{"id":3705,"date":"2022-02-07T16:59:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T16:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrisrivard.com\/?p=3705"},"modified":"2022-02-07T16:59:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T16:59:08","slug":"sufferfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisrivard.com\/blog\/sufferfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Sufferfest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So I bought a smart trainer. I was checking Fedex on the hour to see where it was and yesterday it finally arrived. I&#8217;m trying not to go crazy $$ on setup, so I didn&#8217;t buy a second cassette to put on the trainer (it&#8217;s a Saris H3). I spent last night getting my gravel bike cleaned up and ready to ride indoors. I pulled the cassette off (11spd, 11-32 Ultegra), degreased it and installed it on the trainer. I had the adapters for the through axle backwards and hand tightened as tight as I could &#8212; before realizing they were reversed. A minor freak out ensued when I realized I couldn&#8217;t fit the cassette removal tool over the through axle. With a lot of pressure exerted while holding the cassette with the chain whip, I reversed my mistake, flipped the adapters and mounted my bike onto the trainer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a quick calibration using the Saris app on my phone, the trainer was ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A smart trainer can be locked into a specific wattage output (erg mode), or it can match the effort required based on the terrain in a virtual ride. I have a free trail of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/rouvy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rouvy<\/a>,  so I&#8217;m starting slowly and plan to do some easy spins this week and next, primarily to break my ass in to riding in place and to get my setup dialed in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I got up at 5:30 this morning and rode 8 miles.. on the Pacific coast near Malibu \ud83d\ude42 I&#8217;m using an ironing board on which I&#8217;ve placed a fan, my iPad and a water bottle. I have my watch set to broadcast heart rate so the Rouvy app picks up HR via Bluetooth. It all seems to work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few brief observations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It doesn&#8217;t matter what gear the bike is in, the trainer is measuring watts, so will adapt based on cadence and force on the pedals. I had it the big ring and once I spun the pedals up, I tried to keep effort at 100% or above. Once I lost the cadence though, the watts dropped, and if I got off the pedals, e.g. coasted, the avatar stopped, got off the bike and the app asked if I wanted to end the ride or continue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fan was critical, in 30 minutes I was sweating and mopping up with a towel. I had some music playing on my phone, but it would be nice to put some ear buds in and crank up the music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I now see why people put a tv on the wall in front of their trainers. My eye position looking at the iPad was just off the front wheel, forward and down. I would never look there while riding outside unless something was going under my tires. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m looking forward to the burn on the trainer as an alternate to my morning runs. I know everything will complement and contribute to overall beast level fitness. So yeah, I&#8217;m stoked to get back in the saddle and hammer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Start Choppin [2019 Remaster]\" width=\"629\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/71jxPP5NcGY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So I bought a smart trainer. I was checking Fedex on the hour to see where it was and yesterday it finally arrived. I&#8217;m trying not to go crazy $$ on setup, so I didn&#8217;t buy a second cassette to put on the trainer (it&#8217;s a Saris H3). 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