Zwift Chat

[alex_cycles]

I want to be able to just switch on and go!

Too right. Switch on and go is where you want to be, for sure. I bought a bike just for indoor (used Allez £300) because I got fed up of swapping bikes on and off the trainer. It was a major barrier to using it at all. You want it as frictionless as possible (but I know you know that). Hope you get there soon.

I bought a used Kickr v5 in Feb 2024 - had some problems with it, but eventually ironed it out and it's a real pleasure to use now.
(I also now own more bearing pullers than is considered "normal" )

 

[bridgy]

Moving swiftly on... I popped in here to say that a turbo test ride the other evening had to be aborted when I realised that I had developed 100% genital numbness! I could have spent a gory evening with The Eunuch Maker and been completely unable to feel what he was doing!

The saddle and position on that bike matches my other bikes so I can only think that the immovable bike was to blame. I have just fitted my tennis ball trainer feet to the Victory trainer. I will try again this evening and see how I get on.

I know you say the saddle and position on your turbo bike is the same as your other bikes, but I ride a completely rigid Neo Smart bike and have had no issues of numbness or discomfort (well, no more than on any other bike if I do a particularly long session).

It still might be worth tweaking your position on your turbo bike - I've found over the years that I prefer a slightly different position on my indoor bike than my outdoor setup and that might be the case for you too (if your tennis ball thing doesn't fix it)

 

[alex_cycles]

I know you say the saddle and position on your turbo bike is the same as your other bikes, but I ride a completely rigid Neo Smart bike and have had no issues of numbness or discomfort (well, no more than on any other bike if I do a particularly long session).

It still might be worth tweaking your position on your turbo bike - I've found over the years that I prefer a slightly different position on my indoor bike than my outdoor setup and that might be the case for you too (if your tennis ball thing doesn't fix it)

I had numb nuts on an MTB once. Tilting the saddle forward a couple degrees made all the difference. Once it was set up I never looked back.

 

[Norry1]

You may find that your turbo setup means your saddle tilt is effectively not the same as on the road. I've got some cardboard rectangles that I put under the back of the turbo to raise the rear of the bike and therefore tilt the saddle down a bit. Not perfect but better than without.

 

[CXRAndy]

I know this is a Zwift forum, but like most conversations, they meander slightly off topic.

I dont try and spoil others potential viewing, so keep my posts vague(standard mental decline )

Pidders is from Yorkshire, so has a special place

 

[CXRAndy]

You should try and align saddle so you sit on your sit bones not the soft fleshy bits Oer

 

[Legs]

Too right. Switch on and go is where you want to be, for sure. I bought a bike just for indoor (used Allez £300) because I got fed up of swapping bikes on and off the trainer. It was a major barrier to using it at all. You want it as frictionless as possible (but I know you know that). Hope you get there soon.

My bike is permanently stationed on the Tacx, so that part of it is sorted. My laptop takes about a minute to boot up Windows, then probably another two or three minutes to log into Zwift and get to the riding part. The biggest friction in the morning is actually getting out of bed, or the 5-yard dash from the porch to the Zwifting outbuilding.

On Saturday night, however, I logged on about 15 minutes before the JETT endurance ride that I wanted to join, and for some reason I got a blue-circle-of-death and Zwift crashed not once, but twice! I eventually got to the start line with 11 seconds to go before the flag went down. About as close as I've ever been.