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Just some turbines with a RF narrow/wide
you get a cinch or standard spider.
Just some turbines with a RF narrow/wide
Happy new year all! As we're talking turbo's at the moment....
Do I really need a different wheel or tyre while using one of these -
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/elite-crono-fluid-elastogel-trainer/
Swapping the wheel and Garmin speed sensor is a bit of a pain every time. Will I do much, if any, damage to the wheel/tyre? The turbo doesn't have resistance levels it's all dependent on my gears so I'm thinking there will be less wear than on a normal trainer?
Advice appreciated. I'm realistically only going to be doing 5-10 miles a day when I can't get outside.
Happy new year all! As we're talking turbo's at the moment....
Do I really need a different wheel or tyre while using one of these -
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/elite-crono-fluid-elastogel-trainer/
Swapping the wheel and Garmin speed sensor is a bit of a pain every time. Will I do much, if any, damage to the wheel/tyre? The turbo doesn't have resistance levels it's all dependent on my gears so I'm thinking there will be less wear than on a normal trainer?
Advice appreciated. I'm realistically only going to be doing 5-10 miles a day when I can't get outside.
I started using my Tacx trainer with my regular Schwalbe One (summer) tyre, and after a couple of sessions had a covering of black dust around the trainer where it had worn the tyre.
At £25-£30 a pop, I wasn't keen to wear them out when I managed to pick up a tacx turbo tyre for £15 on Amazon which isn't wearing down, and is a little quieter as well. I put it on the old original rear wheel that came with the bike with the extra rotational weight a benefit when I'm training. So I switch rear wheels between indoor and outdoor sessions and the more I do it the faster I'm getting at it !
You don't *need* to. But for a variety of reasons you might choose to.
Thanks Dalton, I saw that but they're out of stock
I've just sent Evans a price match request anyway, see what they say. I'm tempted by Amazon.italy but for ease of returns if there's a problem I think I'll stick with Evans
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no i know, tad pricey. 2nd hand value isnt too bad.nice. wouldn't mind a set of the sixc cranks but not for that amount of money.
fitted it yet?no i know, tad pricey. 2nd hand value isnt too bad.
fitted it yet?
fitted an oval ring and a 160mm airshaft to my pikes, need to trim rear Zee hose.
Shameless plug but if any of you guys are looking for a new (and I mean brand new!) Garmin Edge 520, I have one for sale in the classifieds at a discount on new from elsewhere.
https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/garmin-520-bike-computer-brand-new-unused.611547/
(Edit: mods if this post isn't acceptable/shouldn't link to the classifieds then please delete)
was this something to do with the "empty box" that you were shipped Adrian ?? - hope you get someone take you up on it, the 520's a great bit of kit - it's high time that Garmin did a 820 with all the 520's stuff and the mapping from the 800 series... hopefully my 800's battery will keep holding charge until that point, but if not I'll probably end up going for the 520, as the 1000 is just WAAAAAYY too big and bulky.
I wonder if Garmin are going to release an 820 they seem to be pushing the 1000 but who knows?
yeah only a recent purchase, only just finished building it. pretty happy with the spec
2016 Transition Patrol (L), RockShox Monarch Plus RC3 Debonair
2016 RockShox Pike Solo Air RCT3 160mm
Hope Tech Evo M4, 203/180 SuperStar Alpine Rotors
RaceFace Turbine Crank/BB, RaceFace 32T narrow/wide, XT trigger shifter, SLX ShadowPlus mech, XT 10sp 11-36 with Hope T-Rex 40T
SuperStar DS25 27.5" on Switch Ultra 15mm/142-12mm, Schwable Hans Dampf (will be tubeless once the tyres unkink)
Hope 50mm AM Stem, RaceFace SIXC Carbon 785mm bars, Hope SL Lockon Grips
RockShox Reverb Stealth, Charge Spoon Saddle
Shimano Saint Pedals
SuperStar Scratch Bash Guard
Mark - I see you got to feature on Zwift's Facebook page (Unless of course you have a name sake?!)
That was me . Feeling that ride today! Was already a hard group ride for me as it was, decided to try and follow the lead group when the group started racing for the end of the last lap.
Just about hung on until the leaders really picked the pace up before the finish, at which point they just vanished. Makes me wonder how accurate my power meter is on the turbo. I wouldn't describe myself as slow but I can't believe I'm that fast either.
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Does your power meter compare to when you are out and about that you can tell?
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I did the FTP builder this PM then decided I'd dip into the BTW ride. Started off badly as I. Issued the first turn but rejoined them and then had a good ride with some of it in the group!!
... first 5-6 weeks were pretty much "meh"...
I'm still plugging away on the 12week FTP Builder... sweet baby cheeses but its started ramping up the difficulty all of a sudden... first 5-6 weeks were pretty much "meh" but I'm currently on week 9 day 4, having done the first three days and the look of this one is pretty nasty... a good solid warmup, then 6x5 minute efforts at 100% FTP with 3 minute rest @ 50% (which is pretty near as hard as a straight 20 minutes worth out of a FTP test), 10 minutes of spinning and another 10 minutes @ 75%ftp just to get used to using residual lactic in the bloodstream as an additional energy source. All in all, it's 90 minutes of not particulary happy time on the trainer - probably followed by a good 10 minutes of mopping the floor afterwards...
Hardest thing to get used to for me, is that one (or more) of the prescription cocktail of med's i'm on causes - ahem - rather profuse sweating when exercising. I noticed the problem, and basically decided to try and ensure I didn't get too dehydrated, by attempting to measure how much fluid loss I was incurring. Measurment method being...
1. Have a pee, then climb onto the bathroom scales naked - measure how much you weigh.
2. Get dressed, get on the bike and ride for a hour, with a 750ml bottle of water / high5 electrolyte drink.
3. after 1 hour, get off the bike, finish bottle if you haven't already, get undressed, dry off with a towel, and climb back on the scales.
4. Subtract second weight from (first weight +0.75kg) - difference in kilo's = lost fluid in Litres...
I found that even with 2 large 16" pedestal fans blowing at me, in a unheated room (ambient around 15°C) I was losing around 1.5L of fluid per hour - so, I now "try" and go through a couple of bottles per hour. It does explain why, towards the end of a hours riding, that there is a steady stream of drips running off the handlebar ends, and my nose / chin - and why the trainer-mat needs to be hung outside to dry afterwards... I daren't attempt a metric or imperial century on the trainer, as I'm afraid I'd probably drown...
My bikes have sat in my shed for the past 12 months, thinking I might as well sell them!
Brush the dust off, oil the chain, and get out on them instead of selling them!My bikes have sat in my shed for the past 12 months, thinking I might as well sell them!
Weathers going to be nice this summer . Start getting out on your bike now so you're fit enough to enjoy being out on them in summer!!
Was that your Zen heart rate @ 42 as well