# How do you keep your pain cave cool during hard workouts? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Nine Hammers Tavern - General Chat\ **Created:** [October 12, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/how-do-you-keep-your-pain-cave-cool-during-hard-workouts/31814 "2026-10-12T21:48:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![davijen57](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/davijen57/32/26456_2.png) [@davijen57](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/davijen57)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/how-do-you-keep-your-pain-cave-cool-during-hard-workouts/31814/1 "2026-10-12T21:48:31Z")
Now that I’m doing harder indoor sessions, heat is becoming the real limiter — by the halfway point I’m dripping and the room feels like a sauna. I’ve got one small fan, but it’s clearly not cutting it. How do you keep your pain cave cool? Are we talking multiple fans, a portable AC, or some clever airflow setup? And where do you position your fans for the biggest effect? I’d love to hear what actually works before I start buying gear. ---
**Author:** ![KNNielsen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@KNNielsen](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/KNNielsen)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 5:46am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/how-do-you-keep-your-pain-cave-cool-during-hard-workouts/31814/2 "2026-10-13T05:46:03Z")
I have two big fans one in front of me and one blowing in from the side. Meanwhile I also have door and window open to the garden. I have a plan about buying a third fan that I can elevate so it can blow over my back. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_Q](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/steve_q/32/2318_2.png) [@Steve\_Q](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/Steve_Q)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/how-do-you-keep-your-pain-cave-cool-during-hard-workouts/31814/3 "2026-10-13T18:55:38Z")
My set up is in my basement. In the winter, I cover the heating vents so it is always cool. I have an 18” fan, angled upward, about 1/2 a metre / 24” in front of my bike. It has 3 speeds and it takes care of my main needs. Last winter, I added a second small fan on the floor behind me to keep my seat more comfortable when doing multi-hour sessions. I’ve been contemplating getting a desk, but I’ve been hesitating because I think it will interfere with the airflow and it’s not a big priority for me (it would just clean things up a bit + allow me to use a mouse/keyboard when riding). ![IMG_2023](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thesufferfest/original/3X/9/f/9fd832bc1b500b963e0ed24349cd697779ae7446.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![richie\_engineer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/richie_engineer/32/23570_2.png) [@richie\_engineer](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/richie_engineer)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/how-do-you-keep-your-pain-cave-cool-during-hard-workouts/31814/4 "2026-10-13T21:06:45Z")
Also the basement, so cooler in the winter. We have a dehumidifier running, which really helps with the sweat. I have a Headwind fan and it’s great. ---
**Author:** ![wmalexmann](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/wmalexmann/32/15141_2.png) [@wmalexmann](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/u/wmalexmann)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2026, 10:29am UTC](https://wahoox.forum.wahoofitness.com/t/how-do-you-keep-your-pain-cave-cool-during-hard-workouts/31814/5 "2026-10-14T10:29:50Z")
@richie_engineer Agree! Basement (always cooler), dehumidifier, and a standing, remote control oscillating fan