Zwift meetups and social rides ?

Work as usual for me sadly.

When something is set up let me know, just started on Zwift, done 2 rides, turns out Innsbruck is quite hilly, who,d have thunk it!

This is a great idea Weeksy.   Our club have done the same thing experimentally last weekend, a nice little group ride with Discord available.   If it it encourages a few people to ride for a bit and have a chat then that’s a great outlet.

Great idea! Might dust off the turbo for that 🙂

I'd be up for that, i could work it in to my work from home shedule.

I’d be up for it
Off work - probably have the CV already but hopefully I’ll be over it soon
Gentle spin might be ok

My clubs being doing it and its been pretty successful - about 20 - 30 riders using the meetup function.

The sticky draft option is good it allows different abilities to keep up and also a lot of the zwift roads are so busy at the moment it's easy to lose track of riders in the group.

The functionality could be better though - like allowing the meetup leader to be able to do things like turn off the sticky draft for a sprint or kom segment then turn it back on after that and also allow riders to join the meetup group late. If they miss the start they cant join at all unfortunately.

I see discord mentioned quite a lot with regard to Zwift, but don't really know what it is. Can someone explain?

I would probably be up for something, but currently have to come into work. We don't have provision to work from home yet (useless IT) and our MD has deemed that our work is essential (it's not).
Basically if we aren't happy with it, we have to use holiday, so I'm reluctantly coming in.

I'm currently trying to sign up to all the Tour of Watopia rides. I need to do stage 4 tonight, as it's the last day of it.

Discord is basically just a 'live voice chat room conference call type thing'

Imaging a WhatApp Group but you speak and listen instead of type

So yeah 'conference call for gamers"

Cheers tiger6791... Might have to look into that.

I’d be well up for this....
I signed up to Zwift and already done 2 rides (and yes..Innsbruck is HILLY!)..

I’m not 100% sure how it all works... i just kinda ride at the mo. Can we have a group ride on ‘private’ roads?? Does that work?
Maybe if Weeksy sets it up, tells us where to click then we can all join?

I’ll be around/free about 1900 tonight... gotta go to work in a bit!

DrP

First job, everyone put STW in your names if you dont already have it

Only me turned up then??

Done...

DrP (not my Zwift name, BTW!)

i've invited 50 stwers tomorrow at 5:30 for an hour.

50 is the max group.

Unsure as with five of us in the house and home schooling and WFH having to squeeze in what I can. No promises Weeksy but I'll see. Maybe a group ride up the Alp would be fun 😁

i’ve invited 50 stwers tomorrow at 5:30 for an hour.

I’d be able to 👍

No invite though ☹️

Got invite thanks. But 5:30 too early for me. Not get home till 6pm

are you following me tiger?i can only invite peoplw who are

yes, and you are already invited.

I’d be able to 👍

No invite though ☹️

Ditto...

Am following you now...

DrP

will come find you 🙂

i think i know who you are... LOL.. but can't promise without some clues 🙂

pleasantly referred to as 'flying rats'....

😀

DrP

EDIT - you got me!

Cheers and thanks for setting this up.

Just the nudge I needed to get the bike out.

3rd bike ride this year

1st time on Zwift since Nov ‘18

Can’t see my FTP still being 298 😂😂😂

well it's on Sand and Sqequoias so starts flat to give us a chance to stay together.

I'm thinking around 170w to begin and for the first 30 mins, then maybe 200 for 15mins and then i'll unleash everyone for a "Lets see what you've got for the last 15 mins"

Weeksy, how do we follow you in Zwift? Would be interested in doing a couple of rides a week.

Find user.... Search for STW... you should be able to work out who i am 😉

What i'll do is give it till 10pm tonight and i'll do a cull and remove some who've not accepted and invite any more STWers i can find.

I only have the IOS companion app, on an iPad. Couldn’t see an option to find anyone. Probably me being dim!
I’m P Woods STW and also in the STW “team”.

I thought I was following you weeksy. I am now! Feel free to bung me an invite. I think in terms of ‘what do you have in the last 15 mins’ the answer is likely to be ‘not much’ 🙂

At the top, "who's Zwifting" then Find... you know, magnifying glass 🙂

Honest, i can't add you unless you add me... it won't let me.

I've just joined the new to turbo training / Zwift club so would be good to see if I can join some rides.

I'm just getting my head round the whole set up etc plus juggling work, 2 kids and an already stressed other half at home so my attendance will very much be stage of home meltdown based. I also need to set up a fan as 50 mins at lucnhtime was a tad sweaty.

Managed to connect to Weeksy (we still have your lad's old Cube).

nice 🙂

I'll see if i can work out who you are mate.

Looks like you've followed me back. Initials are AR.

Just on the trial at the moment but pretty sure I'll subscribe. Whole new world, not quite sure how to set my FTP etc.

Newbie to Zwift here too. Picked up one of the reconditioned Kicker Cores and trying to get my head round everything. Doesn't help that my laptop's just given up the ghost! Think I'm now following you Weeksy.

If you need to cull me Weeksy as I couldn't say either way whether I'll manage. Chocko morocko on zwift for complicated reasons

ok buddy... cheers.

Sorry Weeksy, I receied the invite notification on my mobile screen but managed to swipe it off inadvertently unlocking my phone.(or at least I think I did.) Not the most tech adept. Any chance of a second invite?

I think I'm following you now, only just getting my head round it after the 1st ride yesterday.

lol give me a clue then if you want in...

I'm fairly sure I'm the only STWer claiming to be Welsh.

Cheers, I'll try to keep up!

Well I added someone call weekes stw, I presume you are not the 11year old. No idea what happens now but finger crossed. I note a young german lady is my only follower!!

No, he's my boy

I'll try and work out, but if not, ping me a message

I’m interested in this. I’m just starting Singletrack Slayer training program but up for a ride. I’ll try and find Weeksy. I’ll change my name to KK-STW.
Edit. Started to follow you Weeksy

Invited nare

I'd be up for this defo but tonight is my rest night and I plan on using my 'once a day' to go outside again tomorrow!

If it takes off we can make it a regular thing with different leaders, routes, times etc.

Just followed you weeksy - new to zwift and social ride sounds good.

Cant do this week as am on lates in accordance with our new company shift system but next week I am on earlys so should be able to make it.

Isn't there a group ride feature that keeps everyone together no matter what (output power etc)

There is yes, but didn't feel the need

Got my invite. Thanks Weeksy.

Hi Weeksy thanks for the thumbs up. Now following you.

Sounds like a great plan - I've got my strategy for the last 15 mins. Essentially it'll consist of 'get shelled out the back and hope my strained gasping doesn't panic the wife" 😀

Great idea,I should be able to make tomorrow evening.

Was going to do Stage 5 but this will be much nicer. I love sand and sequoias too, my favourite route.

What's everyone's ftp btw? A meagre 228 here. Don't desert me all you race snakes.😁

I'll be ok with the pace weeksy has suggested mind.... Till it gets racey! Lol

I have discord but need to get headphones as I can't hear it properly over the noise of the fans...

I'm called F.innbod on Zwift.

Edit: is it 1 or 2 laps weeksy?

Might be on for tomorrow - thanks weeksy

Is anyone able to explain discord setup in very short sentences and low-syllable words? (or won't you be using it anyway?)

Edit: is it 1 or 2 laps weeksy

1 hour

We'll get the strong guys to sweep and have fun bringing people back

I'm in. Thanks for sorting this Weeksy. It's good to have something like this to look forward to.

Weeksy, if there’s any space left please add me, not had any emails yet - my Hotmail has a habit of blocking some emails and not moving them to junk. Let me know when added and I’ll check.

So for a Zwift newby, how do I get to the ride. I havent worked out how the companion app talks to my laptop as yet.

I have no idea lads, I don't know whether you get a mail or see it in swift companion app or???

Anyone who's not in by tonight, like me tomorrow and I'll bin people who have not responded by then and add anyone who wants to.

Sorry all - being a stalker and following everyone who's invited. Means you'll occasionally get a ghostly thumbsup while riding, on the few occasions that I open the app & see who's on there
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RIDEAAHNNNN !!
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Cheers, see you tomorrow

Invite please 👍

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ubOifrmvwpk

Nice one Weeksy! Invite popped up on my watch, but I can’t confirm from there & can’t find anything on the companion app either! Anyone help?!

EDIT: solved, gave it a minute & invite popped up in blue on main screen of Companion. See everyone there! Anyone gonna set up a Discord channel? Might be quite manic with 50 STWers competing for attention 😂

Blimey, just donloaded the discord app and found that I'm already on it - STWZwifters group in Dec 2017. I thought it was a voice app though and that seemed to be all typing (maybe I only had it on my PC in the garage)

zilog - on the first page of the companion app, under "events" you should have something

Can you ping me an invite? Ta.

@scaredypants
Ta found it. I’m in!!

Will we all get a "join ride" or such just like the alert on screen for races/group rides?

Winner if zwift messages will be public or only to those on the ride?

I assume we will get the 30 min button as usual.
I also expect us to be alone.

However, the reality is, I have no clue yet

Weeksy, ta for the invite but I probably won't be able to make tomorrow at 5:30, especially after ruining myself on the tour of Watopia stage 4 tonight - probably not the best idea after a 6km lunch timm run!

So, feel free to ditch me for this one and add someone else who's interested instead.

Will be fun... Looking forward to it.

I've no real clue how it all works, tbh... But I'll be there! Will try to stay the whole hour, but have the kids in the eve and no doubt they'll call out for something!!!

Prob gonna set mine up in the garden.. Could still do with a fan though!

DrP

Just stay in the blob/ peleton for the draft. It'll tell you as you drift away from the person in front and flash up "ok" when you are back in the draft. Your avatar will also "sit up" more on the bike when he is in the draft, and go a bit more aero when out of it.

Drafting is really important in Zwift. Particularly if you aren't that fit. Ie me. No drafting with a TT bike though!

Thank you so much for the kind invitation. Unfortunately I won't finish work in time to take part. You kids have fun though.

Just followed you weeksy – can you ping me an invite. Cheers.

Nathan Shaw STW