i think i need a pad?
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From: Coventry RI
Bikes: 1958 raleigh fixed , specialized P2, standard S250, giant cross country bike
i think i need a pad?
So i bought a trainer toaday, hoped on it to see how it worked and the conclusion iv come to is that i need a pad to suck up the vibration and try and reduce that huming noise a bit maybe....im sure the guy that lives bellow me is gonna loooooove me til i get this.. i was thinking about going to a high school gym and hacking a 2X2 square out of there wrestling mats that should work i think? Ok so where can i find something sqooshy like that for cheep or free? carpet pads taped together?
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From: Coventry RI
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right on target it is ..... do they have those in heavy flow the vibrations are reeeeaaallllyyy bad !
Does that plywood and towel technique work good for you nikephoros?
Does that plywood and towel technique work good for you nikephoros?
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ya its not because i hate the noise its the reverbaration in the building i love me some loud hardcore and metal !today im gonna poke around for somethin il let you guys know whati find
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Lotion/Basket/Hose

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Now, mind you, I'm on my geared bike doing specific workouts when I'm on the trainer. Unless I'm doing a recovery spin and watching Jerry Springer, I've got an agenda on the bike.
One thing I've found that makes doing trainer work hard, is just getting up on it with no set plan, other than spinning for an hour. You do that and you're gonna get bored and want to kill yourself in seconds. Make up a workout or find one somewhere – hell, just do 10 minute long hard efforts with recovery periods in-between, add some good tunes, and you'll find trainer workouts a bit less boring.
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Did a quick search and found this: https://www.humanemfg.com/ .
And it's recycled!
And it's recycled!




