Virtual Zwift Rides

Well I’ve got the tt bike on the new turbo.

Issue with the canyon was my hokey QR bodge job didn’t work in the Flux. I’d need a Thru axel convertor kit to fit the Canyon on.

So the Trinity it is. Fits fine. Weird to ride.

Also got a weird crank/bottom bracket knocking. Heading to bike maintenance to get a fix hopefully.

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I think that’s the best set-up anyway. You’re not likely to ride the TT mike much in the winter so stick it on the turbo permanently so you can get used to the position and less faffing around taking bikes on and off.

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@gingerbongo I see we’ve been joined by a Chinese bloke who claims to be 175cm/54kg and his 20m power is conveniently 250w :face_with_symbols_over_mouth:

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What do I win???

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Yes this was very much the plan. Just needed to find the time to dig it out and set it up.

Had a weird knocking/loose bit at a certain part of the pedal stroke, but i think i’ve fixed it now. It was a slightly loose nut in the bottom bracket.

Hands are frozen now from mucking about with all that metal in the freezing shed!

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Nothing cos now i’ve lost my bonus watts from the crank PM AND i’m now losing watts to an unfamiliar bike! :rofl:

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The sandbagging starts seriously :roll_eyes:

We need a startsheet, want to see poet having a go, and some odds!

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On Monday - so I can plan the week accordingly lol

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Are you sure he’s not from Nottingham? :wink:

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Bleddy battery went in the hrm as well :roll_eyes:

Miraculously had one in the drawer!

My power isnt that high currently - see last night for reference!
Wowsers - strong Dirt rider from America in the line up!!

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I’m going to try to hop on, been darting around all over the place this morning & just made it back

Yeah I’m going to struggle to hit orange letalone red today. My quads are genuinely mullered

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My companion app just went mental.

You guys better SMASH it

I don’t know what’s more exciting;

Watching these dots

Or

Doing a training course on “returning to the office safely”

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Go check out his Strava profile picture.

He looks like he’s 60kg (on his left hand side!)

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See one guy avg over 400w! I know hes 95kg but still!!!

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A load of shit as expected. Legs are humphed. Still, with the other boys on the ride it kept me honest, so I didn’t bin it and did what I could.

Got beaten by a Chinese guy at the end that pushed 6 w/kg for the last 2kms. Miraculously when he went past me his avatar wasn’t pedalling for the 20 secs I saw him. He did something similar up box Hill. But then backed off for the 2nd half before catching me after the tunnel.

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It was a day for the lighter gentleman… 60 kg, 55kg, 60kg…

Except the 95kg monster who won it

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Dammit, momentary lapse and I missed the split up that tiny incline :roll_eyes:

Got beat in B by that 60kg bloke…

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I noticed those 2 gravitationally-advantaged riders gain a slight gap & jumped on the pedals to catch, saw you were suddenly 2-3 seconds back @Jorgan - but then you seemed to stay there for ages. Thought you were going to get back on

Once it got to the hill I had to put out 360W to stay with the group. Which I can’t. So got dropped like a hot stone.

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