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Weather is nice here...can't think about this.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigbill
I bought one. I've been assimilated.Quote:
Originally Posted by Too Tall
Ha. Pretty much no chance of that ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by bigbill
Did my first group ride on Zwift yesterday - the Tour de Zwift Stage 1 (B Group). I don't think I was quite ready for the B Group, it beat me up. Good motivation to keep with the bunch, though!
It's pretty cool. I did figure 8 and after the first climb there's a -7% grade. When the front end dropped, it scared the shit out of me. I'm good now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Too Tall
Back to the spirit of this thread:
I'll be riding the Tour de Zwift: Stage 2 Short Distance B Group this evening (18:01 CET / 12:01 ET).
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Originally Posted by ChristianWong
As you found out, the group ride/races are hard. Nice job. The B group is no joke.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChristianWong
Thanks, Brian.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bewheels
I'm going to stick out the rest of the Tour de Zwift to get some good short solid efforts on weeknights when time is tight.
Next up: Tour de Zwift: Stage 3 Short Distance B Group on Wednesday, January 22 (18:01 CET / 12:01 ET).
Ditch those stupid group rides. A goodly number of participants weight dope, not that there is anything wrong with that however it's akin to taking the front on a fast group ride while smashing the + button on your e-bike. Soooo not cool.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChristianWong
Once you get the hang of riding your own ride start to pay attention to other riders who do NOT have "curious" spikes in w/kg. There are a metric ton of good natured folks on Zwift.
FWIIW If I ride my ride it is inevitable I'll either join a group who have similar abilities or others will find me.
** Getting on @ 8:30 EST. Innsbruck>> Achterbahn @ about 2.5 w/kg eg lazy lazy lazy pace. Put "NFS" in your last name so we can see each other.
My team, USMES (US Military Endurance Sports) has group rides at 7:40 pm EST on Tues and Thurs at 2.0-2.5 with a "fence". We're all wearing the same uniform so I'm adding a brightly colored cycling cap so I can find myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Too Tall
There is a fence??? I have not been on the torture much this year. Sounds like a useful addition.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigbill
The next time I say I'm going easy do not believe anything that follows.
#busted
It's a lot like a real group ride, there are regroups and people volunteer to drop back and pull up the stragglers. Once everyone is on, the pace pushes back towards 2.3-2.5. In other news, I did the sand and sequoia loop and the Climb unit was constantly moving on the rolling hill section. It took some getting used to.Quote:
Originally Posted by Too Tall
The fence concept they put in is really clever to keep group ride from turning into pissing contest with the pace being constantly ramping.Quote:
Originally Posted by Too Tall
It is based on the leader's pace. I forget how it works exactly but it is some like: +3% of the leader's time/pace.
It shows up as a red translucent curtain.
If you go through it, you have 1 minute to drift back inside the fenced area agin or you are booted from the ride.
I did a really easy recovery ride and it forced everyone to go easy. Of course there was a group that kept riding right at the fence, through the fence, etc. They were complaining about how it worked. All I kept thinking was, then stay away from the fence. The ride was well advertised as to exactly what the pace was going to be. If the ride is too slow, go do another ride.
Anyway...I think it was a great addition.
As @bigbill said - it does take getting used to at first.
Enforced discipline always does.
It is safe to go back in the water. Dang, I may just give this a shot.
The "ride leader" told the guys who felt froggy to drop back and then sprint back on, then repeat, for an hour. I used to do that with the computrainer, fall back 300 feet from the pacer then interval back up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Too Tall
Made a last minute decision to join stage 3 at 5p today. That climb being at the beginning was cruel. I'd already run earlier in the afternoon. Not a good plan. I managed to hang on and finish the ride. The avg w/kg suggest I have a lot of work to do. At least I slowly worked my way up about 100 spots. Working to find fitness and endurance again after a couple of very distracted years.
Counting you you.Quote:
Originally Posted by SpeedyChix
+1 on the fence being a good idea. In particular on recovery group rides.
Next up: Tour de Zwift: Stage 5 Short Distance B Group on Wednesday, January 29 (18:01 CET / 12:01 ET).
Fingers crossed to join. I'll be rushing back from errands.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChristianWong
I've got [NFS] after my name. Hope to see you out there, Toots!Quote:
Originally Posted by Too Tall
So I've stuck with it until the end, last one today. The group rides turn into a bit of a pissing match but they're good, short, intense efforts. After the TdZ and a little trip to Spain, I may jump into some Zwift races if the weather (outside) is still miserable.
Tour de Zwift: Stage 7 Short Distance B Group on Wednesday, February 05 (18:01 CET / 12:01 ET).
More power to you Christian. I'm no stranger to the use of annoying riders to motivate peak training phases. Mea Culpa.
Jumping on @ 12 pm EST (NYC Everything Bagel). Riding a sane pace nothing crazy. Just motivated to finish 21 miles (ish).
C YAH!
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, there is a USMES ride at 1940 EST. Thursday is 2.0-2.5 with a fence.
Nice. I'll put that on my calendar. Thanks big man.Quote:
Originally Posted by bigbill
Finally got onboard this Zwift thing last week. Added the NFS V-Salon tags to my name, so I hope to see some folks out there.
Don't expect me to hang on too long (at least until I drop a few lbs and rebuild some endurance), but I can definitely provide some strong pulls ever so often.
Giddyup :)Quote:
Originally Posted by ElvisMerckx
Rejoice, winter is almost over.
I'm inside and behaving like a good citizen. I was thinking of seriously lowering my weight on Zwift to piss people off. Yeah, I did the figure 8 loop with a 28 mph average.
My midshipman son just posted his first Zwift ride on his Strava account. He's still recovering from a broken arm that required a plate. He did 47 minutes at an average of 3.4 W/Kg and a 23 mph average.