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Newbie on a turbo trainer

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  • December 6, 2011 at 8:55 pm #14590
    joeegg

    Just ordered a turbo trainer for the winter months.Never used one before so any tips on getting the most out of it.
    I’m reasonably fit but have turned to road biking after many years of mountainbiking and want to do one or two sportives next year.

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  • December 6, 2011 at 11:25 pm #658605
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    IOM Paddy

    I am nue to a Turbo this
    I am nue to a Turbo this year

    I have downloaded from i tunes a couple of spin classes so you have someone shouting at you as just spinning the legs without any structure just seemed a bit of a waste of time and it stops me getting board.

    I manage an hour then can take no more!

    December 6, 2011 at 10:04 pm #658603
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    PeteH

    turbo training is essentially
    turbo training is essentially boring, no substitute for the real thing. So my big tip would be to find something to try to make it more interesting.

    There was a post on here a month or so ago where one poster recommended http://www.thesufferfest.com who do training vids at low prices. That may help.

    I’m assuming you didn’t buy a VR turbo? Doing stuff through the computer improves the experience – I can load up my (Garmin) saved routes and ride them again with the help of Google Earth – but that’s an expensive option.

    On a more practical note you’ll get very hot very quickly so putting the thing someplace ventilated would be good. (Beware sweat on expensive carpets, mine lives in the garage.) Also I find that the whole experience is more “concentrated” – I can happily ride for four or five hours on the road (enough to complete your average sportive) but the most I can do on the trainer is around 90 minutes. But that could be me…

    One last thing – if you do leave it someplace like the garage make sure you lock the bike after use in case some f*cker decides to break in and steal it. Voice of experience.

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