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Any good tips for keeping the corrosive sweat off the bike?
Try this one or similar: link to veclo.com
Nice and easy. Great DIY, Ray.
I just wipe the tyres clean before I put them in the block. Much faster, uses no power and hardly any water…
you should get a bigger dishwasher (for your bike).
Did “the girl” know about this?
High time you start reviewing kitchen appliances.
Yet another reason I shouldn’t settle for an apartment with no dishwasher! I tell you, the Irish are heathens. I can’t believe how many places expect me to hand wash dishes.
Why mess up a perfectly good ecosystem…who knows what life might have sprang forth from the recesses of your training block.
Where did you get that tire block ?
I don’t use one (I have a bunch of mats pilled up)
-tire block review request +1 ;)
As for Power meter on the trainer, I’m just looking to get cadence (Watts would be nice also), what is the cheepest way to achieve this ?
I’m using a kinetic road machine with an old Cadillac road bike (link to amazon.com)
Looking for my first tri in june !
This is a step-block from CycleOps. Here’s the specific one you see in the dishwasher. link to amazon.com
nice tiles
I’ve followed to your share and great results, thank you very much!!!
I drilled a large hole in the centre of my similar trainer wheel riser-block using a hole-saw, now it doesn’t pool sweat and dirt. It has no adverse affect on the part.
Maybe use the upper rack (which often have a higher and lower position for large items)? With all the baby plastic stuff we’ve ever had they always say use the top rack as it’s further away from the heating element in the bottom when it’s on the drying cycle. May or may not be an issue ….
Hi DC,
Have a Bushido and TACX training tyre The chrome roller is getting very dirty and what looks like rubber bits stuck to it. They are quite tenacious Any tips for how to clean the roller? Many thanks Philip
Hmm, I haven’t seen really anything stick to mine. Maybe just some simple soap/water? Or perhaps something that removes glue, since the rubber is likely ‘warmed’ on. In the US there’s something called ‘Goo-be-gone’, but I’m sure there are similar things elsewhere.
Really good tip! I wish I had known before….I have smart version of Elite Sterzo though now, surely it can’t go to the dishwasher ?