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Jun 2020
12:12pm, 1 Jun 2020
21,069 posts
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Meglet
That’s all I used for ages Pix. I’ve got a basic smart trainer now but I don’t put out a lot of power and it doesn’t seem very accurate at lower power levels-I sometimes turn off the erg mode and just ride it dumb!
You do earn points as you ride which can give you choices of kit, bikes and wheels. Even at a basic level there are some choices on the settings.
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Jun 2020
12:13pm, 1 Jun 2020
17,580 posts
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EvilPixie
cool
I will give it a try!
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Jun 2020
12:38pm, 1 Jun 2020
18,302 posts
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Angus Clydesdale
I’ve been using a standard turbo trainer (Elite HydroMag, about 8 years old) with a new (BLE) speed and cadence sensor set from Garmin. I run Zwift on an iPad and have the companion on my phone but depending what group I’m cycling with I usually use Discord, Zoom or WhatsApp for messaging.
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Jun 2020
12:43pm, 1 Jun 2020
17,584 posts
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EvilPixie
so do the companion apps mean you can connect a headset and talk too? (assuming you are able to!)
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Jun 2020
12:45pm, 1 Jun 2020
18,303 posts
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Angus Clydesdale
Not on Zwift Companion, I don’t think. But Discord and Zoom you can.
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Jun 2020
12:47pm, 1 Jun 2020
17,585 posts
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EvilPixie
cool
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Jun 2020
1:07pm, 1 Jun 2020
11,179 posts
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larkim
LOL, EP - that was similar to my first questions on this. QUite surprised how "quiet" it all was. Still found it engaging enough to shell out for 1 month at least.
I found I needed to think about the physical layout - somewhere to have my phone close to hand for Zwift Companion stuff (or to play music!). Or even wear a cycling top with a pocket so I could ride and "ride on" at the same time. I think a fair few people use mounts on their bars to support an ipad / phone, which I suppose would make things easier. I've just not really bothered with the thumbs up stuff though.
It is paying me some real world dividends - at the weekend I rode a 36m route that I'd done mid April, whilst the weather wasn't 100% identical, I was 20mins faster over the route without making a conscious effort to ride any harder.
Back to Zwift tonight.
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Jun 2020
1:52pm, 1 Jun 2020
18,306 posts
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Angus Clydesdale
I’ve been using a music stand to rest the iPad and phone on.
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Jun 2020
2:07pm, 1 Jun 2020
2,294 posts
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fraggle
theres one advantage of having tri bars on mine - perfect place to put the iPad  though I might suggest his old music stand to mr frag though
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Jun 2020
2:33pm, 1 Jun 2020
17,587 posts
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EvilPixie
I have a tablet holder from halfords :-D
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