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The fan would not be the primary purchase, the package I was looking at was the kickr, the climb and the headwind. The cost of the kickr and climb (undiscounted) would be the same as the trifecta. The primary purchase is more the kickr as an upgrade to the snap. The climb and headwind are more “nice to have”.Certainly when using the snap, I’ve never thought “I wish my fan speed would be variable”, as you have said, I usually just crank it to full power and make sure I pedal hard to warm up. Likewise I’ve never felt like I really need my front wheel to move vertically. That said, having a set of equipment that adds to immersion and more importantly detracts from the boredom of slogging on an IDT in the garage can’t hurt for training motivation. Today’s the day I’m going to sit on the demo station at cyclelab and see if it’s worth the cash outlay.

The fan does not affect resistance or trainer feel, merely as a cooling device. Centrifugal fans in general have a higher pressure airflow for a relatively lower air volume and tend to be more directional, thus higher air velocity over your skin. The kickr headwind (I stand to be corrected) operates in one of three modes. Manual where you set the air velocity, heart rate linked where it increases air velocity as heart rate climbs thus providing more cooling as effort increases or simulation mode where it is controlled by a metric of both effort and speed in game with something like zwift.My current big AEG fan sits about a metre to the front and right of my wheel block aimed at my torso, it does work but is not variable and, unless I get off the bike mid session, is fixed at whatever speed I set it. Also the air speed over the torso is adequate, but did not compare to the kickr headwind when I tried that at cyclelab.

This might work...

I’ve also got an AEG, one of those big ones. Definitely not quiet!

All that I can find is the good old axial fans. The centrifugal fans seem to only come in large mine ventilation versions... perhaps a bit strong for my delicate needs!

Thanks Christian, that is very reassuring!

Thanks guys. I think the deal includes a wahoo HRM and a lappie. I think I need one more run through the test rig. I’m gathering there’s not too many people overly enthusiastic regarding tacx over wahoo though

What I have been searching for is a centrifugal air blower, much higher air volume than a fan and somewhat more directional. Can’t find them in SA though. The headwind is closer to the blower than a fan. I do agree the “heart rate linked speed” of the fan is a complete load of marketing BS. But the air flow was very nice when I tried the demo thingy at cyclelab.

The fan is not really directional enough, I used to use a spare bedroom with an Aircon in my old house, new house I have a large “gym” area with a 40” TV and dedicated space for the trainer in the garage... so no Aircon but better zwift experience. As I say, I’ve had no issues with the snap, the constant calibration is a pain though. The Shane miller reviews are great, but he does have a lot of great things to say about the tacx neo as well. Just not so sure in the SA after sales environment. I’m torn between the “real road feel” of the tacx or the “real incline” of the climb. Or just the kickr with the headwind. First world problems

I do a fair amount of training on the IDT. Time and not wanting to be hit on the roads the two major factors. Current set up is a wahoo snap version 1 and a large floor fan from Makro. I’ve been itching for an upgrade and I see cyclelab has a special for the kickr 4.0, climb and headwind for 30k. Out of interest, has anyone moved from a snap to a kickr, is it a worthwhile change? Does anyone have the climb or headwind, are they worth it or just gimmicks? Lastly, would the tacx neo 2 be a better option? I’ve never had to deal with wahoo after sales support, but gather they’re quite good. I’m not sure if Tacx after sales is as good as wahoos is supposed to be? Anyway, thought, comments, suggestions...

What’s the vegan version of a tjop?

Isn’t it meant to be “pedal assist?” [emoji848] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ok Momsen. I bought one... very nice bike. Any way I can get a user manual to get all the torque specs? I like to check everything myself before I ride a new bike... also I see there is a little opening on the underside of the top tube for (what I assume) would be cable routing for the rear shock. Is there a cover for this hole that can be obtained? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks guys. Let me do the booking. The cost doesn’t really matter I suppose, spent a small fortune on physio in the past year already. I’ll see when Richard Baxter can squeeze me in Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have had a few bike fittings done, one by a biokineticist (not so lekker) and the others from the bike shop on purchase. I’ve had a few niggles, back pain on the road bike, knee pain when on the indoor trainer and sore butt on the indoor trainer when cycling over an hour. I’ve decided to go for a proper bike fit. From what I’ve seen there’s a few options in JHB. Bikefit, Richard Baxter and cycle fit. Any previous good or bad experiences with any of these (or others)? I prefer things being done methodically and with measurement and reason, I assume all these places should offer something along those lines? Thanks everyone. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk