Anyone have expereince with both a KK Road Machine and Compu Trainer?
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Anyone have expereince with both a KK Road Machine and Compu Trainer?
I am moving from California to Austin, Texas next week. Because of the heat, I will probably spend more time in doors on the trainer. The KK Road Machine is good workout but boring. I was thinking that the software that comes with the Compu Trainer might making it more tolerable. I could ride hills and over time I would get better and could track my progress better on the Compu Trainer. I like that I could race the silver cyclist in the video. Some competition might make a trainer less boring.
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I have used a KK Road Machine, and have a Tacx computer trainer (Vortex IIRC). No experience with the Compu trainer, but the computer trainer is nice at times, and tacx has some great coordinated ride videos, but in general, I got much better work outs on the Road Machine. It was much easier to hop on it and ride the workout you wanted without farting around with the electronics.
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Are you doing something like TrainerRoad with your KKRM? If not, I'd spend that $10/month before I spring for a computrainer. Riding on the trainer is terribly boring, but TR gives me enough of a distraction to make it work.
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Or put the money into a power meter that you can use both on the trainer, and outdoors.
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I haven't tried the sufferfest videos. I have spinervals which are not very exciting. I have never tried TrainerRoad either. I will Google them.
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Would be money well spent, and probably about the same price tag as a computrainer(if not cheaper)
BTW trainerroad makes the trainer way more bearable. I have secondary PC monitor setup at my house for this reason in front of my bike.
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Yes, I was just on TrainerRoad's website. It sure would be a lot cheaper than a Compu Trainer and maybe it would achieve the same goal, becoming a stronger rider with less boredom on the trainer.
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