I love how the Overclockers budget creep manages to spill into other areas of life
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I was interested in giving the whole Zwift thing a go.
Take 1
Wahoo Kickr Core
Used my only bike at the time
Zwift on a laptop
I found putting my bike on and off a complete faff and gave up after a couple of weeks. Sold the Kickr core
A few months later, we had a few weeks of bad weather and I just wasn't getting out on my bike much. So I thought I would give the indoor training thing another crack.
Take 2
Wahoo Kickr Core
Picked up a used Specialized Allez E5
Pit Zwift on my Lenovo ThinkCentre M710q which was being used as a Plex server
I bought a 32" TV
At this point, I was starting to get into it, but upgraditis was kicking in. Found myself browsering for better groupsets etc. Then I spotted a bargain on eBay
Take 3
I was now the proud owner of a Stages SB20 smart bike for a very good price, barely used as well.
Because of how much I had now spent I was using it more and found the Zwift experience on the Lenovo a bit lacking.
Take 4
Picked up a HP 400 G5 desktop PC and a RX 6400 low-profile card. It ran Zwift better but had to stick to medium settings and 1080p. It was clear that I wasn't going to be happy with this as a long-term solution.
Take 5
Upgraded to a 55" 4k TV which in turn forced my hand into building a mid-range gaming PC which runs Zwift buttery smooth maxed out at 4k.
Ive ended up with a great setup that I use pretty much every day, but I think a self-help group is needed.