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norbs wrote:All the new apps have a ways to go yet IMHO. Some many wrinkles that take away from the experience.

Dont get me wrong, I love Zwift (should hit 10,000kms this week), but the frustrations when you just want to get on and ride and something goes wrong

You haven't experienced Tacx-rage yet.. Zwift-rage has nothing on that.

CLP wrote:

norbs wrote:All the new apps have a ways to go yet IMHO. Some many wrinkles that take away from the experience.

Dont get me wrong, I love Zwift (should hit 10,000kms this week), but the frustrations when you just want to get on and ride and something goes wrong

You haven't experienced Tacx-rage yet.. Zwift-rage has nothing on that.

Touch wood, the Neo has performed without flaw. I sometimes forget how lucky I am to have it. No spindowns required, can run without power if needed (the wife unplugs it to use the clothes dryer) and it as quiet as a church mouse.

Fucking expensive though.

norbs wrote:

CLP wrote:

norbs wrote:All the new apps have a ways to go yet IMHO. Some many wrinkles that take away from the experience.

Dont get me wrong, I love Zwift (should hit 10,000kms this week), but the frustrations when you just want to get on and ride and something goes wrong

You haven't experienced Tacx-rage yet.. Zwift-rage has nothing on that.

Touch wood, the Neo has performed without flaw. I sometimes forget how lucky I am to have it. No spindowns required, can run without power if needed (the wife unplugs it to use the clothes dryer) and it as quiet as a church mouse.

Fucking expensive though.

To be honest, all of the rage inducing components I've had with my Tacx have been Tacx software related. The trainer hardware has generally been spot on. The newer Tacx trainers that incorporate FE-C like yours are (fortunately) unlikely to go anywhere near those issues.

New course coming soon(ish)!
I saw the announcement in an email.. but there's a bit more info here:

https://zwiftinsider.com/2018-innsbruck ... ouncement/

Looks juicy

and another course coming ... sometime?
https://zwiftinsider.com/cav-leaks-imag ... ft-course/

Zwift now available on Android..

CLP wrote:Zwift now available on Android..

...though apparently my Samsung A5 isn't powerful enough to run it

Going to set this up over the weekend......has some great potential https://www.roadgrandtours.com/

hutchy wrote:Going to set this up over the weekend......has some great potential https://www.roadgrandtours.com/

It's pretty good for the most part. though it requires a bit more on the hardware side of things compared to zwift. Haven't seen too many real people on there though which is a bit disappointing. hopefully that will change

Sign up for VirtuGo while you're at it .. i think there's no wait list now.

CLP wrote:

hutchy wrote:Going to set this up over the weekend......has some great potential https://www.roadgrandtours.com/

It's pretty good for the most part. though it requires a bit more on the hardware side of things compared to zwift. Haven't seen too many real people on there though which is a bit disappointing. hopefully that will change

Sign up for VirtuGo while you're at it .. i think there's no wait list now.

It's in early development they are going to focus on racing mostly......the bikes lean over as they turn and you will have to slow for corners and accelerate out of them apparently. I'll check out Virtugo as well thanks Carl.

hutchy wrote:

CLP wrote:

hutchy wrote:Going to set this up over the weekend......has some great potential https://www.roadgrandtours.com/

It's pretty good for the most part. though it requires a bit more on the hardware side of things compared to zwift. Haven't seen too many real people on there though which is a bit disappointing. hopefully that will change

Sign up for VirtuGo while you're at it .. i think there's no wait list now.

It's in early development they are going to focus on racing mostly......the bikes lean over as they turn and you will have to slow for corners and accelerate out of them apparently. I'll check out Virtugo as well thanks Carl.

Road Grand tours is a little ahead of VirtuGo at the moment in terms of development. Though VirtuGo has an Aussie connection. There's also a decent amount of encouragement to post suggestions in the forums of VirtuGo.

re RGT: Canary Wharf will be excellent for crit style racing, though i reckon the 8Bar circuit is a waste of time and effort.. maybe that's just me. And maybe that's an opinion based on the current set up without a need to slow for corners etc. Realistically though, i'm not sure how that will work though, since you can't brake on a direct drive trainer, and you don't want to brake on a wheel-on trainer (unless you like flat spots!)

I did Cap Formentor in RGT a while ago and it was pretty good for the most part, though when the end of the climb came.. that was it.. you just got flipped around to head back down. not even a loop of road to turn you around. weird.

CLP wrote:

CLP wrote:Zwift now available on Android..

...though apparently my Samsung A5 isn't powerful enough to run it

Update to zwift on android... now works on the A5 !

Looks like we'll first get to see the new Innsbruck course on Saturday 4th August!

https://community.zwift.com/#course-schedule

Hope my Zwift PC is sorted by then

Innsbruck course is a fair effort! :o

The main climb is listed as av 6% or something like that.. that masks the unpleasant 10+% quad burning stretches. Also, the "flat" loop.. isn't :/

https://www.strava.com/activities/1744463531

How fucking light are you now Carlos????




jaysus

norbs wrote:How fucking light are you now Carlos????




jaysus

I tend to be sitting ~67kg at the moment

Oh FFS, have a fucking doughnut!

I have 25kgs on you! And I havent been 67kgs since I was about 15.

norbs wrote:Oh FFS, have a fucking doughnut!

I have 25kgs on you! And I havent been 67kgs since I was about 15.

I just had a peanut butter brownie with my coffee.. but I do like your doughnut idea

Well as much as it fucking pisses me off, I applaud you!

How heavy were you last time I was there in early 2017? I know for damned sure you werent 67kgs.

I am on a bit of a health kick after the Maldives and #toursnacks

I really want to get under 90kgs by years end.

norbs wrote:Well as much as it fucking pisses me off, I applaud you!

How heavy were you last time I was there in early 2017? I know for damned sure you werent 67kgs.

I am on a bit of a health kick after the Maldives and #toursnacks

I really want to get under 90kgs by years end.

I think I was ~75kg, if not a bit more. After being whipped by you up Norton Summit I decided to do something about that! :P
I did get my weight sub-66kg at one point, but that was fairly short lived! :P

For the record, my weight hovers around 66.5 - 67.5kg most of the time, so I've got it set to 67kg in Zwift/Garmin Connect/Strava to keep things consistent

I dont recall whipping you anywhere.

I might have gotten away from you up the freeway and corkscrew, but that was only because I was keen for a good time. And if I recall, you had done mega kms before I arrived.

Looking forward to 2019.

norbs wrote:I dont recall whipping you anywhere.

I might have gotten away from you up the freeway and corkscrew, but that was only because I was keen for a good time. And if I recall, you had done mega kms before I arrived.

Looking forward to 2019.

that sounds like whipping me :P I do remember being outclassed on Corkscrew Rd by a fair margin. maybe that was the one i was thinking of No matter, it got me motivated.

Hopefully you can be 100% healthy in 2019 and get a bit more ride time in during the tour

Well Monday morning I woke up in a lather of sweat and shitting like a sprinkler.

3 days of this means my plan of riding every day in August is out the window after a strong start. Fuck sticks.

The goodish news, I am down 3kgs in a week.

2018 has been a pretty ordinary year for me. Way behind my goal.