The longest I think I've ridden on it is ~30 minutes, average probably 15-20 minutes. Those numbers are based on the 4 or 5 times I tried using it years ago. I only ride outside now.

That was trainer power. I can't put out nearly the same power as I can on the road. I did the same workout averaging over 340W last week. FTP probably 280ish.

http://www.photoscene.com/kimandsteve/images/8579.png

This guy rode so long his clothes wore off!

http://mike.kerryandmike.com/img/bobinthebuff.jpg

Total miles was 0. I didn't go anywhere ;)

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;)

:innocent:

Try for at least a 2+ hour once a week, with a couple 1 hour rides to round out a week. Perfect mid-west misery.

But it's a serious question (for me anyways) - does 1.5 hours on the trainer equate to traditional base training (which I always thought of as 3+ hours of tempo riding on the road).
Like others I find it impossible to stay on the rollers for more than 2 hours.

And that photo was disgusting enough the first time it was posted.
BTW - who puts a carbon frame on a trainer anyways? Don't they know they're risking sponteneous combustion?
But then again; Trek, yellow wristband.... it all makes sense.

Yeah, that Bob Roll knows nothing about cycling.

2.5 hours is my max. I routinely do at least one 2+ hour session per week. I RARELY do less then an hour.

If I'm gonna suit up, find something to watch, get water bottles, a sweat towel, HRM, a fan, and get all sweaty, I might as well make it worth my while.

I usually get 300-500 feet on a trainer ride. Presumably fluctuation/ margin of error in the GPS.

Turned the GPS off ;)

Serious question maybe, but you used "begs the question" :p

Holy crap, is that really the Bob Roll?
It's still a disgusting photo, but at least I get it now....

the most ive done is 1 1/2 hours...not sure how

anymore I can only manage anywhere from 1/2 hour to an hour if im lucky

Yes, yes and I agree.

6hrs is my max

2 hrs is typical

Trainer - I'm cooling off after 2:45 just now. Right now a normal ride on the trainer is 1-1.5 hours. Long is anything over 2.5 hours. Record, I think it was last year or the year before, 5.5 hours. Tonight I felt pretty motivated - when I felt like stopping it was 2:43 into the ride so I went easy to round it to 2:45.

Last bunch of trainer rides - 3, 1.5, 1.3, 1, 2.5, 2.5, 1.1, 1.5, 2, 1, 1, 2.75 hours. In general I feel pretty motivated on the trainer. I don't do any real power work, not like intervals or anything. I do a lot of 170-220 watt riding (my 20 min max is about 250 right now), work on pedal elasticity (lower and higher rpms), and work on form (faster pedaling while in the drops for example). It sounds like JRA and it kind of is, but I find it really helps. Mentally I can't do efforts very well, so I let the legs fly when the urge hits me. Preplanned sessions are no good.

I prefer to listen to music on earphones while watching bike races I've already watched, but for races I don't know I listen to the commentary the first few times. I'll also watch new-to-me movies (watched 2 of them in my 5.5 hour trainer ride).

Rollers I really don't like. I get mentally tired after 45-60 minutes, and after 30 I have to ease the saddle every 5 min. I'd try motion rollers but I don't have any right now.

I tried browsing the net, typing, even playstation stuff, but I can't. I feel most comfortable on the bike on the hoods or the drops, and sitting more upright really kills my back. At the same time I need to support my weight on my hands so I can't be typing or anything down in the drops.

I really want a trainer that rocks and work on actual high power stuff but that's kind of a fantasy for now.

And yes you can get a base on a trainer. I do all my base work in the winter (duh, of course) and train not very much otherwise. This year I started training lightly in October, and I'm still training relatively lightly until end of Jan. I can sometimes do 10-15 hours on the trainer a week in the winter. More normal is 5-7 hours. I rarely train outside around here in the winter, like a few days a winter.

Right now, since I'm on a relatively limited diet (typically 1800-2000 cal a day, with an 1800 cal goal), I've been riding easier than normal. If I'm tired I don't ride. My main goal is to lose weight, a secondary goal is to set a decent base. For 10 days in late Jan-Feb I'll do some more intense riding, then revert to the trainer again until I race in March.

cdr

Just slightly over an hour, anything more becomes bad.

Longest ... 4 hours. 2 hours on the trainer, hop off to dash to the toilet, get more water, and change the movie, and then 2 more hours.

Average ... 1 hour.

about 15 minutes on rollers is my top, at which point i fall against the wall and get pissed off and don't look at them again for a couple of days.

2 hours on the rollers using a track bike...twice a week.

Music, TV, or a movie help a lot.

That's not even worth getting on them.

winter weekdays i'm on morning for 30min-1hr and evenings 45min-1hr. i put the tv on but most of the time it's a background drone. if i can actually concentrate on the show, i'm not training hard enough. weekends, weather permitting i'm outside, morning ride, afternoon ski.

1-1.5 hours. Any longer than that and it needs to be outside because there's no way in hell my ADHD/ADD/SAD brain can stand it.

In my book, the rollers are good for 2X20's (or 30 sometimes), 3X3's and HC because that's usually only a short time. ST or anything at an intensity that allows enough O2 to make its way to my squash for superfluous thoughts to occur... forget it.