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Turbo time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • October 20, 2008 at 2:56 pm #11469
    James Warrener

    I am loading my I-pod for the Turbo Training season..

    …but what should I have.

    So far..

    My Chemical Romance
    Jonny Eats World
    Angels & Airwaves
    5 Live “Fighting Talk” Podcast

    … do I need some dance music?

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  • October 24, 2008 at 12:49 pm #625323
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    James Warrener

    probikekit.com was where I
    probikekit.com was where I got mine from.

    I took the plunge and went out on the mountain bike with my lights on Weds night. It was much better than the turbo.

    October 23, 2008 at 4:24 pm #625321
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    ourmaninthenorth

    Fortius
    Having just, er, made the error or paying for my entry to the Étape, I feel one of these beauties may be just the ticket. Best place to get one?

    October 23, 2008 at 3:28 pm #625319
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    Anonymous

    Pedal…
    The Fortius has a motor unit that provides the resistance braking, but this also allows it to drive the back wheel. It can therefore actually simulate downhill, although for safety reasons it only does it for about 20 seconds before it pauses, so as not to leave it spinning the back wheel at 30mph and decapitating the cat if you passed out or something.

    In reality, it is a trainer, so freewheeling for the descent is a tad pointless, so you do as you would in the real world and pedal as fast as you can to go down hill. The Fortius only really simulates around 20-25mph on a steep downhill without pedalling, so you can easily still push about 200watts on the descent. In that respect it’s harder than the real thing, as you can’t rest on the downhills too much.

    October 23, 2008 at 2:00 pm #625317
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    thebikeboy

    Carefully!
    They’re a right bugger going in to corners

    October 23, 2008 at 1:42 pm #625315
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    the-daily-ripper

    how do you descend on a turbo?
    do you just lean forward and freewheel for a bit? And do you have to make the whooshy wind sounds yourself?

    The first bit is a genuine question – I can’t quite see how it works…

    October 23, 2008 at 11:58 am #625313
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    Anonymous

    If I’d made 100km’s I’d have logged it.

    dave_atkinson wrote:

    not sure i could do 4 hours on it though…

    My wife was pretty puzzled by it too, it was only after 2.5 hrs that I thought that I should maybe eat something, I’d only had a bowl of soup all day up ’til that evening! I staggered upstairs sweating and moaning, raided the cupboards and disappeared back down for another 1.5 hours!

    Total distance was only about 60km, 2 climbs and one descent of Ventoux was enough for any mid week turbo session!

    October 23, 2008 at 11:07 am #625311
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    dave atkinson

    100km at a standstill

    DaSy wrote:
    Last week I rode the full Ventoux vid, 4 hours of climbing and descending, no way I could tolerate that length of time on a standad turbo.

    <joke>That doesn’t count as a metric century, you know.</joke>

    I’ve tested the fortius (twice) and it’s a pretty astonishing piece of kit, i agree. not sure i could do 4 hours on it though…

    October 23, 2008 at 11:03 am #625309
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    Anonymous

    Fortius
    I too have a Fortius, and love it. I have it permanently rigged up to a dedicated PC and 32″ TFT which gives great realism in the RLV and VR applications.

    I’ve traded a few RLV’s with others and have a good selection,I particularly like the Alpine Classic and Ventoux vid’s, and the Tour of Majorca is great for an easier mixed ride.

    Last week I rode the full Ventoux vid, 4 hours of climbing and descending, no way I could tolerate that length of time on a standad turbo.

    October 23, 2008 at 8:12 am #625307
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    andyfla

    Tacx
    I bought the Tacx Fortius a couple of years ago, only use it once/twice a week, but I can do a couple of hours on it. I love the mountains in the real life videos, and have Milan to St Remo for when I want something a bit flatter.

    I hate standard trainers, but being able to link it up to the PC is great.

    Again, thorough recommend, it is an obscene amount of money for a cycle trainer, but less that the years gym membership which I gave up.

    October 21, 2008 at 8:47 pm #625305
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    the-daily-ripper

    velvet revolver
    is what you need – bosh a bit of that and some guns n roses on, and you’ll keep going. Works for me anyway.

    October 21, 2008 at 10:28 am #625303
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    Tony Farrelly

    No it’s a Cyle-Ops

    Fluid 2. Old, but in mint condition đŸ™‚

    I would be tempted by a Tacx i-Magic (the idea of riding up the Ventoux in your front room is pretty cool, but I wouldn’t want to risk the outlay for something that I ‘might’ use regularly. Plus it would have to be really quiet.

    October 21, 2008 at 8:57 am #625301
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    James Warrener

    have you got a real wheel
    have you got a real wheel sensor computer with cadence?

    That staves the tedium off for a little longer

    I have invested in some lights for the winter though so might do some outdoor miles to compliment the turbo.

    October 20, 2008 at 9:55 pm #625299
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    Tony Farrelly

    Yup!

     Yup!

    October 20, 2008 at 9:48 pm #625297
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    dave atkinson

    that’ll be why…

    …that fluid 2 has been in the same place under your desk ever since i’ve known you then?

    October 20, 2008 at 9:42 pm #625295
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    Tony Farrelly

    Spreadsheet!!!!!!!

    I’d rather go out in the rain. Actually even without the perverse spreadsheet action riding in the rain, cold, wind etc.,  holds more attraction than the turbo… 

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