That’s cool, I guess I am pretty happy with that given that I am six weeks out of surgery.Quote:
Originally Posted by carpathian
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That’s cool, I guess I am pretty happy with that given that I am six weeks out of surgery.Quote:
Originally Posted by carpathian
That steep climb in town on the Innsbruck circuit is the best, after the first couple times you realize that you can't pace yourself up that in a race and just have to turn yourself inside out and go over the top with whatever you have left.Quote:
Originally Posted by buttahflake
Would say just jump into a group ride or Lvl D race and see how it goes. Worst case you get dropped, BFD. Use that as a gauge for next time.
After many years of TrainerRoad and relatively serious training on rollers with power meter, past two winters have been smart trainer and Zwift. I’m probably a bit slower than the serious TrainerRoad days, but not much, which I could fix with more attention to a specific plan.
I think doing base miles is much much better on Zwift, I printed a list of routes and have been ticking them off based on time available. Have done almost all of them under 30 miles.
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Upgrade to the 70" screen is amazing. Next level immersion
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I tried that and had to size down and back up. I was getting dizzy when coming down the Epic Kom climb. The corners come at you fast.
Great for racing though.
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I just got myself a Kurt Kinetic direct drive trainer. I've been messing around for a week on their Kinetic training app. I've done an initial FTP base line test to set the power levels for the training programs.
I think I'm going to order a newer Apple TV (my older one does not support apps) and set up Zwift.
Question, Zwift has training programs you can work out to, its just not group riding and racing right?
There’s a ton of workouts on Zwift. Just curious, what FTP did you end up with?
Zwift is going off right now, I checked in yesterday and there was over 17,000 folks from all around the world riding.
A lot of pros are getting into it with the season in limbo and whatnot.
Yeah I hopped on bike the other day for first test ride of big new screen. Saw in the feed that a Watopia Group Ride Stage 3 was about to happen and thought what the heck... 30 minutes later, near puke, almost pass out fun chugging up the volcano climb... so fun!!
I was so cool getting in the pack and the other riders are almost life size. The screen is big enough I found my self looking around like it was the real out doors. All these crazy details that I had never noticed in 1.5 years on 30" screen.
And now my 11 year old kid is all keen to Zwift! I mounted her mountain bike on trainer and she did a couple of 30 min rides already and is telling me she wants to get on bike today. So cute, she can hold 50 watts for 30 min with 1 second max of 205!
I’m mid 40’s, 5’11”, 200lbs haven’t ridden a bike since October.Quote:
Originally Posted by buttahflake
Called my buddy who I ride with in the summer (same size, same ability) he’s been on the peloton all winter and his FTP is 240, so I set mine program to a FTP of 220 and did a test.
I came out at 201 (2.18 w/kg). I think after a week of understanding the machine and cadence and feel for the power I can get that number up during the next test.
Current FTP is 235. I’m 55, 5’9 148lbs.
I did the stage 3 short group ride the other day. 36 minutes a lot of red zone!
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Just picked up a sick gravel rig from the drop shop. Cervelo something. Gonna jump into the stage 4, b race this afternoon. It’s all dirt roads.
So cool
FTP of 235, @ 71.6kg is 3.28w/kg. That puts you in the top end of a CAT4 racer.Quote:
Originally Posted by buttahflake
I jump into a few gravel races every summer, couple of MTB races. No road races. I’m just trying to stay fit as I get old. Just having fun with it. Never serious!
I still trying to understand the difference between the 'group ride' and 'race' for the tour of watopia (and tour de zwift)
I did the group ride the other day and it was a weird 'gentleman start', everyone holding back in the pack then hit the climb and whammo! race time
In the TDZ I did the races but they were only like 20 ppl when the group rides were huge and then people ended up racing anyway...?
5 x Jungle Loop group ride tonight looks fun 8pm AKtime
You are in the fun stage of grabbing that low hanging fruit and watching the FTP climb like crazy. The longer you get after it the more the law of diminishing returns takes affect. Git Sum!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dee Hubbs
Haha, that sounds like EVERY SINGLE Tuesday night worlds ride I have ever joined. Especially when the hotshots start off by complaining how shelled they were from [insert epic ride/race] from the previous weekend, and they are just looking to ‘spin’...Quote:
Originally Posted by carpathian
5 laps of the jungle was harder than I expected.
Difference between tour and races, nothing really. Anytime you get a group starting together, people will treat it as a race.
Tour of Watopia is a great way to level up with the bonus points. Also go to zwiftinsider.com and learn about Route Badges. You have to choose a route prior to starting to get credit. I'm using it as a personal challenge to get more points.
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I’ve been knocking off a lot of badges lately, It’s fun.
Ended up jumping into the Japanese Endurance weekly (B) group ride. Over 250 folks from all over. DoubleDraft was in effect, sat up for a few seconds at the end of the fifth of six laps. Couldn’t bridge back. Group leader does a good job of keeping it right around 3.3w/kg. So I ended up with about 1.5 hours at threshold, and about a half hour at tempo. I’m toast right now. New, Zipp deep-dish 808 wheels felt great for this ride. Flat and fast with one small climb each lap. Ate a 20mg gummi and I’m riding endorphins and THC on the couch watching Trailer Park Boys. Feeling good
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Ha nothing beats the post-Zwift workout buzz!
What is with the badges?
The badges are on the same page as the garage and settings. Hit menu during a ride, it will also be there at the end of the ride also. On the stats page.
Can’t stand jungle since they ‘graveled’ it, I’m all for it in real life, but in Zwift is just silly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iowagriz
Been doing many different routes this all winter, which has kept it interesting.
(24 hr later edit - graveled)
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First time I clicked on the Badge list there. Lots of carrots on the stick to get after.
^^ what you mean 'traveled' the jungle?
Meant Gravel. Think it autocorrected.Quote:
Originally Posted by carpathian
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Welp, that 5x Jungle loop Group Ride was a disaster... I'll start with excuses Lol
Hour run in the morning. Felt great. Cornona virus prepping all day, built a green house and got 15 new chickens settled in new coop.
Saw the ride was at 8pm. The day flew by all the sudden it was 7:30 and I was starving. Wife had just cooked three of these beef Tamales from Costco for me. I was so hungry and ate two of them. Almost talked my self out of riding. Looked at the clock 7:45... might as well do this. What could go wrong?
Luckily I had the heads up from Buttah that I needed to go find a gravel bike in drop shop so I had done that earlier in the afternoon.
3,2,1 Go~! About 200 off the start in A Class. I jumped in with lead pack of 10 and just tried to hang on. Managed to stay with them through all first lap while these fuckers are all holding minimum 4w/kg with the climb all in 5 plus. For me 400 watts is not sustainable.
They finally dropped me hard at the top of the second lap climb. I was now in no mans land through all of 3rd lap, running scared waiting or the next group to catch me. I managed to hold 330watts or around 3.9 up into the 4th lap climb and then the wheels fell off. We were about 50 minutes in now and a whole mob of people flew by. All of the sudden I can barely roll on 200 watts. Complete quad failure.
OMG I have to do another lap?! Then the tamales reminded me of their presence as I was struggling up the far side of the rope bridge. Game over. Got off the bike right at an hour at the end of lap 4.
Too beat to even drink a beer. The end.
Good stuff, carp, I needed a laugh! Group rides are based on distance only, as opposed to the races which are based on w/kg. So there is an A and B ride, both are 1.0-5.0w/kg. (A) ride is the longer option. I’ve found that the front groups on these group rides are hammer sessions, you can always sit up and wait for the laughing group!
Ended up riding my gravel rig outside yesterday, even though it was only 37 degrees. Went steady but not hard, can’t believe how good I feel on the bike for what time of the year it is. I always struggle getting fitness in the spring. Zwift freaking works! Probably gonna jump into that B group ride today, it’s cold, grey and getting ready to snow here. Last thing we need right now is snow, with the areas being closed and whatnot.
How do we organize a TGR group ride? That could be interesting.
I was just thinking that same thingQuote:
Originally Posted by huckbucket
I’ll pull sweep!
It’s been snowing hard since noontime, town plow has gone by three times now, probably gonna be a foot when it wraps up late tonight. Huge bummer, we were at the tail end of mud season, MTB trails were almost ready, dirt roads were drying out. Thankful for Zwift, it will get me through another week as this snow melts.
Jumped into the tour short ride, jungle circuit. I had a good start, but I burned too many matches early. Suffered on the second lap, that climb is a grinder just flat enough to hammer, but just long enough to make it hurt bad. Chased back a bunch of riders on the final lap. 569 riders, ended up in 101st place. Averaged 3.3w/kg for 52 minutes. Fast group.
Burning Matches
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Jumped into Stage 5 short group ride/race, this morning. Special guest rider and one of my favorite riders in the peloton, Rigoberto Uran! Look at all the Colombian riders on the list. Had another good start, I’m in front of Rigo, he’s the yellow beacon. That wouldn’t last for long, he dropped the hammer shortly after this picture. Ended up in about 125th place out of over 1100 hundred riders.
A lot of pros jumping onto Zwift during the outbreak. Place is blowing up, big time.
I managed 3.5w/kg for 36 minutes. Fast group of folks this morning.
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My Apple TV just arrived this morning, I'll get everything set up today and start figuring this thing out.
Download the "Companion" app for Zwift if you don't already have it. I use Apple TV as well and it works good. But, the app allows easy access to the Power-up (or whatever they are called) and easy messaging in game.
looks like I can only use this code after my 14 days trial is over? is that right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Vt-Freeheel
Cold, grey and windy, so I’m jumping into a massive group ride with Mark Cavendish. 3400 people signed up! 11:00 Ride as One.
Go get em Buttah!
For the rest of us, raise your HR virtually just by watching this guy's vids. I sorta remember those days.
This is a “controlled” ride today, I don’t think the fence will be up, it’s supposed to be 2.2w/kg-2.8w/kg.Quote:
Originally Posted by huckbucket
I’m a huge fan of Cam Jeffers, I watched him ‘Everesting’ yesterday. 8.5 times up the Alpe du Zwift! Took him, 10.5 hours, at the end he could barely talk. Yesterday everyone had the same kit and old school steel bikes, April Fools Day. I watched his last three and a half times up the Alpe, fucking nutz. I’m also a huge fan of Chris Pritchard on YouTube. He cracks me up.
https://youtu.be/YW1xoxLeiOw
Ohh ... I'll have to check the Everesting vid when available. That's insane. Thx.Quote:
Originally Posted by buttahflake
I'm hooked. Figured it all out pretty quickly, and I've raced every day for the last 5 days.
I've used the quarantine to double down on riding and get back into shape. The best part of this monthly email is seeing how poor February was for me.
The badge quest has been instrumental in keeping me focused. I could have ridden outside on several days, but I'm admittedly a fair weather rider.
And, I'm down 9lbs.
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