rouxtjie Posted May 20, 2016 Share So if i buy a kickr and register for zwift and hook up a commuter bike i have to it ...what else do i need? Sent from my SM-G900F using TapatalkYou need ant+ dongle, you also need a pretty strong gaming machine(lots of ram and dedicated graphics card with 2gigs of ram preferably). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Potgieter Posted May 20, 2016 Share Bugger okes. Its getting more complicated by the second. You know why i like bicycles....cos they are simple and i am a pretty simple guy. Its getting cold here and i am getting fat. Thought this would be a fun way to lose a few hours and kilos by playing cycling video games. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Pieterlab1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted May 20, 2016 Share Bugger okes. Its getting more complicated by the second. You know why i like bicycles....cos they are simple and i am a pretty simple guy. Its getting cold here and i am getting fat. Thought this would be a fun way to lose a few hours and kilos by playing cycling video games. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalkit is fun....the complexity here is that you need the computer to talk to the trainer. You need a dongle to do that....and of course a machine that can render the graphics properly. Also remember this is a one time exercise...once the pairing has been done with the peripherals / pc / trainer its just a matter of jumping on the bike Edited May 20, 2016 by rouxtjie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Potgieter Posted May 20, 2016 Share Ok...i have a mac air Thats pretty good on graphics. I also have an ant+ usb thing lying around somewhere. Let me see if i understand this all... Take the usb ant+ dinges. Put it into mac. Download and pay for zwift Buy kickr Put bike on kickr Make it all talk nicely. Pedal fat away Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk jdwet1980 and bmw1za 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesme Posted May 20, 2016 Share See, not that complicated, you have the min already, all the HR strap and Cadence pod will do is expand the data you have to look at/analyse later. GOk...i have a mac airThats pretty good on graphics. I also have an ant+ usb thing lying around somewhere.Let me see if i understand this all...Take the usb ant+ dinges. Put it into mac.Download and pay for zwiftBuy kickrPut bike on kickrMake it all talk nicely.Pedal fat awaySent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk rouxtjie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted May 20, 2016 Share Ok...i have a mac airThats pretty good on graphics. I also have an ant+ usb thing lying around somewhere. Let me see if i understand this all... Buy Ant+ dongleTake the usb ant+ dinges. Put it into mac. Download and pay for zwift Install Zwift and setup profile Buy kickr Put bike on kickr Pair ant+ peripheral and trainer with zwift on laptop(one time exercise) Make it all talk nicely. Pedal fat away Sent from my SM-G900F using TapatalkAs far as I know you need a bit more grunt ito graphics card wayne...it will work though, just not as nice ito detail in game See above bmw1za 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmw1za Posted May 20, 2016 Share power2max fully compatable with oval rings... and does not need to be calibrated all the time like more expensive units (reply to question somewhere along the line ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Potgieter Posted May 20, 2016 Share As far as I know you need a bit more grunt ito graphics card wayne...it will work though, just not as nice ito detail in game See aboveOk. I have an acer aspire s7. 8 gigs ram. i7 2ghz. But graphics says intel hd graphics 4400 Is that ok? Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Potgieter Posted May 20, 2016 Share Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Potgieter Posted May 20, 2016 Share Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian van Zyl Posted May 20, 2016 Share Ok...i have a mac airThats pretty good on graphics. I also have an ant+ usb thing lying around somewhere. Let me see if i understand this all... Take the usb ant+ dinges. Put it into mac. Download and pay for zwift Buy kickr Put bike on kickr Make it all talk nicely. Pedal fat away Sent from my SM-G900F using TapatalkGraphics are great on a Mac. I use my Macbook Pro, HDMI cable into the TV. Nice big screen. If your mac is close you can use the keyboard to do some cool tricks on Zwift like change the map around, view change and even elbow a rider that passes you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouxtjie Posted May 20, 2016 Share Graphics are great on a Mac. I use my Macbook Pro, HDMI cable into the TV. Nice big screen. If your mac is close you can use the keyboard to do some cool tricks on Zwift like change the map around, view change and even elbow a rider that passes you I have seen youtube videos where mac doesnt do that great...it works, but its not crisp found it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTY98Iart-8 Christian van Zyl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arendoog Posted May 22, 2016 Share Will zwift work with playstation 4 and or xbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian van Zyl Posted May 23, 2016 Share Will zwift work with playstation 4 and or xboxNo, I do not think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Monster Posted May 24, 2016 Share I got my Kickr on Saturday Morning.Set it up and did my first test ride on it co confirm everything was working.It felt quite strange, but was wearing flops and shorts.First Trainerroad session on Sunday morning was the 2*8 min FTP test.What a machine. The control is incredible.I haver been training at two well know studios in the Fourways area for over two and a half years, and realised in one test that the other trainers have nothing on a Kickr.It too a few months to get the resistance in the correct zone, and if your cadence was a little off you were out of the zone you were training in.I did my first proper Trainerroad session this morning and really enjoy the control and the motivational comments.The instruction is to increase cadence for next few minutes, but the power remained constant.Its a lot of money to spend, but I have spent more over the last two and a half years on indoor training studios than it cost for the Kickr and first year subscription to Trainerroad. Christian van Zyl, awesme and Javas X 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awesme Posted May 24, 2016 Share Agree, not cheap, but damm well worth it once you got it dailed in and working lekker. invest in a heart rate strap and the cadence pod, the extra information is great to help you maximise the time on the trainer. G I got my Kickr on Saturday Morning.Set it up and did my first test ride on it co confirm everything was working.It felt quite strange, but was wearing flops and shorts.First Trainerroad session on Sunday morning was the 2*8 min FTP test.What a machine. The control is incredible.I haver been training at two well know studios in the Fourways area for over two and a half years, and realised in one test that the other trainers have nothing on a Kickr.It too a few months to get the resistance in the correct zone, and if your cadence was a little off you were out of the zone you were training in.I did my first proper Trainerroad session this morning and really enjoy the control and the motivational comments.The instruction is to increase cadence for next few minutes, but the power remained constant.Its a lot of money to spend, but I have spent more over the last two and a half years on indoor training studios than it cost for the Kickr and first year subscription to Trainerroad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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