GEAR UP
Kit that works with LuftQuest and makes indoor riding less grim. Links are affiliate links — you pay the same, the app gets a few pence, nobody gets a paywall.
KIT FINDER
Tell us your setup and budget — we'll tell you exactly what to buy, and what to skip.
SMART TRAINERS
The engine room. Direct drive if you can stretch to it.
Wahoo KICKR CORE
££££Direct-drive smart trainer, quiet, accurate to ±1%, works with every app.
"Buy once, cry once. Then suffer forever."
Zwift Hub / JetBlack Volt
£££Best value direct-drive trainer — cassette included, plug and play.
"Cheap enough that your excuses stop working."
Elite Suito-T
£££Compact, folds away, ideal if the turbo lives in a spare room.
"Folds up small. Your legs won't."
HEART RATE STRAPS
Chest straps beat wrist optical every single time.
Wahoo TICKR
££Dual ANT+/Bluetooth chest strap. Pairs instantly with LuftQuest.
"Now I can watch your heart rate lie about your effort."
Polar H10
££The accuracy benchmark for HR straps — rock solid data, comfy band.
"No hiding place. Every beat logged."
Garmin HRM-Dual
££Bluetooth + ANT+ so it feeds your head unit and this app at once.
"Two signals, zero excuses."
POWER & CADENCE SENSORS
Cheap watts and rpm for a dumb turbo.
Garmin Cadence Sensor 2
£Pedal-arm mounted cadence sensor. Turns a dumb turbo into a data source.
"Now I can see exactly how badly you grind."
Wahoo RPM Speed & Cadence
£Cheap pair that covers speed and rpm over Bluetooth.
"Two little pods, nowhere left to hide."
4iiii Precision left crank
£££Entry-level single-sided power meter if your trainer has no watts.
"Real watts. Terrifying, isn't it."
FANS & COOLING
The single biggest performance upgrade indoors.
SWEAT-PROOF EXTRAS
Mats, towels, bottles, phone mounts.
Trainer mat + sweat towel
£Protects the floor, kills vibration, catches the puddle.
"Your carpet has suffered enough."
Sweat guard & bar towel
£Stops salty sweat eating your headset bearings.
"Bearings are expensive. Towels are not."
Handlebar phone mount
£Keeps the coach on the bars where you can see the numbers.
"Put me where you can hear me shouting."
THIS APP IS FREE
No subscription, no paywalled watts. Fancy fuelling the suffering?
Every coffee buys another sweary line of coaching.
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