{"id":6633,"date":"2016-11-26T23:29:16","date_gmt":"2016-11-26T23:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6633"},"modified":"2016-11-26T23:39:20","modified_gmt":"2016-11-26T23:39:20","slug":"turbo-trainers-zwift-and-other-such-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/11\/turbo-trainers-zwift-and-other-such-things.htm","title":{"rendered":"Turbo trainers, Zwift and other such things"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago, with Summer turning to Autumn,\u00a0the wind getting up and the sun going down, my thoughts turned to Winter cycling. \u00a0I&#8217;ve\u00a0been considering getting a turbo trainer for a while now\u00a0and I\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/10\/tracking-spin-classes-with-a-garmin-and-some-thoughts-on-cycle-sportives.htm\">originally ordered<\/a>\u00a0a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetblackproducts.com\/products\/JBT-Z1FLUIDPRO\">Jet Black Z1 Fluid Pro<\/a>\u00a0until I saw <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wiggle.co.uk\/tacx-vortex-smart-trainer\/\">a\u00a0smart trainer on offer at Wiggle<\/a> for about \u00a385 more than the &#8220;dumb&#8221; fluid trainer I was going to get&#8230; added to which\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.topcashback.co.uk\/ref\/markwilson\">I got nearly a tenner&#8217;s cashback via TopCashback<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/images\/bianchi-on-vortex.png?resize=458%2C611&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bianchi C2C Via Nirone mounted on Tacx Vortex smart trainer wit Zwift running on a Windows PC\" width=\"458\" height=\"611\" \/>The trainer I&#8217;ve gone for is a <a href=\"https:\/\/tacx.com\/product\/vortex-smart\/\">Tacx Vortex<\/a>\u00a0and it&#8217;s proved pretty easy to set up. \u00a0Ideally I&#8217;d use a spare wheel with a trainer tyre\u00a0but I don&#8217;t have one and my\u00a0tyres are already looking a bit worn &#8211; I may change them when the bike comes out again in the spring, meaning I can afford to wear them out on the trainer first! \u00a0All I had to do was swap\u00a0out my quick release skewer for the one that comes with the trainer and my bike was\u00a0easily mounted.<\/p>\n<p>Calibration\u00a0was a simple case of using the <a href=\"https:\/\/tacx.com\/product\/tacx-utility-app\/\">Tacx Utility app<\/a> on my iPhone &#8211; which finds the trainer via Bluetooth and can also be used for firmware upgrades (it&#8217;s available for Android\u00a0too). All you have to do is cycle up to\u00a0a given speed and away you go!<\/p>\n<p>I found that the Tacx Utility would always locate my trainer but the <a href=\"https:\/\/tacx.com\/product\/tacx-cycling-app\/\">Tacx Cycling app<\/a> was less reliable.\u00a0Ultimately that&#8217;s not a problem because I use the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/zwift.com\">Zwift<\/a>\u00a0virtual cycling platform (more on that in a moment) and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.zwift.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/205055065-Zwift-Mobile-Link\">Zwift Mobile Link app<\/a> will allow the PC to find my trainer via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. \u00a0There is one gotcha though &#8211; on the second time I used the trainer I spent a considerable time trying to get things working with Zwift. In the end I found that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Tacx apps couldn&#8217;t be running at the same time as Zwift Mobile Link.<\/li>\n<li>My phone had a tendency to roam onto another Wi-Fi network (the phone and the PC have to be on the same network for the mobile link to work).<\/li>\n<li>My\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bose.co.uk\/en_gb\/products\/speakers\/wireless_speakers\/soundlink_mini_ii.html\">Bose Soundlink Mini II\u00a0speakers<\/a> were also interfering with the Bluetooth connection so if I wanted to listen to music whilst cycling then a cable was needed!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I&#8217;m guessing that none of this would be an issue if I switched to ANT+ &#8211; as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/06\/finally-gave-in-and-bought-a-garmin.htm\">my Garmin Edge 810<\/a>\u00a0does. The trick when using the Garmin is to go into the bike profile and look for sensors. \u00a0Just remember to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/10\/tracking-spin-classes-with-a-garmin-and-some-thoughts-on-cycle-sportives.htm\">turn GPS off when using it on a stationary bike<\/a> (or else no distance is recorded). Also, remember that:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/support.garmin.com\/support\/searchSupport\/case.faces?caseId=%7B8c7b7b10-0424-11de-76c5-000000000000%7D\"><p>&#8220;[&#8230;] when doing an indoor activity or when using devices that do not have GPS capability, the [Garmin Speed and Cadence Sensor] will need to be calibrated manually by entering a custom wheel size within the bike profile to provide accurate speed and distance.&#8221; [<a href=\"https:\/\/support.garmin.com\/support\/searchSupport\/case.faces?caseId=%7B8c7b7b10-0424-11de-76c5-000000000000%7D\">Garmin Support<\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[Related reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/10\/bike-wheel-circumferences-effect-recorded-distance.htm\" rel=\"bookmark\">Bike wheel circumference and its effect on recorded distance<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>And, talking of ANT+ &#8211; one thing I couldn&#8217;t work out before I bought my trainer was whether I needed to buy an ANT+ dongle for Zwift? Well, the answer is &#8220;No&#8221;! as the Zwift Mobile Link app works beautifully as a bridge on my trainer &#8211;\u00a0it&#8217;s worth <a href=\"http:\/\/zwift.com\/get-started\/\">checking out the Zwift website to see which trainers work<\/a> with the platform\u00a0though (and any other gear that may be required).<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll\u00a0probably write another post about Zwift but, for now, check out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/guides.wiggle.co.uk\/zwift-indoor-cycling-guide\">Zwift indoor cycling guide<\/a>\u00a0(Wiggle).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cyclingweekly.co.uk\/news\/product-news\/zwift-turbo-trainer-game-171798\">Zwift: everything you need to know<\/a> (Cycling Weekly).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the meantime, it&#8217;s worth mentioning that I started out riding on a 14 day\/50km trial. 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