Cycling Turbo Trainer
 

Tonight i handed in my notice at the gym so i'm now in the market for a turbo trainer.

Can anyone recommend a trainer, budget up to £200.

Thanks

Nik.

Turbo trainers are good, but i prefer rollers. You dont get the resistence but its more core work and cadence.

Agree, I have rollers, the workout is brutal

But need space though, and can be noisy

The evenings are getting lighter, you'll be able to cycle on the actual road soon :D

Or get some lights and wet weather gear :)

Your right but i'm not a big fan of going out when its lashing down, the trainer is to be a back up tool.

Nik

Having used Rollers and trainers I can honestly say they bore me to death and would rather potter about on the roads.........and spend the money on something else :)


Shaun

I don't potter, if I'm short of time or the weather is too bad I prefer to batter myself for 45 mins.

seek medical advice first, I have heard that it can make you blind

1 cup all purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt (substitute sugar for sweet batter)
1 cup water (substitute beer or whole milk as desired)
Paprika, to taste (optional)
Black pepper, to taste (optional)

Job done theboy :D

Shaun

Cheers for that!!!

They do place some unusual forces on your frame, I wouldn't use one of those with a decent bike. Worth keeping a spare wheel for the trainer as they do wear tyres more quickly than road cycling.

Another thing to be aware of is sweat - if you are training hard, sweat will drip onto your bike which will lead to corrosion.

You can use a turbo tyre or a old tyre, it's easier with a spare rear wheel as trying to fit a turbo tyre is a art form that I have not yet mastered.

I'm going to put my winter bike on it (Trek 1.5 road bike) so no need for spare wheels, also you can buy sweat catchers.


Still no recommendations for which trainer................


Nik

Tacx all day long

Nonsense, no more force than you get on the road - climbing, sprinting, potholes etc etc... I've trained hard on my carbon race bikes for the last several years and they've never failed ( or corroded ) on a turbo trainer.

Tacx Satori Link

or push your budget...

Cycleops Fluid 2 Link

Thanks!