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I thought it was quite a
I thought it was quite a balanced review of that particular version of the bike myself.
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I thought this problem was sorted but, it seems to have returned. This time claiming to be from Facebook newsfeed and asking you to complete a survey.Yep, same here, looked like this on my phone
61 minutes, to be precise. Planned intervals make it bearable. Couldn’t ride for any length of time aimlessly without my Wahoo flashing up and telling me what to do.Are you able to program a workout using the wahoo app? I thought you had to manually change the resistance during the workout?
Not sure about the app but the Wahoo head-units support smart trainer control for rides and work-outs. They’ve also recently had an update to support generic FE-C trainers, like the newer Garmin Edge head-units do, instead of just their own trainers.
Just to add to what people
Just to add to what people are saying – if there’s one thing long, slow distance (LSD) is good for it’s training you for long, slow distance. Thing is, it’s very inefficient time-wise at that and there’s not really anything more you’d get out of it that you couldn’t get, and more, from a more structured and sometimes higher intensity set of activities bar the mental side and getting more used to just spending more time in the saddle. Sure it’ll keep you fit, but there’s definitely more effective ways to do that especially if you want a more rounded fitness and ability on the bike (which I guess you might if you’re already on TrainerRoad).
Speaking of TR, if you haven’t already (which you probably have) then you could far worse than trying one of their training plans and also having a look at their blog
.. lots of good stuff there. Here’s some more links to things that might interest you as well, mainly about the mis-conceptions about base miles but also some good training tips and a heap of further references
https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/the-myth-of-winter-base-training-for-cyclists/
http://endurancenerd.com/the-base-training-myth/
Should you do high intensity training rather than base training in winter?
HTH, good luck with whatever you’re aiming for.
Sorry. The only thing you can say from that image is that *someone* was on the bike for over 8 hours. Which – as you say – requires plenty of mental and physical fortitude. Still a **fact** that no miles were cycled and no tens of thousands of feet were climbed. All the little smileys in the world don’t change that.I think “117 miles on zwift” was the original quote – which is true. Call them ‘virtual miles’ if you want, ditto the ‘climbing’, but it the same or more effort with terrain feedback usually (the majority I believe now). In the context of a discussion on indoor training, and Zwift in particular, I think it’s appropriate to just say ‘miles’ or ‘feet’ as it should be obvious what is being discussed. Or be a pedant, there’s always at least one when this comes up – hooray to them for making the world a better place.
I’ve done a few 2.5 hr sessions when I had a big race coming up and couldn’t fit the training any other way. Really though, It’s so unpleasant I’d rather stuff angry wasps up my jaxi.That seems like a long time for some race prep – endurance event ?
Here we go again….
Here we go again….
…… my mate rode 117 miles on zwift, some 9 hours with tens of thousands of feet climbed ……117 miles ————————————— No he didn’t.
On Zwift he did.
9 hours ————- —————————- Quite possibly.Unless you have some reason to doubt it, he did.
Tens of thousands of feet —————— Oh no he didn’t.On Zwift he did.
Don’t be such a mindless pedant. Same effort or more for the simulated versus real-world terrain (modulo wind), figures quoted ‘in app’ – what’s your issue ?
It’s an IPad Air2, just downloaded the App, and it works nicely from a rendering perspective. But I’ll give the Bluetooth piece a go, but I don’t believe that it will link to the Kickr via BT. But I may be wrong, and happy to be proved wrong.Cheers for the responses so far.
As previously mentioned the iPad Air 2 is supported, and will control the Kickr via BTLE.
It is using Zwift, off the top of my head, it’s an iPad2.i don’t think you can use Zwift to connect to the IPad and display via BT, or am I wrong?
apologies, I should have stated Zwift.
Doesn’t look like Zwift (app) will run on the iPad2, Zwift support has iPad Air or higher, iPad Pro, iPad Mini 2 or higher, or iPod 6 as compatible – full details are on the App Store page here
Jamis Nova Race – decent
Jamis Nova Race – decent cabling and flattened top-tube, nice and comfy on the shoulder, light enough, fairly basic rims (AlexRims, eyeletted) but they are easy enough to make tubeless and pretty bomb-proof, Tiagra groupset mainly, works well, with BB7s – they’re OK, prefer hydraulics or JuinTech-a-likes but they stop you. Run mine with Fabric cage-less bottle which gives a nice big area in the frame when the bottle’s not needing (i.e. racing) – I like them, know others don’t.**
** the bottles that is, not the bike – they seem well regarded from my initial prodding around before I got one.
FWIW i’ve been using my 2012
FWIW i’ve been using my 2012 Wilier Izoard XP on the trainer for the last 3 years with regular use – KKRM at first, Tacx Genius last 20 months or so – no worries here, but i’m no monster sprinter either.
I’d also definitely second what CXR94Di2 said.
Here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdtetdf6qhk&t=10s seems the answer is no.Cheers. Great news I’m not missing out. So much simpler having the same pedals on all bikes and the same cleats on all shoes.
Interesting video, which basically seems to say there isn’t much evidence one way or the other – so convenience is a powerful argument (as long as you’re comfortable). I moved away from SPD (to Time iClic) on the road because I had shoes without a massively rigid sole that meant I got hot-spots, like you, which was a literal pain – and it was cheaper to change pedals than upgrade the shoes, which I also wasn’t sure would stop it. I then moved from Time to Speedplay for fit/knee injury regions and personally find them the easiest of all the pedals i’ve tried to get into/out-of and the most comfortable, in particular the float (for me). Not tried Eggbeaters but heard similar praise for getting into / out-of. Never liked SPD-SL pedals myself although i’m probably in the vast minority in that.
Bottom line – if you’re comfy enough on SPDs then for me makes sense to stick with them on everything. If it’s just the occassional hot-spot then perhaps a shoe with a more rigid sole next time you’re in the market for it, but sounds like no need to change pedal system FWIW.
Seems lots of Garmin fanbois responding to your post. A price increase like that is bonkers.Not at all – just pointing out that he had a piece of electronics that you used practically every day, in all weathers I presume, for “a few years” – and eventually the screen on it went. That would seem to be good service to me, for any manufacturer, and 60 quid for a replacement seems _very_ cheap for something with that scale of sales.
the repair price was 90 only s couple of months ago. they have not had a graduated increase over time but just bumped it up to nearly two hundred. Not sure how that can be justified.So they provided something that lasted for “a few years of almost constant daily use” and are prepared to repair (but at a higher price now) – and that’s a rip-off ? Not sure I follow…Perhaps they’re ripping you off – perhaps people have been getting a bargain for ages. However if the head-unit has performed as you say – that’s pretty good going isn’t it ? Have you spoken to Garmin about it, to an actual human that is ?
So they provided something
So they provided something that lasted for “a few years of almost constant daily use” and are prepared to repair (but at a higher price now) – and that’s a rip-off ? Not sure I follow…