Zwift Chat

[Randyberlin]

Ok, hope you don't mind a little bike-nerdy pollution of this thread. My plan was to do a final TT test today with the equipment I was going to use for the late summer Chrono Cup this year. Perfect conditions today with virtually no wind and 22 C... but I'm down with a cold.

The equipment includes:

Michelin power competition tires 25 mm rear + 23 mm front, MET Drone Widebody TT Helmet and an old HEAD Jet disc rear wheel (heavy), Castelli Body Paint 3 Speedsuit, Velotoze overshoes (short) and Grip Grap Aero TT gloves.

The tires an helmet are new to me, but I did the ultimate tire test in a crit with fast and tight corners last weekend. A few of us got dumped at a hill early in the race, so could just go round the corners with max speed. Every single time we rounded a corner, my fellow riders were 15 meters back, so after a few corners I just decided to continue TT style. The point here being that the Michelin's were at least as good as the Conti GP 4000 SII in cormers.

The MET helmet has a bit longer "tail" than the POC Cerebel that I've been using lately, so is not as forgiving. I did some video comparison yesterday and found that I need to keep my head straight at all times, while I can lower my head a bit sometimes with the POC without beeing penelised too much.

I'm sure you've already seen this but it is almost counterintuitive.

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E3C5RzQrTvw

 

[CXRAndy]

For super smooth surfaces, then higher the better so contact patch is minimal, but for average to poor surfaces, much lower pressure and wider is better. There is a tipping point when the tyre size gets too big that added drag comes into play. From personal experience I would say 30mm is max for speed and comfort 25-28mm if a lightweight rider

 

[Randyberlin]

For super smooth surfaces, then higher the better so contact patch is minimal, but for average to poor surfaces, much lower pressure and wider is better. There is a tipping point when the tyre size gets too big that added drag comes into play. From personal experience I would say 30mm is max for speed and comfort 25-28mm if a lightweight rider

You would have a lot more credibility if I hadn't seen you set a crazy fast pace with some 40mm knobbys. I think you're just trying to keep your accidental discovery to yourself.

 

[berty bassett]

short notice - anyone up for 6.45 race ?

 

[bobinski]

short notice - anyone up for 6.45 race ?

Missed this.
Tomorrow at 8

 

[bobinski]

Is anyone here doing Velo South?

 

[bridgy]

Anyone managed to get out and see the Tour of Britain yet? They come through Cheddar today - and right past my office a few miles from Cheddar too. I've brought my bike in with me though, so plan to cycle back to Cheddar gorge to watch them come up there somewhere - will try and get some pics...

 

[Whorty]

Anyone managed to get out and see the Tour of Britain yet? They come through Cheddar today - and right past my office a few miles from Cheddar too. I've brought my bike in with me though, so plan to cycle back to Cheddar gorge to watch them come up there somewhere - will try and get some pics...

I'll look out for you on the highlights tonight

 

[Bored Man]

Anyone managed to get out and see the Tour of Britain yet? They come through Cheddar today - and right past my office a few miles from Cheddar too. I've brought my bike in with me though, so plan to cycle back to Cheddar gorge to watch them come up there somewhere - will try and get some pics...

It ain't coming to this part of Britain... probably another direction from Westminster..

 

[Whorty]

It ain't coming to this part of Britain... probably another direction from Westminster..

Are you still part of Britain? I thought you'd gone all independent?

 

[CXRAndy]

Anyone managed to get out and see the Tour of Britain yet? They come through Cheddar today - and right past my office a few miles from Cheddar too. I've brought my bike in with me though, so plan to cycle back to Cheddar gorge to watch them come up there somewhere - will try and get some pics...

I'm hiphop to get to Nottingham this weekend to watch it, hopefully on my bike

 

[berty bassett]

https://goo.gl/images/q3LR6X

 

[CXRAndy]

https://goo.gl/images/q3LR6X

soell chackers

 

[Norry1]

Anyone managed to get out and see the Tour of Britain yet? They come through Cheddar today - and right past my office a few miles from Cheddar too. I've brought my bike in with me though, so plan to cycle back to Cheddar gorge to watch them come up there somewhere - will try and get some pics...

Bit of a shame really - we are away this week, but the Tour is passing through Warwick on Wednesday, half a mile from my house.

You may recall I was worried one of my Strava KOMs would be nabbed by one of the riders in the Women's Tour recently - looks like the guys are doing a similar route - and my KOM is definitely at risk. It isn't a hill, so maybe they won't be going full bore. Will check Strava on Thursday.

 

[bridgy]

Well that was fun!

Chris Froome :

Geraint Thomas :