I don’t consider myself a professional rider but I do 200-300+ miles of biking a week.
School is starting in a week, and I have a job with 20+ hours weekly, which means I will barely get any time to do that much biking. My school also gives a LOT of homework. If I bought a bike trainer, and did my homework while using it(I wouldn’t be biking as hard as I normally would) but how much training would it give me compared to regularly biking?
Using a trainer is similar to actual road ridding in many aspects except for one: You arent moving. Keeping cadence and heart rate up will not be a problem and you can shift gears to change the degree of difficulty as if you were still on the road anyway. The tension you put on the back wheel will even accent that higest gear on your bike and make it that much harder if you like. Make sure you get a fluid trainer too with a block for the front tire/wheel to keep the proper elevation and balance. See here for some relatively inexpensive and good options for trainers: http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/SubCategory_10052_10551_400133_-1_400006_400037 and here is a decent block: http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052_10551_1028769_-1_400037_400006_400135 and here is a book caddy for your homework: http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052_10551_1028751_-1_400037_400006_400135 so you can get the best out of your homework while you ride too.
September 22nd, 2009 at 3:30 pm
Using a trainer is similar to actual road ridding in many aspects except for one: You arent moving. Keeping cadence and heart rate up will not be a problem and you can shift gears to change the degree of difficulty as if you were still on the road anyway. The tension you put on the back wheel will even accent that higest gear on your bike and make it that much harder if you like. Make sure you get a fluid trainer too with a block for the front tire/wheel to keep the proper elevation and balance. See here for some relatively inexpensive and good options for trainers: http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/SubCategory_10052_10551_400133_-1_400006_400037 and here is a decent block: http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052_10551_1028769_-1_400037_400006_400135 and here is a book caddy for your homework: http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052_10551_1028751_-1_400037_400006_400135 so you can get the best out of your homework while you ride too.
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