Window open: This keeps most outside air from sneaking into the room, other than through the ducting. The actual window latch locks on the ducting box for better retention and to hold the window open.
Fan duct box, side view: The box effectively covers about 75% of the fan intake, so I get most air through the ducting, but some right from the room too.
Wow! That’s a hot summers day where i live. Yes i usually turn my fans off in between most intervals, even then, the sweat gets really cold, its not a pleasant feeling. Annoyingly, i tried a baselayer a few weeks ago and was overheating on intervals (unnecessarily higher heart rate) while still being very cold between intervals
I have done a few workouts in a super cold garage. Freeze with layers to start, and then super hot 15 mins later without any fans running. It takes some effort to control core temp with ambient temp that cool. I would probably ride with a regular jersey that has full length zipper. Closed for warmup and between intervals. Full open and flying for work intervals. Then toggle through fan use coupled with that.
My state is taking a regularly comfortable room temp and trying to keep heat (and humidity) gain to a minimum. Pulling cool air from the window helps above the many fans for sure in my case. Without the window air, I can kick it up 5*F in an hour (and 10% or more gain in humidity). That was mainly in my older space that was half the size. But I suspect I can hit similar gains even in this larger space.
What are those tripod table stands on the sides? I’ve seen laptop stands like that, but they don’t have the big desktop space and cup holders like these. Where can I find those?
EDIT: I think I found it. Is it the KOM Cycling Media Display on Amazon?
They are decent desks. I am not sure they are worth the $100 USD retail, but I got all mine at 25-30% discounts, which makes them very worthwhile for my use.
They are not overly sturdy if you need to lean on them much. But they can take a bit of force (like if I get off balance a bit on my rocker when riding no-handed), and are great for levels of adjustment height and base width. Light an easy to move when needed too.
I am SUPER lucky that my wife not only shares my general interest, but knows what they mean to me. She rides off and on, and also likes the treadmill. But she just plain encourages me to “do what I want” when it comes to just about every aspect around training, riding and racing. I couldn’t ask for a better partner & supporter.
Props to you and everyone else on those other setups. I started bare bones with a wind trainer and a stop watch years ago. I’ve suffered plenty with the minimal approach and know the pains
This setup is an evolution that took nearly a decade to reach and it is as much a labor of love as it is a practical (and palatial ) workspace.
