VR turbo
mcowan77
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Which one should I buy?
Budget £3-400
Needs to link my laptop it ipad
Cheers
Budget £3-400
Needs to link my laptop it ipad
Cheers
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Which one should I buy?
Budget £3-400
Needs to link my laptop it ipad
Cheers
Gonna need more information than that. What do you want to do with it, what do you mean by 'VR'? Not sure what "laptop it ipad" means.0 -
Which one should I buy?
Budget £3-400
Needs to link my laptop it ipad
Cheers
I'll go halves on a Wahoo kickr with you? i'll have it in winter, you can have it in summer. deal?www.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes0 -
Which one should I buy?
Budget £3-400
Needs to link my laptop it ipad
Cheers
Tacx Bushido.I ride a bike. Doesn't make me green or a tree hugger. I drive a car too.0 -
Which one should I buy?
Budget £3-400
Needs to link my laptop it ipad
Cheers
Tacx Bushido.
Specifically Tacx Bushido Smart - which is the one I have as I had a very similar budget. That would be my recommendation but didn't want to jump straight to that as OP's requirements are clear as mud.0 -
Just looking to do some winter training
VR would be good to help with the boredom
Training will not be massively structured
More just keeping my fitness levels up.
Use a Garmin and strava and would like to connect to them
Thanks for the suggestions
Vortex smart vs the bushido ?
Main differences ?0 -
Just looking to do some winter training
VR would be good to help with the boredom
Training will not be massively structured
More just keeping my fitness levels up.
Use a Garmin and strava and would like to connect to them
Thanks for the suggestions
Vortex smart vs the bushido ?
Main differences ?
Again depends what you mean by VR. Tacx do a VR product but it's about £100. Or there is the likes of Zwift which is £8 per month - which IMO is pretty much ideal for an unstructured VR environment.
Vortex vs Bushido. ; The Bushido is capable of realistically simulating higher gradients, offers a higher resistance and has a higher 'intertial mass', meaning the cycling experience is a bit more realistic. It's also powered by your pedalling so doesn't need plugging in like the Vortex does.0 -
when you say VR IS £100 what do you mean?
Does the vortex or bushido not include VR?
I'm just looking for a turbo that I can connect to an iPad or laptop and can ride different routes on the screen
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when you say VR IS £100 what do you mean?
They have a software package which includes ride simulations.
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Does the vortex or bushido not include VR?[/quote]
Again can you explain what you mean, because I have my understanding of what VR is but I suspect that might be different from yours.0 -
VR to me means what you are doing on a turbo is replaced onto a screen. I.e I load up a route on the software. Enter my details and then ride that course on the turbo?0
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VR to me means what you are doing on a turbo is replaced onto a screen. I.e I load up a route on the software. Enter my details and then ride that course on the turbo?
There's quite a few options for software which can do that. Tacx have their own sofware suite. There's also Kinomap, BKool, Zwift - and I'm sure there are more.
But the previously recommended Tacx Vortex and Bushido would work with all of them.0 -
Cheers for the advice
Prob go for the vortex. Decent price on wiggle £2450 -
Bkool pro.
Have a look at cyclechat dedicated forum. Resistance goes beyond 7% so great if like riding "up" hills and mountains. Dc Rainmaker found power ratings pretty darned accurate. 1000,s of routes and an active community of leagues etc. I also use it on Zwift. Regular deals via their uk Facebook page. It's certainly a viable alternative to options already recommended.0 -
Bkool looks good
Recommend a place to buy it?
Any difference between 2015 and 2016 model?0 -
Have a look at the uk bkool Facebook page where they have deals. I am sure latest was years bkool premier membership and a training mat thrown in.
I am not in a position to say better than another trainer but I like fact resistance is more than the 7% of most other trainers and there is an active community. Whatever you choose be prepared to endure some pain!0 -
if you check bike-discount.de you should find they have a Tacx i-vortex for that kind of moneyWhich one should I buy?
Budget £3-400
Needs to link my laptop it ipad
Cheershttp://veloviewer.com/SigImage.php?a=3370a&r=3&c=5&u=M&g=p&f=abcdefghij&z=a.png
Wiliers: Cento Uno/Superleggera R and Zero 7. Bianchi Infinito CV and Oltre XR20 -
I would go for a trainer with ANT+ FE-C control. So that the PC/tablet etc can send resistance commands back to the trainer. There are other ways to do this, but FE-C is becoming the standard and there are different apps that talk the same protocol. That way, you don't get trapped into using a particular piece of software for a particular trainer.
The best budget ones seem to be the Tacx Smart Vortex and Bushido. And the Bkool Classic and Pro.0 -
The Bkool Pro is very good - especially now that it can work with trainer road and zwift. I got mine direct from Bkool using the instalment payments method.
The only thing I would mention is the Bkool relies on your body weight to push the tyre onto the roller, so you can't do any out of the saddle efforts - may be a deal breaker depending on your riding style, or what training you intend doing with it.0 -
Quick comparison between the Tacx trainers, all models are smart ANT+FE/C
First number is max realistic slope, second is simulated inertial mass, third is max 10 sec sprint power
Vortex 7% 12kg 950W
Bushido 15% 60kg 1400W
Genius 20% 125kg 1500W
Neo 25% 125kg 2200W0 -
As I can't sprint anyway near 950w that's an easy decisionhttp://veloviewer.com/SigImage.php?a=3370a&r=3&c=5&u=M&g=p&f=abcdefghij&z=a.png
Wiliers: Cento Uno/Superleggera R and Zero 7. Bianchi Infinito CV and Oltre XR20 -
Wiggle as the Bushido Smart for £350 now, which is a good price especially as I paid £100 more than that less than a month ago
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Bkool Pro is ANT+ FEC now, so it can be used with Zwift etc as well. Can be price matched at Wiggle for £330.0
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Vortex for Euro 325 ! http://www.bike-discount.de/de/kaufen/tacx-t2180-vortex-virtual-smart-trainer-246764/wg_id-10493http://veloviewer.com/SigImage.php?a=3370a&r=3&c=5&u=M&g=p&f=abcdefghij&z=a.png
Wiliers: Cento Uno/Superleggera R and Zero 7. Bianchi Infinito CV and Oltre XR20 -
This looks like a decent option at a great price to connect to zwift etc http://www.evanscycles.com/products/kurt-kinetic/rock-and-roll-20-smart-trainer-ec122398?country=GB¤cy=GBP&esvt=1444-GOUKE1074768&esvq=&esvadt=999999-0-38522-1&esvcrea=61232128616&esvplace=&esvd=c&esvaid=50080&gclid=CPq-wfCpz8gCFcFAGwodwL8CYwVaaru Titanium Sram Red eTap
Moda Chord with drop bars and Rival shifters - winter/do it all bike
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