New Spin Bike...
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£800 is unlikely to get you a smart spin bike. You'll be missing out on resistance changes that simulate gradient and help with training programmes.
The Wattbike Atom is £1900. A lot of money but much better suited to things like Zwift. They are offering 0% APR if that appeals. It's a lot cheaper than the Wahoo Kickr bike (which does look better but yeah ££££).
Why are you looking for a spin bike though? I wanted the Wattbike but was put off by the 16 week lead time last year. I would have needed to buy a road bike too. Instead I decided to spend more money on a better road bike and a smart turbo trainer. I now have the option to ride indoors or outdoors on a really good bike. All I have to to do is take the bike off the trainer and put the back wheel on, then I'm away. I'm glad I made that decision.
Only a few of these indoor bikes control resistance. Of those, one I believe is unavailable and all are a lot of money.
https://support.zwift.com/en_us/indoor-bikes-rkRxp7Zgr
The Wattbike Atom is £1900. A lot of money but much better suited to things like Zwift. They are offering 0% APR if that appeals. It's a lot cheaper than the Wahoo Kickr bike (which does look better but yeah ££££).
Why are you looking for a spin bike though? I wanted the Wattbike but was put off by the 16 week lead time last year. I would have needed to buy a road bike too. Instead I decided to spend more money on a better road bike and a smart turbo trainer. I now have the option to ride indoors or outdoors on a really good bike. All I have to to do is take the bike off the trainer and put the back wheel on, then I'm away. I'm glad I made that decision.
Only a few of these indoor bikes control resistance. Of those, one I believe is unavailable and all are a lot of money.
https://support.zwift.com/en_us/indoor-bikes-rkRxp7Zgr
Ridgeway
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- Lausanne, Switzerland
I bought a 2nd hand Schwinn, a decent German brand but nothing fancy in terms of connectivity, just a regular heavy flywheel and manual control. I paid €300.
To that i use power meter pedals which were any way on my road bike, i just swap them over for my midweek indoor rides and then back on the road bike for the WE.
In my mind i have what i need to follow my training programs on Training Peaks, easy dial in resistance and totally repeatable. My bike is set up in my office, i can jump on it and start a session in less than 5mins vs a Turbo that would need much more time and space, and of course a lot less dosh than a high end Wattbike or Pooton
To that i use power meter pedals which were any way on my road bike, i just swap them over for my midweek indoor rides and then back on the road bike for the WE.
In my mind i have what i need to follow my training programs on Training Peaks, easy dial in resistance and totally repeatable. My bike is set up in my office, i can jump on it and start a session in less than 5mins vs a Turbo that would need much more time and space, and of course a lot less dosh than a high end Wattbike or Pooton
