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#4052
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Run a cable from computer to big TV for the full immersion experience. Lots of group rides posted to keep it interesting if you are so inclined.
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#4054
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#4055
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Consider moving it? I use my daughter’s old 21 inch monitor which is enough for me. The iPad is ok to start but you will enjoy it more if you have a bigger screen.
#4056
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#4058
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TTT is now co-ed in the worlds. 10 teams showed up.
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Reminds me of a possibly funny story. A few months ago I got roped/manipulated into giving a presentation at a conference. I HATE HATE HATE public speaking, and this was a decent size audience (100? 150?).
Anyway, to keep it light I made a powerpoint presentation a la Letterman: Top Ten Reasons to Prescribe SGLT-2 Inhibitors, and Top Ten Reasons to NOT Prescribe them.
It was not quite as funny as Letterman, but someone I survived and most people told me they liked it.
Anyway, to keep it light I made a powerpoint presentation a la Letterman: Top Ten Reasons to Prescribe SGLT-2 Inhibitors, and Top Ten Reasons to NOT Prescribe them.
It was not quite as funny as Letterman, but someone I survived and most people told me they liked it.
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Bikes and trainer are in our tiny 1939 basement, which they share with many storage racks and my workbench and tools. It’s all shipshape and squared away, but pretty tight. It was actually set up as an entertainment space in a fairly recent reno, but there’s no place for a TV now.
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Bikes and trainer are in our tiny 1939 basement, which they share with many storage racks and my workbench and tools. It’s all shipshape and squared away, but pretty tight. It was actually set up as an entertainment space in a fairly recent reno, but there’s no place for a TV now.
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#4068
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Put monitor and big box fan on workbench while Zwifting.
edit: I just went down to my basement to ballpark measure my setup. You need approximately 6 feet of clearance, so as long as there is at least 6 feet from the wall opposite the bench (ie behind you when you took the pic) to the edge of the workbench, that should work fine.
edit: I just went down to my basement to ballpark measure my setup. You need approximately 6 feet of clearance, so as long as there is at least 6 feet from the wall opposite the bench (ie behind you when you took the pic) to the edge of the workbench, that should work fine.
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I’ve podium’d a few times this summer. Got to get my miles in before I start traveling next month and also starting a Lupron regimen again this week. Last time, my miles dropped off 50%.
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Since I no longer hav any interest in training, my wife and I use FulGaz instead of Zwift. We get to see real scenery while riding instead of cartoons. No group rides or structure, though.
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Hey @MoAlpha, not that I am any good at design, but this is my setup and it works really well for me. I expect you could have something similar if you wish.
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I don't really use Zwift for "training" per se although probably I should. I use it 2-3x/week in the winter when the road conditions are not safe for riding. I typically do either a virtual Zwift group ride (to keep it interesting) or better yet, a private group ride with a bunch of my friends and we talk on Discord (designed for gaming, but you can have a channel to talk in real time with your club-mates). The group ride aspect keeps it more interesting (IMO) than the virtual reality aspect. Both help, of course. It's amazing how fast an hour goes by on Zwift with friends, compared to how painfully slow an hour goes by on an old-fashioned trainer.
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Perhaps define saddle position.
I have nowhere to go on saddle position in my view. The height seems dead on after riding it all week and it is all the way back on the rails. If i get more set back and move the seat back on the rails I will have what I am looking for. Yes, I might not be in the ideal KOPS position but that is how I have been riding for >15 years.
I rode the old bike and can tell that the position flattens me out by rolling my hips forward and balancing on the perenium and the sit bones equally. Right now I am more upright and on the sit bones mostly and cramped in the reach.
Ok, maybe i do have freakishly long arms.
I have nowhere to go on saddle position in my view. The height seems dead on after riding it all week and it is all the way back on the rails. If i get more set back and move the seat back on the rails I will have what I am looking for. Yes, I might not be in the ideal KOPS position but that is how I have been riding for >15 years.
I rode the old bike and can tell that the position flattens me out by rolling my hips forward and balancing on the perenium and the sit bones equally. Right now I am more upright and on the sit bones mostly and cramped in the reach.
Ok, maybe i do have freakishly long arms.
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I don't really use Zwift for "training" per se although probably I should. I use it 2-3x/week in the winter when the road conditions are not safe for riding. I typically do either a virtual Zwift group ride (to keep it interesting) or better yet, a private group ride with a bunch of my friends and we talk on Discord (designed for gaming, but you can have a channel to talk in real time with your club-mates). The group ride aspect keeps it more interesting (IMO) than the virtual reality aspect. Both help, of course. It's amazing how fast an hour goes by on Zwift with friends, compared to how painfully slow an hour goes by on an old-fashioned trainer.
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That makes the clunky and heavy $20 seatpost look pretty good to me.
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