Michael T. Bello
On Tuesday at 8 PM, I’m planning the Volcano Flat route in Watopia (https://www.strava.com/segments/14032442). This will be a 60 minute ride.
If anyone is interested, just follow me on Zwift (Michael Bello - NCC) and I'll add you to the invite. If you follow me, please send me a note.
A few recommendations...
Zwift now allows late joiners to Meetups. Give yourself a few extra minutes to join the ride anyway (on Zwift 5 minutes before the ride would be ideal).
Please wear the NCC jersey. This makes it easier to recognize who is in the group. On a computer, log into Zwift, once riding, press “P” on you keyboard and enter NCCMAKIT. After that, you can use the jersey on any device running Zwift (laptop, tablet, phone, etc.).
Our previous rides were enhanced with conversations on Discord. After installing Discord, ˙˙use the NCC invite to join the conversation: https://discordapp.com/invite/uXdHm7m.
If you are new to Discord, I recommend this article on ZwiftInsider: https://zwiftinsider.com/using-discord/. Please pay particular attention to Step 4: "Discord automatically places you in the text chat channel, which isn’t where you want to be. Click the hamburger menu (3 lines at top-left) to view all the channels on the server. Click “General” under voice channels, then click “Connect to Voice” to join the general voice chat."
I also recommend testing Discord out prior to the ride. Feel free to contact me if you want to test Discord.
Michael T. Bello
Tonight, Charlie, Jamie, L antern Rouge, Marcus, Melissa, Zinj, and I rode the Volcano Flat route in Watopia.
This was the 100 NCC Zwift activity of the 2020!
In our 60 minute ride, we went surprisingly fast considering three of us raced last night. We covered approximately 22 miles with 481 feet of climbing. Zinj declared he was going to put the power down with five minutes left in the ride and the majority of the group stepped up to match his output.
The Discord conversation was lively this evening. Jamie filled us in on his work in Prague. Marcus and I discovered that we went to the same prep school, granted in different centuries. We relived last night's race and everyone was talking Zwift racing strategies. Being election day, we all discussed our voting experiences.
It was great to have Marcus join us for the first time.
L antern Rouge earned the Volcano Flat route achievements, which doubled his XP points for the first lap. Zinj completed level 19 and earned his avatar the level 20 kit. Marcus earned the marathoner achievement (40 km at once)
Please join us for the Time Trial on Thursday!
Here is the NCC Zwift schedule:
- Mon - Zwift Road Race (times will vary between 5 PM and 7 PM EST, see discussion board for details)
- Tue 8:00 PM - Social Ride (Follow Michael Bello on Zwift for invite)
- Thu 5:30 PM - Time Trial / Hill Climb (solo effort, TT bike required - Follow Michael Bello on Zwift for invite)
- Sat 9:00 AM - Social Ride (weather dependent - Follow Michael Bello on Zwift for invite)