Excercise Bike v. Trainer?

[wavedancer]

I had been spinning at home on a hand-me-down wind trainer...really loud! I just got some Spinervals DVDs and had to crank the volume all the way up to hear them. So as I was coming home from my BF's in New Hampshire, I stopped at the LL Bean outlet and goll-ee! There was a Minoura rim trainer, returned, unopened for only $75. I set it up last night and did a Spinerval today...So much quieter. And smoother. It has variable tension on the Mag flywheel, but even on the lowest tension there is more resistance than I was using on the wind trainer.

So with Coach Troy, heart rate monitor and cadence monitor there SHOULD be enough to keep my mind occupied so I stay on the bike for more than 20-30 minutes at a time. I love the spinning classes because of the energy of working out with a group, but they are always too early for me to get there after work. I have the bike set up on the trainer right next to the computer, so there really is no excuse not to hop on!

Linda

[bikerHen]

The only thing that gets me on the trainer is my MP3 player. I loaded it up with all my favorite old hard rock tunes and I pedaling my a$$ off while I rock out every morning.

I also have a Minoura rim trainer and LOVE it. It's fairly quiet, and does not wear down my tire. BikerHen