Spudalumps
Senior Retro Guru
I would like one too but the space and ugliness of them puts me off I did look into a set of rollers although could see myself trying to explain to ER nurse why I've broke my hip and arm all on the left side XD
ok so this is the one i was thinking of:-
https://www.elite-it.com/en/products/home-trainers/interactive-trainers/suito-t
according to the details at the bottom of the page it is compatible with loads of different apps and has different connections depending on the device you connect it to, i was thinking laptop in front of the bike. i was also thinking zwift for no other reason than it's the one that seems most popular or well known.
If I was buying again then I'd go for one of the ones where your bike mounts directly to it, and the cassette stays on the trainer.ok so it's minging crappy weather, i said i'd never do it but i think i'm gonna have to go down the indoor trainer route, now bear in mind i pretty much suck with technology.
so what do you guys think of the more advanced turbo trainers? linked to a computer with different rides etc, training platforms etc, is there one you use? any good? worth it? is it a paid subscription?
is there a particular trainer that is better? was thinking of one of the ones where the rear wheel is removed and you have a cassette on the trainer, they look quite good but i don't know much about them.
educate me please!
Much like me. Mrs CTEC bought me a Tacx for crimbo a few years back and I just don't dig it - after half a dozen goes it went back in the box and under the workbench. Fair play to those that use them, just didn't tug my rug is all.Good to hear that the new trainers along with all the apps and jazz are keeping people going.
I say this because I completely detest indoor cycling (and running for that matter) and no amount of tele or music keeps me from getting fed up after 20 minutes (I made half hour once). I used to use rollers which kept me amused but really just for the sake of keeping it tyre side down.
I have an aged Tacx air trainer with a squirrel cage fan on it, that along with a speed sensor is enough for the occasional use but I wouldn't want to use it all the time, it let me do a few miles when recovering from surgery last year but for the money of a new "smart" trainer I could buy a new winter bike sooooooo, buy cheap but good enough and try it for a year, it will or should at least sit dormant for summer so no use comparing that to next winter.