I train in a narrow hallway now which can get a bit stuff so I usually a 19inch gym fan on the back, two 8 inch floor mounted wall fans on my sides and the above pedestal fan in my face. During my chemo back in 2019 I sought out something with an remote control to ease me in and reviews led me to this one and I’ve not been disappointed.
May be a bit late as you’ve already returned it, but… I’m also training with the Vacmaster fan in cold garage (1C at the weekend) - pretty much set up as you defined in terms of placement. There’s definitely a balance in using it right now - I’m wearing a long sleeve top, 3/4 shorts and a windproof jacket on the top (I run cold all the time) and using the fan on 1 during intervals (if its sweet spot), then turn it off in the rest intervals. Not ideal perhaps but it works.
However, last summer when it was 30C setting 3 was used a lot! The remote switch is a great thing.
Yes I’ve returned it as just too powerful. The small honeywell is just about ok on max setting for current temps of 4 -8 degress and unlikely to ever be on a turbo in temps above 14-15.
Want to avoid users heaters or excess clothing as I just want a single fan that is fit for purpose. Pro breeze does look good.
Unfortunately I don’t think there is a single fan that will suit all seasons and occasions. That’s been my experience anyway. The closest I got after much experimentation was a Vacmaster that could be remotely controlled.
Since then, for the hotter months I’ve bought a further 2 that get used for threshold and VO2 max sessions. That means I have 9 levels of cooling controllable from the bike. Last summer all 3 were regularly on full blast.
In the coldest situations (i.e. UK winter in an outside shed). you could also keep a mid-layer (or even a regular fleece) on until warmed up.
Hi
Doug at Cleva team here (Vacmaster Airmover and Cardio54).
It’s been a while since we have had a product update. Hopefully this is of genuine interest to you. (not flagged as spam)
Just adding to the thread to let our original airmover users and endorsers (this forum post) know we have introduced a VESA & Tripod mounting adapter to our Cardio54 this season and into our accessories as a upgrade part. (Product No. 952344)
We deliberately designed this adapter to retro fit to the Cardio54s and Vacmaster Airmovers already sold so please have a look at the new photography of the adapter in use on a wall mount and a tripod.
The adapter allows you to set up and position the fan at any angle and any position around the bike, providing a solution to the issue of finding that ideal angle or positioning.
If anybody would like to try one, be one of our first testers, we have a limited number of samples to give away to UK vacmaster fan owners.
Please email your interest in testing to 952344@cleva-uk.com.
pro tip for users: You can reprogram all units to a single remote. I have a single remote controlling the 3 fans I have, so it’s a very small footprint on my handlebar.
BTW one of my first 3d printed creations was a “mount” for one of the vacmasters, so that I could have more granular angles (and have it point down, since one of them lives on top of the TV):
Drilled some holes, so that it just sits between the bulk of the tv bracket, and the TV.
It’s very nice to have the top airflow, as I think it’s a really nice angle to cover head & torso & legs, and is unimpeded by the ipad mini sitting on a tacx mount in front of the bike (I use rollers, so no table)
I managed to get 5 minutes this morning to use the mounting bracket to install a fan to a tripod.
Literally 5 minutes is all that it took. The bracket connection to the fan base is rock solid. I used an old tripod that I’d already added a weight to (to help keep it steady and damped) when I used to use video cameras in the bike fitting studio.
The instructions were very clear, straightforward to follow. The packaging nice and simple plus easily recyclable.
I’ve a customer in for a fit this afternoon so I’ll see how the ability to position it goes then.
I have a couple of Cleva fans for my indoor cycling (one Airmover with a remote control plug socket, and one Cardio54). They’re great products, but something I’ve found over the winter is that, even when they’re on the lowest fan setting, the flow speed is sometimes too much. Whenever the temperatures are around 10 degrees in my garage, I find I still need a bit of cooling flow, to avoid getting sweaty, but even the lowest setting on the fans makes me too cold, particularly when doing easier rides.
To get around this, I designed and 3D-printed a diffuser for the fan nozzles. The diffuser slows down the airflow. It also causes the flow to spread out more, covering more of my body, which is another benefit.
The plots below show the difference in airflow speed up and down the centreline of the fan. The top plot shows measurements for the fastest fan setting and the bottom plot shows the airflow profiles for slowest setting. There are more details/photos/videos on my blog here.
The slower speeds are perfect for colder days. Once spring arrives and the temperatures warm up, I’ll be taking the diffuser off the two fans to get the fulling cooling power back, especially for any hard workouts.
Just seen this.
That’s brilliant, mine is currently the right way up with an old box pointing it down at the right angle.
Never thought of mounting it like that!
Yeah, I was too tight to buy a VESA-compatible TV wall mount, so I 3D printed a bracket that clamps to the fan and to an old curtain pole on a hinge, which acts as a swing arm so that the fan can swings out of the way when I’m not using.
