Indoor cycling is becoming more and more popular with us amateur cyclists, but also with professionals. And the nice thing about indoor cycling is that the conditions are always the same. Ideal to be able to compare your bike data with each other, especially if you like numbers and statistics you can have fun.
What do I do and what are the possibilities?
I collect all my outdoor and indoor rides on Strava. Who doesn't know Strava and I don't think this needs any further explanation. You can take a paid account, but it's not necessary. By the way, this paid account gives you extra statistics, graphs, figures etc., so for those who want to get away with it... check it out.
For cycling outside I use the Wahoo Elemnt Bold, an ideal little bike computer that I used to ride routes, while cycling (!) to look at all kinds of data (really a lot of data) and at the end of the ride automatically transfer the data to Strava (via their own App). No manual action needed.
For indoor cycling, I don't use the Wahoo. My indoor bike trainer has all the sensors on board and transmits them via Bluetooth or ANT to the program on the laptop for cycling, for example Rouvy. At the end of the ride, these programs send all the data back to Strava. So I have one place to see all the rides again and there it comes...to see all the statistics.
Just the indoor trainer I have, I use the TACX Flux. My first trainer was also a TACX, but that wasn't a smart trainer and the 'Smart' makes indoor training fun. You can find more about this on the great blog of DC Rainmaker.
DC Rainmaker smart trainers review
So my TACX is connected to my laptop via ANT or Bluetooth, which runs an indoor cycling program that collects the data and passes it on to Strava. There are several indoor training programs, the right choice is very personal. I'm using Rouvy and RGT at the moment. Also, here I can refer to DC Rainmaker who did a very extensive test on the different programs.
DC Rainmaker Indoor Cycling Apps review
What do I do and what are the possibilities?
I collect all my outdoor and indoor rides on Strava. Who doesn't know Strava and I don't think this needs any further explanation. You can take a paid account, but it's not necessary. By the way, this paid account gives you extra statistics, graphs, figures etc., so for those who want to get away with it... check it out.
 |
| Basic Ride statistics |
 |
| Bijschrift toevoegen |
For cycling outside I use the Wahoo Elemnt Bold, an ideal little bike computer that I used to ride routes, while cycling (!) to look at all kinds of data (really a lot of data) and at the end of the ride automatically transfer the data to Strava (via their own App). No manual action needed.
For indoor cycling, I don't use the Wahoo. My indoor bike trainer has all the sensors on board and transmits them via Bluetooth or ANT to the program on the laptop for cycling, for example Rouvy. At the end of the ride, these programs send all the data back to Strava. So I have one place to see all the rides again and there it comes...to see all the statistics.
DC Rainmaker smart trainers review
So my TACX is connected to my laptop via ANT or Bluetooth, which runs an indoor cycling program that collects the data and passes it on to Strava. There are several indoor training programs, the right choice is very personal. I'm using Rouvy and RGT at the moment. Also, here I can refer to DC Rainmaker who did a very extensive test on the different programs.
DC Rainmaker Indoor Cycling Apps review
 |
| My setup |
In my next blogs I will dive deeper into the possibilities of Cycling statistics, DIY Rocker plates, Rouvy, RGT, VeloViewer and how to build your own Excel sheet with Strava data for your indoor rides (and outdoor)
Comments
Post a Comment