Put together a low end rocker board (tennis ball version) tonight to try out after reading about them online. Had the spare plywood so figured why not. Quick test and didn't get hurt, so will try for real tomorrow. Gives a bit of side to side rocking motion that feels better than fixed, little more 'on road' like. Wish me luck lol. View attachment 82319
Let us know how it works out.
I build one, tried it, gave it to Sean. Never built another one.
He tried it, took it off, then never used it again.
Waste of time & effort IMO/IME.
If my time is wasted and my ass doesn't hurt any more than it does now from riding the trainer, I'm OK with that...
My Ass+Trainer=Ugh.
Need some assistance.
With group zwift training rides or races, with my smart trainer my watts don't seem to match up with ride specs. For example, it says to ride 235 watts at 90 rpm, if I ride at 235 watts my rpms are lower than group. I have to ride slight faster RPM and slower watts to stay with group.
Would this be a Zwift resistance setting?? I calibrate the trainer (Tacx Vortex) before the ride.
Thoughts from experienced zwifters??
Neil
I'm sure you'll figure it out. No need to replace your cassette.Road bike, tacx trainer tire. 11-32 cassette. Maybe 11-32 gaps too big? Should I find 11-28 with smaller variance between geara?
I have a dumb question. I have an old mag trainer, HR monitor, and speed/cadence sensor. I tried zwift and didn't like it so I'm just doing regular training plan stuff trying to get so I suck less for next year's riding. My question is how do I run the resistance of the trainer? It has a dial on the side that goes from "min" to "max" and I've just been using it all the way max. Is that the right way to do it?
Thanks, that's what I figured but all the talk about smart trainers automatically adjusting resistance was throwing me off.does it go to 11?
Yeah - run it all the way up. other settings are for people who don't really ride.