A pandemic of cycling platforms seems to be upon us and many are the same. We now have the freedom to use N+1 and not to be stuck on any one platform. Here is what we currently have: Ride on a smart trainerEven when you have steering, it is within a set routeMental alertness can…
Apparently, it all started with a new indoor cycling platform headed by a chap named Eric, a want by some enthusiastic people to make indoor cycling racing ‘esports’ become the biggest thing since the Tesla share-price and a chap named Niels who had a snazzy smart-bike https://www.virtuprocycling.com/Product/ElitePrivateB2C. Eric and his platform went one way and…
Or is it ‘Smart? Please read on… Okay, the headlines about this smart-trainer: Bluetooth and Ant + compatible and therefore with most, if not all, indoor cycling training platforms Wattage accurate to 2.5% Sprints up to 2,000 watts Simulates climbs up to 16% steep With these stats, we consider this to be a mid-range unit…
It seems that long-term ‘Zwifters’ are looking for somewhere more akin to the origins of Zwift to do their indoor training on a bike. Going by the messages that we receive, RGT seems to be the preferred choice. At the Titaniumgeek HQ, we are busy doing the December 2020 Everesting Challenge on RGT and very…
TV viewers in the UK will have seen the dragons on Dragons Den pass the offer to invest in Hedkayse and we sat there and thought ‘You constantly invest in gin companies and yet you pass on this?!’ Thankfully, Hedkayse have gone from strength-to-strength and this video is well worth a watch – well produced…
The update to the original Atom – A smartbike for all training platforms Okay, you are looking for a smartbike, or you are looking for a smart trainer/turbo trainer and you’ve heard of the Wattbike Atom. You may have also heard of the Tacx Neo Bike, the Wahoo Kickr Bike or the Stages Bike and…
We recently rode these two hyper-eBikes around the ancient city of Coventry. Both are top-end folding eBikes, both have unique capabilities and both are in their own way, incredible. The video tells all and soon, we will have our in-depth review of the GoCycle GX
YuChiang Cheng who joins Zwift as Chief Product Officer where he will own the end-to-end customer experience of Zwift’s products; driving customer value, innovation and quality. Cheng will lead Product Design & UX, Engineering, Game Design & Art, Product Management, R&D, Content Programming, LiveOps, QA, and Community Support. That is some job list and many…
A first look at these AfterShokz competitors fitness fanatics’ headphones. Why bone conduction and not in-ear headphones? As we know, the faster the music, the faster we go! At the same time, it’s good to be aware what is around you. Safety is no accident! We are a fans of Aftershokz and were early adopters,…
Frustrated by keeping his screen and tech at hand when training indoors on his smart trainer, legend and all round good bloke, ‘King’ Sean Kelly is backing a new product, inspired by the great man himself. Many hardcore ‘Zwifters’ will be using a flat-screen 4k TV on a stand and with the pandemic, more people…
In this short article, we will ask you some questions to get you thinking about your Zwift, RGT, Veloton, enter any other platform name here, set-up. Firstly, let’s take a step back and consider what gets the best possible results in an eRace on Zwift or the other platforms. For the uber-serious outdoor racing cyclist…
For some, Fun is no longer Fast. It may be frustrating, or too gamified and even too busy. A greater amount of cyclists who ride on virtual cycling platforms are trying RGT Cycling offering and wait for it – loving it! As one passionate RGTer says (or is the collective term for an RGT user…
The purpose of this missive is to continue to drive forward the conversation about drafting. The reason is, do you know who you are drafting?! This seems like a mad/daft question. I agree, however, totally ignoring our mantra that comparison is the death of happiness, we have posted here (and we will cover this on…
It’s often a question in life; you can, but should you? Following our latest post regarding drafting on Zwift, much debate has occurred on social media. In this post, we aim to add more context upon this, especially for the inexperienced virtual cyclist – and inexperienced cyclists generally. Let’s go back before the days of…
Who better to know how to draft in a race on Zwift that a former World Tour professional, all round brilliant bloke and ace Zwift racer? Adrian Timmis took the challenge from me and others that Zwift racing is a time trial with a sprint at the end and ran some tests. Here is Ada’s…
KOM Cycling, a U.S. manufacturer, have produced a high-tech rocker plate for the ever growing community of serious indoor cyclists. Whilst the hard science to prove the benefits of rocker plates, there is a lot of anecdotal evidence from those that use them. Personally, I’m to be convinced and we look forward to receiving a…
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