thisismyotherbike Posted July 6, 2019 Share Yes if you're using Zwift and plan on racing. The gearing on MTB means that on flat races you spin out.The realism setting compensates for this. Keep it at 50% and you should never spin out nor run out of gears on a climb. You end up using your 4/5 middle gears only MDJ and Pusher 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_Smith Posted July 6, 2019 Share Using the Kickr Core.Very happy with it. Christian van Zyl and ChrisF 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pusher Posted July 7, 2019 Share When buying a cheapie for the trainer .... any reason to go either road bike or MTB ? Personally I know the current MTB's better than the road bikes, even have a lot of spares. So it may be cheaper to fix an old 26'' for the trainer .... if I can find a 26'' LARGE frame (in the Republic of the Western Cape)...Agree. I've set up my old 26' MTB on my Directo and it works great. ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted July 10, 2019 Share Got a very nice 2nd hand Canondale CAAD5 road bike now to save up for the CORE .... aiyaaz and Andrew_Smith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter-morgan Posted July 10, 2019 Share I have an old Kickr 1, with my sons laptop an a 32" Tv with a Silverback mountain bike, subscribed for Zwift for winter months, I suppose Apple TV would be cheaper than a laptop. Edited July 10, 2019 by Dexter-morgan Vetplant and madbradd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted July 10, 2019 Share dug out the old dumb-trainer .... not interactive ... but still works up a nice sweat !! PS - okay when idling along .... not so much when you power up and it sounds like a swarm of bees ..... Edited July 10, 2019 by ChrisF MDJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted July 10, 2019 Share I have an old Kickr 1, with my sons laptop an a 32" Tv with a Silverback mountain bike, subscribed for Zwift for winter months, I suppose Apple TV would be cheaper than a laptop. would love to hear what the Hubbers use .... I have a spare (old) laptop .... would need to check the specs, but doubt it would run the graphics .... Also have a NUC, but know if this will do the job .... fall back would be to use my current laptop, but would prefer not to .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebotma Posted July 11, 2019 Share would love to hear what the Hubbers use .... I have a spare (old) laptop .... would need to check the specs, but doubt it would run the graphics .... Also have a NUC, but know if this will do the job .... fall back would be to use my current laptop, but would prefer not to .... I run my Zwift on a Intel NUC with no problems. The Nuc is used for video cameras and Zwift only. ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted July 11, 2019 Share would love to hear what the Hubbers use .... I have a spare (old) laptop .... would need to check the specs, but doubt it would run the graphics .... Also have a NUC, but know if this will do the job .... fall back would be to use my current laptop, but would prefer not to ....I tried an old, 2010-odd, laptop. Seemed to have enough oomph to do Zwift but after one update Zwift just said that the Graphics card is too old. So just check it out. Sufferfest worked fine though. ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted July 11, 2019 Share I run my Zwift on a Intel NUC with no problems. The Nuc is used for video cameras and Zwift only. thats very good news !! Never used the NUC for what I bought it ... would be nice to get some use out of it. The remote keyboard may be very handy .... Take it that this would then be okay for most of the other options as well. Want to try out the different options. What I THINK I want :- the adaptive load of a smart trainer- some video/graphic of the ride- may try some training programs, but not the main interest at this stage Not fussed about the "multi-player" interactive side of things .... I ride too slow, and at wierd hours ... Pretty sure my wish list shall be adapted and modified and contorted as I actually experience what these packages do offer .... EDIT - thank you for all the input and ideas. So this is what my system looks like and the screen can fold away ... Edited July 14, 2019 by ChrisF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_Smith Posted July 11, 2019 Share If you want to play Zwift at 1080p60 then you will need a decent dedicated graphics card - either desktop or laptop.I use my T540p for Zwifting but the display card (not a gaming card) can only output 720p30. Fine for me but all depends on the user using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetplant Posted July 11, 2019 Share thats very good news !! Never used the NUC for what I bought it ... would be nice to get some use out of it. The remote keyboard may be very handy .... Take it that this would then be okay for most of the other options as well. Want to try out the different options. What I THINK I want :- the adaptive load of a smart trainer- some video/graphic of the ride- may try some training programs, but not the main interest at this stage Not fussed about the "multi-player" interactive side of things .... I ride too slow, and at wierd hours ... Pretty sure my wish list shall be adapted and modified and contorted as I actually experience what these packages do offer ....Smart trainers can be had from about R4000 2nd hand, if you are willing to settle for Wheel-on trainers like the Kickr Snap. But they do have their draw backs. Wheel-off ones like the Kickr are convenient in the sense of no roll-down required, just get on and ride, but you pay way more, from R9000 upwards if you are lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted July 14, 2019 Share If you will be using different bikes on the trainer, i.e. road and MTB, then the height of the Kickr4 being adjustable is useful. If it's just for a road bike, Core does everything needed. ..... Couple of numbers for those may want to know .... The Kickr 4 is height adjustable to match your bike. The Kickr CORE has a fixed axle height of 330mm. I measured the following shaft heights - which would clearly vary depending on your tire selection. Road bike axle height = 340mm. As such my trainer setup has the bars raised by 10mm 26'' MTB(26x2,1) axle height = 333mm, depending on the tire pressure and tire wear the bike will run level. 29'' MTB (29x2,35) axle height = 370mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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