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Good morning, techy Hubbers! Has anyone ever thought of using one of these "portable power stations" to power their smart trainer during load shedding? I must say, they look like an attractive solution, but man they are pricey.

Hi all, i recently got my hand on a elite directo x. Everything i read up its a good trainer. But here my problem. I am doing watt bike with a proper studio really enjoy the classes however it would be easier to just jump on the bike in my lunch time. I am no 100 miler person more weekend warrior. Is a wattbike really that good or will i get the same benefits from this indoor smart trainer? Ps. Based on opinions a smart trainer might be for sale soon 😆

I use Garmin ANT+ HR and Cadence sensors on my bike and would like to see these readings on apps whilst training indoors. As I understand, there are 2 options being either an ANT+ dongle (plugs into a computer via USB port) or a bridge ("CABLE" by NPE being 1 option) which does not have to be plugged into any device but is controlled via a separate app. The bridge seems more versatile as it can connect whilst using IOS, Android or Windows devices. Any shared experience would be appreciated.

Get ready to RUMBLE! We know you are tired of riding shoulder to shoulder with Aussies and Kiwis - that is why starting this Wednesday 19:35, its time for you South African Zwifters (Zaffas) to come out fighting! Wednesday night kicks off our “Fight Night” on Zwift, a 1- 1 ½ hour race (dependent on the course) specifically for us South Africans. Yes, we are going to have to let in a couple of Aussies, Kiwis and any nationality that doesn’t understand the difference between now, just now and now now……but we really want that screen filled with South African flags! How? I’ll get to that now now. Our Chief Torturers from our national PainCave.co.za clubs will join you in this race series and ensure there is at least some pain. The PainCave “Fight Night” race runs for 25 weeks with your best 10 races counting towards final standings and possibly even some great prizes courtesy of BuyCycle.co.za and paincave.co.za The format of the race series will be based on age and not watts/kg. If you don’t have access to a smart trainer at home, head off to www.paincave.co.za and book a slot at any of our studios for the Wednesday night “Fight Night” – there will be a couple of FREE slots available at each studio (first come first served……chat to them now!) https://zwift.com/events/view/64197 We will be adding more details over the next couple of days and weeks….so keep on heading back to check the latest news. This is a series organised and run by Zaffas for all you Saffas! NOTE: While Zwift is sorting out European GDPR regulations for Zwiftpower.com we will not be able to display a leaderboard. We are however confident that this will sorted out soon. So no prizes until this is sorted out, only bragging rights. Be quirky, be fun, be lekker. Enjoy the race!

Hi all, As the title suggests, I'm thinking about getting a smart trainer. We have a great little gym at our apartment building, but some chop keeps breaking the training bikes and I can't get decent training sessions in... From my limited research, the best entry-level options seem to be Tacx Satori or Flow smart trainers. Could anyone share some insight on the other pieces of the puzzle I'm not considering and their general experience with a cheaper smart trainer? I'm worried that "goedkoop koop is duurkoop" will come back to haunt me.

Good day All you hubbers, yesterday I came across a youtube video showing how you can use a Garmin 520 to control a smart trainer, can anyone confirm is a Edge 130 would be able to do it as well?

Morning all, To those who use the Tacx Utility app, have you noticed that the Calibration option has been removed with the latest update? Comments in the Play Store about this c0ckup are plentiful. How do I calibrate my trainer now? I do calibrate the trainer in TR after a 10 minute warmup, but experience proves that the trainer must be calibrated in the Utility app after a warmup.

Good morning Hubland, This is a very particular query I have, but humour me. I started training with power in approx January 2017 in preparation for the then LeTape Tour. I continued training with power using a Wattbike in my (then) local VA. The crowded atmosphere in the VA detracted me so I decided to go the smart trainer route. Having now used the smart trainer for some weeks I can categorically say that the Wattbike and (this particular) smart trainer are not the same. The most simple away to distinguish between the two is my RPE. Put even simpler - it feels easier to do a certain wattage on my smart trainer than it did on the Wattbike. My HR is an indication of that too. I am aware HR has a lot of variables including temperature, how well you slept, how well you ate, how hydrated you remain etc. etc. I only used the "fan" setting on the Wattbike, only the magnet on the rare occasion when I had to go 350W+ for LOW cadence. Is it at all fair to compare the two? Should I just discount all my training I did on the Wattbike (in excess of 2500km)? Am I actually doing myself a disservice by using a smart trainer? Just to answer some questions I know will appear - I never (re)calibrated the Wattbike for each session (no clue how that was even done) I hardly ever used the exact same Wattbike due to space issues at the VA I always calibrate before my ride on my IDT I use the same bike each time (on the IDT) with about 7 bar pressure I calibrate using the Tacx Utility App and TrainerRoad Thanks for reading!

BKOOL indoor trainers is coming... ​We are proud to announce that we are receiving our first shipment of the Bkool Smart Pro and Bkool Smart Go trainer next month, We are giving you the chance to secure yours by Pre-ordering your trainer. Our aim is to give you a smart trainer that won't cost you a arm and a leg. The Bkool Pro will retail for R8499 and the Bkool Go will be retailing for R6999 If you have any questions, Please leave a comment below :-) BKOOL PRO BKOOL GO