KarenG

Hi folks, just a quick update to let you know that I completed Lockdown CycLEJOG yesterday, cycling a total of 1,000.5 miles (indoors) in 10 days. Thanks very much for the Zwift Ride Ons (especially Alan T), to Fiona and Iain joining my ride, and Elaine for keeping me sane(ish😉). My JustGiving page is still active if you are interested in donating. Once I've, ahem, recovered a bit, I'll hopefully join you guys on Zwift soon. Stay safe and keep pedalling! 

Sounds like a good challenge!
At the weekend there are usually some long group rides - would be a good way to tick off some miles.  ZHR Audax on a Saturday  morning, that has several groups and KISS has a couple too.

Hi Wheelers, I hope you and yours are all safe and well.
To raise funds for NHS Charities Together, I'm gonna do a Lockdown Cycle LEJOG, or "Lockdown CycLEJOG" as I'm calling it 😉. I'm gonna ride 1,000 miles starting tomorrow (01/05/20), mostly on my turbo (with some short daily outdoors rides) and am aiming to do it in 10 days. Would you be interested in sponsoring me? If so, the link to my JustGiving page is: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/lockdowncyclejog
As part of my daily miles, I'm going to have a daily 1-hour session on Zwift, from 5-6pm (hopefully this doesn't clash with the Club Zwift rides). Please feel free to join me, get in some miles and have a chat. My username (from what I can see 🙂) is K.Lockdown CycLEJOG.
Thanks for reading, and stay safe friends 🙂

Hi Wheelers, I hope you and yours are all safe and well.
To raise funds for NHS Charities Together, I'm gonna do a Lockdown Cycle LEJOG, or "Lockdown CycLEJOG" as I'm calling it 😉. I'm gonna ride 1,000 miles starting tomorrow (01/05/20), mostly on my turbo (with some short daily outdoors rides) and am aiming to do it in 10 days. Would you be interested in sponsoring me? If so, the link to my JustGiving page is: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/lockdowncyclejog
As part of my daily miles, I'm going to have a daily 1-hour session on Zwift, from 5-6pm (hopefully this doesn't clash with the Club Zwift rides). Please feel free to join me, get in some miles and have a chat. My username (from what I can see 🙂) is K.Lockdown CycLEJOG.
Thanks for reading, and stay safe friends 🙂

Hi Wheelers, I hope you and yours are all safe and well.
To raise funds for NHS Charities Together, I'm gonna do a Lockdown Cycle LEJOG, or "Lockdown CycLEJOG" as I'm calling it 😉. I'm gonna ride 1,000 miles starting tomorrow (01/05/20), mostly on my turbo (with some short daily outdoors rides) and am aiming to do it in 10 days. Would you be interested in sponsoring me? If so, the link to my JustGiving page is: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/lockdowncyclejog
As part of my daily miles, I'm going to have a daily 1-hour session on Zwift, from 5-6pm (hopefully this doesn't clash with the Club Zwift rides). Please feel free to join me, get in some miles and have a chat. My username (from what I can see 🙂) is K.Lockdown CycLEJOG.
Thanks for reading, and stay safe friends 🙂

Good one tonight...think Fiona said it best - was like watching Loose Women

Can't make it tonight unfortunately (New York course is fun!). Have a good one folks!

It's amongst the fastest bikes for flat and rolling roads - there are a few which are a little faster when paired with the zipp super 9 disc wheel but those bikes are then heavier so then don't climb as well. The fluuro / tron one is a good all rounder.
There are several bikes and wheel combinations which are lighter and faster if doing a sustained climb.
Very nerdy and there is a website that has tested all this out! https://zwiftinsider.com/fastest-setup-30/

Solid 30 minute climb! What else is one going to do on another lockdown Friday evening before the wine gets opened? Nice. 

Hi Greg, I used this: https://support.zwift.com/en_us/setting-your-manual-resistance-level-HJKA24beB

Hi Iain, I can't make it tonight 🙁 Hope to make it later in the week.

Sorry about the mix up with sticky draft, was playing about with the settings and while doing so i automatically joined the start pen so didnt want to edit anything incase it lost the meetup!
Anyway great effort by David and Karen getting back onto the front bunch by the top of the hill in the jungle....Billy tantalising close only 2 seconds back. 
 
The bunch flows a bit more naturally without the sticky draft on, however its obviously not so good for keeping group together. So i’ll keep it on most of the time but maybe have a ride  each week without it. Or perhaps do back to back shorter meetups - say 45 minute ride with it on then a 10 minute break then a 30 minute ride with it off.

Apparently there's another zwift update. Give yourselves an extra 15 minutes or so for the update to happen. 
Or do the upgrade today. 😀

Thanks Iain! Course had a wee bit of everything tonight. Agree with the guys-seemed really busy. David and Darryl, you guys were flying tonight! I was on the rivet trying to keep up 👍

Yeah its fun, sometimes type 2 fun though (miserable at the time, fun in retrospect )
The figure they use if you haven't done an FTP test is based on the best 20 minute power you have done in the game during general riding. It's a good starting place. For the races then the first 3 to 4 minutes are hardest, it does settle down a bit and then will get hard again going up the climbs. For races then there are a couple of different setups - one where every category starts at once and the results are given by category at the finish, and the second one where each category is separate and starts at minute intervals. The separate starts make for more fun racing because the riders around about are the ones you are racing against plus it means the starts are a little less crazy.
Most of the races are mixed male and female, which can prove a bit unfair on the flat courses because guys will generally be heavier and 3 watts/kg for a 100kg rider is going to be alot more watts than for someone that is 30 or 40kg lighter - but on the hilly courses this levels out a lot more.  There are some women's only races - the British Cycling series has some (plus has staggered starts so is probably a good place to start) and the Tour of Watopia has some too. There are a few other women's only series, and also some of the mixed races have a women's category too.
 
 

I think Zwift assign you an FTP based on your ride performances but you can do an FTP test. There are 3 different types in the training section. It only works if other people are honest about their weight, etc. There are ladies races, if that’s your preference.

Hi. 
It can be a nightmare. I’ve only ever tried Cat D races that have something like a 2.4wkg max....you can be doing 4.5 to try and keep up! 
Yes, a good few folk might then be DQ’d but it can be hard to ‘enjoy’ the race when it starts like that.

That was fun! Thanks for the company guys, and cheers for the invite Iain!

Sunshine, showers and a strong wind today meant times were never going to be fast. 11 hardy riders braving the conditions, 5 of them Jets. Best turn out we've seen for a few years.
David Cowan 38:36, paid
Fiona Davidson 37:35, paid
Kyle Maitland(J) 33:26
Fraser Elsby (J) 36:47
Martin Mulholland 37:22, paid
Andy Ross 39:59, paid
Ruaridh Mulholland (J) 38:59
James Ross (J), 36:12
Fraser Anderson (J), 42:13
Iain McTavish, 29:43, paid
Marc Kelly, 30:58, paid
Some great times there in the conditions, and congratulations to Iain McTavish for picking up the first silverware of the season. If someone can let me know the missing jets surnames, I'll update the list.
Thanks to all the marshalls, and to my glamorous assistant, Elaine Muirhead at the start/finish line.
I have £18 to transfer to the club account.

I have attached the schedule of confined events  ( and some open ones) for the coming season. Confined event awards are open to all club members, and are an excellent way to introduce new riders to the mysteries and dark arts of Time Trialing.
This year, I have introduced 2 new courses for the League of 10. One is the Hilly course, and the other the restricted gear course at Gateside. These will be one of events within the league of 10, which will be mostly on the Westferry, as normal.
If you want to give TT-ing a shot, these are the events to try.
2020 Confined Events Calendar.pdf

Contrary to my post title - I managed NOT to get a soaking after all 🙂
Being Johnny-no-mates for the day, I opted to start from Glasgow instead of heading for the Bridge.
Got to jump on a Bunch of "Lomond Roads" coming into Milngarvie, after introducing myself to them, I slotted into the group seamlessly since our Club colour are pretty much the same ........ very friendly Bunch of cyclist so they are 🙂
Pretty much got dropped off by them at the door step of Aberfoyle where upon it seems every cyclist in the Glasgow area was there, including Iain McTarvish & Jess. Got there so early that we sat OUTSIDE in the sun for more than an hour waiting for the Peloton to arrive - ETA 12.10noon. It was all good weather wise up till that point, but just as we were about to head up the Duke's, the heavens opened but luckily for me, I took shelter underneath a porch & stayed dry, while most must have got drenched up on the climb.
Waited for the convoy & then the Race Peloton to pass, everyone (especially the Police Moto riders) look cheering & enjoying themselves, well, apart from the Riders :-)
Then back down the climb & a detour with Big Ronnie Chard over the Lake of Monteith & another cafe stop in Kippon, then the Crow & home without getting wet at all. In fact, it was pretty hot later on the day, strange weather indeed!
End up being a really nice day on the bike for me, loved it!
Cheers

Yeah...the women's category is based on the times of 3 or 4 riders rather than 8. 

Good, fast run yesterday, cheers Elaine, Anthony and Tommy (and thanks waiting for me at the club rooms!) 😁

Great wee run today with Karen, Anthony, Tom and myself. Headed to Port Glasgow then along the coast for a quick coffee in the BB. Up the Hailey Brae and back towards the clubrooms. Hopefully all made it home well before the rain started! 

Hi Gerard, I can help out.