Turbo Trainer Advice

I suspect @amey will know

Suspicion confirmed

There is now this too: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/MAGENE-gemini200-Speed-Sensor-cadence-ant-Bluetooth-for-Strava-garmin-bryton-bike-bicycle-computer/32770906493.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.128.dCvyUr&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_3_10065_10068_10000009_10084_10000025_10083_10000029_10080_10082_10081_10000028_10110_10111_10112_10060_10113_10062_10114_10115_10056_503_10055_10054_10059_10099_501_10078_10079_10000022_10000012_10103_10073_10102_10000015_10096_10000018_10000019_10052_10053_10107_10050_10106_10051,searchweb201603_1,afswitch_5,single_sort_2_default&btsid=906606dd-efe5-408f-b746-4aa03ddd8a26

This one has been very reliable for me over the past couple of years.
http://www.dx.com/p/ant-wireless-heart-rate-monitor-strap-for-smart-phones-computer-black-256722#.WH-CJlzLqnc

My bluetooth strap is getting on my tits (yes, that's a chest strap joke).

New battery, salty water, tightened, etc. Will it talk to my phone for more than 5 seconds? Will it fuck!

https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/04/troubleshooting-your-heart-rate.html

Updated the firmware on my vortex and it's given a couple wild 2000w+ readings in a session. Hope it's not a regular error.

Is there a way to delete errant data points in Golden Cheetah?

Has this thread been resolved yet?

If not, what's the latest forum advice on:

Direct Drive - is it worth getting one at the lower end (i.e.) 450 quid: https://www.evanscycles.com/elite-turbo-muin-direct-drive-smart-b-EV256907

or worth getting a regular smart trainer at that price- i.e. skipping the entry and going for mid level?
https://www.evanscycles.com/tacx-genius-trainer-EV254589

I don't care about training profiles or any fanciness - I just want to be less fat. I'm housebound for the next few months (at least in terms of cycling) and have a solid kitchen floor and plenty of space with no worries about noise.

I'm prob going to give Zwift or similar a go but don't have or desire heartrate monitors etc. Just a smooth ride with relatively realistic resistance so I can do some sprints and a few longer stretches a day.

If you don't have to worry about noise get a lemond revolution.

How noisy are we talking :) I'll have a sleeping baby in the next room - white noise is fine but chinook taking off might be more problematic.

Well, you won't hear the baby crying, put it that way ;)

Ha!

I've had a Kurt Kinetic Rock n'Roll for about 2 years now and always loved it. I've noticed recently that its started feeling really 'hard' to ride, an that i'm finding it harder and harder to train on, the sort of feeling that the brakes are on.

Could it maybe be the flywheel is FUBAR? I've never done any maintenance etc on it.

It could of course just be me being a wuss.

Following on from the above, i may be able to get a relatively cheap Kickr Snap. The reviews are not all that great - i.e., difference in power reading from the turbo and a PM, weird calibrations etc - anyone got anyone got any first-hand feedback?

Any solutions for having a platform to put a computer mouse at the same height as handlebars for my turbo cave? Currently am using an ironing board, which is a bit OTT and takes up a lot of space (but does the job nonetheless). Some kind of small floor standing pedestal that folds away? Or even something that hooks off the bars somehow?

Any ideas much appreciated!

I've been using a sheet music reading stand with the angle adjusted so it's flat.

It's compact and reasonably stable - similar to this

http://www.djmmusic.com/p-2924-tiger-heavy-duty-sheet-music-stand-orchestral.aspx?gclid=CjwKEAjwvYPKBRCYr5GLgNCJ_jsSJABqwfw7Y7PSG9IrgPwPI4KyVnrBYSDKtIrQM5Mf5Gxu-xZwrxoCArDw_wcB

If you're not averse to overkill:

Noga arm x 1
super clamp x 2
hard mousemat x 1

Actually depending on what bars you're using and what's a good position for you, probably just 2 x superclamps back to back with a spigot would do the job though you have less flexibility about where the mousemat is positioned.

I just pick up the mouse and run it over my hand or a mouse mat that I pick up. Cheap, effective.

Noob question. If I buy this:

http://www.halfords.com/cycling/turbo-trainers/trainers/elite-turbo-muin-turbo-trainer?cm_mmc=Google+PLA-_-Turbo+Trainers-_-Trainers-_-226701&istCompanyId=b8708c57-7a02-4cf6-b2c0-dc36b54a327e&istItemId=alplaaxrl&istBid=tzxq&_$ja=tsid:94971|cid:868641114|agid:42483203943|tid:pla-346962534196|crid:203186067057|nw:g|rnd:3012978232308897736|dvc:c|adp:1o1|loc:9046004&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI35iZuK201gIVzrvtCh3CDAqjEAQYASABEgKwbvD_BwE

and this:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/elite-misuro-b-bluetoothant-speedcadence-sensor/?lang=en&curr=GBP&dest=1&sku=5360720228&kpid=5360720228&utm_source=google&utm_term&utm_campaign=UK_PLA_Accessories&utm_medium=base&utm_content=mkwid%7cstzfZiRgs_dc%7cpcrid%7c67090793462%7cpkw%7c%7cpmt%7c%7cprd%7c5360720228uk

Do I have everything to get power data and to get going on Zwift?

Buy Henry's kickr?

link plz?

found it. There is the small matter of it being twice the price.

O rly? Pm him ;)

@eyebrows is amey right?

Couldn't find a thread for rollers, so will ask here: Does anyone know where I can buy the Sportcrafters Overdrive Pro Rollers (https://www.sportcrafters.com/products/bike-rollers/overdrive-pro-rollers) in the UK? Or even just the magnetic drum thing (which I assume will fit in the standard Cycleops aluminum rollers)? Or should I just get a cycleops roller with one of their resistance units - has anyone had experience of both?

Who needs a fan?
I have one going free, I've never used it. It came with the turbo I bought here.

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