New on trainer
02-24-11 | 12:44 PM
#26
Live to ride ride to live
Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Austin, Texas
Bikes: Calfee Tetra Pro
For me buying a trainer was a waste of money. I bought it so I could get in a ride when I didn't have time to ride out doors, mostly during week days. I live in So Cal so weather isn't an issue for me. I have joined a gym that has spin classes but honestly the trainer kicks my ass more than the spin classes do and it is mainly because the Coach Troy knows how to push riders harder than my spin instructor does.
02-24-11 | 01:00 PM
#28
Come on you Spurs!
Joined: Oct 2010
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From: Toronto, Ontario
Bikes: Trek 2.1, BMC Roadracer SL01
For me buying a trainer was a waste of money. I bought it so I could get in a ride when I didn't have time to ride out doors, mostly during week days. I live in So Cal so weather isn't an issue for me. I have joined a gym that has spin classes but honestly the trainer kicks my ass more than the spin classes do and it is mainly because the Coach Troy knows how to push riders harder than my spin instructor does.
02-24-11 | 05:40 PM
#29
You blink and it's gone.
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Dundas, Ontario
Bikes: Race bike, training bike, go fast bike and a trainer slave.
You do what you have to do 
I had hoped to get out this weekend for a ride and now the forecast is for another 6" of the white stuff tomorrow and more sub-zero temps (Celsius of course) over the weekend...
Damn! I'm probably looking at another 5.5hrs of trainer time this weekend...
I had hoped to get out this weekend for a ride and now the forecast is for another 6" of the white stuff tomorrow and more sub-zero temps (Celsius of course) over the weekend...
Damn! I'm probably looking at another 5.5hrs of trainer time this weekend...
02-24-11 | 06:19 PM
#30
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My trainer and treadmill (yes, I run) are my secret training weapons in the offseason. When I only get in like 50 road miles per MONTH if I'm lucky due to work and family, efficiency counts for everything, and that's where these two weapons are unbeatable. No junk miles, just quality butt kicking, with great data reproducibility so I know when I'm slacking and when I'm improving. My coriding buds are always a bit horrified when I join them for the rare outdoor rides and manage to drop them on the hills even though they're outdoors way more than I am. Doing Sufferfest intervals counts for a LOT for training!
02-24-11 | 08:26 PM
#31
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From: Ffld Cnty Connecticut
Bikes: Old Steelies I made, Old Cannondales
Trainer is done in time and effort. An HRM will work, and a power meter will work better.
You ride as often as you can stand it if you're training for competition. If you're just in it for fun, ride once a week for an hour to keep your legs and body in some sort of condition. One excellent thing the trainer does is remind you how 0 degrees isn't really that miserable.
You ride as often as you can stand it if you're training for competition. If you're just in it for fun, ride once a week for an hour to keep your legs and body in some sort of condition. One excellent thing the trainer does is remind you how 0 degrees isn't really that miserable.
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Last edited by Homebrew01; 02-24-11 at 08:34 PM.
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