Lock down turbo trainers

ted1

So if we get put into lockdown we’ll need some way of keeping sane and burning off energy

Are cheap turbo trainers any good?

https://www.halfords.ie/cycling/turbo-trainers/standard-turbo-trainers/171847.html

https://www.halfords.ie/cycling/turbo-trainers/smart-turbo-trainers/212792.html

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/inride-100-turbo-trainer-id_8402844.html

ED E

Do you live alone? I've an older Tacx blue and the noise would probably lead to matricide. If you've a shed fine.


I dont use mine, just too dull. Might get a smart one though to make it interesting if we show signs of full lockdown.

magicbastarder

ED E wrote: »

Do you live alone? I've an older Tacx blue and the noise would probably lead to matricide.

why would you kill your mother over that?

ED E

magicbastarder wrote: »

why would you kill your mother over that?

Would you believe I googled it and all to confirm then still got it wrong.... :pac:

funnights74

i have a Wahoo Kickr and an Elemnt Bolt, there is a facility where you can go into the old rides you have completed on the bolt and re-create them on the kickr, so i'm familiar with the rides i'm doing while i stare out the spare bedroom window

danoriordan1402

Are these trainers suitable for Mountain bikes as well or are they mainly for road bikes..?

smacl

danoriordan1402 wrote: »

Are these trainers suitable for Mountain bikes as well or are they mainly for road bikes..?

Mostly grand with mountain bikes, but if your own a thru axle rather than QR you will probably need and adapter. I got one of the cheopo LIDL ones so I could train with my daughter on her 26" Frog bike while watching netflix.

mr spuckler

smacl wrote: »

Mostly grand with mountain bikes, but if your own a thru axle rather than QR you will probably need and adapter. I got one of the cheopo LIDL ones so I could train with my daughter on her 26" Frog bike while watching netflix.

I got an Elite Suito last week and am pretty sure it came with an adapter for thru axles.

velo.2010

A quick flick through Wiggle's turbo trainers and many of them are out of stock!

Edit. Dang. Actually, it looks like all of them are now out of stock. Could be a call made by Wiggle just to withhold selling of all turbo's due to the demand.

SAM SO NITE

i cannot get a wahoo kickr or kickr core for love nor money anywhere in the world.

Let me know if you find one

sy_flembeck

SAM SO NITE wrote: »

i cannot get a wahoo kickr or kickr core for love nor money anywhere in the world.

Let me know if you find one

Chain Driven Cycles say they'll have both in this week. They seem to have a 0% payment plan there too

SAM SO NITE

sy_flembeck wrote: »

Chain Driven Cycles say they'll have both in this week. They seem to have a 0% payment plan there too

hopefully they ship to Spain

deconduo

SAM SO NITE wrote: »

i cannot get a wahoo kickr or kickr core for love nor money anywhere in the world.

Let me know if you find one

Refurbs are available from Wahoo directly:
https://eu.wahoofitness.com/devices/bike-trainers/wahoo-kickr-powertrainer-reconditioned

https://eu.wahoofitness.com/devices/bike-trainers/kickr-core-indoor-smart-trainer-reconditioned-euuk

SAM SO NITE

deconduo wrote: »

Refurbs are available from Wahoo directly:
https://eu.wahoofitness.com/devices/bike-trainers/wahoo-kickr-powertrainer-reconditioned

https://eu.wahoofitness.com/devices/bike-trainers/kickr-core-indoor-smart-trainer-reconditioned-euuk

cheers having a much now. Are the 2018 ones the latest edition? Are reconditioned problematic?


The kickr core is back order only. the kickr is 999 for a refurb. worth it?

Bambaata

I see Tacx suspended online orders for a time in order to cope with the amount of orders trolling in!

deconduo

SAM SO NITE wrote: »

cheers having a much now. Are the 2018 ones the latest edition? Are reconditioned problematic?


The kickr core is back order only. the kickr is 999 for a refurb. worth it?

I bought one last week, arrived yesterday. The box was a bit grubby but the trainer itself looks brand new. Went for a short spin with no issues.

There's a 2 year warranty on it anyway in case of any issues.

ted1

Halfords closed for three weeks. No chance of getting one there.

mr spuckler

Try 360 Cycles in Clontarf - I got an Elite Suito there last week, called in on the Monday and they'd a delivery due in later in the week. Collected the trainer on Thursday and very happy with it so far.

SAM SO NITE

deconduo wrote: »

I bought one last week, arrived yesterday. The box was a bit grubby but the trainer itself looks brand new. Went for a short spin with no issues.

There's a 2 year warranty on it anyway in case of any issues.

Cheers bro. I pulled the trigger last night. Were all bits included such as disc brake insert to prevent hydraulic lock?

deconduo

SAM SO NITE wrote: »

Cheers bro. I pulled the trigger last night. Were all bits included such as disc brake insert to prevent hydraulic lock?

It has the axle adaptors and came with a cassette installed, but I didn't spot a disk brake insert.

fat bloke

ted1 wrote: »

Are cheap turbo trainers any good?

A trainer is trainer IMO. It's a fallacy that spending more money means a greater liklihood of usage. If you won't sit on a 100 euro trainer for 30 mins, then you're equally unlikely to sit on a 1000 euro trainer.

I've a good turbo record for the last 7 or 8 years or so and have largely done so on sub 150 euro mag trainers. I only recently changed to a fluid one and found it great but by then I'd well established the premise and practice.

I bought rollers last year however and haven't used the turbo since. Lovin' the rollers!

ted1

fat bloke wrote: »

I bought rollers last year however and haven't used the turbo since. Lovin' the rollers!

Must look into them. They look odd and tricky.

Surprised no one has advised getting another bike N+1 and all that stuff

CantGetNoSleep

fat bloke wrote: »

A trainer is trainer IMO. It's a fallacy that spending more money means a greater liklihood of usage. If you won't sit on a 100 euro trainer for 30 mins, then you're equally unlikely to sit on a 1000 euro trainer.

I've a good turbo record for the last 7 or 8 years or so and have largely done so on sub 150 euro mag trainers. I only recently changed to a fluid one and found it great but by then I'd well established the premise and practice.

I bought rollers last year however and haven't used the turbo since. Lovin' the rollers!

I wouldn't fully agree with that I'm the sense that a lot of people get some sense of fun from a smart trainer on Swift, but never be able to force themselves to put in the effort if on the trainer alone.

I also think wheel off trainers are worth considering - the non smart ones are not too expensive.

That being said I'm using a Tacx Flux which I got on sale for 400€. Doesn't get great reviews but working fine for me touch wood.

mr spuckler

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

I wouldn't fully agree with that I'm the sense that a lot of people get some sense of fun from a smart trainer on Swift, but never be able to force themselves to put in the effort if on the trainer alone.

Yep that's me, I've had a bog standard turbo previously and found it very boring. I'm only 3 rides in but so far loving the smart trainer on Zwift.

NeedMoreGears

How do you set up resistance on a set of rollers?

Is is pre-set and you just go up the gears to increase effort?

Ta

NMG

fat bloke

mr spuckler wrote: »

Yep that's me, I've had a bog standard turbo previously and found it very boring. I'm only 3 rides in but so far loving the smart trainer on Zwift.

Only 3 rides in?! I wouldn't say it was true love yet

fat bloke

NeedMoreGears wrote: »

How do you set up resistance on a set of rollers?

Is is pre-set and you just go up the gears to increase effort?

Ta

NMG

Some rollers don't have any resistance variation facility. Mine have 3 settings via a slider on the base. But ultimately yeah same as on the road you pedal faster and go the gears. if they're resistance "free" rollers then you can con yourself in the first minute or so into thinking - this is dead easy, I'm in my biggest gear already and horsing along!

-Give it 5 minutes.

And then another 35 minutes.

You'll be sweatin' soon enough

dickidy

SAM SO NITE wrote: »

i cannot get a wahoo kickr or kickr core for love nor money anywhere in the world.

Let me know if you find one

did you try base 2 race..

Sinbad_NI

See sports pursuit have the Saris H3 for under £600.

Oberkon

Does Zwift work with a Garmin HRM ?
I’m using an iPad . Everything connects bar the HRM strap

keane2097

Oberkon wrote: »

Does swift work with a Garmin HRM ?
I’m using an iPad . Everything connects bar the HRM strap

I doubt the ipad has a built in ant receiver?

CantGetNoSleep

Oberkon wrote: »

Does Zwift work with a Garmin HRM ?
I’m using an iPad . Everything connects bar the HRM strap

I had the same question today on Android & PC - would you need a Bluetooth HRM? Any decent ones going cheap?

dickidy

no garmin heart rate run of ant and wont connect to bluetooth. i have to use ANT and Dongle to connect to my laptop. you can get micro one for i pads adn tablets.

please correct me if im wrong

mr spuckler

Oberkon wrote: »

Does Zwift work with a Garmin HRM ?
I’m using an iPad . Everything connects bar the HRM strap

Works fine with my PC & Android using ANT+ dongle which I picked up for €20, I've no clue about iPad!

lennymc

dickidy wrote: »

no garmin heart rate run of ant and wont connect to bluetooth. i have to use ANT and Dongle to connect to my laptop. you can get micro one for i pads adn tablets.

please correct me if im wrong

exactly. The garmin hrm have bluetooth (at least mine doesnt) so unless your ipad has an ant+ receiver, it wont work on it. Either and ant+ dongle for the ipad to allow it receive the signal from the garmin hrm, or a new hrm strap that broadcasts on bluetooth should sort you out

Don't Chute!

SAM SO NITE wrote: »

i cannot get a wahoo kickr or kickr core for love nor money anywhere in the world.

Let me know if you find one

Just came up on my Facebook that the cycle superstore are after getting a small delivery today.

mal1

They were in stock in Cycle Superstore this morning. Out of Stock already.

site_owner

i got a snap from cyclesuperstore. they seemed to have very little stock, but with the CI discounts it was a good deal i think

there is an instock refurbed kickr for 999 direct from wahoo
https://eu.wahoofitness.com/devices/bike-trainers/wahoo-kickr-powertrainer-reconditioned

alarmcode

Oberkon wrote: »

Does Zwift work with a Garmin HRM ?
I’m using an iPad . Everything connects bar the HRM strap

the HRM is probably ant +.

The rest are communicating on blue tooth

lennymc

Just spoke with Matteo Cigala re tonight's zwift spin, and asked had he any trainers in stock. He said he has 1 core and 2 kickrs in stock. No affiliation. retail.cigalacycling.com

Icyseanfitz

put an order in for a tacx flux from amazon germany for 426euro, seemed like a great deal, got an email tonight telling me it was cancelled due to not being in stock even though amazon.de is still saying its in stock any ideas for something instead around the 400-600 mark?

Sinbad_NI

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

put an order in for a tacx flux from amazon germany for 426euro, seemed like a great deal, got an email tonight telling me it was cancelled due to not being in stock even though amazon.de is still saying its in stock any ideas for something instead around the 400-600 mark?

Sports pursuit had Saris H3 for £600 during the week.

Edit, ignore that, just checked and not there anymore.

Icyseanfitz

Kickr Snap any good?

lissard

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

Kickr Snap any good?

I have one, it's great. Built like a tank and runs quiet. It's compatible with every training app out there. The only thing with a wheel on trainer is getting the right contact between the roller and the wheel. As long as it's good everything works well. When you buy it you get a month's free trial on a ton of apps. I'm slowly working my way through them.

For what it's worth, I have used a top of the line Kickr over the last two years and to my mind there isn't a hugely noticeable difference between it and the snap. The Kickr might be slightly more responsive and a bit quieter.

Gasco

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

put an order in for a tacx flux from amazon germany for 426euro, seemed like a great deal, got an email tonight telling me it was cancelled due to not being in stock even though amazon.de is still saying its in stock any ideas for something instead around the 400-600 mark?

Wiggle and CRC seem to have stock at present, pulled the trigger on a kickr snap.

This is my version of panic buying.

Asdaman

Gasco wrote: »

Wiggle and CRC seem to have stock at present, pulled the trigger on a kickr snap.

This is my version of panic buying.

Likewise! A prospective purchase this winter brought forward. Let's hope CRC actually have the stock

Icyseanfitz

Just panic bought a kickr snap, who knows how long 2km lockdown will last

stones81

Does anyone know what size thru axle would be need for giant content ar1 to use on tacx flow

Peterx

Sorry no help on the queries but I keep reading the thread title as a warning to beware of turbo trainer thieves

LTLOB

Hi folks,

Just wondering if anyone has any feedback on the Elite Turbo Muin Smart Turbo Trainer from Halfords? https://www.halfords.ie/cycling/turbo-trainers/all-turbo-trainers/298775.html. Have found one second hand and tempted to pick it up? Does anyone know if you can connect your Garmin 520 to it to track and record your training. Thanks

Newtown90

LTLOB wrote: »

Hi folks,

Just wondering if anyone has any feedback on the Elite Turbo Muin Smart Turbo Trainer from Halfords? https://www.halfords.ie/cycling/turbo-trainers/all-turbo-trainers/298775.html. Have found one second hand and tempted to pick it up? Does anyone know if you can connect your Garmin 520 to it to track and record your training. Thanks

Had one for 18 months and recently sold it. It's a dumb smart trainer if that's a thing.

I'd recommend something that has resistance control.