Zwift Chat

[Norry1]

Noticed you for the first time about 19 mins in. @Monte is there about 21 mins in. You're both then in mostly until the last km or so.

This guy isn't pushing that many watts early on - clearly a good tactic to stay in the draft - I push big watts out the pen, but maybe when it's such a huge field you can hold a bit back early on and not go in the red?

Even when hitting 3 w/kg his watts are quite low (220 ish). He must be featherlight (just checked on ZP and he's 70 kg). The benefit of staying off the pies!!

Interesting thought on that as a tactic in large fields. I went out like it was a race and was breathing out of my #rse as usual for much of it.

 

[berty bassett]

Best theory so far for my DVT/PEs is failure to properly cool down after racing on the turbo and heading back to work too quickly (ie, sitting). Blood pools in the legs and boom. No real way to test that though. There's a couple other things we're still chasing down, but that's the most plausible explanation right now.

So folks, make sure you're cooling down properly. Seriously. I'm still waiting for the OK to start riding again...

thanks for that Jeff - i have only just started cooling down a bit , usually just slump on handlebars for a bit then sit having cup of tea - i will heed your advice mate , hope they get to the bottom of it and you soon make full recovery

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Best theory so far for my DVT/PEs is failure to properly cool down after racing on the turbo and heading back to work too quickly (ie, sitting). Blood pools in the legs and boom. No real way to test that though. There's a couple other things we're still chasing down, but that's the most plausible explanation right now.

So folks, make sure you're cooling down properly. Seriously. I'm still waiting for the OK to start riding again...

^That'll definitely do it, weakening the vein walls over time.. Cooldown stretching and foamrolling etc both help

 

[kipster]

thanks for that Jeff - i have only just started cooling down a bit , usually just slump on handlebars for a bit then sit having cup of tea - i will heed your advice mate , hope they get to the bottom of it and you soon make full recovery

Drinking tea is my cool down as well, I wonder if I can convice my wife to bring one out to the garage while I'm soft pedaling at the end of a ride

 

[JLaw]

thanks for that Jeff - i have only just started cooling down a bit , usually just slump on handlebars for a bit then sit having cup of tea - i will heed your advice mate , hope they get to the bottom of it and you soon make full recovery

I know the feeling.

I've never thought about failing to cool down as potentially live threatening, though I must admit coaches warning about it when I was young, but being a dumb teenager I just assumed it was typical adult over-reactive garbage.

ISTM that IRL you're likely tooling back home, putting things away, etc or throwing the bike on the car, whatever. You're getting sufficient time moving around to get the blood out of the legs, even if it's not a formal cool down, you're still mobile for a period of time.

On a turbo, you can collapse over the bars (without falling over) and pour yourself into a chair when you've got the energy to get a leg over the frame. Not good.

 

[Aleman]

Always try and do 10 minutes at low watts and high cadence to shift the lactic acid from the thighs at the end of an event ... Sometimes I just can't manage it though

 

[theboxers]

I know the feeling.

I've never thought about failing to cool down as potentially live threatening, though I must admit coaches warning about it when I was young, but being a dumb teenager I just assumed it was typical adult over-reactive garbage.

ISTM that IRL you're likely tooling back home, putting things away, etc or throwing the bike on the car, whatever. You're getting sufficient time moving around to get the blood out of the legs, even if it's not a formal cool down, you're still mobile for a period of time.

On a turbo, you can collapse over the bars (without falling over) and pour yourself into a chair when you've got the energy to get a leg over the frame. Not good.

Part of the reason I do a descent as a warm down. Short one (Alpe d'Huez) for a short session, 15-20 minute (Col de Madeleine) one for a 1 1/2 hr plus session.

 

[CXRAndy]

Ive got GoPro of the climb and descent i did to Soria. How do I process and upload to bigringVr? Ive never done it and would like step by step advice. The climb starts gentle single digit % gradient 7.5 miles then for 3.5 miles, upto 14%, average over 7% before rolling to the cafe. I can do two videos if folk want to miss out lesser gradients

 

[Aleman]

Does the goPro do one whole video, or multi segment chunks?

Basically you need to edit out all your 'stops' slow downs etc. I take my fit file into the FitFile Repair Tool, as it allows me to remove bits of the fit file, identify where the stops and starts are. I can edit the fit file so that the time of the video syncs with the time of the fit.

Once I have a fit file and video that mostly match, I put them into the Virb Eidt software so that I can ensure the video and fit sync ... re-edit the files to get proper sync. then output the file at the correct resolution and bit depth. ... try it in BRVR.

 

[<Tommy>]

I know the feeling.

I've never thought about failing to cool down as potentially live threatening, though I must admit coaches warning about it when I was young, but being a dumb teenager I just assumed it was typical adult over-reactive garbage.

ISTM that IRL you're likely tooling back home, putting things away, etc or throwing the bike on the car, whatever. You're getting sufficient time moving around to get the blood out of the legs, even if it's not a formal cool down, you're still mobile for a period of time.

On a turbo, you can collapse over the bars (without falling over) and pour yourself into a chair when you've got the energy to get a leg over the frame. Not good.

It’s funny you say that. Whenever I’m training out in the wild I’ll always make an effort to slow down and just spin for a mile or so at the end of a ride. But on the turbo I very rarely do anything like that.

 

[CXRAndy]

Does the goPro do one whole video, or multi segment chunks?

Basically you need to edit out all your 'stops' slow downs etc. I take my fit file into the FitFile Repair Tool, as it allows me to remove bits of the fit file, identify where the stops and starts are. I can edit the fit file so that the time of the video syncs with the time of the fit.

Once I have a fit file and video that mostly match, I put them into the Virb Eidt software so that I can ensure the video and fit sync ... re-edit the files to get proper sync. then output the file at the correct resolution and bit depth. ... try it in BRVR.

GoPro records in 17min blocks, I didnt stop at all on the ride(apart from being slow )

I can join all the blocks and gpx file into get Virb. chop off the start(boring bit), create a video Bigringvr, sounds simple.

What resolution do you use for HD quality?

 

[bridgy]

the real road effect makes it vibrate when you go over bumps , i can't help thinking keep things smooth and they last longer - cant remember where the setting is but cant be hard to find as i found it !- once !
i think you will soon get used to the standing up , and also think you will only get faster each time - so normal service will be resumed very quickly - but dont worry - its already gone down in the diary so written in history now

It was (almost) worth losing to you to make it into the berty basset diary!

 

[bridgy]

It’s pretty tough waiting for my turbo to turn up. Seeing you guys racing has got me chomping at the bit! No idea really where I’ll fit in on the pecking order so to speak but it seems there’s a nice spread of people to race with / take the piss out of! I like the look of the race that wasn’t a race last night so to speak. Just because everyone is racing in the same category effectively.

You really keep a diary?

Can't wait for you to join us in the Zwift racing Tommy - knowing what you're like in real life I know you'll be giving us all a good run for our money - even top dog Lee

P. S. Just been riding round Watopia @berty bassett and experienced the bumpy effect on the cobbles and wooden bridges - cooool!!

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Can't wait for you to join us in the Zwift racing Tommy - knowing what you're like in real life I know you'll be giving us all a good run for our money - even top dog Lee

P. S. Just been riding round Watopia @berty bassett and experienced the bumpy effect on the cobbles and wooden bridges - cooool!!

That's where it stops

 

[kipster]

It’s funny you say that. Whenever I’m training out in the wild I’ll always make an effort to slow down and just spin for a mile or so at the end of a ride. But on the turbo I very rarely do anything like that.

So the sprint to the cafe at the end of the ride is a bad thing?