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Old 12-30-09, 06:49 PM
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New trainer for christmas!

Got some gift cards for amazon for the expressed purpose of buying a trainer.

Went and bought this.

Hopefully it comes in soon. I gotta move my computer sensor from my front wheel to my back wheel at some point. =-P
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nice, ive never herd of those trainers. I picked up a cycleops mag+ and its great. It really helps make the winter go by when i can actually ride in not 10F and stay inside.
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No need to move your computer sensor - trainer miles don't count! Just make sure to put on some good tunes, dial up the wattage, and try to stay on it for more than 30min at a time. Congrats
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jtwilson is right trainer miles are useless, but speed is a good way to judge "power" if you don't have a power meter.
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Hm, my thing was about moving my sensor for judging my workouts by distance.

I had never heard of this type of trainer either but it being my first trainer and the fact that I live in an apartment, I wanted something that was quieter than the cheapest trainer on Amazon but still decent. So the reviews pointed me to the one I bought.
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