Getting fit through indoor cycling
This is my second Halloween on Zwift, and if I wanted a scary experience then I guess getting to be a paid beta tester for their shocking code is up there on the horror scale. Frankly, this was an extremely disappointing and frustrating experience. Billed as a special group ride using the pacer bot, the … Read more
Not a huge lot to report on tonight’s ride. I wanted to do something easy. It was either that, or not ride at all. I chose to ride, but not follow a structure. Just free ride at whatever pace took my fancy. Yet again, my Wahoo Tickr failed me. I definitely did it “right” tonight. … Read more
Pace bots (or Pace Partners) are a new “Future Works” (read: beta) feature available to the general riding population of Watopia right now on Zwift. I’ve been meaning to give them a try for a while, but they had a bit of a rocky start and were offline the last time I wanted to try … Read more
This afternoon I took part in Zwift’s Virtual Tour de France – Open – Stage 1 Discovery Ride. Allegedly this one took place in Watopia ‘France Edition’. Let me tell you, aside from the few extra fans around key areas, and the sound of some vu-vu-zella type things in the start pens, there was next … Read more
Easy does it was the name of the game this afternoon. But why does it always feel knackering, even on an active recovery ride? Sure, the heart rate might be better than it used to be, hovering as it did around the 120bpm range, but I still very much had my sweat on. And coming … Read more