Pace Partners Weekly Update // August 1st

RoboPacers
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It is because Big foots hills is hilly route.I agree to keep this route for A group. But how many people will ride with A group on the flat routes?

I think you compare to Big Loop is not correct because it is climbing route. Also, in my opinion, it is the hardest route in this 8 weeks. Bigger Loop is better than big loop. At least it has more flat route for recover the body.

Anyway, I want to increase climbing for A group and decrease flat routes. You can also keep those hilly routes. But, like you said, I donā€™t think you will change your decision.

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Yes, I donā€™t think Iā€™ll be riding Group A again. Or maybe Iā€™ll only join the hilly route.

I have seen some riders sitting in front of the Anquetil all the time in Epic KOM because they are strong and light.

I always ride more than 4 hours so itā€™s hard to use a CX, MTB or TT bike. If you use RB, you can still recover after a mountain.

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Brilliant work @James_Zwift very much appreciated :fist_right:t2::fist_left:t2:

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44

Have the new pace partners earned their Tron Bikes? :joy:

Great work with the Pace Partners James!

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YES JAMES! Well done to you and the PP Dev team. Thank you!

46

I wish there was a way to not get caught up in the group.

I donā€™t like riding in big groups and got caught in the 3 w/kg one on france the past couple of days and as there are no turns for about 12 miles on the france course i was stuck in it. anything from 2 w/kg to 4 w/kg seemed to keep me in the bunch.

It means all my 90 day PRs are pointless now as they are about 3 seconds quicker than usual and it also makes the progress bar for the route disappear.

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Sometimes when you get stuck in the draft you really need to sit up and soft pedal to get out the group.

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I know but i very rarely want to do that!

I guess I could just hit the pairing screen for a few seconds - iā€™ll try that next time.

Is there any chance to not have the route bar disappear in future updates though?

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A couple of u-turns?

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Thatā€™s out of scope for what Iā€™m able to do. Will keep an eye out though, I donā€™t think that should be happening (the route distance bit)

51

it comes back when youā€™re away from the pace partner but while youā€™re in the group it gets changed to the drops multiplier.

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52

that boots you off your route then though

53

Ah, definitely no way to change that Iā€™m afraid.

54

Hi @James_Zwift , pace partners have been great! I do have one feedback, though- now that we have the (awesome) dynamic paces, the displayed paces on the PP page on the homescreen now shows live pace. However, I have found this unhelpful because I canā€™t really tell how fast the partners normally go (ie when they are on flat ground. This gives me an idea of the range of power between downhill, flat, and uphill). I use the displayed paces to decide which one I want to join, especially on easy days when I am trying to decide between two or more D partners. Thus I thought Iā€™d ask if both the live and the 0%-grade paces could be displayed.
I guess I could just memorize the paces, especially if PPs are getting more finalized. But it would be nice to see both live and 0% paces on the homescreen page.

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55

We are going to display average w/kg and speed.

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56

Cool! That will be awesome.

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Hi James. The additional pace partners are a good thing. @coco !! I will be true to you. What will be the next project?

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58

Cycling from the North coast to the South coast of Wales this weekend :joy:

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Have fun and always tailwind on the trip :+1:

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60

Oh nooooo.

I just discovered Charlie earlier tonight and, for me, he is fantastic. Coco is too easy and Charlie is a bit too hard which is good.

And now I just learned Charlie isnā€™t going to make it.

Hmph

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