Advice re. Zwift

[sawyer280769]

i know a lot of people use this training application and looking for a bit of advice. I have a turbo trainer and a sigma ant+ speed sensor. I gave acess to an old gen2 iPad and a laptop. Do I neeed anything else to use zwift?

 

[fossyant]

So long as the turbo is compatible. Even dumb turbos are ok so long as you have garmin speed and cadence sensors on the bike. (Or ant+)

With a dumb turbo they usually recommend a middle resistance if you have an adjustable one.

I'm not sure how the ipad connects as I use a laptop with a Garmin ant+ dongle and a tablet with the zwift companion app.

 

[Garry A]

What he said ^^^ Ant+ dongle.

A 42 inch telly to connect to is great too..............if the wife lets you

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

What he said ^^^ Ant+ dongle.

A 42 inch telly to connect to is great too..............if the wife lets you

Hard to beat a bedroom tv which is also handy for collapsing onto the bed

 

[Milkfloat]

You won't be able to connect up your iPad, even with a smart trainer, so you need the aforementioned Ant+ USB stick for your laptop. Before you buy one (anyone will do) make sure your laptop is powerful enough for Zwift.

 

[Cuchilo]

I had to buy a new thingy card that goes inside the box thingy for my PC to use zwift . Check your thingy stuff !

 

[Garry A]

The suggested system specs from Zwift are more than is needed. I use one of these as it's what I had and it works ok, the frame rate does choke a bit with tons of riders on screen. I prefer quieter times on it though.

You can download the programme from Zwift and see how it runs with their free 7 day trial.

 

[sawyer280769]

I'll check my laptop. It's inly a cheap one

I thought they were iPad compatible .

So will any usb stick do?

 

[Milkfloat]

I'll check my laptop. It's inly a cheap one

I thought they were iPad compatible .

So will any usb stick do?

You need a newer iPad and then it would not work with you Ant+ anyway. You would need Bluetooth 4.

 

[Garry A]

I got this one and a USB extension lead to get it closer to my speed sensor.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

I had to buy a new thingy card that goes inside the box thingy for my PC to use zwift . Check your thingy stuff !

Graphics card?

 

[Cuchilo]

Graphics card?

No thanks , ive just bought a new one