Zwift, TR, Sufferfest etc

[Full Trucker]

That's what I saying last week on the Thursday group ride - clearly some riders had much bigger calves than me. It is a sock thing? Do they grow with your zwift level or maybe your FTP?

Your player in the game is supposed to be a representation of you based on height and weight, if I understand correctly.

https://zwiftinsider.com/avatar-sizing/

[Iowagriz]

Dee, if it makes your life easier, you can remove me from the invites. If i get my shit together and can ride again, then I'll ask to be added back on. Tom A

[Full Trucker]

I really hope that ain’t a dude cuz those are nice!!! See the little scar too? Yeah. Yum. She can wear whatever socks she want.

I refrained from posting some other pictures I found of girls wearing pom pom socks. I know it's TGR and all, but Sprocket Rockets seems a little... classier?

[Dee Hubbs]

Dee, if it makes your life easier, you can remove me from the invites. If i get my shit together and can ride again, then I'll ask to be added back on. Tom A

It’s no extra effort. It’s not like I have to type in all the names every week. I have distribution list set up, and just hit that. Zwift makes that part easy.

[dan_pdx]

I refrained from posting some other pictures I found of girls wearing pom pom socks. I know it's TGR and all, but Sprocket Rockets seems a little... classier?

I think it's just the focus here on masochism and self-flagellation makes cheesecake less top of mind

[rideit]

Your player in the game is supposed to be a representation of you based on height and weight, if I understand correctly.

https://zwiftinsider.com/avatar-sizing/

They should have BMI as a parameter for maximum realistic depiction.
“Round is a shape”

[Full Trucker]

Great. Now I'm hungry for cheesecake.

[rideit]

Sweet, or savory?

[XtrPickels]

I think I might, just might, be able to make it tonight.

Anything I need to know prior? (I'm good with joining the meet up and other Zwift basics)

Communicate over Zwift Companion or something else?

[bennymac]

Your player in the game is supposed to be a representation of you based on height and weight, if I understand correctly.

https://zwiftinsider.com/avatar-sizing/

Gotcha. So if I’m sensitive about my avatar’s skinny calves I have to do some sort of reverse weight doping. I’ll suffer more on the climbs but I’ll look good doing it.

[The Suit]

I think I might, just might, be able to make it tonight.

Anything I need to know prior? (I'm good with joining the meet up and other Zwift basics)

Communicate over Zwift Companion or something else?

get your socks right

[EWG]

get your socks right

Fuck yeah. Great point. Pickles, what is your sock height? Are you friend or enemy?

Yup, just the companion app. You will be good to go.

I’m 50/50 for tonight. Not sure my no-show socks will be out of the wash by then.

[Full Trucker]

I'm planning to pedal out of doors on my local trails this afternoon, gonna try and get out there right at 3:45 or so... sneak one in before SNOVID-21 buries us in the next blizzardemic.

[huckbucket]

All cheesecakes are very delicious

[Dee Hubbs]

7 riders tonight.
XtrPickles joined us for the first time. Showed off some big numbers.

We also had
huckbucket (P.MJ)
E.W.G. (F.R.)
Wendigo
BennyMac (B.M.)
Suit (F.S.)
Dee Hubbs

[huckbucket]

Those pickles are spicy.

[XtrPickels]

That was good fun. Thanks for letting me join. If it wasn't for the meetup, I might have skipped out on riding today and I'm glad I didn't. I'll save my days off for watching the snow fall this weekend.

[Dee Hubbs]

Oh Snap!

Or I should say Kicker!
Mrs Hubbs will be happy!

[EWG]

There ya go!!


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[Dee Hubbs]

Big ups to Benny Mac for finishing The Full PRL today! I saw him a bunch of times during the ride. I think he finished in 6 hours 14 minutes.
I finished it in 6:36. 3 water bottles, 3 electrolyte bottles, 3 bananas, 3 protein bars, 3 fig newton bars.
4 shirts changes and one bib change.
Socks stayed high all day long!
I calculated I’d finish in 6:20, but that was based off of 11 laps of London Loop. When I crossed the arch after lap 11 there was still 10km left. The course took you through town like parade procession to wave at everyone. That was a hard 10km, I was already done in my mind, and I didn’t want to wave at anyone.
Legs are feeling okay, but we will see what tomorrow brings, might not see ya guys in the TGR rides this week!

[EWG]

Nice work to Dee and Benny. Representing the TGRs.

[XtrPickels]

Dayum

[bennymac]

Big ups right back at you Dee. Was nice seeing a friendly face amongst the horde.

I’m feeling a bit crippled. The victory lap through town was definitely unnecessary.

Ate a big breakfast with eggs and cheese - went and watched one period of my wife playing hockey - now back home with bacon cheeseburger and poutine from the concession stand. I think this is what they mean in the training thread by “recovery”?

[Dee Hubbs]

My goal was to keep a constant pace for 6.5hrs, I didn't have access to a spreadsheet, so I went old school with masking tape and sharpie on the top tube.
Marking down elapsed time as I passed the lap arch and doing the math to see my indivdual lap times. Anything to keep the mind active.


My actual spilts from Strava were actually pretty constant:

[bennymac]

We really missed an opportunity to change the sock height slider on different laps to see if it made a measurable difference.