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Indeed. Cheaper than my Atom too, but not quite flexible enough yet to convince anyone w ho isn't 100% Zwift to fork out ... if it doesn't become compatible with other apps you effectively get tied into Zwift and whatever price they want to charge in future which is a little risky for my liking.
But, hopefully the flexibility and interoperability will follow.
I was reading this thread yesterday.
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/any-long-term-tpu-tube-users-on-here.291916/
Anyone fancy a sportive/race up Ventoux taking in some of the iconic climbs beforehand
Tim, Martin?
View: https://youtu.be/vcsmOO56bmw?si=EfHOZ2Rfc0NyvMto
Tim, Martin?
View: https://youtu.be/vcsmOO56bmw?si=EfHOZ2Rfc0NyvMto
Tiny races in this morning. Excuses first, asthma season with usual inhalers.
Wasn't feeling sharp and first 3 results reflected that. Fourth race faired a bit better. Got away with lead bunch, stayed with them until final sprint, legs went pop, rolled in back of lead group
View: https://youtu.be/W5t5xsZtvG8?si=hH_Q-zIicEhwNv7X
Wasn't feeling sharp and first 3 results reflected that. Fourth race faired a bit better. Got away with lead bunch, stayed with them until final sprint, legs went pop, rolled in back of lead group
View: https://youtu.be/W5t5xsZtvG8?si=hH_Q-zIicEhwNv7X
Watched it ,looks lovely but a bit hilly 😁, don't think I'd be at the front
It brought back some memories for me. I remember riding those climbs, albeit at a much steadier pace.
steverob
Guru
- Location
- Buckinghamshire
Did my first ride on Zwift in almost a month and decided to try The Grade to see what all the fuss is about. As I'm on the 25km free plan at the moment and the Elevation Evaluation route is 24.6km, I thought that would be the perfect option.
Not sure whether I was going all out or not - my power stats suggest I was mainly riding at the top end of Zone 4, occasionally leaking into Zone 5, but at the same time my heart rate certainly was at the upper end of my riding range for the last hairpin or so. Got an FTP of 255W (which isn't far off what I'd expect) and a segment time of 20:24.
One thing I did note however is a change from Zwift on how they deal with non-subscribed accounts. Previously when your 25km was used up, you'd get a message telling you to sign up, but you could dismiss it and carry on and finish your ride. You wouldn't get any XP, drops or badges, but you could continue - only if you tried to start a new ride would it stop you.
Now however, as soon as you get the message that you've used up your allowance, it slams on the brakes and you stop riding - you can put out as much power as you like, but your avatar will no longer move. That's not a bad thing, but it is a change that I think people need to know about so they don't get caught out. After all I used the previous system to do a ZRL race which was longer than the amount of free riding credit I had remaining, but now that wouldn't be an option.
Not sure whether I was going all out or not - my power stats suggest I was mainly riding at the top end of Zone 4, occasionally leaking into Zone 5, but at the same time my heart rate certainly was at the upper end of my riding range for the last hairpin or so. Got an FTP of 255W (which isn't far off what I'd expect) and a segment time of 20:24.
One thing I did note however is a change from Zwift on how they deal with non-subscribed accounts. Previously when your 25km was used up, you'd get a message telling you to sign up, but you could dismiss it and carry on and finish your ride. You wouldn't get any XP, drops or badges, but you could continue - only if you tried to start a new ride would it stop you.
Now however, as soon as you get the message that you've used up your allowance, it slams on the brakes and you stop riding - you can put out as much power as you like, but your avatar will no longer move. That's not a bad thing, but it is a change that I think people need to know about so they don't get caught out. After all I used the previous system to do a ZRL race which was longer than the amount of free riding credit I had remaining, but now that wouldn't be an option.
alex_cycles
Veteran
- Location
- Oxfordshire
I did the first two in C. tough opposition. Got 4th and 9th. I didn't feel like carrying on after race 1, but I did race 2, then decided that was enough. It's been a tough week and I didn't want to overdo things.
alex_cycles
Veteran
- Location
- Oxfordshire
Tell me about it. I did 4.12 for 9 minutes on race 1
(according to ZP, which I'm not sure I believe)
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