Originally Posted by
roadwarrior
I have a Cycleops Super Magneto. Four magnetic power bands that if you stayed in the same gear and retained the same cadence adding more resistance takes about 10mph off your speed (You have to work harder in the more difficult bands). Goes from rollers to climbing. The interval band and the road bands are the two I use the most.
I'm not a training geek combing through pages of personal data, which some enjoy. There is no electronics hooked up to it, not virtual Alpe d'Huez. I have a heart rate monitor where I can go from zone to zone. Also a computer on the bike for mileage and time.
For people that like spreadsheets, this is not probably something you'd go with. But my racing life was more in the Merckx era where you "rode lots". It's pretty inexpensive for what you get.
As Eddy Merckx said..."Don't buy upgrades. Ride up grades."
Thanks. I'm only training for fitness not racing. Becoming more of an overall data geek for health but mostly want metrics into my strava and Fitbit to track overall fitness. I do want miles to have an idea how far I've ridden compared to on road and want speed,cadence and hr to gauge how I'm riding in the moment. I'm guessing a good fluid trainer or even mag and adding something like wahoo cadence and speed sensor that will work on trainer is all I need. I have a hr monitor already. I can get all of that for $200 new or less if I find a used trainer.
Virtual training and controlled resistance sounds nice but I'm not serious enough to spend $600+ on trainer plus a computer to run zwift plus subscriptions . I figured in next couple of years there will be a lot more smart options and competition will drive price down more and tech will be cheaper and maybe I'll upgrade then