ELL
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As the nights are drawing in at the moment and the roads where I ride are not the best in the dark i have been going back to the gym. The problem is the gym i go to is about 20mins in the car each way so tends to eat petrol. I don't get home till about 7:30 so don't get to the gym till about 7:50 so is getting late by the time i get there. I used to run (treadmill) but because of a problematic ankle and the fact i love to ride i now go on the bike. I do about 45 mins on it but its a long way to go for a ride on an exercise bike. I always go with the wife as we tend to push each other whilst exercising. I have been looking at canceling the gym and getting exercise bike for at home but tbh we don't have the room for them.
Therefore (and to get to my first point) I have been thinking of getting a Turbo Trainer each for our bikes. I Just have a few questions about them. 1st are they any good i don't want to spend too much money on one but like the idea of them? Do they pretty much turn your bike into an exercise bike? How do you attach your bike to them and are there any special requirements for them.
I know its says on a lot of them that you need slicks but I have MTB with the tyres that are slick in the middle with the nobbies on the side would these be ok?
2nd thing i wanted to ask about was getting a computer for the bike to tell me how far I have been and how long it took etc any recommendations for these. I don't need anything to fancy as don't do mega miles but just wanted to be able to keep an eye on what i do.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Therefore (and to get to my first point) I have been thinking of getting a Turbo Trainer each for our bikes. I Just have a few questions about them. 1st are they any good i don't want to spend too much money on one but like the idea of them? Do they pretty much turn your bike into an exercise bike? How do you attach your bike to them and are there any special requirements for them.
I know its says on a lot of them that you need slicks but I have MTB with the tyres that are slick in the middle with the nobbies on the side would these be ok?
2nd thing i wanted to ask about was getting a computer for the bike to tell me how far I have been and how long it took etc any recommendations for these. I don't need anything to fancy as don't do mega miles but just wanted to be able to keep an eye on what i do.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks