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Originally Posted by Ranger
I am confused as to how you can calculate mileage on a stationary trainer. Obviously the front wheel won't be moving. Do they come with their own measuring device or what??
You can either splice the wire to the wheel sensor and add some extra wire, which is what I've recently done. Or you can spring for a cheap wireless unit like this one ...

http://www.supergo.com/profile.cfm?L...&hotdeal=true#

SSP is right on the money that trainer miles won't add up the same as actual road miles. However, I still find it a useful tool to compare trainer sessions with other trainer sessions. I also measure time and heart rate. The serious guys measure their efforts with power meters as well.

Before committing to a magnetic rim drive trainer, give one of the fluid trainers a try, such as the Kurt Kennetic, the 1upUSA and the CycleOps Fluid 2. Use a cheap tire as trainers tend to chew them up. No need to waste a more expensive tire for such a purpose.
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