Originally Posted by
chandltp
So it sounds like a HR monitor might be a good investment?
My goals are to keep or increase my fitness with regard to distance riding. I wouldn't mind getting faster, but my near term goal is a week of 100+ mile days through the hills of Pennsylvania.
I was originally thinking about a fluid trainer (leaning toward the Kurt Kinetic), but then my LBS recommended a Cyclops Pro Mageto trainer. I was wondering if to simulate grinding up hills, that a Cyclops Mag+ might be a less expensive solution that would meet my needs. I'd also considered the
Progressive Mag Trainer (I have a trike) Thoughts?
Oh yes, a HRM is certainly a more important training aid and will increase you speed faster than boutique wheels. So you're riding a recumbent trike? In which case a trainer makes sense. Normally, I recommend a set of rollers with resistance. Kurt Kinetic fluid trainers are the most highly recommended on BF.
If you train for 100 mile hilly rides, you'll get faster if you get after it on the hills. If you train by riding slowly, you get good at riding slow.