Does anyone here use their Track Bike on Zwift. I am trying to workout how to set it up. Do I use the Rollers with power meters etc or is there an indoor trainer that is compatiable with a track bike?
I don’t have a road bike and I’m not interested in buying one on top of all the indoor gear, but I’m having trouble finding information on how to set myself up.
Any help/advice is greatly appreciate!
Well i don’t use a track bike but using the roller with a power meter seems the best solution to me.
If you already have rollers and a power meter? There’s no reason not to use them. You’ll just need an ANT+ USB stick (and a USB extension cord is highly recommended, too) to pick up the signal from your power meter on a PC.
If you are considering buying a new smart trainer for ERG workouts and/or hill simulation?The easiest thing would be a wheel-on trainer like the Wahoo Kickr Snap. Trying to retrofit a fixed cog on a direct-drive trainer designed around a freehub sounds like a recipe for trouble (if it’s even possible at all) - because track frame spacing at the dropouts is narrower than road/cx/mtb frames.
I would not suggest getting a smart trainer, because you don’t have the option to select gears you will have to set the trainer difficulty to 0 which makes the trainer pointless.
I would suggest as stated above a ANT+ dongle plus extension that is if you are using a PC/laptop
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a dumb trainer something that you can change the resistance with a leaver, you will use the leaver as if it is your gears.
But it sound like you have everything to get started,
Thank you all so much! Looks like it’s the rollers and power meter for me then.