Michael T. Bello
It is going to be cold on Saturday morning!
On Saturday at 9 AM, I'm planning the "Petit Boucle” route in France (https://www.strava.com/segments/24676054).
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 ride 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.
christopher johnson-brown
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Michael T. Bello
With the temperature in the 20s this morning, we had seven riders (Charlie, Chris D., John, LL anturne Rogue - Andrew, Melissa, Zinj, and me) for the Petit Boucle route in France.
The 38.5 mile route took us 1 hour and 57 minutes. We climbed 1,584 feet.
Despite it being Halloween, we did not notice any Zwift hijinks on the ride. This was the first NCC Zwift ride for Chris and John since the Spring. It was nice to have them back.
The Discord video conversation was lively. Zinj (and his cat) discussed foot position on the bike. Melissa’s daughter showed us her tooth that is about to fall out, Charlie and Melissa downed coffee throughout the ride. John updated us on his new gravel bike. Chris explained the importance of narrow handlebars in the dangerous world of IRL crit racing. We also discussed the new NCC Zwift racing on Monday and BikeFest solo.
The mysterious Lanturne Rogue dropped off after the first hour. Charlie’s laptop battery died, but he remained on Discord and rode on Watopia for the second hour (after reconnecting to power). John completed the ride with 3% battery left on his phone, but he made it through the Discord conversation.
Chris, John, Melissa, and Zinj earned the Petit Boucle route achievement, which doubled their XP points for the route.
Chris completed level 29 and unlocked the level 30 kit for his avatar. Charlie finished level 34 and earned a pair of Mavic shoes.
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)