Taking on Zwift’s Box Hill Climb

This morning I unknowingly attempted the Box Hill climb on Zwift’s London map. One of the joys of a new game is exploring the maps. After a while, you will have played them all, found favourites, and added a few to your list to avoid. With no real idea of how hard it is to … Read more

It’s Slightly Farther If You Go Backwards

Today is Richmond day as the guest map on Zwift. I don’t particularly like Richmond due to the cobbles. The Tacx Neo 2 vibrates / gives force feedback / rumbles when I pedal over different surfaces in Zwift, and the cobbles are fairly unpleasant. I therefore opted to ride Watopia. And specifically, the Volcano Circuit … Read more

Up and Down Zwift’s New York Park Perimeter Loop

Today’s ride was exciting for many reasons. It’s always great to get back onto the saddle after a rest day. Even more so when I have many new bits and pieces to put to the test. First up is the new TV stand. Alas, I do not have a TV to put on this. Yet. … Read more

The Knee Bone’s Connected from the Shin Bone

Starting with a bit of bad news this morning: I’ve hurt my knee. My left knee to be precise, and somewhere on the lower part of the knee cap, to be exact. At some point during the morning yesterday, I was heading upstairs to my office carrying a nice, tasty brew, and I must have … Read more

Harder. Better. Faster. Stronger.

As said yesterday, I had decided to do only free-rides each day this week. Today, the guest world is Innsbruck, which to me says “Hills!”, so I opted for the 4.1km Volcano Circuit on Watopia. Last night when led in bed, I did myself some quick maths. To make it round 10km in 20 minutes, … Read more