Zwift Chat

[CXRAndy]

I had a lovely meander along our local canal into Grantham today.

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[mjd1988]

HI everyone,
I managed to pick up an unused Elite Direto Smart trainer locally for Zwift today cost me £210.
I know it's not the best trainer, but I think it's more than good enough for me.
I started Zwifting when it was still in Beta until 2019, when I decided I couldn't be bothered anymore.
I am using it with my Macbook M1, and am really impressed with the smoothness.
I previously had a top notch 42 inch 4K screen with gaming tower pc.

I will see how I get on.

Gary

 

[CXRAndy]

I've got a my first 60 miler on the road. I can't actually remember which year last I did that kind of distance.

However I'm taking this cause I'm carrying presents to a village fete

 

[alex_cycles]

I've got a my first 60 miler on the road. I can't actually remember which year last I did that kind of distance.

However I'm taking this cause I'm carrying presents to a village fete

Don't forget to edit your weight setting. It'll make the hills easier

 

[Brava210]

I have a slight teething problem/irritation.
I can feel a random rough feeling through the pedals, I cannot seem to find the problem.
I will try a new cassette tomorrow, mine is 9 speed so I have the 2 shims fitted behind the cassette.
The bike I use is fairly new with very few miles (Boardman Hybrid Pro)
The trainer is unused so cannot see it being anything internal on that.
I have cabled up a Gaming PC I had to see if there was any difference to the Macbook.
Its like watching in real life now, shadows, trees moving, really adds to the experience.

Really need to sort this noise though....

 

[CXRAndy]

Good ride today, 65 miles, really hard work going out, block headwind all the way. Absolutely brilliant coming back tailwind

 

[JuhaL]

I have a slight teething problem/irritation.
I can feel a random rough feeling through the pedals, I cannot seem to find the problem.
I will try a new cassette tomorrow, mine is 9 speed so I have the 2 shims fitted behind the cassette.
The bike I use is fairly new with very few miles (Boardman Hybrid Pro)
The trainer is unused so cannot see it being anything internal on that.
I have cabled up a Gaming PC I had to see if there was any difference to the Macbook.
Its like watching in real life now, shadows, trees moving, really adds to the experience.

Really need to sort this noise though....

Things what you can check at first. Check the dropouts that bike sit perfectly to trainer. Rear derailleur might need some adjustment. If your bike/gears work well with the rear wheel I don't think there is no any major problems with trainer.

 

[alex_cycles]

I have a slight teething problem/irritation.
I can feel a random rough feeling through the pedals, I cannot seem to find the problem.
I will try a new cassette tomorrow, mine is 9 speed so I have the 2 shims fitted behind the cassette.
The bike I use is fairly new with very few miles (Boardman Hybrid Pro)
The trainer is unused so cannot see it being anything internal on that.
I have cabled up a Gaming PC I had to see if there was any difference to the Macbook.
Its like watching in real life now, shadows, trees moving, really adds to the experience.

Really need to sort this noise though....

Not sure this is relevant to your problem, but on my Direto with Zwift I found it very tough going until I tweaked the "trainer difficulty" to about 30%. This doesn't change the required power for any given climb or speed, but what it does (or seems to do) is reduce the suddenness and quantity of gear changes required. I believe Zwift defaults to 50% unless you change it manually.

 

[Randyberlin]

To all you guys heading to France next week, I hope you've seen how high @kipster has set the bar.

Edit: this is what I'm talking about. Not the 100 miles at 20 mph.

 

[Peter Salt]

I have a slight teething problem/irritation.
I can feel a random rough feeling through the pedals, I cannot seem to find the problem.
I will try a new cassette tomorrow, mine is 9 speed so I have the 2 shims fitted behind the cassette.
The bike I use is fairly new with very few miles (Boardman Hybrid Pro)
The trainer is unused so cannot see it being anything internal on that.
I have cabled up a Gaming PC I had to see if there was any difference to the Macbook.
Its like watching in real life now, shadows, trees moving, really adds to the experience.

Really need to sort this noise though....

Maybe has something to do with the trainer being second hand but unused? If I understood correctly that's how you got it? So maybe just sat in a garage and needs a proper check, lube, etc.

 

[Brava210]

I've lubed the chain, cleaned the chain rings.
I know about adjusting the derailleur for smooth changing,
Its a kind of cross chaining feel, but makes no difference which gear its in.
I dont think its possible to lube the trainer?
It was dusty, and definitely not used.
I have picked up a new Shimano cassette and will try it.

If no luck the Neo 2 T looks tempting.

 

[Peter Salt]

I've lubed the chain, cleaned the chain rings.
I know about adjusting the derailleur for smooth changing,
Its a kind of cross chaining feel, but makes no difference which gear its in.
I dont think its possible to lube the trainer?
It was dusty, and definitely not used.
I have picked up a new Shimano cassette and will try it.

If no luck the Neo 2 T looks tempting.

If something has moving parts then you can either lube or grease it. I would take it apart but then again I like taking things apart and putting them back together

 

[<Tommy>]

I've lubed the chain, cleaned the chain rings.
I know about adjusting the derailleur for smooth changing,
Its a kind of cross chaining feel, but makes no difference which gear its in.
I dont think its possible to lube the trainer?
It was dusty, and definitely not used.
I have picked up a new Shimano cassette and will try it.

If no luck the Neo 2 T looks tempting.

Could you make a small film (with sound) and post the link here? Maybe move through slowly from the trainer to the bottom bracket area.

 

[Brava210]

I seem to have narrowed it down I think...
Fitted a new Shimano Cassette, still the same...so......I bolted in my New Boardman MTX
10 times better!
I think I will purchase a decent chain for the other bike, it sounds as though the chain is not sitting nicely in the cassette
I can see the top driven part of the chain kinda vibrating up and down
I also removed the covers from the Elite, just to check...it is super clean (like new)

 

[CXRAndy]

Stop messing with all this finagling, just buy the Neo.


Then sort out any noises.

You know you want to