The trainer sucks
11-09-11, 02:17 PM
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Hey guys, would a cheapy computer to keep track of distance etc be good to throw on my trainer bike? At least when I'm riding I know almost all my point a to point b distances and am able to keep very close watch on my time ratios...
11-09-11, 04:35 PM
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Since I shattered my elbow I have been thinking of getting a trainer. My legs are itching to ride and I don't want to lose my endurance. Any suggestions to pass on? (Sorry about the threadjack but it seemed appropriate 
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11-09-11, 05:06 PM
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I'm in Illinois. Lots of trainer time in Illinois in the winter.
11-09-11, 05:42 PM
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Sort of. Its not the weather that stops me from riding outside. It's the time change. Come 5 pm and it is pitch black here. Traffic is bad enough on the commute. Doing it in darkness is a death wish.
I still have the weekends. Until they put down salt. Then I ride the junker. Still better than the trainer though.
I still have the weekends. Until they put down salt. Then I ride the junker. Still better than the trainer though.
11-09-11, 05:48 PM
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Yeah, if it couldn't watch hockey while on it, I'd probably just eat cookies and have a beer.
I gagged then nearly wet myself laughing! Scrapple is made from the stuff they discard when making SPAM!
...try and find some scrapple...
I gagged then nearly wet myself laughing! Scrapple is made from the stuff they discard when making SPAM!
11-09-11, 06:09 PM
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No trainer for me. Left my rollers behind in NYC. It's 70F and sunny currently and I'm heading out for a 15-mile ride before dinner.
Winters suck, had enough of that.
BTW, fried tofu is very good!
Winters suck, had enough of that.
BTW, fried tofu is very good!
11-09-11, 06:21 PM
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11-09-11, 06:24 PM
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Another ****ty day in paradise.......
From today's ride on the Battaglin, as the sun sinks slowly in the west.
Trainer? What are these trainer things of which you speak ?
Trainer? What are these trainer things of which you speak ?
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11-09-11, 07:59 PM
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Harden up and ride outside you Nellies. If I can do it you can do it.
You want a workout? Ride a UO-8 25 miles over hills through a light snow. That's a workout. Sitting inside on a trainer is for dilletantes.
HTFU
You want a workout? Ride a UO-8 25 miles over hills through a light snow. That's a workout. Sitting inside on a trainer is for dilletantes.
HTFU
11-09-11, 08:04 PM
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There's a reason I built a winter bike this year: mental scars from the trainer last winter.
11-10-11, 05:12 AM
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All right, I'm convinced. I'll post pics when it snows.
11-10-11, 05:16 AM
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11-10-11, 05:41 AM
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I bought a trainer off flea-bay, the idiots did'nt drill the hole correctly through the roller the tire runs on "noise, vibration" anyway I ended up chucking it.
