2021 Cycling Thread

Wife got me a tacx vortex but still can't get it working on zwift. Tech absolutely does my tits in.
As a desperate follow up to my last post, does anyone have any experience troubleshooting on these things. mine has a orange light on that means it needs a software update. but after 2 days I'm unable to do this. Ive been messing about with this for 10 days now and next step is bin it
Usually easiest if you connect via the companion app on your phone. Turn off anything else, like your pc or iPad, that might try to connect to Bluetooth while you try to connect as it'll only connect to one place at a time.
 


Usually easiest if you connect via the companion app on your phone. Turn off anything else, like your pc or iPad, that might try to connect to Bluetooth while you try to connect as it'll only connect to one place at a time.
Aye we've done that. Cheers thou6
I'm equally shit with IT/Tech
Had to ring Wahoo a few times initially and their support was good.

Tried ringing taxc to see if it's owt they can help you with ?
Yeah got an email to download a file to update the brake unit. got the file but can't update the unit with it. Don't know how.
Didn't know I would have to clart on like this or I wouldn't have got it
Assume your trying to update via the app?

Yes we are
 
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Aye we've done that. Cheers thou6

Yeah got an email to download a file to update the brake unit. got the file but can't update the unit with it. Don't know how.
Didn't know I would have to clart on like this or I wouldn't have got it

Yes we are

i‘d honestly ring and get someone while on the phone and step by step get them to go through download with you.

No teenagers etc in the house ? They’re normally a whizz for owt like this
 
Aye we've done that. Cheers thou6

Yeah got an email to download a file to update the brake unit. got the file but can't update the unit with it. Don't know how.
Didn't know I would have to clart on like this or I wouldn't have got it

Yes we are

 
Looks like its UAE, Ineos would need to pay a rider his contract in full to sign another rider so surely it couldnt be them.

Big move if it is UAE though as they don't normally throw the money around like the big 2, also big move for Hirschi, got to hit the road flying.

Bora ?
 
I don't think anyone with the growing reputation would want to go into a team with Sagan as you'll be expected to ride for him, I don't think the Bennet situation will have helped Bora getting anyone in who might challenge Sagan. Could be totally wrong and he might turn up there though, as long as wherever he goes they don't restrict him I'll be happy.
 
I'm building a bike up at the moment for one of my lads & trying to decide between using SRAM Rival 22 or 105 11sp shifters & mechs. Does anyone have any biased/bigoted opinions on the SRAM double-tap shifting malarky? I have never used them personally but from the description it sounds like you can only shift one gear at a time whereas as a long-time Campag user who is used to being able to zip across two or three cogs at a time when you want to this sounds like it might be a bit of a pain in the balls. But then I know that a lotta people like them.
 
Can't wait to get it on my bike again.
I was riding to work back in mid-November when I came off at a roundabout. A roundabout I've been around many many times before and my wheels disappeared from underneath me quicker than you could think 'what the fuck'. Got up, shook it off and rode the last 200m to work. Couple of days later I was still in a lot of pain so went for an x-ray and it was broken. A very unusual break normally associated with massive impacts from the likes of care crashes, didn't hurt massively though just couldn't move it too much without getting pain and was swollen.
7 weeks later and it's still buggered, can't bend my hand inwards hardly at all, plus a bone looks as though it's in the wrong place as isn't sticking out as much as it once did. Just been for an MRI today so will hopefully find out soon what is wrong with it on top of the break that should've healed by now. Just want to get back out riding local roads and taking my mtb to Hamsterley again. Sick of being sat in doing nothing now
 
This afternoon I had a brief chat with that Shane Sutton. Ironically we were in the queue for the pharmacy. Perhaps he was picking up some viagra but I was too polite to inquire.
 

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