Team BKool CycleChat

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I quite like it

But is a missed opportunity and far too expensive...
http://www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/12/wahoo-kickr-desk.html

I do like this:

Fan doesn't look powerful enough! (Very neat though)

 

[bridgy]

This should do?

http://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and...120825755839&gclid=CKrlgY34ycoCFRBmGwodrJcLbw

Thanks! My own googling has led me to exactly that! The same thing's available for £18.95 delivered on Ebay and I am tempted to give it a try...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Soundlab-...id=100005&rk=4&rkt=6&mehot=pp&sd=351258983876

 

[theboxers]

This should do?

http://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and...120825755839&gclid=CKrlgY34ycoCFRBmGwodrJcLbw

I have something similar for the keyboard/trackpad combo for the nuc I have.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0099PIYQ4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00

 

[bobinski]

some of the reviews of these very similar items suggest a fair bit of wobble. Whats your experience Boxers?

This looks more stable but a jump in costs

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stagg-COS-1..._cp_267_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=0VQN2BBCVPVJC65DR4W6

 

[theboxers]

some of the reviews of these very similar items suggest a fair bit of wobble. Whats your experience Boxers?

This looks more stable but a jump in costs

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stagg-COS-1..._cp_267_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=0VQN2BBCVPVJC65DR4W6

I'm only using it for a kb/trackpad combo so do not look at it. Like everything tall and narrow it is not going to be super stable but for most stuff I use it for it is ok YMMV.

 

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This should do?

http://www.gear4music.com/PA-DJ-and...120825755839&gclid=CKrlgY34ycoCFRBmGwodrJcLbw

I like that! I couldn't make one for £25, ticks most of the boxes for me. Would be nice to have the fan up on it too mind you. I'm not posh enough to have one of these super dooper, wind tunnel, Rolls Royce jet engine models, up on a stand.

Mine is more of a semi asthmatic wheeze affair, that needs to be touching your nose to gain the most benefit.

 

[bobinski]

I like that! I couldn't make one for £25, ticks most of the boxes for me. Would be nice to have the fan up on it too mind you. I'm not posh enough to have one of these super dooper, wind tunnel, Rolls Royce jet engine models, up on a stand.

Mine is more of a semi asthmatic wheeze affair, that needs to be touching your nose to gain the most benefit.

I see what you mean...

 

[bridgy]

I like that! I couldn't make one for £25, ticks most of the boxes for me. Would be nice to have the fan up on it too mind you. I'm not posh enough to have one of these super dooper, wind tunnel, Rolls Royce jet engine models, up on a stand.

Mine is more of a semi asthmatic wheeze affair, that needs to be touching your nose to gain the most benefit.

Mine's a bit of a beast!

Les than £20 delivered, and on full power enough to nearly blow you off your bike!

 

[gbrown]

I've started up the Handicap stage again, if anyone wants to try the starting procedure. Should be around for a couple of hours, if I remember to restart it every so often!

Geoff

 

[kipster]

I use a shelving unit / workbench in the garage.

 

[AlanW]

As a Zwift/TrainerRoad user, I am just looking at the Bkool, seems that I have been missing out on quite a lot. Me thinks that I need to subscribe!!

 

[bridgy]

This could be a thread in itself - pictures of everyone's trainer set up! (it's probably already been done though...?)

 

[BILL S]

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone has had any problems with using their trainer in FE-C mode following payment of the the final staggered payment (via BKools monthly purchase option).

I bought my Bkool last June, but it has been in its box until the beginning of this year when I tried to log on and use zwift and found the game couldn't locate the trainer. After looking online I found that you needed to update the trainer (by pairing manually), which I did, but then was still given no option to switch to FE-C. ON further investigation I quickly found that Bkool must have blocked my ability to switch the FE-C as I was paying for the trainer monthly as part of their 0% monthly payment offer. This is in itself is something which has really annoyed me as when I signed up and entered into the monthly arrangement with Bkool last year the ANT+ FE-C update had not yet, to my understanding, been released and so I find it difficult to understand how they can morally (or legally) justify blocking my trainer from using third party software such as Zwift, without it having been expressly stated at the time I entered into the arrangement with them.

Anyway, I didn't want the hassle of arguing this point with them and so just instead decided to make contact with Bkool to immediately pay off the trainer and get the trainer unblocked. After numerous emails, they provided me with some coherent instructions and I paid off the balance via bank transfer, (also very annoying as I had to pay an additional £25 bank transfer fee due to Bkools bank account being in Spain), last Wednesday. I then received an email from Bkool on the Thursday confirming they had received my money and the trainer would be unblocked that day.

As of yet I am still unable to change to FE-C when I go into manual pair. No option is shown and neither is an prompt or option given to update the trainer (it is already on version 3.06 (ANT)).

I emailed Bkool yesterday and today again asking them to unblock my trainer but am am yet to receive any form of response. I've tried everything I can think of myself (turning trainer off and on, un-installing the simulator app and re-installing) and I've searched the net but cant find anyone having had a problem similar to mine. Has anyone had this problem and got a fix? Do I just have to wait for Bkool to do something their end to unblock my trainer (event though the email of last week implies they already did) or is there anything I can do to unblock it? I'm really fed up with Bkool, although the trainer is OK, their customer service is atrocious and if I hadn't already had the trainer for 6 months (due to it having been sat in its box) I would 100% have returned it and got something else as it is just not worth this sort of hassle.

Hi gwshac.
Sorry I can't help with your problem as I've never used Zwift. I do sympathise with your bkool customer services experiences but it does seem they are getting better.
I thought the following post just posted might be relevant though as it seems you never got into using the bkool software in a big way:

As a Zwift/TrainerRoad user, I am just looking at the Bkool, seems that I have been missing out on quite a lot. Me thinks that I need to subscribe!!

 

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It's quite interesting seeing people's man caves! And as far as I'm aware it hasn't been done on here before. I like the uncluttered look of yours Kipster. I literally have to fold all the clothes drying on my bike before I can ride.

 

[AAAC 76C]

View attachment 117749 I use a shelving unit / workbench in the garage.

Is that a short wave radio for some easy listening!