West of London is pretty flat, I can recommend velolife cafe at Warren row as a good stop off, a dedicated cycling cafe with good coffee and great cake and the additional attraction of a TT loop and free coffee for anyone that does it, and free coffee for as long as you hold the KOM.
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Checked my setup earlier (yeah, I'm so dumb i don't actually know what the gearing is on the bike) . Kickr has a 11-28 9 speed cassette and the bike wheel has a 11-32 9 speed cassette. The front is 50/34. So at 100% last night it was much harder than it would be on the bike out IRL. I can probably knock the realism down then to say 85% on the trainer to simulate real life riding.
Don't forget the crap road surfaces and wind factors in real life, I think you'd be better off at 90%, which is only a couple more than the actual 88% needed for the gearing alone.
berty bassett
Legendary Member
- Location
- I'boro
flat !! theres got to be some hills round there !- surely
dont leave me with the lanky one on the flat please- what are the cotswolds like ?
flippin flat ! thats my good mood scuppered
Plenty of hills in Surrey, Kent and Sussex!
theres got to be some hills round there !- surely
dont leave me with the lanky one on the flat please- what are the cotswolds like ?
flippin flat ! thats my good mood scuppered
If you fancy heading South on Wednesday I could probably join you and work out a route, depending on starting place and time, how far you want to ride and what time you want to end.
If you're planning on getting out of central London by train, I live at Horley on the London to Brighton line, so could meet there, or another station if that works better.
Could possibly do Friday, but I'm out drinking with friends on Thursday, so I may not be in the best shape the next day!
I'm out this evening, so may not reply, but let me know if you're both interested.
theres got to be some hills round there !- surely
dont leave me with the lanky one on the flat please- what are the cotswolds like ?
flippin flat ! thats my good mood scuppered
From the stop at Velolife keep heading west through the Chilterns, get to goring and blast up streatley hill (a top 100), you could then head to Newbury for the train back to London or carry on South west ish to inkpen and Combe Gibbet (another top 100), blast down the bourne valley and pop in and see me in Basingstoke before getting the train back to London. I can provide food.
berty bassett
Legendary Member
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- I'boro
personally i would like a circle route as i think i will drive down also really would like it west ish so i didnt have to endure the m25 if poss
Think about a start point that you like the look of and I'll see if I've got some routes. Most of the ones I have are Hampshire and Berkshire way. But plenty of options and hills
berty bassett
Legendary Member
- Location
- I'boro
as for rollers on zwift all i can say is it is thwart with danger !
no feeling for course , no attempt to get out of saddle , the barest of glimpses at the screen
had garmin on as well so you could compare zwift to garmin
rollers were elite arion diameter 85 mm
user immaturity on rollers may be the issue tonight
but i couldnt ever see me getting to a point where i would be able to race on them
no feeling for course , no attempt to get out of saddle , the barest of glimpses at the screen
had garmin on as well so you could compare zwift to garmin
rollers were elite arion diameter 85 mm
user immaturity on rollers may be the issue tonight
but i couldnt ever see me getting to a point where i would be able to race on them
Around Bath area there are some nasty hills, just up your street!
theres got to be some hills round there !- surely
dont leave me with the lanky one on the flat please- what are the cotswolds like ?
flippin flat ! thats my good mood scuppered
Randyberlin
Guru
- Location
- Sitka, Alaska
Thanks for the ride on Kip. @berty bassett if I lose this BKOOL race I’m blaming you for pushing me just to keep up with your easy pace. Boys pick a flat route next week!!!
<Tommy>
Guru
- Location
- Camden, London
Cheers mate. I’ve actually managed to borrow a set of rollers from a pal. He’s just dropped them off so I won’t give em a go until the little monsters in bed. If you don’t hear from me again tonight then...
berty bassett
Legendary Member
- Location
- I'boro
single speed !! dont ding a colnago !
theboxers
TheBoxers on Cycle Sim sw
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- OTC (on the couch)
Also a core and climb can be had for less than a Neo
if you get the 12/17% off at wiggle 
<Tommy>
Guru
- Location
- Camden, London
It’s got to be the tarmac. The fixie hasn’t got a power meter. It’s fine though, I’ve watched two YouTube clips so I’m basically an expert at this point
Also a core and climb can be had for less than a Neo
I got my setup with a decent discount too, a bit more than wiggle offer. A rare opportunity indeed
