Daft question, but I just have to ask it

[whirlybird]

Ive got a Wii and a turbo trainer, does anyone out there know if thers any way that they could be coupled up to make boring Turbo Training sessions more exciting by "racing" against othe characters, Cant belive there isnt something out there, and if not how about some PC wizard have a go.
Your thoughts.

[AVeryNaughtyBoy]

Such things exist:

Tax Virtual Reality Trainer

I would have thought that you need to but the specific trainer rather than just the software and link cable.

That said if you had and electronically controlled resistance trainer that gives outputs of power etc to a display and you are capable of ninja levels of geekery you could build your own interface.

The above example is one of many. They go up to £1,000++.

[whirlybird]

Hi guys, I,m aware of the TACX system, but I could by another bike for what they cost, may just sit the front wheel on the balance board on the Wii sports game ans stick the controller in the bottle cage, keep you posted.

[AVeryNaughtyBoy]

You could try the Spinnervals DVDs. I think that they are distributed by Kurt Kinetic.

They feature a rather cheesy american "coach" who instructs you based upon gear ratios. Whilst not ideal, they do make the time go quickly, offer some variety and some are rather bloody hard!

You can find out more about Coach Troy and his DVDs on the Spinervals website. I have no idea about where to get them from in the UK though as I sold my trainer a couple of years ago and Kurt were not being imported at that time. I think that this has changed recently though...

[whirlybird]

Thanks once again, but may just stick a Lance Armstrong DVD in the plaver and stick the TT in front of the telly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!