Knersboy Posted June 18, 2018 Posted June 18, 2018 Yeah both the Wahoo Kickr and Tacx Neo makes quite a dent to your pocket. Look the Flux is brilliant and I enjoyed training on it. It is just a fact that they had some hardware issues. However they will honour the warranty no problem. Not knowing your budget limit I can also recommend the Bushido Smart. My wife has literally cycled 1000km's on hers and not a single issue to report. Sure it is not a flywheel and requires a tire on trainer. Yes you sacrifice the quietness you get by buying a flywheel trainer, but it is a good quality trainer. You also need to know, the cheaper the trainer the less resistance you get. The Neo easily does 10% and up gradients whilst th3 Flux and Bushido will take you to around 7% I think. Still enough for most people. The bottom line is in order to use Zwift, you will need a Smart Trainer. Preferably one that can do ANT+ and Bluetooth. Zwift Supports both.I second that, the Bushido is great, it can do up to 14% gradients, so anything Zwift can throw at it. Did Alpe d’zwift on my Bushido on Saturday, it hurt. Hacc 1
Pusher Posted June 18, 2018 Posted June 18, 2018 Any other options that won't cost me an arm and a leg? I had a look at the Tacx Neo, it is a bit steep.Have a look at the Kickr Snap.
Be4dawn Posted June 18, 2018 Posted June 18, 2018 I bought the vortex smart last year and to date had no problems at all.Got it on a nice special aswell on cwc.
Hacc Posted June 18, 2018 Posted June 18, 2018 Thank you for all the advice, I will do some research. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk
Broker Posted June 18, 2018 Posted June 18, 2018 Bushido is a winner. We use 2 of them at home now for about 2 years. Not a single issue and they handle everything that Zwift or Cycleops(Rovy) can dish up
L.T.G Posted June 19, 2018 Posted June 19, 2018 Thank you for all the advice, I will do some research. Sent from my SM-G935F using TapatalkLots of good deals doing on the Kickr (3) at the moment... worth it imo .I almost went the Snap route... glad I didn't.
AM7 Posted June 19, 2018 Posted June 19, 2018 Lots of good deals doing on the Kickr (3) at the moment... worth it imo .I almost went the Snap route... glad I didn't. Where's the deals on Kickr 3?
Grey Hubs Posted June 19, 2018 Posted June 19, 2018 https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/312690-cyleops-powersync-indoor-trainer/ THIS!
L.T.G Posted June 19, 2018 Posted June 19, 2018 (edited) Where's the deals on Kickr 3? All i'm finding now is this...https://wahoo.cyclust.co.za/wahoo-kickr-indoor-trainer.html(still cheaper than R19 999 that it was for ages) http://cyclelab.com/wahoo-kickr-power-trainer/ in the last couple weeks I'd seen ads pop for for between 16000 and 16999... now, Murphy's law, I can't find them also.....https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/312661-wahoo-kickr-2014/ Edited June 19, 2018 by L.T.G Hacc 1
AM7 Posted June 19, 2018 Posted June 19, 2018 All i'm finding now is this...https://wahoo.cyclust.co.za/wahoo-kickr-indoor-trainer.html(still cheaper than R19 999 that it was for ages) http://cyclelab.com/wahoo-kickr-power-trainer/ in the last couple weeks I'd seen ads pop for for between 16000 and 16999... now, Murphy's law, I can't find them also.....https://www.bikehub.co.za/classifieds/312661-wahoo-kickr-2014/ I'll check it out L.T.G 1
Gav1 Posted June 20, 2018 Posted June 20, 2018 (edited) Not sure if this has been raised before. Sorry if it did. Whilst in workout and erg mode one should not in theory change gears....just keep at the prescribed cadence (btw the cadence on zwift VS Garmin does not always correspond neatly i.e.mostly out by a few rpm about 5 or below). If I keep at the prescribed cadence I dont reach the power target (perhaps 5 to 10 watts below). Am I doing something wrong? Does it matter? I realize that the taxc vortex I have will not provide 100% accuracy. Just hope I'm not doing anything wrong though I Edited June 20, 2018 by gavmtb
s14phoenix Posted June 20, 2018 Posted June 20, 2018 Usually if you are operating at the limit of the trainer then the watts cannot go that high in the gear you are in. Use a higher gear - the trainer will "loosen" for the lower watt requirements and "tighten" to the higher watt requirements. Because you are using a too low a gear the trainer reaches its limit and thus cannot brake harder to get you to the required watts.
Furbz Posted June 20, 2018 Posted June 20, 2018 Top tip for the day. i've always found the hills in Zwift feel like they are not as hard as the should bei've always been able to spin 90 odd and often find myself in a oddly high gear vs the gradient. after many many Many calibrations of my trainer i finally found the solution online. in Zwift settings move the trainer gradient setting from the preset middle all the way to max.this in essence makes the trainer react faster to gradient changes. boy what a difference!i suffered up Keith's hill in the lowest gear i have at 65-75 rpm on the 10-13% gradients much much happier now it feels more realistic. not so much happier at how much more it hurts! BigDL and Thornman 2
Pusher Posted June 20, 2018 Posted June 20, 2018 Lots of good deals doing on the Kickr (3) at the moment... worth it imo .I almost went the Snap route... glad I didn't.Why?
2wieltjies Posted June 20, 2018 Posted June 20, 2018 1. smart trainer2. no hassle of back wheel3. I think you work harder on smart trainer, but have no evidence or experience with "dumb trainer"
L.T.G Posted June 20, 2018 Posted June 20, 2018 Why?I just think all round it's worth the extrabut the most important reason... Quieter.makes 4am sessions at home more possible. Furbz and 2wieltjies 2
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now