I’m curious what kind of sound and microphone system are recommended. I’m considering buying wireless sports headphones to use on the trainer, mostly for music but I want to be able to use them during group workouts as well. My problem is this:
When I use normal headphones with a cord the internal microphone in my PC stops working even if the headphones don’t have a microphone. Does anyone know if this also happens with wireless headphones connected by bluetooth?
So far to get around this I’ve had to use my PS4 gaming headset by connecting my PC to a TV with HDMI but I don’t want to destroy my gaming headset with sweat
Hi Mattias Nate said that it was best to use the mic from your laptop and listen through headphones. Hopefully this helps. I use my airpod pro and they seem fine.
It’s best to use your laptop mic and just any wireless headphones you like. You can choose those settings in the app.
This is because of trainer fan noise.
The one set of headphone/mic combo I’ve seen work well is the apple wired headphones. Even with fan wind I can hear people very clearly and I don’t hear any fan noise.
Thank you Nate and Jason! I was on the fence about getting bluetooth headphones (or earbuds or whatever) because I was unsure if they would work. I got myself a pair of Jabra 75T active elite and they seem to be working fine. Quite pricey but I should have good quality sound for music and group workouts to last the winter.
I’m in the UK with internet bandwidth of typically 30mb download and 10mb upload speeds. The majority of group workouts with riders in the NW usually results in video dropping out either for short periods or the majority of the workout. I’ve raised this with support@trainerroad but with no success.
Is this occurring to others in the UK or elsewhere where internet bandwidth may not be up to US standards. I would have thought an option to reduce the video bandwidth with a smaller window or lower resolution would be the answer.
Johnny, I’m not upgrading the broadband just for group workouts. I’ve done the suggestions but still having problems. We use Messenger to hook everyone together for audio, and that is reliable at least.
@mcneese.chad: Can you please push the feature request of “Instructional text during group workout” to the development team? This would be most useful. I use TR with PurplePatch coaching .mrc files and all workout comes with a ton of instructions.
Trying to see if TR staff have responded with an update on mobile group workout functionality. Even perhaps to Join and not host group workouts. I know of many that are not joining TR because of that gap. I think the release of the mobile functionality and some form of integrated group workout calendar (outside of the google synch option currently available) would greatly improve the uptake of TR and the feedback on group workouts at the moment.
Would be keen to know what the current split between desktop/mobile users is currently.
I am a TR user for some time now. And so kudo in the main on a great job.
However I do get annoyed about the lack of group workouts on mobile app. It seems to constantly be coming, but alas never released…
Since group workouts was launched in march 2020, it is now nearly a year later and still not on mobile app. And your latest comment on 29th Jan does not sound promising, that you guys will work on it after the next release! And you will be doing it in tandem with what is probably also another complex task (improving for visually impaired)!! So when realistically will it be available, 6 months, 1 year…?!
As has been mentioned a lot by others, it would be really great to have Group workouts on mobile.
I struggle to understand why mobile is not prioritized on this. Indeed it seems there has not been any change/ updates to mobile app at all. I would have thought must use mobile rather than desktop, but I guess I am wrong on that. Because I imagine you are prioritizing what must of your users use and want right?
@IvyAudrain@mcneese.chad : Any progress with the feature request for “Instructions text during group workout”? Group workout was launched almost a year back and we are still awaiting of this basic feature. Without this, any cues (RPM, pedal stroke etc) are not available in the group workout.
