Zwift

[Rooster1]

This looks really cool.

An Online Turbo Trainer sim...

http://www.zwift.com/

You'll need some hardware, a PC and a monthly subscription.

Or you could just get cold and wet like me.

 

[Mark1978]

Have signed up for the beta. Looks good.

 

[Joshua Plumtree]

Why is that blokes ar*e over his handle bars?

 

[Ian A]

Why is that blokes ar*e over his handle bars?

It's a 1/3 incline. Doesn't show well on camera.

 

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

Looks interesting! Bit of a barstewardization of Bkool,Tacx and Trainer Road but if it works, I have high hopes

 

[G3CWI]

Hmm. Cant help thinking that toddlers and turbo trainers don't mix.

 

[Chris432626]

Looking forward to this going live.

 

[Mark1978]

The only thing that bugs me is that its Ant+ only. So I have to buy cadence/speed sensors that aren't compatible with my phone.

 

[Ian A]

The only thing that bugs me is that its Ant+ only. So I have to buy cadence/speed sensors that aren't compatible with my phone.

A lot of the new smartphone models coming through are Ant+. Might be a game changer if they can get the battery life sorted.

 

[AlanW]

It certainly looks like it should be good, are there any dates given when its going to be released to the general public?

 

[Bollo]

Also signed up and might just ask them for a job (nice telecommute ). I managed to get a similar concept working in an (almost) web-based solution, but it was a distraction from the day-job and was never going to compete with some of the stuff coming out now, particularly for the graphics.

There are some tricky issues to overcome, not least of which is consistency for riders using estimated power curves. There are standard curves available, but the variations across individual turbos/tire pressures etc are quite big. I ended up introducing a handicapping system that looked at previous output to level up a race. I also added a drafting function with was a lot of fun and also helped weaker/over-calibrated riders.

 

[PaddyMcc]

Anyone had a go at the Beta? Is it good?

 

[Chris432626]

Still waiting for an invite.

 

[Bollo]

Me waiting too. I think they're concentrating on controlled units like the kickr first. I registered with rollers and a power tap and then bought a kickr about a week later, which was probably a mistake.

 

[Chris432626]

Turbotraining.co.uk is available. I haven't tried it yet due to lack of full Mac support. Looks similar in concept.