George

3 hours ago, GrahamF said:

Lots of people seem to know where this is but have yet to get there.

 

It’s the road leading to kennels on the braes ✅

1 hour ago, charlie p said:

top of stone throw. I know I should go there but on the wine as it’s my birthday. Will have another excuse tomorrow 

Happy birthday, my octogenarian Yoda-like friend.

On 5/20/2020 at 6:39 PM, charlie p said:

Strava now charging to let me see my segments. No thanks

Quite right. I only use lawyers who do pro bono. To hell with paying the mercenary ones! 🤣

5 hours ago, Alan McLean said:

That looks steep

2 hours ago, charlie p said:

Strava now charging to let me see my segments. No thanks

Don’t think anyone wants to see your segments, Charlie.

18 minutes ago, thejanullrichdietplan said:

I think it's the average wattage of the group. I took it pretty easy tonight so will have dragged that down a bit.

 

I was 243W average. 

23 hours ago, Mark O said:

OMG George!  My guess is inside one of the skips at the community waste facility half way up the Haylie

That’s it after a tidy 

Closest I get to outdoors 😂

Did the sensible thing & bought 43 inch smart TV. Has WiFi so no cable required. Sure something will go wrong.

2 hours ago, P McDonald said:

Thanks Jan, you inspired me to go out tonight for an unplanned ride

 

Is that the loch top of Bowfield? “Beith Spot”

58 minutes ago, thejanullrichdietplan said:

Yeah it was tougher than i was expecting - took a good 10 minutes to catch you and Mark once you had the gap!

I'm not sure why it was off i didn't change anything but it did feel a little more fluid in the climb and sprint sections.

I could make the Wednesday ride sticky draft off. Or have an additional ride on a Thursday which would normally be the chaingang night

 

I suggest additional Thursday ride. Means folks can still get their steady rides in.

5 minutes ago, Mark O said:

Was going to ask if the sticky was indeed off. Hard chase to catch on during first lap before the ramps - a few matches burnt. Half expected G to come through and drive on the increase the gap on the 2nd. Felt a bit more like racing. 

I was blowing big time. 10 mins at 320+ watts to catch you. Needed a wee rest and inevitable we’d be caught once Jan put his foot down....

ooft! That was good tonight but my perfectly sculpted legs felt it. Maybe an idea to repeat tonight occasionally and leave the sticky draft off? A good workout instead of a steady trundle. 

2 hours ago, Alan McLean said:

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.

I’m going to buy a big TV & put in garage with my turbo. Budget about £300.  I can either buy a 32 inch that is smart or a larger one that is non smart.

its a new TV so will have up to date HDMI etc. My phone & iPad are 6 months old so have up to date ports too. 
 

think non smart TV & lightning cable or cheaper copy is way to go as don’t intend watching Netflix when blowing out my bum

My old eyes struggle to see Zwift on-screen data on my iPad.

was talking to a young person today (mid thirties) who tells me I don’t need a smart television as I can use a cable to plug into a dumb tv from iPad or iPhone. 
 

is this the case? If so, what is this cable he speaks of and can I buy it in Tandy?

8 minutes ago, Codg1e said:

@P McDonald Found some attire for the occasion when lockdown is lifted and we attack Arran.  I'm opting for the yellow (copper) one.  Shame there's no skinsuit...  reckon the yellow one would go with our blue bibshorts...?

https://www.thecyclejersey.com/collections/road-jerseys/Whisky

Do they do a Babycham one?

1 hour ago, thejanullrichdietplan said:

When i tried to send a message on the companion app it was saying server error so i think they were having problems - probably due to how busy it is.

 I think they've changed the algorithm slightly for the sticky draft -  it used to be the case that those in front of the beacon were those working 'hardest' (what power they were doing in terms of what zone they are in rather than outright power) but it doesn't seem to be the case now.

 

I still can’t figure it out. On Monday I rode up the hill with Darryl & billy, ahead of the beacon and was working quite hard. Tonight I was trundling ahead of but working hard behind the beacon. 

Was Zwift playing up for anyone else tonight?

I rode away from beacon at start despite only putting 130 watts out. Sat up after a bit until people caught up and actually found it harder behind the beacon but then I’d drift ahead again. On a couple of occasions I got dropped then had to hammer it to get back on before required power dropped again. 
 

zwift companion also wouldn’t let me see the map, dashboard or send messages. Decided to bin it in the end. Does Zwift maybe struggle when it’s busy?

4 hours ago, Darryl Gunson said:

How the excuses have evolved. I would have won but:

- my forks snapped and I had to find a blacksmiths to fix em

- my derailleur jammed

-  my chain snapped

- I punctured

- my heart rate monitor said I was on my max 

- my power meter said I couldn’t attack 

- my internet connection failed 

😄😀

 

 

I had to get off at corner 13 for a jobby

5 hours ago, Roberto said:

Bananas, water & a wee bit lucozade sport or similar for me

I lay off the fags a good hour before kick off. Quick rum & coke to flush the system then lay down the power! 

Was odd tonight. Seemed to be a bit slow so I just sat at my own power. Got jumped at the finish-proves Zwift is lifelike. 😂

Question for Mr McTavish. I like the chat during our rides but keep seeing comments from non members popping up. “Hi from Utah” and “let’s feel the hot sauce” sort of random bantz. 
 

is there any way of hiding this? 

14 minutes ago, Alan McLean said:

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🤪

 

Isn’t this the essence of cycling? Why else do we ride?

1 hour ago, Alan McLean said:

Tubeless tires are shredding on my summer bike so I had to put trainer tire on my winter bike then had to change pm cranks which are on my TT bike and I started all this when I got back from work at 1730 so you can imagine how all THAT went....

Going for a (distanced) run instead...

I doubt you’ll find your trainers....

46 minutes ago, thejanullrichdietplan said:

Good ride tonight. 

Struggled with the heat - have an industrial floor fan so cant really have much more airflow so will need to do think about getting an ice vest or something!

Cheers, Ian. I was driving down braes this afternoon as you were riding up. Passed you as the gentleman in the white car overtook you with inches to spare.  I gave him a critique of his driving skills and signed my approval out the window.