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  1. On what device, also an Android tablet? I've seen the occasional blip with Rouvy, but at least it generally reconnects by itself quite quickly. On Zwift it was like after a Bluetooth dropout, it doesn't start reading from the trainer again. It remains connected to the trainer (blue light on the trainer) but claims "No signal". Unfortunately ANT+ is not an option on the tablet (anymore, thanks Huawei!).
  2. Unexplained trainer dropouts during a race or workout, when Rouvy on the same tablet has no issues. (Spindly cyclist) HULK ANGRY!!!!! Thankfully I got a better graphics card for my PC. Naturally, now that my wife uses the same tablet for Zwift, no dropouts, with the same trainer...
  3. I did it tonight. Realised during the second block that the third block (40s on, 20s off-is) was definitely not going to happen at 100%. I've been lazy, I have a group ride and four workouts to catch up on.
  4. If you go to https://my.rouvy.com/en, can you login there?
  5. Mine (Ultegra discs on a Scott Foil) very very rarely squeals. This is the Flat State though, so never braking for a sustained period of time. If they squeal "incessantly" when being applied, maybe there is something else wrong? The thru-axle is quite quick to remove as well. I do agree on the ease of bending the rotor, more difficult maintenance, and replacing wheels though (but, my dad or wife can inherit my Argents, so that is not the end of the world)
  6. I was ok until the last few weeks. We have a 40-something cm floor fan, and a pedestal fan (one of those with the mist function). Usually I only have the floor fan on myself (on 1 or 2), as my wife uses the pedestal one when she's riding at the same time. With the heat the last two weeks (Saturday evening was 28 degrees, inside, at half past 7pm), riding any time other than in the morning before work is not so much fun, so considering my options for extra cooling. I'm considering one of those Midea or similar portable aircons for now, at least then we can move it to the bedroom or study as needed.
  7. I think that has been moved under the training tab in the app? Monthly stats and Training Log is there now
  8. "We all know the feeling when we tackle the Volcano KOM at a FULL GAS or follow an attack on Box Hill– our heart rate surges with breathing rate close to maximum. Today's workout tests how deep you can go for 4min, followed by how well you can recover from such efforts." That part is currently my achilles heel. Take last night's race - one good effort at the start, 4m38 in Z5... and the most of the rest of the race spent in Z3, and yet my HR rarely coming below 170bpm. Sigh! I see plenty of painful 30/30 intervals in my future
  9. You can warn us about the suffering that still awaits us
  10. Hmm, I found Workout 2 much easier than the first, probably because the rest periods between the sprints are so long.
  11. HdB

    Giro d'Italia 2020

    Looks like some of the hotels may have been ignoring some of the protocols.
  12. HdB

    Calling on you gamers

    If initial benchmark leaks of the next AMD CPUs are to be believed, would a Threadripper be worth it? Not that I'll be upgrading any time soon anyway, my Ryzen 5 3600 will be more than enough for my purposes for a few years to come.
  13. Jup, I had to point a fan at my trainer if I knew I was doing the Alpe, otherwise it would let go of the resistance after a while to protect itself. So, now I just have the 'difficuly' at 50%, which allows me to use a gear that keeps the trainer flywheel speed higher at the same cadence. Cost of a new trainer > ego of MUST BE 100% ????
  14. Well, the Garmin Vivoactive 3 is "on special" at Takealot today as well, for R4999. So, compared purely to that, this at Dischem seems to be a great deal
  15. Absolutely zero information or images available, or am I missing something... Another one that looks quite interesting, that supposedly should be launching soon (at least as a beta, for 1000 users, according to a post on their Facebook page) is Veloton: https://velotoncycling.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGGgIppn6ZCfoRHn0rWEH7g It is based on Pro Cycling Manager, something like that
  16. Sorry if I'm being stupid, but... what accusation was made? Uni's statement is true, isn't it? If someone trespasses on your property, you have the right to do something about it. No mention was made either agreeing or disagreeing with you on HOW he was doing so. How he was doing it, I think everyone here would agree its not the right way. Fences, signs; if that doesn't work, security/law enforcement. Not chasing people with shock sticks.
  17. Did it previously work on the same machine? Are there any strange errors in your log files? https://support.zwift.com/locating-log-files-BykKO63fr#PC
  18. HdB

    Calling on you gamers

    PS5 prices, also at "Yeah nah!" level: https://mybroadband.co.za/news/gaming/367739-playstation-5-south-african-pricing-revealed.html With the games I've been playing recently (Thimbleweed Park, Streets of Rogue), my Radeon R390 will be good enough for a long time to come. Can't even remember where I left of with Borderlands 3. So spending this much on a console makes no sense for me currently
  19. Could be Brad Gouveris, in which case yes, u/23 pro I believe. He won quite a few of the previous "Support SA Talent Virtual Series" races
  20. HdB

    Calling on you gamers

    So the next Xbox, the top one, will cost less than a Nvidia RTX 3070. https://mybroadband.co.za/news/gaming/366766-xbox-series-s-and-x-pre-order-and-launch-dates-revealed.html
  21. It just feels like I've been struggling to ride at the same power, but with average heart rate the same or higher. So I just want to do a ramp test, so I don't try and do the workouts based on X FTP if I should be doing it at X - 30W. You can register now, on that link you gave above, by the way
  22. It will probably be to the left on the screen as you select which world to start in, the lastest update's changelog mentions "In-game registration opens September 8th for Cycling". I'll probably do it, I just need to do a ramp test before, otherwise it will definitely not go well.
  23. HdB

    Calling on you gamers

    Estimated next XBOX price: https://www.nag.co.za/2020/09/07/estimated-local-xbox-series-x-price-leaked-by-pringles/
  24. HdB

    Calling on you gamers

    Wouldn't fit in my budget, nor my PC case... Given that the price for the muuuuuuch cheaper 3070 is still over R10k, this will probably go close to R40k. NAH!
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