Zwift Chat

[bobinski]

Lee is my inspiration (but don't tell him). Same height as me, not dissimilar ave watts to me (Weds race i averaged 246 and Lee was 244) yet he is way, way ahead of me on the bike. The major difference is weight. So to get further up the league I don't need to get fitter and create more power, I just need to lose the blubber. Not easy I know, but surely easier than creating an extra 200 watts of power

Could (even if I manage it) take 2 years to get the weight anywhere near where it should be ... but I'm only 49 this year so I have a few years on Lee, Bob, Andy, martin and the other old gits on here

Very poor choice of inspiration

Putting aside his w/k his real strength is endurance and the ability to recover built up over lots of hours on the bike. Or he is just stubborn. Or obdurate. Or something...

 

[berty bassett]

Very poor choice of inspiration

Putting aside his w/k his real strength is endurance and the ability to recover built up over lots of hours on the bike. Or he is just stubborn. Or obdurate. Or something...

Love you too x

 

[Whorty]

Very poor choice of inspiration

Putting aside his w/k his real strength is endurance and the ability to recover built up over lots of hours on the bike. Or he is just stubborn. Or obdurate. Or something...

Possibly ... but no way I was going to say you

Perhaps I should have clarified it, as he's my inspiration over races up to 90 minutes on Zwift

 

[bobinski]

Love you too x

 

[JuhaL]

what is going on in here?

 

[berty bassett]

what is going on in here?

I think they are fighting over who’s gonna write my obituary

 

[bridgy]

Just done the, 60 mile Fondo on Zwift - wasn't intending to do the whole thing so had no food, and not enough water. So with about 15km to go I was dying on my feet but thought - well it's only 15km I'll just slog on to the end won't take long. However I didnt realise the last 9km were up the epic KOM climb - so obviously the pace dropped down considerably

The rest of the ride was hell

Apart from the stupid lack of food (I'd skipped lunch too ) it has highlighted that although I'm OK for an hour's effort, I really need to build up my endurance before the DD and TOC later in the year as I don't want to feel anything like that again !

 

[berty bassett]

Just done the, 60 mile Fondo on Zwift - wasn't intending to do the whole thing so had no food, and not enough water. So with about 15km to go I was dying on my feet but thought - well it's only 15km I'll just slog on to the end won't take long. However I didnt realise the last 9km were up the epic KOM climb - so obviously the pace dropped down considerably

The rest of the ride was hell

Apart from the stupid lack of food (I'd skipped lunch too ) it has highlighted that although I'm OK for an hour's effort, I really need to build up my endurance before the DD and TOC later in the year as I don't want to feel anything like that again !

It’s a horrible feeling when you recognise part of a road that leads to hell when you weren’t expecting it ain’t it

 

[bridgy]

It’s a horrible feeling when you recognise part of a road that leads to hell when you weren’t expecting it ain’t it

Yeah that horrible realisation that "only" 10 more minutes of agony is now going to be 40 minutes!

 

[bobinski]

It’s a horrible feeling when you recognise part of a road that leads to hell when you weren’t expecting it ain’t it

Old Compton st? Carnaby Road ?

 

[berty bassett]

Just when I thought you liked me
Hope you bang your knee on the lift hatch

 

[JuhaL]

I think they are fighting over who’s gonna write my obituary

Sounds more like attempt to have good inheritance

 

[Whorty]

Sounds more like attempt to have good inheritance

I hear he has a bike or two that might be up for grabs

Did I mention we're the same height?

 

[JuhaL]

I hear he has a bike or two that might be up for grabs

Did I mention we're the same height?

I hope his bike dont have any weight limit

 

[Whorty]

I hope his bike dont have any weight limit

I hear they are special frames with a max weight of 82 kg