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Great to meet Mr @Legs yesterday - have to say he can scamper up them hills pretty sharpish. Just seen his result on the Monsal Head Hill Climb today - very well done - I'll let him update us.
I got PB's on both the Hill Climbs yesterday and just missed my best ever 2 minute Power on the first climb. Awaiting the Age/Gender adjusted results now.
Legs
usually riding on Zwift...
- Location
- Staffordshire
I did 1:43.1 for equal 47th place out of 162 finishers (the chip times were two seconds slower than the stopwatch-recorded times).
Seriously hard, I think I was a bit overgeared in the last 100 yards but I didn’t want to risk changing down with so much tension on the chain!
It’s a unbelievable event, really well organised and an awesome atmosphere.
Seriously hard, I think I was a bit overgeared in the last 100 yards but I didn’t want to risk changing down with so much tension on the chain!
It’s a unbelievable event, really well organised and an awesome atmosphere.
I got into indoor riding 9 or so years ago after shattering my calcaneus falling 10 ft from a ladder🩼🩼
It probably saved me from permanent limp and walking stick. Really took to it. I was on Bkool initially but with a Wahoo Kickr. Used to get my arse handed to me compared to the Bkool Pro users
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Fortunately my in law had a Bkool trainer, but wasn't using it, I borrowed it.
That and nearly 200psi in the tyres made for some crazy performance figures-not realistic.
That's when I migrated to Zwift and apart from 1 year in the wilderness regarding indoor riding, I have not looked back.
Onwards
It probably saved me from permanent limp and walking stick. Really took to it. I was on Bkool initially but with a Wahoo Kickr. Used to get my arse handed to me compared to the Bkool Pro users
.Fortunately my in law had a Bkool trainer, but wasn't using it, I borrowed it.
That and nearly 200psi in the tyres made for some crazy performance figures-not realistic.
That's when I migrated to Zwift and apart from 1 year in the wilderness regarding indoor riding, I have not looked back.
Onwards
As @CXRAndy says, Bkool and their Pro trainer were something to behold. Tyres pumped to the max, and the generosity of the trainer even had me being bale to hold 300 watts on the velodrome for 30 minutes
A couple of forays on to Zwift with that trainer and I had to admit the 'help' was unfair on others so I picked up a second hand Kickr off a guy called Geoff.
I still follow Geoff, he's still pedalling. He got himself an e-bike a while back to keep his HR under control - ever since his medical emergency. That why he sold his indoor bits and bobs
As @CXRAndy says, Bkool and their Pro trainer were something to behold. Tyres pumped to the max, and the generosity of the trainer even had me being bale to hold 300 watts on the velodrome for 30 minutes
A couple of forays on to Zwift with that trainer and I had to admit the 'help' was unfair on others so I picked up a second hand Kickr off a guy called Geoff.
I tried my TT disc wheel with tubeless max'd out, just a few times, I could even smoke Paul on the flats holding way over 400W
It was a great ego boost, but you came crashing down when trying Zwift with anything but a Bkool.
Bkool Pro Cocaine for indoor users
That's right - I seem to recall he had a heart attack whilst in a Bkool race' I went to his house to pick up the trainer, met his wife etc, she was adamant he wasn't going to race again! He had his e-bike then, a Specialized as I recall, very smart it was too.
Nice chap, very fit, but just shows that any of us could have something like this happen at any time so live life to the max and positively as none of us know what's in our future.
Super Nice! 🔔
steverob
Guru
- Location
- Buckinghamshire
For me, I’d been interested in doing some indoor training for a while but it wasn’t the software that was the thing holding me back but the bike. Only having one and the fact that it was stored in the garage (away from house, no power) meant that I’d have to bring it in and upstairs, then remove a wheel to connect it up every time I wanted to ride, which sounded like a real pain.
Then I heard about the Wattbike Atom and everything clicked in to place. Placed my order the day it officially went on sale - still had to wait seven weeks for delivery as demand was so high.
During that time I researched the various software packages and decided I’d try Zwift first and if I didn’t like it, would go for another after that. Turns out I never needed to!
One stroke of luck was that before my Atom arrived, I signed on to Zwift to take a look around, set up my avatar and do some watching of others on the recently released London course (was only a few weeks old I think). Now your 14 day free trial didn’t start until you began pedalling but apparently just signing in was enough for me to be considered an early adopter of Zwift and so when a week or so later they put up the prices, I got the grandfathered in lower price for the next 12 months - result!
Then I heard about the Wattbike Atom and everything clicked in to place. Placed my order the day it officially went on sale - still had to wait seven weeks for delivery as demand was so high.
During that time I researched the various software packages and decided I’d try Zwift first and if I didn’t like it, would go for another after that. Turns out I never needed to!
One stroke of luck was that before my Atom arrived, I signed on to Zwift to take a look around, set up my avatar and do some watching of others on the recently released London course (was only a few weeks old I think). Now your 14 day free trial didn’t start until you began pedalling but apparently just signing in was enough for me to be considered an early adopter of Zwift and so when a week or so later they put up the prices, I got the grandfathered in lower price for the next 12 months - result!
Just watched this video by Alex Dowsett. The slope of descending fitness from professional to retirement cycling
View: https://youtu.be/jYPmIut7bmk?si=fdVYJ9cNDaqRGICr
View: https://youtu.be/jYPmIut7bmk?si=fdVYJ9cNDaqRGICr
Do you ever have those sessions where the first part feels so tough, you think you couldn't do another one, but somehow manage to complete the workout?
Well that was today's workout -
View: https://youtu.be/n1EJgdkfND8?si=oGrRMCoBWPq1m1Ju
Well that was today's workout -
View: https://youtu.be/n1EJgdkfND8?si=oGrRMCoBWPq1m1Ju
