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What gear do you hit the hill at im doing the London to brighten this Sunday

Doing this on Sunday on my Brompton (at the end of the L2B)... fitted my 44t chainrimg in preparation.

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I've tried the McCarthy Special twice. I've crashed out on the final interval set one time and sort of made it all the way through, but only by cutting the Zone 5 (final) section of each interval from 3 mins down to 2 mins. It's very hard.

Nice video greetings from germany ❤🎉

Cheers, I enjoyed that. You have got the right attitude, go with the flow. Two things about your ride I can relate with. First I was at the 1984 men's and women's Olympic road races in LA. And secondly, I was at the final of the Tour de France in 1989, in Paris when Greg Lemond won. So thanks for the memories, and I wish you all the best on your future adventures.

36:58 about 80 miles-per-Mc'D then, not bad going! That was a heck of a mission, well done and thanks for posting the vid.

28:57 ah, that reminds me of the days I cycle commuted through the winter, road spray glinting in the front light

Something definitely wrong with the HR readings.All over the place

I say the first one had unexpectedly low heartrate for a 110% FTP efforts 🤨

Hey Adam! Have you come across the upcoming indieVelo Grand Tour event later next month? It’s a 5 day team stage race with 6 stages - GC, mountain, and sprint jerseys are all to fight for! Would you consider trying it out? Could make for some really fun YT content!

This really reflects how hard hardknot is.. Really puts me off entering this sportive!

Impressive efforts, they're all super hard workouts on the trainer!

Great work! Seeing you round the final bend brought back the emotions I felt on my first London to Brighton- it was epic! I was a good few minutes slower...😁 (roughly double your time...)

Not the same without having to dodge all the people walking with their bikes, weaving all over the place and stopping in random places....!! Well done - fine effort!

Huy in the white top after halfway needs to lower his seat.

It never looks as bad on a video! In real life some bits of that climb, feel like a wall!

Good to see you back out on the bike bro, but damn don't kill yourself on the first day haah

Adam, When you say you took your bottles, lights & saddle bag off, do you leave behind or put them in your pouch top /pocket?. Kevin

You deserved to have that whinge-fest after cycling that many miles in 2 days..haha epic effort! Hoping to do the Badger myself this summer, any tips, other than don't sleep in a bivi..kit that was essential &kit that was superfluous!? Well done buddy!👍

Are results age grouped or listed overall.

Never done the Fred Whitten , challenge , tho I did Hardnot and wyenose on a Mtb with road gears on, a 55 mile loop riding with a mate , sitting on the nose of the saddle stopping the front wheel lifting off the tarmac , low gears or a triple chainset and SPD cleats/ pedals did it around 1995

I did FW this year, my ride was practically identical to yours, including stats. All the reading and YT research still didn’t prepare me for the big 2 at the end. Walking was torture but riding just wasn’t an option for me. Much more training and experience needed for me.

Yep, Jersey made me watch too, Howay the lads!

Hi Adam - your cadence was very high for climb route, prehaps aim for 80 cadence, looked like you with spinning and getting no where. Use a heart rate monitor will also help monitor your effort.

Great video! The first time on ADZ is always epic! I recorded my last PB on YT but not the very first time :D Little tip. You should change distance to km instead of miles. XP are gained every KM and Mile, but KM are shorter 👍 I just subscribed. Ride on!

You are ready for a Everesting, that is nine times up ADZ in one ride. :)

46minutes i did with 265watts.

Nice time Adam 👍 My best is 93 mins! All I remember about doing it was how hard it was. Only done it since when doing workouts, best time is 84 minutes. Maybe one day I'll try it again since I much stronger now than I was at my first attempt.

I think the saddle might be a little high which causes the bouncing.

I dont think that dog wants you to be on zwift 🤔🤣

This popped up on my feed and I watched and subscribed because of the Newcastle top lol. I'm low B/Amethyst and there are loads of Geordies on our team...and a few Sunderland supporters. I'm sure some of the foreign guys have no idea what we're saying on audio during group races 🤣My best tactic up the Alp is to find a power I can keep even for the duration. When I first started doing it the first few segments would be at 250w and by segment 10 they were going down fast. I know if I go above 220 early on, even though I feel good, I won't be able to maintain it so I'm fixated on that constant 220 number and keeping it even. Cheers for sharing

Adam, have you selected the Everest challenge in challenges so you can aim at getting the Tron bike? Nice ride, I can only dream of getting close to your time!!

Good to see that you still using your old bike for Zwift bro! :-)

Plays? Isn’t it just a fitness thing, I don’t think it’s a game. I mean there are powerups and stuff but that’s about the extent of it, and from what I’ve heard using those is fairly strategic for the top racers…

Nice to see a professionals opinion of the game design. I've been on Zwift for years. My son is a more traditional gamer and he is always criticising the relatively low-res graphics. For me, the graphics are good enough to be immersive, while not requiring a high-end gaming rig to be playable. As for the elevation profile - it works OK for significant hills, but for relatively flat courses it gives you no useful information for a short incline. Agreed. But even worse from my point of view is that the profile is dependent on the section of road you are on, not the course you are doing. A given section of road could be shared between multiple courses, but when you are point "X", the profile is always the same, regardless of chosen course. For example, if you ride through the desert town and up the following hill, the profile will assume you are going up the KOM, regardless if you have picked the Titan's Grove course, or Downtown. It is only when the bike turns off that route that the elevation profile will update. I could be wrong, but I suspect the game designers made some sort of fundamental design decision in the early days and now it's difficult to change. But it is one thing that I find really annoying. If I'm riding Titan's Grove, I'd like to see the whole ride profile from the very start. Having said that, I do about 200km a week on Zwift, so it's not enough to turn me off the game 😄 Thanks for your video.

This is actually coold dude!

Save your drops. Do not buy everything as you go. Your garage gets cluttered with no way to sort it. Bike choice only really matter when riding solo. The Felt AR at level 21 is one of the fastest bikes in the game. The Madone is another good one at level 20 in game unlock. The ENVE 7.8 wheels are great wheels. The biggest part of Zwift "bike" speed is the draft. Don't get hung up on buying stuff. It just gets messy in the garage.

You can get a good elevation profile but it requires an add on program called Sauce. It allows you to customize the UI and gives you many in race analytics for you any of the riders around you.

Ramp test is a awful way to test your FTP. It’s always inflated and in my opinion it’s not a figure I can sustain for 40 mins let alone a hour. 20 min FTP test is a lot more accurate imo

Nice work! I just got 243 on the 20 minute test (at 71kg). Maybe I'll try the ramp test next week... with a hangover too?... 🤣

You should wear a HR strap to as HR is important to consider as well as watts. If in a future test you can see any improvement even if your power is the same

Well done, what is your current weight Adam, if you don't mind me asking?

Smart to select the everest challenge right away. That's how you eventually get the Tron bike. Zwift has a great community and is very unique for a game. Once you ride more, the map will become much more familliar. As for bikes to save for, Zwift Insider has done a lot of testing on in game bikes to show the best bikes at each level, so definitely give them a google search. Overall though, the gains are marginal once you get to about level 17. Then it becomes more about tactics if you decide to get into the racing scene. Hope you enjoy learning the ropes!

Tron, or Zwift concept bike, cannot be purchased with drops. You have to complete the Everest Challenge and then keep climbing more to hit the additional goal. It takes months of climbing to complete it as you have to climb a total of 50,000m which is 164,042ft. Also, look up the keyboard shortcuts as they are very useful. If you hit H, it hides to HUD. If you hit G, it brings up a graph of your last 10 minutes of power/heartrate at the bottom of the screen. Arrow keys for turning at intersections/turning around and spacebar to use the powerup. Number keys to change the camera angle. Zwift Insider is the best place for good info on Zwift.

Totally agree on the road profile indicators being poor

Nice to seee Zwift from a beginner's eyes once again, nice video and welcome to the Zwift world Adam!