You can pick up a decent fluid trainer for around $150.

http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Categor...02382&metaData=


Or you might be able to join spinning classes ... a dozen spinning classes @ $5/class = $60. Look around and see what you can find.


Or you might be able to get a 1-month gym membership at the local community centre or YMCA. We've done that while we are staying here in Canada for about a month, and we paid about $45 each. The community centre gym has lots of cardio equipment, weights, and a pool, all of which we can use. So we've been running, spinning, walking, swimming, etc. etc. to get our cardio workout in.


What you are doing is fine, but it would be a good idea to add cardio, and especially cycling-related cardio ... especially if your goal is to race. If $60 or $150 are still too much for you, add brisk walking/jogging. Go out for an hour a day, 6 days a week and walk as fast as you can, even break into a jog now and then, to get your heart rate up.