icTrainer Indoor Training Platform Review

Cycling Weekly

Indoor cycling training platforms have become more expensive recently, so, if you're looking for an alternative that costs a lot less than the market leader, then it could be worth checking out icTrainer. In this video Sam Gupta explains all the key features that icTrainer has to offer and why it could be worth the switch given it's very low price.

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00:00Recent indoor training platform price increases may have left you looking for an alternative.

00:06And if you are one of those people then good news because I have an alternative to share with you

00:13which is nine times cheaper than the market leader. The name of this app is of course

00:19iSeeTrainer and of all the paid for apps out there iSeeTrainer is leading the way in terms

00:25of costs but what may surprise you is the number of features the platform packs into this very

00:32accessible price point. What you'll notice early on is that iSeeTrainer makes one thing very clear

00:39via the bold statement on its website. Just train, no game. It says that because iSeeTrainer was built

00:46for those wanting to seriously develop their cycling ability. This is also why you can enjoy

00:52the usual live metrics in the app such as power, heart rate, cadence, left right balance but

00:59additionally the lesser seen core body temperature, muscle oxygen saturation and gearing from your

01:06DI2. If you have a favourite route near where you live or if you've been on holiday and fallen in

01:12love with the sights and you want to relive the experience then good news iSeeTrainer allows you

01:18to upload your own GPS routes so you can ride them from the comfort of your own home. As i mentioned

01:24earlier iSeeTrainer is made for those who want to better themselves as athletes. As such you'll not

01:31be surprised to find pre-made workouts and training plans to help guide you through the process and

01:37an extra bonus is that you can even make use of the workout builder if there's a particular session

01:43that you're wanting to create from scratch. To make life as simple as possible iSeeTrainer is

01:50compatible with a whole host of platforms including but not limited to Strava, TrainingPeaks, Garmin and

01:57so many others. The same goes for hardware too iSeeTrainer is compatible with all of these brands from

02:05tax to wahoo to saris to elite and so many others. Indoor training can be a solitary pursuit but it also

02:15doesn't have to be. For group training iSeeTrainer can also offer video chats to keep you and your

02:21friends connected while you train. On the other hand if you prefer to keep your head down and just train

02:27but want a way to pass the time through some of those really long efforts then iSeeTrainer's integrated web

02:33browser means you can stream content from the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime or even YouTube.

02:40You may have clocked earlier that i mentioned you can connect your di2 group set to iSeeTrainer.

02:45In addition to being able to see your gearing you can also use the di2 shift buttons to make virtual

02:51shifts. If you don't have a group set with this functionality then you can always make the virtual

02:56shifts via the interface. If you're keen to give them a go then you can use code DVF24 for 60 days

03:03of free riding when you apply the code in app. So head to the link in the description to get started now.

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