Comments on: “Spirit Forest” Route Details (Makuri Islands)

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 17:38:38 +0000

I’ve rode this route 4 or 5 times since it was avaiable. Get the route achievement banner each and every time. After a time if I go back and check the routes I’ve earned the badge for Spirit Forest is not shown as achieved once again. Haven’t checked if I’m getting the XP bonus each time.

By: Tue Iversen

Tue Iversen — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 16:12:33 +0000

What bike to pick to a race here ?

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 25 May 2022 03:27:09 +0000

In reply to J L. It's a nice little route that doesn't get very much attention.

By: J L

J L — Wed, 25 May 2022 02:38:32 +0000

I really enjoyed this one (well…enjoy might be a strong word, haha). The climb efforts are more closely matched to what I find around here so I can gauge a “real world” effort when I’m doing specific hill training.

By: Denise

Denise — Sat, 07 May 2022 18:51:23 +0000

I find these route details extremely helpful (thanks Eric!). I can appreciate the benefit of a lead in especially if doing multiple laps. But as an older cyclist recovering from surgery I would appreciate not only the length of the lead in but the elevation also. And the terrain (gravel = tediously slow, vs pavement) but maybe that’s just being greedy…thanks again Eric!

By: Carl J

Carl J — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 16:00:19 +0000

In reply to Glen.

Lead-ins are so that there are common start points for multiple routes (usually). Also they have to spread out the users when you start, so there needs to be a spot where everyone can cross to start the route.
As well, lead-ins allows the route that the created to be a loop (in this case, they could have sent the riders north, then west, to make a slightly bigger loop)

And your analogy makes no sense. If you say you’re going to do an X mile ride, then do an X mile ride. But if your buddy asks if you want to the Y loop or trail or road, you either drive there and start, or, you ride to the start,

By: GT_Zwift

GT_Zwift — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 07:38:53 +0000

Plaese help me understand how the lead in works here. If I am planning to do 5 laps the first lap would be approx 12.5km with something like 250m of climbing. And then? Each lap 8.4km with 134m of climbing? Is that correct? So in 90min, I would say 18min per lap plus approx 15min for the additional 4km in the beginning? so 4-5 laps should be possible in approx 90min?

By: mark

mark — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 23:23:02 +0000

could you mark if the roads are gravel or tarmac. or am I missing something on the map?

By: Glen

Glen — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 01:37:35 +0000

In reply to Doug.

I agree — I’ve never understood the lead-in concept. If my buddy asked if i wanted to go on a 20-mile ride, I’d say sure! But if we started pedaling and he then said, “Oh, those first five miles didn’t count — the total is going to be 25,” I’d be annoyed (and tired!)

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 20:55:56 +0000

Plus an extra 1.6km (14km total, 258m elevation) if you do it from the event pens.