Yeah, I've been seeing that, but it makes no sense given the bluetooth/ANT+ is literally 2 feet away, with the WiFi Base station 20 feet from the laptop. Might just be my janky 6 year old laptop.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dee Hubbs
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Yeah, I've been seeing that, but it makes no sense given the bluetooth/ANT+ is literally 2 feet away, with the WiFi Base station 20 feet from the laptop. Might just be my janky 6 year old laptop.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dee Hubbs
You might be surprised. I'm flirting with overtraining all the damn time. I guess it's more like overplaying, between biking, skiing, soccer, hoop, general outdoors crap, etc. Exercise/activities are probably my main social and mental health outlet. Throw in some weight training and I'm constantly trying to remind myself to get rest.Quote:
Originally Posted by bennymac
When you lose internet connection, you and the game keep going which is nice. If you're in a big group going fast you're screwed and off the back when you reappear. A ride like ours you can just keep pedaling a little harder and hopefully come back in the right vicinity. Turning off internet is also a way to ride around alone without doing a meetup.
First two of our local zwift races this year I had trainer power dropouts. To reduce possibly interference I have a 50ft ethernet cable that i can directly hardwire to the router that seems to help. Then leave the stereo off, turn off my phone bluetooth and leave my watch inside and keep the fans as far from the laptop as I can.
I also opened up the wahoo app and updated my trainer software, and haven't had a dropout since, so that could have been the most helpful thing I did. It would be nice if trainers just had the option to use a usb connection.
Agree with all of the above. The other thing I discovered, before I replaced the laptop with a newer model, was that if you have an option to use bluetooth or ANT, set the trainer for one and everything else to the other (I'd do bluetooth for the trainer and ANT for HR, cadence, etc.). That fixed it for me. Now the newer laptop seems to have fixed it.Quote:
Originally Posted by jamal
About to do a 1 hour 45 min Zwift training ride. Woof. Don't know how those guys do it who you see on there that are 70 miles in on the trainer.....
First, first place for me in today's Dee Hubbs group ride. I'd like to thank my sponsors but don't have any.... So friggin fast I didn't even see second place or third or anyone for that matter.
Were you the only one there?Quote:
Originally Posted by mescalito
I’m working tonight and couldn’t make it. We had a good turn out of 7 on Tuesday.
Sorry gents, I'll likely be MIA until mid-Feb. Mid-week ski pass, so I'm usually too tired to ride during the week.
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I was solo...hence the first place! As a newbee to group rides on Zwift I realize knowing the course is really helpful and solo was a great way to learn the course.
Small but tight group tonight. Enjoyed it fellas.
Conference call ran late tonight so I ended up doing a training ride since I missed the start. Hope to make it next Tuesday.
I agree, it was tight, and the heat increased each lap.Quote:
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I also jumped into the Stage 1 of the Tour de Zwift right after TGR meetup.
out for 2 weeks - will have a cast on in t minus two hours. given the amount i sweat on these rides things would end up nasty...
looking forward to jumping back in once the cast is off
Sorry dude. Heal up. What happened?Quote:
Originally Posted by wendigo
cubital tunnel release - getting around to fixing shit i should have done years ago
If mags are absent I may just get a tour ride under my belt - been off the bike for a month so need some easy distance today.
No takers tonight. Just me there when the clock started.
Hopefully for the best long term.Quote:
Originally Posted by wendigo
Bummer man. My coach had me on a brutal session tonight or I would have joined ya. Keep the faith.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dee Hubbs
Hopefully schedule lines up again soon. Slowly getting faster as I drag myself out of the muck of not really working out regularly for 4-5 years.
Selling my Tacx Flux S trainer after acquiring a Kickr Core. Flux was purchased new in Jan 2021 and used maybe 20 hours, so in excellent condition. I only have the 135mm QR adapters (the other ones are lost somewhere in my basement).
$800 CAD + shipping, which should be ~$50 to most metro areas in Canada.
Good group tonight.
7 of us in a tight peloton, some strong power moved the group along a a good clip tonight.
Is anyone else’s power graph all red.. 🥵
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Lot of fun tonight and agree that we moved along at a good pace, fastest I have seen yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dee Hubbs
Thanks again for setting these up Dee, always enjoy them when I can make it.
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It’s been awhile since I’ve joined so I thought I was just rusty. Glad I wasn’t the only one feeling the increased effort! Fun ride guys.
Is there a way to adjust gear ratios or gearing on zwift? Maybe i just need to get stronger but I notice some of you spinning on the climb while I'm standing w/ 60 cadence...same'ish speed.
There is a trainer difficulty setting. This determines how much of the hill gradient is put towards the resistance in your smart trainer. The default setting is at 50% so on the 10% hill, its like you're going up a 5% hill in real life.Quote:
Originally Posted by mescalito
If you set the slider at 100% you will shift more often and use your small gears for the climbs, if you're slider is set for 0% you won't feel the hills (or the descents) at all, and be able to stay in the same gear for most of the terrain, only shifting to match your power/cadence.
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^^ what DH said, key though is that regardless of your slider it doesn't directly impact your speed in-game, just the feel. So even if it's set to 0 you will not go faster up the hill as it still requires the same total 'output' to climb that section of road. Kinda weird to wrap your head around. I've toyed with it and generally keep it at default/50%. I have used the 0% setting while just spinning watching TV/movie and tuning out what I'm riding. It also impacts downhill coasting as well, so if it's set to 0 you basically can't coast downhill either I believe. Quite a few articles/youtube explaining better than mine.
Got it. Thanks for the info!
I like how it feels and works at around 50% more than I do at 100. The slight grade changes are too drastic when it's all the way up. And then for things like our race up ventoux last month I turned it down a bit more so I could maintain a bit higher cadence. And then I took my nice road bike off the trainer recently and put my old cx bike on there instead, which has a 1x drivetrain. I put a 50t on there and the cassette is 11-28 (and it doesn't like being in 28 at all) so I turned it down to more like 35-40%.
At 50% I rarely use the front derailleur, only for a long climb like Ventoux and d’Heuz
I'm at 50% and shift a lot (at meet-up ride and everywhere else) - nearly entire range. Leaves the trainer as a variable in this experience or at least my experience.
I have virtual gearing on the smartbike and generally move between 15 (hard sprints) and 25 (climbs) on the rear with a 50t front. Not sure how spot-on the virtual gearing is though.
A few questions on Zwift.
I'm on a gravel bike mounted to a fluid trainer using a garmin speed sensor and cadence sensor.
*My tires are 700c x 38 but the largest the have is x32... is that going to mess with the speed much?
*Sometimes when I go into the app, it shows I'm paired Bluetooth with my sensors, but then I start a ride and nada... Anyone got some tips?
Shouldn't make a difference when using the speed and cadence sensors, I can't think of how a larger tire would affect that at all. The Garmin speed sensor attaches to the hub, right? So it's just gonna "count" the timing of the revolutions of the hub. And cadence goes on the crank, again no reason to think tire size wold matter.Quote:
Originally Posted by grskier
All that said, I also use a gravel bike for Zwift but on a Wahoo Kickr Snap. I felt like I could never get enough air in the big gravel tires, so I ended up upgrading my wheels for outside and putting a trainer tire on the cheap wheels for Zwift. The high pressure trainer tire seems to be much more accurate and consistent than the squishy gravel tire with regards to measuring power output and such.
YMMV.
Thanks. I had an extra 38c tire from when I mounted my mtb to the trainer last year. when this one is toast I'll order a trainer tire.Quote:
Originally Posted by Full Trucker
Do we have any takers for todays ride? If not, climbing it is
I'll be there to ride.Quote:
Originally Posted by grrrmountainman
I’m doing a crit race today so I’m out
I could also be talked out of riding......
Consider yourself talked out…