When To Arrive
Participants should arrive no later than 45 minutes prior to race time. Allow yourself plenty of time to sign in, get changed, and get a good warm-up prior to hook up time
What To Bring
Bring your own bicycle. * See limitations shown below
We have a few spin bikes for warmup, you may wish to bring yours.
Bring your cycling shoes and clothes. Helmet not required.
Bring a water bottle. There is a water fountain in the room.
Bring a towel if you want to shower after the race. Locker rooms and showers are available at no charge
* Bicycle Notes
Our equipment works with tire sizes of 24 inch, 26 inch, and 27 inch with tire width up to 2.25. It works with metric tire sizes 650C and 700C with width up to 28C. We recommend only using smooth tread tires when riding this event. Knobby tires are not very efficient on roller-based trainers.
Your bike should be clean and in good working order.
Tires should be in good condition. No cuts, frays, or debris. If you get a flat during the race you will not be able to finish with that group.
The bike should have a steel trainer skewer with round ends installed in the rear wheel.
Bikes with rim brakes use skewers like the one below.
Bikes with Disk Brakes:
Bikes with disk brakes typically use Thru Axles to attach the wheels to the bike. Thru axles reduce flex in the frame and fork and help keep the disk brake rotors in line with the brake pads. Below is a thru axle removed from a bike.
Most thru axle bikes don't have any axle extending beyond the frame on the drive side (chain side). There is nothing for a wheel-on trainer to attach to on the drive side.
An adapter(s) is required to connect to our equipment.
The spacing between the openings of our CompuTrainers is 200-205 mm. After installed on your bike, your adapters should measure no more than 200 mm across from tip to tip.
Recommend you take your bike to a shop that carries your brand and get an adapter that works with your bike. There are some universal adapters that will work with most thru axle bikes but they may not be as precise as those specifically designed for your bike.
Please instal your adapter prior to arriving at the event to make sure they fit and reduce delays.
We have a few universal adapters for emergencies, but it is best to bring your own.
