I think @Monte has before
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berty bassett
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- I'boro
Will do tomorrow mate
Last time I was on them I thought I was safe till I missed the bench with my hand - luckily my head slowed my descent on the bench before I hit the floor ! Will note make of rollersbut can’t see how that makes much difference - also diameter
<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
Cheers bud. The diameter of the roller effects the resistance. The make will allow me to stay away from the ones you’ve got. They sound like a death trap!
berty bassett
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- Location
- I'boro
is anyone up for thurs night ? only asking as the weather looks good for rlr if not !
Rollers that work with zwift and resistance? http://www.wiggle.co.uk/elite-arion-digital-smart-b-fe-c
Not a cheap option though
berty bassett
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- I'boro
to be honest i think all rollers are an art that needs mastering - like to see Adam try doing his crucified impression on them !! - i am glued to the hoods sitting at all times - and can only dream of taking a sip of drink
mjd1988
Guru
I’ll do the DBR race at 7.05 pm, join us, if you don’t fancy the Alpe.
Cheers mate only just seeing this, went ahead with the 1805 WBR race. Loved it, right on my limits the whole time - just about avoiding getting dropped throughout and got a nice FTP increase message at the end!
Thanks for the company on the Alpe tonight @Breedon
Had a bit of a Kickr failure though which was annoying. After about 65 mins of climbing, with about 5 mins to go, the power starts fluctuating massively. What i think happened was, the kickr was over heating. It was then losing resistance so as i was pushing the pedals the fly was spinning faster and the watts were going crazy high. After a minute or so, i tried taking the realism down to 0% and this seemed to resolve the problem. Not ideal, but was at least a solution to allow me to finish the ride.
I've read of others who have had the same issue with their kickr. Never happened to me before, but then I've never climbed the Alpe before at 100% realism - this is the problem. The trainer mech overheats and loses it's ability to hold resistance. Never had this issue when ridding at 50% realism.
Be interesting if this is also an issue with newer kickrs.
Edit : I think I may have been getting the opposite for about 10-15 mins before this, as I couldn't get the power much over 200 watts. Even standing up at a cadence of 60 on 12% gradient I was still only hitting about 200 watts, but earlier in the ride I was easily hitting 250+ for the same effort. Once I set the realism to 0% i was back pushing 250 watts.
Had a bit of a Kickr failure though which was annoying. After about 65 mins of climbing, with about 5 mins to go, the power starts fluctuating massively. What i think happened was, the kickr was over heating. It was then losing resistance so as i was pushing the pedals the fly was spinning faster and the watts were going crazy high. After a minute or so, i tried taking the realism down to 0% and this seemed to resolve the problem. Not ideal, but was at least a solution to allow me to finish the ride.
I've read of others who have had the same issue with their kickr. Never happened to me before, but then I've never climbed the Alpe before at 100% realism - this is the problem. The trainer mech overheats and loses it's ability to hold resistance. Never had this issue when ridding at 50% realism.
Be interesting if this is also an issue with newer kickrs.
Edit : I think I may have been getting the opposite for about 10-15 mins before this, as I couldn't get the power much over 200 watts. Even standing up at a cadence of 60 on 12% gradient I was still only hitting about 200 watts, but earlier in the ride I was easily hitting 250+ for the same effort. Once I set the realism to 0% i was back pushing 250 watts.
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<Tommy>
Illegitimi non carborundum
- Location
- Camden, London
Cheers kip, but I don’t want the ones with controlled resistance. Like Berty says it’s more an excessive in control and cadence than all out effort. I just want enough resistance to make it worth my while.
Breedon
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- Long Eaton, Nottingham
Probably not going up alp D'Zwift chasing Carl down might need a rest day
berty bassett
Legendary Member
- Location
- I'boro
if i do a 10 min ride on them with hr/rpm and save on strava - that should give you all that you need ? and diameter
Breedon
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- Location
- Long Eaton, Nottingham
Was nice to pace you always nice to have company when you're suffering
But chase me down you did ... I could see you coming and couldn't hold you off
berty bassett
Legendary Member
- Location
- I'boro
how did you find it at 100% ? was gearing ok
