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0 pointsTildey4y ago0 comments

You save… uhhh… one power outlet?

But really, my understanding is that these fancier treadmills map incline/speed/whatever data to the video file to make it “more realistic”. I think there may even be a sort of MMO/live ghost feature?

Personally I think I’d rather just have music I like and work out at a pace that’s comfortable for me, but to each their own I suppose.

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jabroni_salad4y ago

I'm a zwift user and I really like it. You can designate a course and it will adjust the resistance to match the elevation changes. There is live or ghost racing (with simulated drafting, which is cool) and other neat things, but the routes and structured training is what I'm there for.

My tacx trainer was only $300 or so when I bought it, which was comparable to non-bluetooth trainers. That said, I already owned a fancy roadbike to use with it, which is not a negligible cost.

charles_f4y ago

Sounds like a legitimate use case yes, but if your goal is watching pluralsight while running, doesn't sound like the best choice

minhazm4y ago

You don't even save a power outlet! A lot of workout equipment these days have built in USB ports.

jedberg4y ago

> You save… uhhh… one power outlet?

A power tap block is $3. :)

TildeyOP4y ago

Yes, but a cheap treadmill + $3 vs a $4000 treadmill? Kind of a hard sell. Like I’m going to have to go pick up the power splitter myself? I don’t have time for that

jedberg4y ago

There this awesome new website called amazon.com and they will actually bring the stuff you order right to your house. It's kinda crazy.

Edit: /s obviously. I was responding to a joke with a joke.

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0 pointsTildey4y ago0 comments

You save… uhhh… one power outlet?

Personally I think I’d rather just have music I like and work out at a pace that’s comfortable for me, but to each their own I suppose.

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jabroni_salad4y ago

My tacx trainer was only $300 or so when I bought it, which was comparable to non-bluetooth trainers. That said, I already owned a fancy roadbike to use with it, which is not a negligible cost.

charles_f4y ago

Sounds like a legitimate use case yes, but if your goal is watching pluralsight while running, doesn't sound like the best choice

minhazm4y ago

You don't even save a power outlet! A lot of workout equipment these days have built in USB ports.

jedberg4y ago

> You save… uhhh… one power outlet?

A power tap block is $3. :)

TildeyOP4y ago

Yes, but a cheap treadmill + $3 vs a $4000 treadmill? Kind of a hard sell. Like I’m going to have to go pick up the power splitter myself? I don’t have time for that

jedberg4y ago

There this awesome new website called amazon.com and they will actually bring the stuff you order right to your house. It's kinda crazy.

Edit: /s obviously. I was responding to a joke with a joke.

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