Trainers really do help

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Citius

Guest
But then your balance and control skills degrade, leaving you less able to properly exploit the fitness. They should be used as part of a balanced diet, with consideration for the big picture.

You think people who ride on turbos will eventually forget how to ride bikes?
 

screenman

Squire
Definitely agree with you............BUT I tend to use mine only in winter so as to keep up some level of fitness. It is sooooo boring that I can only manage 45 minutes max'.........say 3 times per week but flat out it helps a lot.

I think that may say more about you than the machine.
 

Vapin' Joe

Formerly known as Smokin Joe
I don't really like using them, but I can see how they are useful when you are racing. I wish I'd had one back in the day to help increase leg speed. I know you can do it on the road but it is much easier to pedal at a constant 100rpm for a set period when there are no traffic hazards to concentrate on.
 
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Deleted member 1258

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I recently scrapped my turbo, I hadn't used it for a couple of years, before that I was doing a winter training routine every winter for about twenty years, wore out two turbo's in that time, initially I got great benefit from it but the gains tailed off and in the end I was just keeping my fitness up. But I retire soon and I'm thinking maybe I'll buy another and start again, there will be no work to get in the way. My fitness has dropped off since I stopped training and I'm starting to think maybe I'd like some of that fitness back.
 

Accy cyclist

Legendary Member
Is it me or are turbo trainers not as good for the lungs as real bike riding? I bought one recently, my heart rate is high during use but i don't cough and splutter like i do when outdoors on the roads. Anyway,i did 2 hours non stop this afternoon while watching the Alps stage of the TdF. Very satisfying it was too!
 
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