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I fancy a bit of this, on Sufferfest at the mo, but might stick that on hold, and set zwift up.
I'll sign up for Monday. Happy to do pace setting at required power on the front or looking after people who get dropped off and towing back on.
I'll say I won't do the race bit as I'm avoiding going too hard at the moment but we all know that'll be a lie.
Can the fence be used on these meet ups potentially? They can be great to keep a group together. Just wondering really.
NO fence option within this setting.
Hi Weeksy, please can you send me an invite for Monday if there's any available? On Zwift I am SouthsideJohnny.STW
I am now following you on Zwift companion, I think - is that what's required?
Thanks - SSJ
Was a great fun ride with bits of banter. Was a laugh on the jungle downhill - big group of bumble bee mountain bikers all charging along together.
Thanks to R. for the tow up the climb.
Thanks for the invite Weeksy, will try to join in on the evening ones.
7pm is good for me too.
Just joined, and followed Weeksy (I think!). Could I get an invite for Monday if poss? No idea how I get a bumblebee jersey as a newbie?
I think you can get it as a new user.
When you log in don't ride and go to bottom left of screen and MENU should appear.
Go to GARAGE on far right and go into JERSEY and pick the yellow and black one. BASIC 1 I think.
You should have the right bike. Zwift Aero NOT the TT bike or MTB that are also in your garage.
Got the bumblebee jersey! Just had to sign up properly I think (instead of being in free trial). All good to go for tomorrow 🙂
Just so you fellas know, it makes it a lot lot easier if you decline the invite if you're not playing
Are there any invites going for 7pm tomorrow? I didn't get one. Not 100% sure I can make it yet, but should be OK, as I had a day off today.
No problem if not, I'll find something to do - a run, a real bike ride now the clocks have changed or something random on Zwift.
Ta.
I rarely ride the volcano circuit. Does Zwift class it as road for bike choosing purposes?
Thanks guys!
I'm sure there will be later Stumpy, who are you ?
Yes to road bike. It's in the description 🙂
Thanks for the invite Steve, can't make tonight and have declined invite. Cheers Simon
Eskay, thank you 🙂
Stumpy, added 🙂 (Thanks for adding your name, it helps !!! )
Hi Weeksy, can i have an invite if any available for tonight. PeesBee STW. Ta
Course mate..
Hi Weeksy, I won't make this evening so have declined the invite. Hopefully the next one though.
I’ve slipped a cheeky stw at the end of my name on zwift.
My smart trainer is coming this afternoon so will be signing up for at least a month. I really like RGT but it seems there’s not many people on there at the times I go on where as there were 96 people signed up to a zwift race this morning at 7.
Hey.. I'm actually going to go for a real ride this eve after work, so have declined the invite for this eve.. Might put out for Tuesday eve though...
I've finally got a trainer tyre as was knackering my normal road tyre!
DrP
Well we have a decent number for tonight so should be good 🙂
I'll take an invite for 7 tonight please weeksy, if there are any spaces left?
I've just followed you. Furrybreeks Maclean STW. Cheers.
All in matey.
30 we have now 🙂
weeksy
Stumpy, added 🙂 (Thanks for adding your name, it helps !!! )
Ta. I've now been told by my daughter "you're taking me to Dad tonight, Dad".....so there needs to be some gentle persuasion that I did it last night, so it's mummy's turn tonight...
Ha! We'll see.
Need to remember to swap bikes, but assume we are still bumble bee suited-up...
I'd say we'll all be in bumble bee yes.
weeksy
Yes to road bike. It’s in the description
Sorry weeksy, I'm terrible for just skim reading most stuff.Lol
Just booting the PC up in a bit in case there is an update. Times that's caught me out.😆
Looking forward to tonight's group ride.👍
Just chilling, will be on in 15
Really enjoyed the ride thanks Weeksy.
Unfortunately an internet drop out kicked me out at the sprint and I don't think Zwift is loading the data onto Strava.
But a great ride, very well organised. But how do you manage to type so quickly and ride at the same time? I can barely manage the occasional couple of words.
Well that was fun while it lasted chaps!
My Zwift shat the bed crossing the bridge to italian gardens about 28 mins in, all af a sudden I was all on my lonesome 🙁
Good stuff, thanks Weeksy.
No idea where everyone was, I was getting my legs ripped off by Mooman and P.Alcock, 249 watts average, that was tough!
Apologies for hogging a place, then not turning up. I had it in my head it was a 7.30pm start, and fired things up just after 7pm to get in a quick warm up, only to discover I'd missed it.
Who's bright idea was SPRINT and TEMPO???
Great ride chaps. Loving the swarm of bees. A good leg stretcher at the end there with Magnetdog, Levell and Zilog I think.
Thanks for that, need to work at my group riding, i just couldnt seem to establish the same rythem no matter what I did so clipped off the front, put in a few digs with about 10mins to go then dropped my phone!!
Enjoyed that, cheers for the invite. Need to work on my pacing, seem to have a huge lag when putting power down or easing up...
Wasn’t working properly for me. I couldn’t see anyone else so dropped out and tried to rejoin but it would t work with group chat. Rode with stumpy for a bit but was having to do silly watts to even keep up.
Great ride all. Just need to stuff my lungs back in my chest. That tempo stuff is a bitch!
Enjoyed that even if I did blow my legs off failing to close the gap to the front tempo group!
Need to work on my pacing, seem to have a huge lag when putting power down or easing up…
Same here, oI only seem to be able to hold a pace when going balls out!!
Great ride! I saw zero bantz tho 😟 do they pop up on the iPad app or only on the companion app (can’t use that at the mo for technical reasons!)
Weeksy can you see how far back the group
With Mooman, P.Alcock and myself was? (They finished ahead of me as I couldn’t go with them when they pushed on after 40 mins)
The Bantz appeared on my iPad app, but first ride they didn’t, this ride they did - I didn’t do anything differently.
Was good that...
Steve I can't thank you enough for starting this.. I'm now inspired to get back riding and get some fitness back!
I've nearly cycled more in a week this week (155km) than I did in total last year (264km)
🙂
That's brilliant Tiger.
I’m like Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump. I just surge through because I I don’t back off quickly enough and then I’m like ‘WTF is everyone’ 🙂
Thanks for that, need to work at my group riding, i just couldnt seem to establish the same rythem no matter what I did so clipped off the front, put in a few digs with about 10mins to go then dropped my phone!!
I wondered where you’d gone. There were 4 of us, then suddenly there was only 3 (Benman and Peesbee I think). The other two dropped me on the last climb. I thought I might get one of them back but didn’t have it in the end.
Most fun I’ve had on Zwift tho. Thanks Steve for setting it up and somehow keeping an unruly group of mostly MTBers together!
Bah, missed this again. Mind you 7pm is a bad time for me as I’m generally doing a family dinner now we can as we’re all in at the same time.
My Zwift time seems to be the 9-10 pm slot at the moment !
You all listen well and at least try and keep together which is great.
Weds then I guess lads, same time preferred?
Level, send me your address via message mate along with your weight.
There's some fast forum boys for sure.
On Weds I won't be doing a lunch ride on the G 160 this time!!!!
There’s some fast forum boys for sure.
Yeah when Benman and Peesbee rocked off up that last climb at 5.5w/kg. I ordered myself a virtual plate to hand my arse to 😉
7pm works for me, but both my kids can fend for themselves/are feral so whatever works for those with family responsibilities.
Weeksy can you see how far back the group
With Mooman, P.Alcock and myself was
Nah mate, sorry.
Yep 7pm Wednesday works for me. I enjoyed this a lot. Kind of didn't pay close enough attention to the race pace thing, and sat up a bit after the start/finish line. I almost caught up in the tunnel but couldn't catch the draft properly. Next time though...
Yeah when Benman and Peesbee rocked off up that last climb at 5.5w/kg
I put in two very short 500w digs and they just cruised back up to me!
I'm just glad none of you race in C.
As for Dobski, did he say he's a D???
👍Weds then I guess lads, same time preferred?
Ok.
Choice time.
Greater London flat
Or
Greater London Loop (box hill)
Box hill, when I was 19 I had a girlfriend whos parents lived in Dorking have some, er, memories of that place!
Thanks for the invite weeksy, first time riding in Zwift in a group ride, enjoyed it👍🏻
(Kev Mc)
You're a bad man.
550watts for a minute to "win" the sprint to then be told I have to get back on to ride tempo then you just sat up and left me chewing my own legs off to stay in the group.
w00dster
Subscriber
No idea where everyone was, I was getting my legs ripped off by Mooman and P.Alcock, 249 watts average, that was tough!
I had no idea where I was in the group at start. I think we were off the front of the group .. Alcock and I finished on 40.6km on the hour; what did the Weeksy group finish on?
wOOdster - it was a nice little session. When we were at about 40 mins I could see the powerful rider coming up behind us pushing over 300w with only 3km in his legs so assumed (correctly) he would be keeping it going for at least another 5km (correct again) .. so as we went past a group I pushed on to get on his wheel expecting you and Alcock would likely get stuck in a slow draft of the group ... just trying to put little dents in yous; good fun!
Totally new to Zwift but tried a C race last night and most of the top 5 were averaging around 3.7-3.8w/kg. Is this normal...? I'll give B a go next time, but by this measure, most of the folk in there will be 4+?!
First lap was fun trying to drag people back on while the bunch was going briskly.
Doubt I'll be in for Wednesday.
I put in two very short 500w digs and they just cruised back up to me!
Yeah I saw that and decided not to bother 🙂
I’ve not raced @benman but that sounds very high. I thought C topped out at about 3.2?
First time I've managed to catch one of these. Really enjoyed it so big thank you Weeksy for getting them going. I can see why Zwift is so popular.
I upped my ftp to 222w according to Zwift, no idea what that means tbh. Weekey kept asking what our max heart rate was, I dont have a monitor, but going by feel I reckon about 240 000.
Apparently it's new York in Wednesday.
I've sent invites. Don't forget to reject it if not coming.
Lol I was trying to keep you all entertained
Thanks for Wednesday's invite weeksy, was going to ride tonight then wasn't.... My thighs are dead from kneeling on the bathroom floor all day yesterday plumbing! Hopefully they recover tomorrow and I can have a ride.
Top fun ride, Weeksy. Cant believe that you got everyone together through the Volcano and kept us all in check until the off, top work.
Those have been two of the closest grouped rides I've ever done on Zwift.
Loving the concept of 300W tempo, I tried hard a couple of times through the tunnel to get back on and died 🙁
Can't wait for the next one. STW group rides - they rock.
40.49 Kms for me (25.16 miles) at an average of 25mph.
Benman, if in a C race the guys finish at 3.5 they get moved up to B....but they don’t have to move up and can still race in C races.
I’m a lower end B, 260 ftp and 69kgs. I get spanked in the Bs but average about 3.6 w/kg for an hour, tonight’s was about 3.5w/kg for an hour. For me it’s the multiple digs people put in, I’m fine riding at FTP, but as soon as Mooman put in some big digs I couldn’t keep up. Only up to about 450 watts type digs, but it’s the lack of recovery between them that does me in.
Really enjoyed it once again, cheers Weeksy! Went too early on the sprint but matched my pb 1min power so happy with that. Managed to hang onto a group of 3 or 4 up front for the "tempo" until my legs fell off, decent work out 🙂
Is it possible to view data from the ride on the Zwift platform or do you need to access it elsewhere? Can't remember seeing any messages either, probably because I was wiping the sweat from my eyes!
Posting so I can come back to this. Only tried zwift for the first time last night and that was just me figuring it out. Am keen to get in on a group ride but will need to see how it goes with family life etc. Sounds like you all had fun
@w00dster thanks for the pointers. I'm 270W at around 67kg (according to Sufferfest), so sounds like I should be in with the lower end B's getting a trouncing 🙂
Fun, lol. Errrrm maybe. Well, possibly.
No.
Top fun ride, Weeksy. Cant believe that you got everyone together through the Volcano and kept us all in check until the off, top work
That was tricky as I had to keep doing 350w to get on the front, then with drafting I kept getting shoved back, so another 350w to get ahead, on the little hill up to where I unleshed you all I was 350w for 30s and was dead before the sprint.
I did try, but it wasn't happening.
Ah, ha! That was hilarious!
I forgot to get Spotify going, was mincing through playlists & looked up to see everyone had disappeared. Then turned myself inside out to get back to the group..
robbo1234biking
Wasn’t working properly for me. I couldn’t see anyone else so dropped out and tried to rejoin but it would t work with group chat. Rode with stumpy for a bit but was having to do silly watts to even keep up.
I caught Robbo (R) up & I think we were trying to work together to catch up, but it was hard going & then all of a sudden he disappeared.
Eventually caught up, but was ruined.
I completely misunderstood the race - I thought it was to the end of the hour, so when you all shot off I shat myself. Sped up to what I thought was a barely sustainable pace, but you were all gone - bit embarassing that, to be honest!
It's all good though - I enjoy the challenge & it definitely adds a touch more motivation.
Great fun that lads, did 50km tonight without really noticing, was just reading the messages most the time. Why can't all zwift group rides be like this??
Will try to make Wednesday if I can but I have some work commitments coming up which may keep me busy. Weeksy if you don't mind I'll accept and cancel later if I can't make it, hope that's ok.
Weekends might be best for me from now on.
Let's keep this going, it's a great laugh and getting me fitter!
Stumpy- I kept trying to take turns at the front but couldn’t get in front of you! I was doing 250 - 280w trying to get on and went up to 350 at points but my ftp is 253 w so I was just going to hard to carry on. As messaging wasn’t working for me I struggled to know what was going on and I had every rider on the bar so was trying to watch for STW rags or bumblebees!
weeksy
Subscriber
I’m just glad none of you race in C.As for Dobski, did he say he’s a D???
Posted 56 minutes ago
I just snuck in under the Cat D limit for the first two races of the Tour of Watopia then got promoted/disqualified in the 3rd (whichever way you want to look at it) before doing the last two races as Cat C.
I can put down a decent amount of watts but on the climbs 100kg+ is never going to be great!