Cheers, will do that.
The Indoor Riding/ Zwift/ TrainerRoad etc. Thread
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Cheers, will do that.
I more often than not just use my phone and the wahoo app to control the power. I'm either doing Zone 2 at around 150w or aiming for high aerobic and adjust to 160, 200, 250, 300 and 400w and just ride around, do the sprint sections and so on a lot of the workouts seem overly fussy/complex. Gorby is good though nice and simple.
I think that once my zwift subscription runs out I might just create a bunch of workouts on my garmin and do those while I watch TV. I don't really pay attention to Zwift other than when the workout block is changing or I want to tweak the power. Bit of a waste really.
Yeah, I quite like the stats and running total of distance etc. Its not hugely expensive in the grand scheme of things but I might try and go without for a month when it runs out and see what happens.
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The easiest cruise intervals from TT Tune Up plan (Cruise Intervals #1). Available as a separate workout and can be found in the Collections > Threshold group. #4 also available but that is quite a bit harder.
Zwift workouts: TT TuneUp » Week 2 » Cruise Intervals #1 | What's on Zwift?
Zwift workout Cruise Intervals #1 in TT TuneUp » Week 2 including all workout details, workout description, wattages/%FTP and cadences.
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Gorby light sounds great for "easy" Vo2
First time on the bike in 5 years today on Zwift.
Just clicked the first option for routes, not really paying attention (my first mistake...). 10 minutes in and because I'm too far to touch the screen and change the route, it starts taking me up the Alpe Du Zwift and I'm absolutely dying. Off the bike and a quick u-turn...
Did 30 minutes, and man, I was absolutely in bits and quickly reminded why I wanted to get back in to it in the first place, my fitness has just gone off a cliff. Can't wait to get back in the routine though and build that fitness up so I can start getting some good workouts in. I did really like the virtual shifting though, I have to say!
Any recommendations for easing back in to it? Just do free rides or should I do one of their programs?
Just clicked the first option for routes, not really paying attention (my first mistake...). 10 minutes in and because I'm too far to touch the screen and change the route, it starts taking me up the Alpe Du Zwift and I'm absolutely dying. Off the bike and a quick u-turn...
Did 30 minutes, and man, I was absolutely in bits and quickly reminded why I wanted to get back in to it in the first place, my fitness has just gone off a cliff. Can't wait to get back in the routine though and build that fitness up so I can start getting some good workouts in. I did really like the virtual shifting though, I have to say!
Any recommendations for easing back in to it? Just do free rides or should I do one of their programs?
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This week is "catchup week" for Tour De Zwift, there's eight stages, with long (A); medium (B) and short (C) routes. New stage starting every 30mins on the hour and half hour, one minute delay between start of A/B/C rides. You can "late join" a stage up to 30mins after route leaves the pen. Still loads of people joining the stages this week, which means a bit of drafting benefit to cover distance a bit quicker.
You could turn down "trainer difficulty" in settings to reduce how hard it is to climb inclines, which will also allow you to put down more power on descents, if you wish to do so.
Maybe give the Robopacers a go - you might find it more fun riding with a group (and you can earn more drops and get a feel for drafting).
Oh, and if you're after the Tron bike, don't forget to select the Everest challenge.
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Inspired by @Junglist I just did Ven-Top.
Took 1 hour 52mins for the climb. I'll use it as a benchmark to see how my training is going.
It didn't feel that bad, gradient never gets too steep. It just goes on for a long time but I'm gonna have to get used to much more than this...
Took 1 hour 52mins for the climb. I'll use it as a benchmark to see how my training is going.
It didn't feel that bad, gradient never gets too steep. It just goes on for a long time but I'm gonna have to get used to much more than this...
I would say do a training plan. I got great gains when I was starting out when I did this.
Only half an hour quicker than me! way to make me feel like more of a snail
I'm gonig to do it at the end of the year and see if I'm any less of a flat slob at the end of it haha.
Thanks guys, will have a look. The training plans look pretty good actually, much more available than when I was last using Zwift.
Was on it again this morning, going to try and do 4 days a week to start, 30 minutes first thing in the morning. Did one of the routes this morning which felt a lot easier as I knew what elevation to expect
I forgot how painful and uncomfortable it is for the first few rides while your rear gets used to the saddle again
Was on it again this morning, going to try and do 4 days a week to start, 30 minutes first thing in the morning. Did one of the routes this morning which felt a lot easier as I knew what elevation to expect
I forgot how painful and uncomfortable it is for the first few rides while your rear gets used to the saddle again
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first few rides?!Thanks guys, will have a look. The training plans look pretty good actually, much more available than when I was last using Zwift.
Was on it again this morning, going to try and do 4 days a week to start, 30 minutes first thing in the morning. Did one of the routes this morning which felt a lot easier as I knew what elevation to expect
I forgot how painful and uncomfortable it is for the first few rides while your rear gets used to the saddle again
It's been months and I still suffer from tailaches.
Haha yeah maybe that's wishful thinking from me
When I was going from riding position to fully upright, I was making some interesting faces I'd imagine with the discomfort!
Annoyingly, I had some really comfortable Rapha bib shorts that I used to love when I was last riding, best pad I'd used. I threw them out a couple of months ago when having a clearout thinking I'd never use them again...
I almost recommended them but I'm going to look like a shill soon
Right. Now I'm going to stop blaming the last few weeks as a reason for me being so consistently inconsistent on the bike. Training starts next week. I really need to workout Trainer Road and Zwift at the same time so that I can get the last few KMs for my Tron.
Right. Now I'm going to stop blaming the last few weeks as a reason for me being so consistently inconsistent on the bike. Training starts next week. I really need to workout Trainer Road and Zwift at the same time so that I can get the last few KMs for my Tron.
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I use trz move to resize the windows https://zwifthacks.com/even-better-fix-for-trainerroad-minimal-mode-with-zwift/I almost recommended them but I'm going to look like a shillsoon
Right. Now I'm going to stop blaming the last few weeks as a reason for me being so consistently inconsistent on the bike. Training starts next week. I really need to workout Trainer Road and Zwift at the same time so that I can get the last few KMs for my Tron.
I bought an ant+ dongle, so TrainerRoad connects via ant+ and zwift connects via Bluetooth, with resistance disconnected in zwift.
Works really well.