In winter I spend quite some time on my Kickr in the basement. Often I combine an outdoor ride/run with an indoor workout. And sometimes I even do longish endurance rides entirely inside.
One measure to fight boredom is digital entertainment. I often browse the internet, check the differnt forums, check pros on Strava (no, they don’t train polarized ). Read a book through the kindle app.
My current set up:
dedicated indoor-only, old MTB bike on Kickr
Wahoo stand/ with keyboard and mouse
The stand is positioned just above my handlbar. Still, using the mouse is a little bit awkward.
Any ideas for putting basic PC navigation on to the handlebar? Scrolling down/up, browser back/forward.
So far I’ve tried to fix a numeric pad to my handlbar just next to my grip. Mmmm. Still awkward. I’ve also tried an ANT+ remote. Mmmm. My software solution failed. And ANT+ ist just laggy.
Anyting I can put next/in front of my handlebar grip that I can use right out of the box without any installation/software hassle? I use Windows 10.
I already have a minikeyboard on my stand. However, since I ride a MTB handlebar my hands are pretty far out. If there was something like Garmin’s ANT+ remote which I could position ride next to my grip? Will look into the Android remote option as well.
Here’s my setup - PC is on a stack of tables, i can have the keyboard on an old set of aero bars (or on the table with the PC), and I found an old table to turn sideways that has the fan, iPad for TrainerRoad, and mouse within reach. Pretty hacky but has worked really well for me - good luck!
I was doing that for a while but found the position was too uncomfortable for any actual typing. I now rest the keyboard actually on the aerobars, and then lean my hands on the aerobar pads when I’m typing. Works great during recovery / endurance work, doesn’t work at all for higher intensity, then i just leave the keyboard on the table near the PC.
Have you thought about mounting a small trackball mouse near your bars? They make some small ones you can even put on your finger like a ring that people with mobility problems or physical disabilities use that might work well for on bike use.
I’m on a Mac, but I connect my laptop to the TV, close the lid, and then use the Remote Mouse app to control the computer. Works pretty great. I can type, use the phone screen as a mouse with my finger, copy/paste, etc. I don’t do a ton of stuff when I’m riding, but it’s good enough for controlling TR and Zwift and getting things paired and whatever.
I have a MTB handlebar. Mmmm. Should have an old cell phone bike mount somwhere. Perhaps attaching it to a barend. Still like the trackball mouse option, as well.
Just for scrolling, etc I would look at a standalone track pad. Logitech do one as far as I recall. With windows 10 you just use two fingers on the pad to scroll.
Will try the via-Android-remote option first but would fancy a touchpad or trackball mouse option. Will also have to check how this will work with sweaty fingers.
Only problem so far: weather is far too nice out there for training indoors
). Read a book through the kindle app.
