Dedicated indoor trainer bike (setup suggestions)

[NotSoBigBen]

A mate of mine has asked me to 'customise' this cheapie as a dedicated indoor trainer bike for use on his Kicker with Zwift. 

Decided on a metallic blue colour with some metallic silver Zwift and Wahoo logos, won't bother to fit the brake calipers ... I'll just rattle can the crank, dérailleurs and front wheel gloss black including the brake surface. 

 

 

 

Edited August 16, 2021 by NotSoBigBen
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[NotSoBigBen]

Any suggestions of other things to do that'll make it a 'cool' dedicated indoor bike?

[NotSoBigBen]

As an aside in a 'package deal' I'm getting my TT frame painted the same colour ????

[RobertWhitehead]

My only suggestion would be that you not limit your indoor experience only to Zwift ????. There's better platforms out there. But on the bike side it is going to look stunning 

[NotSoBigBen]

13 minutes ago, RobertWhitehead said:

My only suggestion would be that you not limit your indoor experience only to Zwift ????. There's better platforms out there. But on the bike side it is going to look stunning 

He's one of those 'tron' bike Zwifters so will be difficult to persuade him to try anything else I reckon, I use Rouvy for my very rare indoor rides

[DJuice]

Nice bling front tri spoke or spinergy front wheel, just because you have to look fast going still.

 

[NotSoBigBen]

A sneak preview of the colour ????

[ACE Cycles]

On 8/16/2021 at 5:49 AM, RobertWhitehead said:

My only suggestion would be that you not limit your indoor experience only to Zwift ????. There's better platforms out there. But on the bike side it is going to look stunning 

Better? How? 

[Duane_Bosch]

1 hour ago, ACE Cycles said:

Better? How? 

Can only comment on the stuff I've used.

 

Zwift is GREAT. However.

For pure training I rate sufferfest the better app. For a POV "experience" and the ability to have 3 family members on one subscription there's Rouvy making it very cost effective. When I've got time I need to try and figure out Golden Cheetah which is free.

 

 

Edited August 17, 2021 by Duane_Bosch

[madmarc]

1 hour ago, ACE Cycles said:

Better? How? 

ZWIFT = Gamers and E-dopers 

Traineroad = Serious & focused IDT training 

[warrencharlesza]

3 minutes ago, madmarc said:

ZWIFT = Gamers and E-dopers 

Traineroad = Serious & focused IDT training 

agree!! zwift = every day is race day, an easy ride for me was often ruined by an aussie flag coming past me, just couldn't help myself.

When TrainerRoad publicly release their Adaptive Training upgrade it will be hard to beat from a structured training perspective.

[Mountain Bru]

But do any of these other platforms have races? 

With everything that looks like a race being cancelled, zwift racing is all we've got to rely on.

[ACE Cycles]

39 minutes ago, Duane_Bosch said:

Can only comment on the stuff I've used.

 

Zwift is GREAT. However.

For pure training I rate sufferfest the better app. For a POV "experience" and the ability to have 3 family members on one subscription there's Rouvy making it very cost effective. When I've got time I need to try and figure out Golden Cheetah which is free.

 

 

I guess that if you don't have a coach then Sufferfest would be the better option for the serious cyclist in need of personalized workouts. Fortunately, Zwift pulls through my custom workouts from TrainingPeaks. The real world feel of Rouvy and the price point is alluring, but not enough to sway my vote away from Zwift. Zwift's races, group rides and the unrivaled community engagement makes it my top choice.

[madmarc]

31 minutes ago, warrencharlesza said:

agree!! zwift = every day is race day, an easy ride for me was often ruined by an aussie flag coming past me, just couldn't help myself.

When TrainerRoad publicly release their Adaptive Training upgrade it will be hard to beat from a structured training perspective.

I'm one of the fortunate ones who have been access to Adaptive Training beta testers ???? - Its taken TR to a whole new level

[Dexter-morgan]

Lets not change this thread to a Zwift busting thing but lets comment on the OP's Awesome build, I think its going to look good, I used an old mountainbike on my Kickr, I was thinking of doing the same with my trainer, get a cheap 10 speed group-set with a aluminum frame, I have a old front wheel.

[NotSoBigBen]

Just now, Dexter-morgan said:

Lets not change this thread to a Zwift busting thing but lets comment on the OP's Awesome build, I think its going to look good, I used an old mountainbike on my Kickr, I was thinking of doing the same with my trainer, get a cheap 10 speed group-set with a aluminum frame, I have a old front wheel.

Thanks man, the frame is done and flatted again ready for the logos ... a bit of a delay getting them ????

 

Hopefully today then clear coat latest tomorrow. Busy painting the front wheel, dérailleurs and crank black ...