Apr 22, 2020 at 07:04 PM
Count me in!
Prospect Park Weekday Training Sessions & Riding
Apr 22, 2020 at 07:35 PM
k, sweet, added you both.
Picked the New York, Astoria Line 8 course, but I can change it if you prefer another.
Picked the New York, Astoria Line 8 course, but I can change it if you prefer another.
Apr 22, 2020 at 08:13 PM
Whoops, also posting here that I'm interested!
Apr 22, 2020 at 09:15 PM
I'd love to join but that's going to be a bit early for my blood 
Apr 22, 2020 at 09:33 PM
invited you Rob, and Jules, just in case.
Apr 22, 2020 at 09:49 PM
^gracias
Apr 22, 2020 at 09:51 PM
I'm game for this as well
Apr 23, 2020 at 02:33 PM
i'm in!
Apr 23, 2020 at 03:14 PM
James, Connor, you have been invited, you'll need to accept.
Apr 23, 2020 at 03:29 PM
@eloy I may be able to attend as well. Please shoot me an invite. Thanks
Apr 23, 2020 at 05:02 PM
@eloy I'm down as well!
Apr 23, 2020 at 05:22 PM
I think the houseparty app can host 8 people at a time and it p easy to use by phone. Do we have more than 8 here?
Apr 23, 2020 at 09:50 PM
so far, yes, we have more than 8.
Robert, Nathaniel, invited you too.
A few quick notes about tomorrow, this is the first time trying a kissena meetup:
Robert, Nathaniel, invited you too.
A few quick notes about tomorrow, this is the first time trying a kissena meetup:
- Wear the classic 1 bumblebee jersey, if you can, orange hat, orange socks
- "keep everyone together" will be turned off, but the goal is for us to ride all together
- Pretty sure I'll get the typical leader beacon, stay close to the beacon
- Will try to keep pace at 1.8~2.2 w/kg -- we can play this by ear, goal is to ride easy
- Our names should appear with a green background on the right scoreboard
- Be prepared to stop if we need to wait for someone
- Please use the text feature to let us know what's up
- The companion app is your friend, use it to text
- Set the ride to 41 km, but feel free to drop out earlier or go for longer, just let us know
- Look sharp, will be fun!!
Apr 23, 2020 at 10:33 PM
^I think there is a way to set up a "group" ride on zwift which makes it no-drop, regardless of how many watts various people push.
Apr 23, 2020 at 10:47 PM
Apr 24, 2020 at 01:04 AM
that's right, I've used it before..., but it feels a little weird, so we'll avoid it tomorrow, and just try to ride together as a group, we'll see how it goes 
Apr 24, 2020 at 01:28 PM
that was such easy fun!
Thanks, Matt, Rob, Bobby, and Rich for joining. We did a few cool virtual easy central park laps, which felt busy but appropriate. Some learnings/comments for next week:
Stay safe, stay awesome!
Thanks, Matt, Rob, Bobby, and Rich for joining. We did a few cool virtual easy central park laps, which felt busy but appropriate. Some learnings/comments for next week:
- we want to use one of the "empty" worlds, so not so crowded
- wearing the same jersey/hat/socks makes a huge difference
- once we found our rhythm was easy to stay together
- not using "keep everyone together" is better
- will create a shared spotify playlist for next week
Stay safe, stay awesome!
Apr 24, 2020 at 02:01 PM
another learning, you can't join late (I love love this) so login and get everything sorted a few minutes before the ride next week
Apr 24, 2020 at 02:09 PM
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2aP8gsQpH7QEaXVLE5cEEV?si=PC4guQQGSTG49dEbzW8PTg
I think I did this right- add your tunes!
I think I did this right- add your tunes!
Apr 24, 2020 at 03:12 PM
Another learning lesson: we all need Tron bikes to make this super sharp!
Apr 25, 2020 at 03:04 AM
Sorry I missed it, hoping to join next week
Apr 30, 2020 at 03:17 PM
Reminder, tomorrow May 1st 7:30am
we'll do another Zwift Virtual Look Sharp Meetup.
If you want to join:
7 of us are already signed up, Last week was a lot of easy fun, come join us!
we'll do another Zwift Virtual Look Sharp Meetup.
If you want to join:
- You will need to follow me on zwift
- Let me know here or text (347.225.1058) that you want to join
- I'll invite you to the meetup
- You accept the invite
7 of us are already signed up, Last week was a lot of easy fun, come join us!
May 14, 2020 at 07:31 PM
I have not ridden in the park pretty much since I've been relegated to WFH. I'm hoping to get some solo rides at some point on the road bike but aren't sure of the park vibes. Obv not interested in going mid-day or on a weekend after hearing/ seeing wacky stories of people not really GAF about social distancing and such.
Has anyone been out and about in the early morning or late evening? Did it feel like it was okay to ride?
Has anyone been out and about in the early morning or late evening? Did it feel like it was okay to ride?
May 14, 2020 at 07:32 PM
following, as I might start to venture out next week.
May 14, 2020 at 09:05 PM
There's definitely better places to go. When I got for an afternoon slower ride I find that 3-5 is ok but after gets worse. Mornings are pretty normal. It amazes me the level of people not wearing a mask. It's mind bottling to see people act like a mask is making their leisurely bike ride so much harder. I found going north and hitting the avenues in Manhattan to be fun since they're are less cars and less people then the parks.
May 15, 2020 at 01:52 AM
I went out on Tuesday, 5/5, last week, wearing a mask. Figured getting to the park before 6am would be fine, but by 7:15, there were few people wearing masks, and people running on the left moved into the bike lane so they wouldn't be around other runners, and people were running on the right, in the car lane, and when they approached each other, running in opposite directions, they moved into the middle of the lane, and since most riders were riding along the white line, this pretty much assured I was between maskless runners moving in both directions as I tried passing mostly maskless riders.
I'm reading conflicting reports that on the one hand, it's indoors where the infection spreads, and on the other, it's when people are talking that droplets hang in the air.
On top of that, a mask fogs my glasses so I can't wear them, and, well, droplets in your eyes.
So, yeah. 86F tomorrow. I have no solutions, and I'm busting to be outside.
May 15, 2020 at 01:26 PM
I commute everyday 6am and back at 3pm ,my solution is simply stay on road with cars. Bike lanes are full of maskless people,trash and nobody seems to know the rules of the road or basic cycling etiquette. For now it's pretty safe on roads as they're fairly empty.
May 15, 2020 at 03:09 PM
I feel for you guys. Maybe Saturday calls for a long solo ride. Soul riding definitely feels appropriate these days.
Jan 28, 2021 at 02:09 PM
Team!
We'll do a Zwift virtual look sharp this Friday Jan 29th (tomorrow) 7:00am.
Let me know if you wanna join, you'll need to be following me, and I'll invite you.
Already invited some of the usual suspects, and 5 already confirmed, thanks!!
Planning on 40ish KM, you can go longer or shorter. Pace will be chill mellow suave relax while we discuss CX Worlds and "Not Cervelos"
Hope to see there, virtually.
We'll do a Zwift virtual look sharp this Friday Jan 29th (tomorrow) 7:00am.
Let me know if you wanna join, you'll need to be following me, and I'll invite you.
Already invited some of the usual suspects, and 5 already confirmed, thanks!!
Planning on 40ish KM, you can go longer or shorter. Pace will be chill mellow suave relax while we discuss CX Worlds and "Not Cervelos"
Hope to see there, virtually.
Jan 28, 2021 at 11:11 PM
Keen! Can you invite me?