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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
Yeah, I was looking at the option of getting a cheap Chinese Shimano compatible road cassette and weight doesn't matter on the trainer. Actually the $1799 Kickr comes with a Sunrace 11 spd cassette in the box. Decathlon has 11 spd no-name cassettes for $35.
But you have a good point that each cassette is different and my biggest worry is screwing up the indexing.
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Congrats on the purchase! I hope you enjoy it and you’re able to get a ton of use out of it, for me I’ve never regretted getting it, it has been well worth the money.
I don’t use a block for the front wheel, never felt the need. I do have a piece of cardboard underneath it just to prevent marking of the floor.
My cheapo version of a cycling desk, I got the kickr box inside of a brown same sized shipping box, and I just have the 2 boxes on either side of the front wheel with a hardwood sample piece overtop as the desk portion. Totally ghetto, but works well enough I’ve never felt the need to change it.
Is the trainer going to be on a hard floor or carpet? Mines on a hard floor, so cleaning up around it isn’t as big an issue, but a cheap yoga mat or old section of carpet is a good idea…between sweat, gunk getting shed off of the drivetrain, and maybe some crumbs from whatever your nutrition is, the floor around it is going to get a bit gross.
A good fan is vital. Doesn’t have to be expensive, but a tall one around body and head height, and close and decently powerful makes a big difference to both comfort and performance.
And I’d just get a cheap cassette like you mentioned dedicated to the trainer for whatever bike your going to put on it. It shouldn’t affect the indexing at all, it’s just a matter of how smoothly it shifts when on the trainer. And if you end up doing any structured training, you’ll usually be in ERG mode for that in which case you’ll just set up a straight chain line and otherwise no shifting.