Trainers with odometer?
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Trainers with odometer?
Is there a trainer with an odometer? Or what is the best trainer. Moved into the country about 25 years ago and found that the road I live on just has no room for cycling. Made a kind of mountain bike run on the property just as the rains came in Oregon. Have an old Cannondale I got new tires on and want to be ready for next spring. What's a good trainer? The pluses for more money. Thanks, David
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Easiest solution would probably be a bluetooth speed sensor connected to a phone app like Strava, Wahoo, etc.
And I've said it multiple times in the last couple of months, but I'll say it again. A smart trainer connected to Zwift has turned my indoor time into a delight.
And I've said it multiple times in the last couple of months, but I'll say it again. A smart trainer connected to Zwift has turned my indoor time into a delight.
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Tacx NL has some with computer integration , https://www.tacx.com/en/products/trainers
Learn how to ride rollers and since the front wheel turns as well, your regular odometer will tick off the Miles.
and there is always the one advertized on TV during the TdF.
Learn how to ride rollers and since the front wheel turns as well, your regular odometer will tick off the Miles.
and there is always the one advertized on TV during the TdF.
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The cheap solution for any trainer is to get a wired computer with a wire long enough to read a sensor on the rear wheel. I did this for several years to keep track of pace (and mileage) on my cheap Blackburn mag trainer.
I now have a Kurt Kinetic Road Machine and use my Garmin 500 paired with a speed and cadence sensor. Kurt offers their own InRide electronics package, which adds power measurement.
I now have a Kurt Kinetic Road Machine and use my Garmin 500 paired with a speed and cadence sensor. Kurt offers their own InRide electronics package, which adds power measurement.
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Is there a trainer with an odometer?
Measuring hours is a better rough metric.
What's a good trainer? The pluses for more money.
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As far as the need for an odometer, I don't think you can compare "miles" on a trainer directly to actual miles, but then again, its hard to compare actual miles to actual miles (when different routes and conditions are factored in). I find "miles" to be a useful metric to compare total exertion among different trainer sessions, as I keep tension and tire pressure relatively constant.
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My bike's Cateye Strada Digital Wireless computer works exactly the same whether I'm riding on the road or on the trainer. Speed/cadence sensor is on the rear chainstay. It will measure the virtual speed, average speed, virtual distance, cadence, elapsed time, and increment the odometer just the same.
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As on the road, I am more concerned with time & effort. Doesn't matter how far I go.
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