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Alan McLean

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  1. Oh boy. Definitely worth cracking a beer open for this one. We get Strava premium free in Kilmacolm, it comes with the Farrow and Ball paint catalogue.

    or you can pay about two coffees per month to totally nerd out on segments. Join us down the rabbit hole. You know you want to. Take the red pill and see how the world really is...

  2. Do you know which connections are on your phone and back of TV? If your kit is new enough to have lightning on iPhone and hdmi on TV then a lightning/hdmi cable would be cheapest option although the Apple ones can still be £50. 

    Streaming device would be more expensive but more versatile but again may only be able to plug into hdmi.

  3. I can dictate text using Apple TV which works very well half the time when voice recognition works, and garbled nonsense otherwise. It does not recognise a) bike terms or b) Scottish names. Lol. So apologies for the drivel. 
    I went zwift racing last night and it dropped the connection in the last 5k as I was planning my glorious attack. Another first world problem ...

  4. Dear Uncle Iain

    I have done a few Zwift races. I tend to slither very quickly to the last third and find a slightly stronger rider to drag me to the final couple of k. I then reward them by going through very hard and trying to drop them before the finish. I usually gain a place, say from 40 to 39th. Am I flicking them or is appropriate virtual RR behaviour? It's certainly fun🤪

     

  5. Yes it is just getting stupid but a welcome distraction from one thing and another. I have crashed off rollers many times before but this was the first "weather-related" incident. 

    Will also need to clean sealant from frame, seatpost and garage floor. Old puncture opened up. Wife has smart turbotrainer. I thought rollers would be minimal cool old skool but turbo may be less hassle 

  6. Excellent ride. I would prefer sticky if possible because otherwise I suspect there might be too broad a range of power. Some would find it very easy and some far too hard.

    Kudos to Darryl who beat me on the hill a few minutes after the club ride.

    Also it was quite cool to be passed by Rigoberto Uran. I assume it was the professional. 

  7. George, unless your turbo is badly calibrated then I don't think road feel makes any difference. It makes you change gears but power is same. Suggest you set up new account as a pixie or small elf.

    Anyway you were riding fine last night, I only held on for twenty seconds after you so you must be in great shape. 

  8. The nice thing that lots of people are feeling hard done by on Zwift which suggests to me that it's probably fine. The higher the whining (from me), the higher the fairness. All good fun!

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