VR turbo trainers

johnpercival80
johnpercival80 Posts: 46
edited May 2014 in Training, fitness and health
hey guys, been looking around for a turbo trainer for later on in the year was after something VR to make it more interesting, seen the tacx flow problem being i have a macbook and a lot of people say they need windows to use,

can't seem to see anymore has anyone got any ideas?

cheers

john

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  • BrandonA
    BrandonA Posts: 553
    Wahoo Kickr. There are some other threads on the device and DC Rainmaker has some good write-ups. I love mine. Over the winter I'd do intervals in the evenings after work and then have a blast on riding real roads virtually at the weekend.

    I don't have a macbook but it works perfectly with ipad and PC as long as you have bluetooth 4.
  • moscowflyer
    moscowflyer Posts: 540
    Don't limit yourself to the manufacturer's own software, take a look at the TrainerRoad thread for example. I use it with my MB Air and Kurt Kinetic Road Machine, which is a great combo.
  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    I use a Tacx VR and just run Parallels Desktop or you can use Bootcamp (as I used to)
    ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH
  • bahzob
    bahzob Posts: 2,195
    I use Cycleops Powerbeam.Very happy with it, seems well built and reliable, no problems after a year of heavy use.
    Martin S. Newbury RC
  • johnpercival80
    johnpercival80 Posts: 46
    cheers guys, looking at spec of laptop etc don't know if my mac i up to the job anyway its only a 1,3 i5 processor and inter graphics card so i think thats a no go, would have been my preferred option,

    really like the look of that dc rainmaker

    just checking out trainer road now etc see what it looks like

    :)
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    I use the cycleops virtualtraining with my normal turbo and powertap, I absolutely love it. Sorely tempted to get a powerbeam like bahzob though to make it even betterer
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  • johnpercival80
    johnpercival80 Posts: 46
    next on my things to look at the power beam lol some great stuff out there
  • Brad123
    Brad123 Posts: 86
    NapoleonD wrote:
    I use the cycleops virtualtraining with my normal turbo and powertap, I absolutely love it. Sorely tempted to get a powerbeam like bahzob though to make it even betterer
    I at the moment use Traineroad with VP. Just had a look at virtualtraining looks nice. Which would you say is better TR or virtualtraining using VP?
    GT Avalanche for xc fun
    Btwin Triban 3
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    Miles prefer VT!!
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    ABCC Cycling Coach

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