Virtual Trainer

[Yazzoo]

Anyone use them? The likes of Zwift etc?

We have a basic turbo at home so would need the ant+ thing etc but just wondered if anyone had experience of any particular brands?

With the bad weather and general Christmas/NY madness surrounding work neither my partner or I are having much luck fitting in time to ride, it's beautifully sunny now I'm at work, when I'm off it's inevitably gale force and torrential!

I'm considering investing in the sensors and subscribing to one of them but was after a personal rec really rather than just the companies spiel. I normally watch a youtube GCN session or something whilst on the turbo but obvs your effort isn't linked in any way and i'm lazy and need that encouragement (plus am a bit of a nerd)

Any advice, experience with particular brands appreciated - will be gutted if all the hard work I've put in over the summer is ruined by next spring!

 

[Citius]

There is an entire forum related to these topics...

https://www.cyclechat.net/forums/bkool-and-other-virtual-trainers.140/

 

[Yazzoo]

ah, thanks, any idea how I move it?

 

[Citius]

No need to move it. There are threads like this one already in there.

 

[Yazzoo]

nobody? any advice? swift vs bkool etc?!

 

[Citius]

Why don't you just read the other forum?

 

[Baigu]

What trainer do you have? I've used Zwift for a month with a dumb trainer and now just joined Bkool with a smart trainer. Bkool is hands down my favorite concept between the two.

 

[Cb300]

I use both Bkool and Zwift they are very good if you use a smart trainer with them not sure how good they'd be with a standard trainer.Zwift very slick and well put together software and has thousands of members ,Bkool has the bonus of the velodrome games and video rides but the site is less "polished " and tricky to get the hang of at first. If you buy a Bkool trainer ( very well priced) you can use all of Bkool's software and Zwift but non Bkool trainers can't use the Bkool velodrome but can use everything else on Bkool.

 

[Yazzoo]

Ah I see, that makes sense. Ours is a basic trainer, think its - http://www.wiggle.co.uk/elite-crono-hydro-mag-elastogel-trainer/ or a very similar model

 

[StevePurcell_SCC]

I use both of them, I find Zwift 'fun' and I use it when I don't want a serious session, I think Bkool is far better for training and it's my go to for more serious turbo sessions