Zwift Chat

[bobinski]

You want him to strap extra weight to his bike?!

What doesn’t kill him can only make him stronger 😀

 

[Aleman]

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Well, done a bit of searching, and I think I may have found the "Inspiration" for the Chinese factory

It's looking like a 2020 Cervelo S3 Frame .... So a Chivelo S3 ... Not bad considering when it was available the frameset was selling for £2.5 to £3K. I'm not worried about it breaking up under me, but having read the posts on Weight Weenies I may be concerned with it actually arriving at all

@bobinski the bars are >>>here<<<

 

[bobinski]

Well, done a bit of searching, and I think I may have found the "Inspiration" for the Chinese factory
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It's looking like a 2020 Cervelo S3 Frame .... So a Chivelo S3 ... Not bad considering when it was available the frameset was selling for £2.5 to £3K. I'm not worried about it breaking up under me, but having read the posts on Weight Weenies I may be concerned with it actually arriving at all

@bobinski the bars are >>>here<<<

Ta.
Been following the Carbonda gravel build there for a while. Thing is Planet X and Dolan us e the same frame too so perhaps easier to but from them... though not as exciting.

 

[CXRAndy]

Well, done a bit of searching, and I think I may have found the "Inspiration" for the Chinese factory
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It's looking like a 2020 Cervelo S3 Frame .... So a Chivelo S3 ... Not bad considering when it was available the frameset was selling for £2.5 to £3K. I'm not worried about it breaking up under me, but having read the posts on Weight Weenies I may be concerned with it actually arriving at all

@bobinski the bars are >>>here<<<

When it comes, send the frame to Hambini to fit the bottom bracket. If it has the same QC as Cervelo then it will be out of spec in size and alignment.

Hambini can modify one of his designed BB to correct most build faults

 

[BurningLegs]

Can’t work out of those bars are a total bargain or a total death trap!

 

[bobinski]

Can’t work out of those bars are a total bargain or a total death trap!

I may put one on my commuter to find out- if and when I get it back from my eldest who uses it every day to get to and from work. I don’t think I can let him take the risk😀

 

[Aleman]

Can’t work out of those bars are a total bargain or a total death trap!

Yeah, It's one of those things isn't it. I know Luke (Trace Velo) has a couple of videos regarding bars. The bars he is currently using (£22!!) have done 20,000 Miles, however the same bars Set of bars he bought as a prop, did fail catastrophically in 300 miles. As he says buying cheap carbon components can be a gamble, but the vast majority are absolutely fine, and you just need to do a bit of self QC when building and riding for the first few hundred kilometers.

I do have a set of "Cheap" carbon bars on my "Trainer" bike, and these have been fine for the last two years ... and they do get quite a lot of abuse, during sprints and climbing, when racing ... Of course I could always cough up another £315 quid and buy a set of very expensive Canyon decals which will guarantee the bars will be safe ...

 

[Legs]

Did a short race on Makuri Islands at crack of dawn today.

The good news - I managed to not come last in the A riders, and I upped my estimated FTP to 300W (from 293W) because I did 315W average over more-or-less 20 minutes.

The bad news - because my race time was only a smidge over 20 minutes, Zwiftpower hasn't processed a 20min power for the activity...

I need to find a race that takes about 21 minutes to complete!

 

[bridgy]

Did a short race on Makuri Islands at crack of dawn today.

The good news - I managed to not come last in the A riders, and I upped my estimated FTP to 300W (from 293W) because I did 315W average over more-or-less 20 minutes.

The bad news - because my race time was only a smidge over 20 minutes, Zwiftpower hasn't processed a 20min power for the activity...

I need to find a race that takes about 21 minutes to complete!

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That Bram's a bit of a beast isn't he?!

 

[Legs]

He's 95kg but has won races at Bologna! (That's something for @Joffey to aspire to! )

 

[Norry1]

Did a short race on Makuri Islands at crack of dawn today.

The good news - I managed to not come last in the A riders, and I upped my estimated FTP to 300W (from 293W) because I did 315W average over more-or-less 20 minutes.

The bad news - because my race time was only a smidge over 20 minutes, Zwiftpower hasn't processed a 20min power for the activity...

I need to find a race that takes about 21 minutes to complete!

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Crit City?

 

[Joffey]

He's 95kg but has won races at Bologna! (That's something for @Joffey to aspire to! )

Not sure I'll be bothering the scorers at Bologna anytime soon!

 

[Legs]

There's an 8-lap Crit City race tomorrow night...

 

[Joffey]

There's an 8-lap Crit City race tomorrow night...

I nearly died Zwifting in the heat - membership is paused currently until the cold comes back!

 

[steverob]

Not sure I'll be bothering the scorers at Bologna anytime soon!

Hey, it is possible - after all, I've won a race in Bologna.

Okay, so it was a 6km sprint race and the hill starts at something like 5.8km, so maybe that's bending the rules a little...