Zwift Chat

[Gary E]

That would be @Del C

I managed to stay with him for the last few miles of my ride and even managed to overtake and pull away slightly (always easier to do when you know you're getting off in a couple of minutes ). Any bragging rights were thoroughly trounced though when I saw that his heart rate was at least 40bpm less than mine LMAO

 

[Norry1]

Whoever said about pairing garmin up
I would like to say thanks
Did it just as a test tonight and it picks everything up - the speed is way different to Zwift but the power is exactly the same meaning I can now see average heart and power what should help things out

Bugger - I didn't mean to give you that much help. Not as though you need it

 

[Whorty]

I managed to stay with him for the last few miles of my ride and even managed to overtake and pull away slightly (always easier to do when you know you're getting off in a couple of minutes ). Any bragging rights were thoroughly trounced though when I saw that his heart rate was at least 40bpm less than mine LMAO

Edit : I was talking crap ... someone else was on a recovery ride

 

[Brendan Parker]

I'm after some new road shoes but don't really know where to start. Any recommendations? N.B. I have a reasonably wide foot so want to avoid anything that comes up really narrow....

Thanks - any suggestions appreciated

I have fat feet also. Only ones I can get on with are the sidi mega. The mega being the wide range. Worth a look

 

[bobinski]

I'm after some new road shoes but don't really know where to start. Any recommendations? N.B. I have a reasonably wide foot so want to avoid anything that comes up really narrow....

Thanks - any suggestions appreciated

Shimano rc7 or 701 in wide are excellent quality and reasonably priced. Well compare to high end.
I have bunions and need wide across forefoot and they work for me. 600km and 8000m if climbing last 4 days and my feet have been the fine- the rest of me not!
See cycling tips review.

 

[Del C]

@peterob I rode the Alpe tonight as I probably can’t do Thursday.

1.33.20. Quite happy with that as a solo ride.

 

[Brendan Parker]

Guys bit of advice please. Had a bit a of a swap around with groupests on bikes recently electronic to di2 and vice versa. Anyway I have now a zwift bike without a front derailleur at the moment would this be ok on the alpe on the big ring with difficulty to about 15%

 

[Del C]

Saw my first CycleChat rider on Zwift today. He overtook me and my K9 chase everything reflex kicked in! View attachment 459365

Aha!

That was me doing a warm up lap before I rode the Alpe tonight.

You should have given me a wave!

 

[Whorty]

Guys bit of advice please. Had a bit a of a swap around with groupests on bikes recently electronic to di2 and vice versa. Anyway I have now a zwift bike without a front derailleur at the moment would this be ok on the alpe on the big ring with difficulty to about 15%

Yes, I would think so. Largest gradient is 14%, which at 15% reality will feel about 2-3%.

 

[kipster]

Guys bit of advice please. Had a bit a of a swap around with groupests on bikes recently electronic to di2 and vice versa. Anyway I have now a zwift bike without a front derailleur at the moment would this be ok on the alpe on the big ring with difficulty to about 15%

Should be fine, I can do the Alpe on a 52x26 @45% difficulty, cadence is a bit low on the lower slopes

 

[Gary E]

Aha!

That was me doing a warm up lap before I rode the Alpe tonight.

You should have given me a wave!

Well then, as it turns out, your recovery ride pace is just about equal to my b*lls-out pace and provided me with the incentive I needed to put a bit of effort in, so thanks for that

Also, just saying - "a scalp is a scalp"

 

[berty bassett]

Well then, as it turns out, your recovery ride pace is just about equal to my b*lls-out pace and provided me with the incentive I needed to put a bit of effort in, so thanks for that

Also, just saying - "a scalp is a scalp"

nothing better than a " stealth scalp " i hope you were humming the jaws music as you approached

 

[Gary E]

nothing better than a " stealth scalp " i hope you were humming the jaws music as you approached

No chance! I was breathing far too heavily for humming!

It was playing really loudly in my head though

At my age (and ability) you take every chance you get to claim a scalp. Favourite scenarios include the other guy puncturing, crashing or stopping for a pee. If they turn off in a different direction to me, that's just them wimping out of a race so I take that as a win too
They all count!!

 

[Norry1]

Apologies for the random nature of this post .....

I was reading somewhere about how important it is to ensure the glutes are "firing" when you pedal as they are the largest muscle group and provide the most pedalling power. I realised that when I cycle, it is my thighs that burn and get tired and my glutes never do. So I have started consciously relaxing my thing muscles when I'm riding and trying to make my glutes do the work. The slight soreness in my glutes suggests this is beginning to work but it is too early to see if this results in any better performance.

Anyone else been through this process ...... and I realise I'm setting myself up for a lot of facetious replies

 

[Norry1]

No chance! I was breathing far too heavily for humming!

It was playing really loudly in my head though

At my age (and ability) you take every chance you get to claim a scalp. Favourite scenarios include the other guy puncturing, crashing or stopping for a pee. If they turn off in a different direction to me, that's just them wimping out of a race so I take that as a win too
They all count!!

Yep, its great when you see a couple of parents with their young kids on bikes - 4 or 5 scalps all in one go