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Hard to say about corrosion. I worried about that as well because I sweat a lot and there are cracks between different parts of the plastic housing where sweat could get inside.

Honestly if they haven’t built the things to withstand having water and hydration mix dripping onto them there are way bigger concerns than water bottle holders

Agreed. The expectation and “plan for the worst” better include sweat and drinks dripped on the frame and other components. Anything less is poor design, and I doubt that Tacx would have missed that consideration.

I won’t be trying the standing start sprints again anytime soon tbh, both for pragmatic reasons and also because I am headed into an off season break. I’ll double check with the Garmin guys though if this is something that fell outside of the normal expectations or if they think I got a bad belt. T…

Before I sent my bike back I had a belt issue as well. In high torque situations I could make the belt slip and squeal on the pulleys. Fortunately, nothing broke.

A direct-drive trainer with a step-down belt-pulley system makes use of the bike’s gearing to drop the torque down, so the belt system faces lower torque values (and higher rpms). The Tacx system is from the “chainring”, so faces a higher torque. This said, step-down belt-pulley systems on trainers …

Could you share those Kickr belt specifications? I too have found the guidance very vague regarding belt tension.

I’m guessing a bit here, but I’d imagine that the profile of the belt will play a role in whether a tensioner is possible or not. I know that for many belts, you don’t want to fold them past a specific point (i.e. the Gates belts) and I’m not sure how this plays into a toothed versus v-belt …

Even with the tensioner I was able to get my belt to slip and make squealing noises on the pulleys. I would think that means that the belt was too loose for the torque that I developed by standing up. It’s not like I am a huge powerhouse or something. The power was set for 350W and I was just acc…

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(photo from instructions tacx sent me, but mine looks exactly the same inside)

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