Show us your winter Pain Cave

[RyanD]

Fan in front. Aircon top left. I love my rollers. Video is trail seeker on Vimeo. Recommended.

Edited May 13, 2016 by RyanD

[Christian van Zyl]

Simple but effective. Fluid trainer with Stages PM. TV comes next for sufferfest vids and other entertainment.

Cool bike!

[Nancy Drew]

Some really cool setups here and I know for many this is the only option at winter time but fortunately for me I can ride during the day 

 

I do have a set of rollers and it has to be exceptional circumstances (it's snowed for a week for example) before I drag that thing out ....

 

What is this "only option" you speak of?

 

I manage to get out on my MTB most mornings between 4:30 & 5:00 regardless of which season it is.

 

Someone, somewhere once said: "there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing"

 

Some cool setups though, if that's your thing 

[sliktrik]

Dad's pain cave, teenagers man cave

 

Cyclops VirtualTraining on the iPad, Giro stage 6 on the TV and Kickr just out of site BTW

Edited May 13, 2016 by sliktrik

[Gen]

Dad's pain cave, teenagers man cave

 

Giro stage 6 on the TV and Kickr just out of site BTW

Oh wow. . arcade game machine there on the right..? Way cool Edited May 13, 2016 by Gen

[Long Wheel Base]

Simple but effective. Fluid trainer with Stages PM. TV comes next for sufferfest vids and other entertainment.

If for some reason you have to take a rest from riding for a while and you need someone to keep the wheels pumped on that beauty you know where to find me! P.S i'm up in joburg so no salty air to hurt her

[NotSoBigBen]

What is this "only option" you speak of?

 

I manage to get out on my MTB most mornings between 4:30 & 5:00 regardless of which season it is.

 

Someone, somewhere once said: "there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing"

 

Some cool setups though, if that's your thing 

 

Ah but not all are as tough as the ladies from the souf homie! Appears there are quite a few who don't even 'ride like girls' here on the 'hub 

[sliktrik]

Oh wow. . arcade game machine there on the right..? Way cool

thanks, but to be fair the arcade machine is more for me (Ghosts and Goblins is still my favourite game - showing my age)

[Butterbean]

If for some reason you have to take a rest from riding for a while and you need someone to keep the wheels pumped on that beauty you know where to find me! P.S i'm up in joburg so no salty air to hurt her

Hahaha the envy is strong. I cannot explain enough how much I love this bike. I'll starve before it leaves my hands.

 

I would recommend them to anyone looking for any kind of road bike. It's more than capable and so so sweet to ride.

[rouxtjie]

What is this "only option" you speak of?

 

I manage to get out on my MTB most mornings between 4:30 & 5:00 regardless of which season it is.

 

Someone, somewhere once said: "there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing"

 

Some cool setups though, if that's your thing 

Think its more than that....a ride outside always beats an indoor trainer ito fun however there are cases when indoor wins:

 

1.Arrive late from work and need to jump on the trainer at 8 or 9pm

2.Have look after the kiddo whilst needing to fit in a training session

3.When you don't feel like the admin of driving to venue and making sure bike and kit is ready.

 

The most important however is having controlled environment(no weather / traffic / geographic constraints) for training makes a huge difference when trying to follow a structured power based training program. Remember you need to sit in different power points for certain amount of time at the same time maintaining a certain cadence. 

Edited May 13, 2016 by rouxtjie

[carbon29er]

Think its more than that....a ride outside always beats an indoor trainer ito fun however there are cases when indoor wins:

 

1.Arrive late from work and need to jump on the trainer at 8 or 9pm

2.Have look after the kiddo whilst needing to fit in a training session

3.When you don't feel like the admin of driving to venue and making sure bike and kit is ready.

 

The most important however is having controlled environment(no weather / traffic / geographic constraints) for training makes a huge difference when trying to follow a structured power based training program. Remember you need to sit in different power points for certain amount of time at the same time maintaining a certain cadence. 

It's the difference between just riding and actually training. You hit in on the head in all the points you make.

 

5 minutes to actually training v time taken to get everything sorted so you can ride. No brainer really.

 

BTW, different thread I know, but I see the Hammer doesn't have cadence built in to you'll still need a sensor.

[sliktrik]

Think its more than that....a ride outside always beats an indoor trainer ito fun however there are cases when indoor wins:

 

1.Arrive late from work and need to jump on the trainer at 8 or 9pm

2.Have look after the kiddo whilst needing to fit in a training session

3.When you don't feel like the admin of driving to venue and making sure bike and kit is ready.

 

The most important however is having controlled environment(no weather / traffic / geographic constraints) for training makes a huge difference when trying to follow a structured power based training program. Remember you need to sit in different power points for certain amount of time at the same time maintaining a certain cadence. 

let's not forget a trainer setup allows you to avoid all of the nutters on the roads - you can't get out of Fourways on a bike without coming close to some form of harm every time you ride

Edited May 13, 2016 by sliktrik

[carbon29er]

let's not forget a trainer setup allows you to avoid all of the nutters on the roads - you can't get out of Fourways on a bike without coming close to some form of harm every time you ride

And if you're really missing the views that much just ride GPS Rides with Google streetview. Exactly what you'd see outside, same gradients, the works. But no cars.

[rouxtjie]

let's not forget a trainer setup allows you to avoid all of the nutters on the roads - you can't get out of Fourways on a bike without coming close to some form of harm every time you ride

sure....I dont ride on the road...too dangerous and yes I am in fourways area. 

[leeubok]

Pain cave is a harsh term.

 

What I've learnt over the past decade using a VR trainer is that there are some really important things to lessen the boredom and ease the pain.

 

A permanent or semi permanent set up so it's just get on and ride

Fan and good ventilation

Decent wired or wireless headphones

Sound

Internet access

Media player

Towels

Hydration

Everything within arm distance

 

I use an old Cannondale with the exact geometry of my current road bike mounted permanently on my older Tacx Fortius VR trainer, specific trainer wheel with blue tyre.  ANT+ cadence and speed paired to TTS 4 software over ANT+ dongle.  I use my main server with a split screen service to the trainer with a mouse but to keyboard. 2nd screen is an older XP PC for entertainment with bluetooth headphones. Firefox for Youtube and AVS Media player for shows/movies.

 

And a view of the Tokai mast to know where I'm going when allowed out again.

 

Looks impressive! You talk of a permanent set up, do you leave all that equipment outside? 

[carbon29er]

Looks impressive! You talk of a permanent set up, do you leave all that equipment outside? 

Yes, it's just under cover of the verandah roof as it's set up. The screens do get moved if there is a big northwester with rain but that's not often. The computers are inside the house.