Indoor Trainer: Love em' or Hate em' ?

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Permalink Reply by Dugafola on March 7, 2012 at 7:14pm

can't say that i've ever done it yet, but i talked to my buddy about getting one on a bro deal.  so it's only a matter of time at this point.

Permalink Reply by Joshua N. Schwiesow on March 7, 2012 at 9:11pm

Like.

I actually gave mine away and have been using track bike / rollers all winter, but definitely like the indoor winter rides.  Darkness isn't an issue. :)

Permalink Reply by Christine "Peanut" Vardaros on March 8, 2012 at 1:30am

i am thankful to have the trainer when i have to train during the season and have no other choice. BUT it would never be my first choice for riding. My husband jonas bought a pair of rollers with the thought that the excitement of something to do while riding indoors (balancing) would be enough to grab his interest. It has been 4 months and he rode them 2 times. :-)

Permalink Reply by Jeff Murray on March 10, 2012 at 9:48am

I use an indoor trainer during the cold snowy winter here in New Hampshire. Tip...purchase a trainer specific rear tire (about $40) so you do not wear out your road tire. Trainers tend to drastically reduce the life span of your tire. I also use the Sufferfest videos collection for training. Great videos...

www.thesufferfest.com

Permalink Reply by Joshua N. Schwiesow on March 10, 2012 at 10:17am

Or, just use one of your old road tires no longer good enough for outside, but not quite ready for the trash. :)

Permalink Reply by Dannyboy21 on March 13, 2012 at 1:59pm

Bought a Tacx VR trainer this winter. live in Northern Ontario in Canada, and the trainer has become much more tolerable. I specifically like the map-my-ride Google Earth option. You can map a ride anywhere in the world and you follow the terrain on Google Earth. Some areas like NYC and Paris are pretty much all 3D. Makes those 2 hour slogs on a trainer much more bearable ... but so does Netflix. Rode in the Pyrenees yesterday ... some fairly challenging hills.

Permalink Reply by Jeff Murray on March 13, 2012 at 4:53pm

Great idea with the map-my-ride option. I have been using the Sufferfest videos to train for sprints, climbs etc.

Permalink Reply by Jon Ervin on August 9, 2014 at 1:03pm

Use my cyclops trainer at least 3 times a week even in the good weather months. Love it! Allows me to work on specific interval training that i can't always replicate outdoors.  Especially here in Oregon where it rains 8 months out of the year.

Jon