is generally regarded with "a pinch of salt".
I think Jr has a YouTube channel and is cycling as a weight loss thing. All very commendable, but the data is "questionable"
Stage 6 Frr done just a gentle warm up for tomorrow just 48km round London and twice up Fox hill , Out the gate up Fox hill found a group on the descent round London back up Fox found a smaller group on the descent which I marshalled until 6km to go when we were caught by 3 ABR riders with a much higher cat pulling 2 team mates ,half our group jumped on and let him pull us to the finish 😁,Despite the fatigue in the legs I had a go at both sprints on the mall and went faster on the 2nd one did manage to hit 10w/kg (for about a second) which is massive for me 730 watts
King stage tomorrow every Surrey hill multiple times
King stage tomorrow every Surrey hill multiple times
I see. The data is very questionable!!
alex_cycles
Veteran
- Location
- Oxfordshire
Invite him to ride the beautiful rolling Yorkshire countryside with you. I don't think he'd enjoy that too much, but it would be a dose of reality.
Saturday morning thrash with Tiniest. Bitterly cold outside, freezing fog, just right temp in the gym
Ranked late thirties on ZP for the events, anything better would be good
Race 1 , shock to the system 44th
View: https://youtu.be/ae0FhCq2C1s?si=EGCCtgSNUoAksgKB
Race 2 better 28th
View: https://youtu.be/ZFqmo2rhR5U?si=y-73Cukl5bhHE9Bw
Race 3. 21st 😁
View: https://youtu.be/Zmux7oLPd4o?si=LDLiusAmPU5HlpBE
Race cruel finish up the Alpe, lost a fair few places on the drag.
44th. Video disappeared into the ether. Will try and find later 😃
Ranked late thirties on ZP for the events, anything better would be good
Race 1 , shock to the system 44th
View: https://youtu.be/ae0FhCq2C1s?si=EGCCtgSNUoAksgKB
Race 2 better 28th
View: https://youtu.be/ZFqmo2rhR5U?si=y-73Cukl5bhHE9Bw
Race 3. 21st 😁
View: https://youtu.be/Zmux7oLPd4o?si=LDLiusAmPU5HlpBE
Race cruel finish up the Alpe, lost a fair few places on the drag.
44th. Video disappeared into the ether. Will try and find later 😃
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Stage 7 of FRR somehow completed ,that's the nearest I've come to quitting a race I was struggling to hold 2w/kg up hill at the end . Really messed it up climbed Fox hill went over the top in a group of 10 relaxed too much on the descent lost the wheels spent most of the next 50Km on my own . 2hrs 18mins of suffering what great fun ,just 54km round a nice rolling in Yorkshire tomorrow
Invite him to ride the beautiful rolling Yorkshire countryside with you. I don't think he'd enjoy that too much, but it would be a dose of reality.
It’d be a dose of reality for me too atm!
