Watopia Wednesday's

[jklett]

That was fun. I'll definitely try to make it again.

 

[Juggernaut]

Ho hum.... another “fake ride”. ?

....fake my A$$!

 

[Glenn Rides After 4 PM CST]

I have to admit. That was a little fast for a Wednesday meet up.
Glad everyone had fun.
Next week is @MissJR pick.
Hopefully she won't forget the 1 hr. time limit. Although I would have finished the route anyway.
6 strong on this one, our largest group to date. Wait until winter really hits.

 

[Patrick]

@Juggernaut - try now.
uwop

 

[THATmanMANNY]

Call me old but I did not know it has evolved to this level of virtual reality
We are quickly approaching that Netflix Black Mirror ep, '15 million merits'
Dis nuts

 

[Juggernaut]

@Juggernaut - try now.
uwop

Yay!

 

[Patrick]

tech talked moved to

https://www.mtbnj.com/forum/threads/the-indoor-cyclists-support-thread.43909/

 

[Juggernaut]

same amount of mileage - it looks like they lower the power curve (or increase the speed for a given power?)
We like 'time in saddle' better than mileage anyway!

no change in power (perceived effort) during slingshot. It’s not a race it’s a workout so effort over duration is the only meaningful metric.

 

[MissJR]

we had such a good time last night that we're already super excited about next week's ride!

i'll be creating an invite later, but we're moving things to another world... so get ready for tea time... we're heading to london!

https://zwiftinsider.com/greater-london-8/

 

[Juggernaut]

I like everything about London except the stairs/escalator. Oof.

 

[THATmanMANNY]

I showed this to the Mrs and she was like I would do that. So what’s the most cost effective way to gear up? Anyone have extra Ant+ gear to sell? I only have a budget magnetic trainer.

 

[jklett]

I showed this to the Mrs and she was like I would do that. So what’s the most cost effective way to gear up? Anyone have extra Ant+ gear to sell? I only have a budget magnetic trainer.

I just have a mag trainer, speed sensor, and heart rate monitor and it works fine for me. I don't think you even need the heart rate monitor.

 

[Patrick]

I showed this to the Mrs and she was like I would do that. So what’s the most cost effective way to gear up? Anyone have extra Ant+ gear to sell? I only have a budget magnetic trainer.

i think the cheapest way is using the zwift/phone/ipad if you have bt speed sensor -

$17 https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CDCPF4Z/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Glenn Rides After 4 PM CST]

I showed this to the Mrs and she was like I would do that. So what’s the most cost effective way to gear up? Anyone have extra Ant+ gear to sell? I only have a budget magnetic trainer.

https://zwiftinsider.com/getting-on-zwift-cycling/

 

[THATmanMANNY]

I have this trainer. It's like 10 years old. If it's not supported then how would they know?

https://www.amazon.com/Blackburn-Tr...000BNTY3U/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

 

[Patrick]

I have this trainer. It's like 10 years old. If it's not supported then how would they know?

https://www.amazon.com/Blackburn-Tr...000BNTY3U/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

they use google home, alexa, and your nest doorbell camera, not to mention fb opening your phone camera when it hears something interesting.

 

[THATmanMANNY]

watt's up with the ant+ dongle and extension? Is that necessary?

 

[jShort]

watt's up with the ant+ dongle and extension? Is that necessary?

That's if your sensor are only ANT+ (ie Garmin HR strap) and your phone/tablet does not support ANT+ (Which apple does not). This dongle let's your apple product communicate with the ANT sensors.

 

[jShort]

Also if your sensors are Bluetooth, you're good and shouldn't need the dongle.

 

[THATmanMANNY]

Okay. So if I buy what Pat linked (CooSpo) then I should be good and just download the app. I'll probably run it from MacBook pro.
Sorry i'm really behind and igorant on smart riding gear. Never even owned a garmin.

UPDATE: Ordered CooSpo