I want to use my gravel or mtb on the trainer. I know sram nx cassette wont work because the pins touch when you put down power. Will any aftermarket eagle cassettes work?
I had that happen with a new one, in less than a couple days. I tried to call the reseller, got nowhere, and contacted Saris. I had a choice, return it to the reseller (and be done with them) or get a swap from Saris for a refurbed unit.
I FINALLY got the reseller to accept the return, and ordered from REI. The new one was/is flawless.
Get Saris support to replace itā¦
I did get a response from Saris, but they said unfortunately they could not offer repair / replacement outside of the USā¦ I originally bought from Wiggle and they went out of business. So I cut my losses and got a Wahoo Core (they have a UK presence so hoping for better support if anything goes wrongā¦).
Ouch! Didnāt realize you were not in the US, but still, why would that matter? I thought the EU (are you in the EU?) is supposed to stand up for their citizens.
Sucks that Wiggle died. They were pushed on GCN quite a bit. Iām still waiting to see who on this side of the pond has died. Iāve been unsure who to order from, who is still āaliveā, and who could I get stuck paying for something that I donāt get, or something that effectively have no warranty at all. Itās a crappy time for people to buy tech of all kinds. Ouchā¦
I actually just got two pairs of dhb bibs last week from Wiggle, shipped to the US. Is it a skeleton crew, another vendor who bought the name, or something like that? The order itself went through without a hitch, and delivery was pretty quick.
The brand has been bought by a business tycoon who buys up known brands that go out of business. I think people are waiting to see what happens to the quality
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As far as I understand all of the original Wiggle staff were laid off, very much just an aquisition of the brand only.
Mike Ashley has a bit of a reputation as a wheeler-dealer type, and not renowned for quality - go to a Sports Direct shop and you will have trouble finding any real sports gear (as opposed to lookalike fashion sports wear). That said he bought Evans Cycles which everyone thought would do down hill fast, but they still selling decent equipment (Specialized, Trek etc).
So does the non HG+ cassettes of 12 speed Shimano 105 work on the H3?
Hg cassette should fit on the new hubs. Theyāre supposed to be backwards compatible.
I guess when the time comes Iāll have to see if the 12 speed fits on mine and the specs arenāt as off as yours. Hate having to buy another compatible unit for this.
And now it seems that REI is on the ropes?! It seems their new CEO did the same thing that killed Bed Bath and Beyond: Try too hard to compete with the low end retailers?
BB&B brought in the same cheap garbage other stores, and online were hawking, and started announcing endless sales and other promotions, and in the past month or so Iāve gotten several (hundreds?) or sales and promotions from REI.
What is it with the CEOās that get into power and run the corporations into the ground, and move on to do it yet again. I guess as long as shareholders benefit, itās all good?
Iāve been a āmemberā of REI for DECADES, and will be pissed if they go belly up, especially for such a stupid reason. The last time I was at their local store (2 hours away) it was hard to find someone to help with questions. Iāve got a huge dividend coming next year too. Itās worked out that I buy the big stuff from them, but also commodity items too at timesā¦
Do they have classes in how to kill corporations at those MBA schools? And why does it take so long to get rancid leadership out? (Although I read that one noxious CEO was canned, and still ended up with a 6-figure āparachuteā and 18 months salary, JUST FOR BEING REMOVED!! They won, and the corporation still has to pay to get rid of them? Astonishingā¦ Failing up?
And, locally, restaurant after restaurant is closing. The race to the bottom is accelerating.
I have a friend whoās worked at REI for a number of years. They said that the supply chain issues caused by the pandemic were a shock and the company chose to pick up more, often cheaper products, to make sure they had inventory of something. I suspect we are still feeling the hangover from this.
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I get it, but the stuff at BB&B was just junk. Like embarrassing junk. People were also returning things, and then buying the returns at a lower price too. 
Is it possible to just use a 12 speed system with an 11 speed cassette on the H3 instead if I canāt get a Shimano 12 speed cassette installed? I just use ERG mode anyways.
Ive done all 3 variations you can do with a 12 speed bike on a Saris H3.
First just ran the 12 speed bike on the current 11 speed cassette (with 12 speed chain) on erg mode and that works well. But I also wanted to do more than just erg mode.
I then bought a shimano hub compatible 12 speed cassette (ZTTO) on Alixpress and tried that. Flawless on erg and a solid 8/10 for shifting in Zwift. Does it work, yes, is t perfect, no? All depends on how picky you are.
I then went to the final step and purchased the XDR hub adapter and installed a 12 speed sram force cassette. Iād give this a 9/10 since it works perfect except for the fact that I canāt get in the 33 cog because itās too close to the trainer. Everything else is flawless.
I still have a hard time understanding why a 12 speed ZTTO cassette fits the hub but shimano 105 12 speed wouldnāt. Iām guessing with the ZTTO you canāt use the biggest cog also? So out of the three setups, which would you recommend if youāre just using the trainer in ERG mode? Coming from 10 speed ultegra, so will have to buy new cassette regardless of setup.
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I think Iād recommend the ZTTO setup if you have to buy a new cassette regardless. It gets you 90% of the way there, is affordable, and allows a bit of flexibility if ever you step away from erg.
Just getting back into riding lately, picked up an H3 on sale. First ride, I felt like I had to put more effort in, so I dual recorded the H3 with my Stages L crank power meter on a quick test ride. It seems to be showing around 10-12% lower than the Stages. I read a bunch of posts on this thread about perhaps the top hat spacer causing more friction, so Iām planning to check that shortly, as well as the unit itself needing a few weeks for the bearings to loosen up. Any other ideas or could my Stages just be reading higher in error?
You really canāt compare a left-only crank power meter with a a device that measures total power.
Either use Power Match to keep your current settings / feel or adapt to the new settings on your H3. The reality is that the H3 is going to be more accurate and a better representation of your true FTP
Sorry. 
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Have you calibrated the PM and trainer?
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