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koger
12-12-09, 04:05 PM
Hi

I like to have my pc in front of me when riding indoor on trainers to have something to beat the boredom ;-)
Do you have any suggestions for a cheap way to navigate the mouse, I've been looking at a few presentation mouse, but they are a bit more expensive and have more features than I need.

Thanks

ItsJustMe
12-12-09, 05:30 PM
trackball.
unterhausen
12-13-09, 10:38 PM
you should still be able to get a touch pad. I have an old one that goes into ps/2 mouse port. You get used to it.

cyclistjohn
12-15-09, 11:31 AM
Hi

I like to have my pc in front of me when riding indoor on trainers to have something to beat the boredom ;-)
Do you have any suggestions for a cheap way to navigate the mouse, I've been looking at a few presentation mouse, but they are a bit more expensive and have more features than I need.

Thanks

I can understand the boredom - I don't know how folk cope with trainers :)

Cheap is the problem :)

Do you have a smart mobile phone? There are several mouse/keyboard apps for iPhone, for example, which can be operated by a thumb or finger.

One idea that occurred to me was to use a dynamo on a trainer to power a small tv or dvd player, so I'd have some motivation to keep pedalling ;-)