Zwift Chat

[<Tommy>]

Kip get the map out please mate... the northerners are trying to re write geography again...

 

[berty bassett]

You can’t call on kip - on your map he’s half way to Wales - and they are very odd people

 

[<Tommy>]

You can’t call on kip - on your map he’s half way to Wales - and they are very odd people

That’ll explain why kip is only halfway odd!

 

[CXRAndy]

You ain’t south ! Dorset is south - you’re midlands if I am north

Yorkshire is North, everything else is South South of M25 are Hippies

 

[Whorty]

The ftp ramp test is actually already built in to Zwift. It’s the GPLama Test (the last one on the workouts list).

I’ve used it a couple of times. To me it seems more accurate to use as a comparison as opposed to the standard 20 mins test (where unless you’re experienced in running them, there’ll be a high margin of variability). In the hour long races we’ve been doing recently my av power has been approx 5-10% lower than the ftp figure I got from the ramp test. This seems reasonable considering all the regular changes of pace required in the races.

Hi Pete, where is this ramp test exactly? I don't seem to be able to find it. Cheers. C

 

[Whorty]

You can’t call on kip - on your map he’s half way to Wales - and they are very odd people

I'm even closer to Wales ... and yes, very odd people They seem to enjoy riding hills all day

 

[Whorty]

Yorkshire is North, everything else is South South of M25 are Hippies

There is North and South, and it's defined by the Thames ..... Having lived South of the River for 15 years, I consider anything north of the Thames as North I'm sure my fellow southerners Bob and TB will agree

 

[<Tommy>]

There is North and South, and it's defined by the Thames ..... Having lived South of the River for 15 years, I consider anything north of the Thames as North I'm sure my fellow southerners Bob and TB will agree

Or to look at it in a historically accurate way. Anything North of the Thames is London. Anything South of the Thames is re-claimed marsh land and bandit country!

 

[<Tommy>]

I know this stuff can be a bit confusing to shire folk. Kip’s map will help you guys make sense of it all though

 

[Del C]

@Del C Were the FTP tests 20 mins? .

You could try the ramp test either Trainer Road or I understand you can download a version for Zwift.
Its an easier version to attempt-I dont mean effort, just the approach. No rigid pacing, just keep going for as long as possible.

Yes it was a 20 minute test with a 45 minute warm up.

I've been thinking at looking at the ramp test to understand it better

 

[Gary E]

My rather sad looking Zwift Room
It's been 2 weeks since my last ride

 

[Whorty]

My rather sad looking Zwift Room
It's been 2 weeks since my last ride
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Someone's nicked your trainer

 

[CXRAndy]

My rather sad looking Zwift Room
It's been 2 weeks since my last ride
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Where is the turbo?

 

[Gary E]

Sent back (faulty) to Wiggle 2 weeks ago. Still waiting for them to be bothered to even look at it.

 

[Norry1]

I hate to interrupt the high brow discussion that is ongoing - but anyone racing today??