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Old 12-11-08, 01:52 PM
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yrrej
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Some trainer questions

All right!

The trainer came late this morning. I put the rascal together and
then it was time to fix lunch...

After lunch settled I pumped up the tires and attached the bike to the Kurt Kinetic as carefully
as I could...

I adjusted the pressure wheel so I could manually pull and push the wheel
a quarter turn with no slippage and climbed on...

I was a little surprised at the lack of resistance and had to move to the
highest gear ratio ( I have a Specialized Sequoia Comp with a 10 gear cassette
and 3 gear chainring) to get a reasonable feeling of pressure while pedaling.

One of the reasons I got the trainer was to strengthen my standing ability
which is currently very weak.

I don't think the trainer offers enough resistance to do much standing...

Following the advice earlier in this thread I only 'rode' for about 20 minutes
(but managed to work up a sweat.)

After I dismounted I noticed that I could now cause the tire to
slip with a quick manual quarter turn, back and forth.

Some questions:
1) How do you determine the optimal pressure to apply to the back tire when mounting the bike?
2) Any suggestions on how to use the trainer for strengthening the 'standing' muscles?
3) I currently have a wireless simple bike computer that uses the front wheel. It seems
clear that I probably want something that works off of the back wheel. What are some
options ie is wireless possible or is there a quick disconnect wired computer I can
use when the bike is 'on the rack'?

Thanks,

Jerry
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