Trainers

[Kerry1976]

As a newbie, I'm glad to have seen this thread. I just got my bike a few weeks ago but know I will need a trainer for the winter. While a trainer is probably boring, I'd rather have the control over using it when I want, watching or listening to what I want, etc., that I can't get in a class. As a result, I actually will get more exercise with a trainer in my livingroom than I would if I had to go to a spinning class. I also already run and aquajog, too.

I live on the 3rd floor of an apartment building and the insulation is poor. Looks like fluid might be the way to go!

[colorisnt]

So you get on the bike on the rollers? Okay. I can d that. I have a great place to practice it.

I might be sold lol.

[Kerry1976]

How loud are rollers?

[colorisnt]

Idk, but my cousin lives in an apartment and says his are less loud than the trainer he uses. IDK. I have to wait until pay day and/or whenever they decide to fix out the money they owe me!

[TxDoc]

How loud are rollers?

Way more quiet than a trainer. A friend purchased some aluminum cheaters and says they are abit louder than normal rollers - but still quieter than the trainer.
And yes, I agree with Tulip that a fork mount for rollers is kind of silly, it invalidates the benefit you would get from rollers - i.e. improving your handling and pedaling skills...

[colorisnt]

I ended up with a cyclops trainer. It was a good deal and very quiet. I already trained for a little over an hour today with the dvd that came with it. And with just getting over the flu, it kicked my ***, but now I know I can do it.

[featuretile]

I received my Kurt Kinetic Road Machine trainer and set it up with my Bike Friday. It needed a special small wheel adapter. My BF was sitting in a suitcase waiting for the next trip, so I turned it into an exercise machine. It feels much more like riding outdoors than my old semi-recumbent exercise bike, or the ones at the gym (including the spin bikes). And my road bike is ready to go when the sun shines.

I have only used it once because we have been having incredibly good weather in CA- sunny and 60-75 degrees. It's better than this past cold summer, and I get to go outside. On Sunday I did a 52 mile ride (my longest to date), and this Saturday I am going to try my first metric century.

I just put the BF/trainer in front of the TV and rode for a half hour to the news. I don't have any DVD's yet, but plan on getting some from the suggestions of this group. Sure made me sweat. (And no time driving to and from the gym.) I like to be able to use real shifters to change the tension. I know it doesn't compare to being outside in beautiful scenery, but it will do the job when it's raining. If I didn't watch TV of any sort, it would be too boring.