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
and
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,
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Thank you all so much! Looks like it’s the rollers and power meter for me then.