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$50 for booties
$50 for awesome lobster gloves
$10 for one of those cool hat/mask combos i think they're named after a greek desert blackula or something...
If I double check my math, that would come up to... about $83.76 to be able to ride in comfort outside all winter.
Your welcome.
Enjoy!
That doesn't work for the a lot of the things you'd want to use a trainer for. For example, I'd be very wary of doing hard sprinting or long intervals outside on the LFP or streets during winter but doing that is feasible on a trainer. You can even do out of the saddle sprinting on some of the trainers out there. Trying to do that outdoors during winter is just asking to crash when you hit a slippery patch.
There's a difference between being able to ride in comfort outdoors and doing athletic training on a bike outdoors.
wigner said:
$50 for booties
$50 for awesome lobster gloves
$10 for one of those cool hat/mask combos i think they're named after a greek desert blackula or something...
If I double check my math, that would come up to... about $83.76 to be able to ride in comfort outside all winter.
Your welcome.Enjoy!
A fluid based trainer is usually your best bet with the exception of 1up USA trainers. Roadbike Review has a section for trainers. As you can see it's sorted by rating. I ignore anything with less than 10 people reviewing it. The 1up USA trainer has over 100 reviews with one of the highest average ratings. If you chose this trainer, make sure you get the latest version as they have made improvements. 1up USA is located just north of us in Platteville, WI. See video below of 1up USA trainer in use.
The Kurt Kinetic line of trainers are also very highly rated.
For the ultimate (at $850 a budget buster) roller setup. Look at the e motion rollers from 1up USA. They actually move within a frame, giving you a more lifelike ride feel. There is a brief scene in the 2 min video below that shows the e motion rollers in use.
Respectfully disagree.
The ultimate roller setup are TruTrainers ( http://trutrainer.com/) with their built in flywheel. Their drums are the finest machined parts of any available rollers. There is nothing like them in the world that comes so close to riding on the road. May of the top cyclists in the area (in particular track cyclists) use these.
The rocking thing of the e-motion rollers is way overrated and kind of cheesy in my book.
John S. said:
A fluid based trainer is usually your best bet with the exception of 1up USA trainers. Roadbike Review has a section for trainers. As you can see it's sorted by rating. I ignore anything with less than 10 people reviewing it. The 1up USA trainer has over 100 reviews with one of the highest average ratings. If you chose this trainer, make sure you get the latest version as they have made improvements. 1up USA is located just north of us in Platteville, WI. See video below of 1up USA trainer in use.
The Kurt Kinetic line of trainers are also very highly rated.
For the ultimate (at $850 a budget buster) roller setup. Look at the e motion rollers from 1up USA. They actually move within a frame, giving you a more lifelike ride feel. There is a brief scene in the 2 min video below that shows the e motion rollers in use.
I pay a lot of entry fees to race, I would not call myself competitive.. yet
Chixieonfixie, I stand corrected. TruTrainers are one of the best.
ahh...not sure if you read up on the website and genuinely agree with me, John S, or you have just been married for a very long time :)
I do hope the former if you are ever in the market. I researched and rode a lot of rollers before deciding on the TruTrainers...and it is a decision I will never regret.
John S. said:
Chixieonfixie, I stand corrected. TruTrainers are one of the best.
PS - who on this thread is a competitive (as in racing) cyclist?
Respectfully disagree.
The ultimate roller setup are TruTrainers ( http://trutrainer.com/) with their built in flywheel. Their drums are the finest machined parts of any available rollers. There is nothing like them in the world that comes so close to riding on the road. May of the top cyclists in the area (in particular track cyclists) use these.
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