Turbo Trainer Vs The Gym

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bonj2

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DustBowlRefugee said:
I wanted to find an alternative to going out on my bike, like if it's raining or snowing or even dark. I live in the countryside with only single track roads, no lighting and high hedges so as soon as the leaves fall it's a slippery carpet until the frost and ice starts...

can't cycle because of fallen leaves? You're starting to sound like network rail.
 
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bonj said:
can't cycle because of fallen leaves? You're starting to sound like network rail.


Very helpfull. I'm so glad you joined this thread!

BTW thanks for the genuinely constructive comments above.
 

wafflycat

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DustBowlRefugee said:
I wanted to find an alternative to going out on my bike, like if it's raining or snowing or even dark. I live in the countryside with only single track roads, no lighting and high hedges so as soon as the leaves fall it's a slippery carpet until the frost and ice starts...

Decent lighting will sort out the darkness problem (I too live in the countryside with narrow roads & 2 x Cateye HL-EL530s up front light up the entire width of the road & a goodly distance ahead). A not exactly cheap solution to the icy times is to get a recumbent trike - great fun and much more stable on icy roads than a two-wheeled upright :ohmy:
 
Don't rise Dustbowl... don't rise :ohmy:

I know from living in the country on singletracks, like you, that cycling can be a bit dicy at times on the road and not even my worst city weather commute, compares to a bad day in the sticks.

I still recommend a turbo over a gym bike but a gym bike would do for the odd occasion, anything more regular get a turbo. I bought mine last winter wondering if I'd use it and I've found it to be excellent at keeping me going when I might otherwise have not bothered (mind you my nearest gym is an hour and a ferry ride away :biggrin:)
 

bonj2

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i'd still love to see a decent vid on youtube of soneone being tipped off a turbo trainer on a fixy and go smack bang into the up and over door. :rolleyes:
 
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