Cheap bike just for Zwift?

Does the geometry work for you? You want to be able to replicate your usual position.

I just got a cheap 2nd hand bike off Gumtree for use on the turbo - a Giant Defy that cost me £150 as I recall.

I've a propel frame sitting. I got a frame replacement for it and I'll fit it out for zwift.

As I've virtual shifting, I only plan to get a crankset(nearly new gs500 from my da off a defy), stem(ordered on eBay, £9.79), 420 bars(hoping around a tenner or 15 max) and a pair of broken shifters. I've tape sitting, cinelli cork stuff.

I considered buying a full used or new 105 group via China but I really don't need a third bike. Honestly it was more for the challenge of doing a full build myself. I've yet to cable derailleurs😬

As above id want something I know I'll be comfortable on. Plenty of decent rim brake bikes atm

@prhymeate - do you realise that evans are now a mike ashley owned company?

That would be enough to put me off, and they weren't that good before then to be fair.

I'd definitely recommend a dedicated turbo bike, it makes using it SO much more simple, and one less obstacle/reason not to train.

Personally I would be looking at a 2nd hand bike with similar geometry to your favoured steed, and definitely get an identical saddle to what your preference is on your other bike/s.

Another option would be Decathlon.

^^^^This^^^^

Its just a frame holding gears, saddle and bars.

I have a dedicated turbo bike, that I bought back in 2012, it was the cheapest road bike I could find, a Viking Roma for £220 from Rutland cycles. It has an 8 speed Claris groupset, which works but the shifting is glacial and clunky compared to the Ultegra 10sp mechanical on my outdoor bike, not going to be an issue for you on a Hub One.

The Roma came with a hideous chainset with an enormous Q-factor fitted to a square taper cup and cone BB, remember those? It was the first part that I replaced with a NOS 105 Octalink crankset that is still going strong. It looks like that Schwinn Scree comes with a similar crank shaped object, My bet is the BB will be the first thing to fail.

The original stem on the Roma was way too long and the drop and reach on the bars was enormous, so they got replaced as well to match the position on my outdoor bike. I never bothered taping the new bars and use a towel over the bars to prevent a build up of salt under the tape leading to catastrophic corrosion

Replace the saddle with whatever suits you of course.

Its definitely worth having a dedicated turbo bike that you can leave setup if you have the space, anything that makes training easier and saves time means I'm more likely to get down to it.