Exercise bikes?

jamieh5463
jamieh5463 Posts: 223
edited January 2009 in Training, fitness and health
How come everybody has turbo trainers and not exercise bikes?
Because if you have an exercise bike u dont wear your beloved bike and its tyres out.
Jamie

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  • whyamihere
    whyamihere Posts: 7,715
    An exercise bike has a different position to your road bike, they're generally designed for the general public so give a sit up and beg position rather than the long and low position we're used to.
    A decent exercise bike is much more expensive than a decent turbo.
    An exercise bike takes up much more space than a turbo.
    Pretty difficult to take an exercise bike to races to warm up.
    You already have a bike, so why not use it?
  • Gav888
    Gav888 Posts: 946
    All good points, wish I had thought of them when I bought my exersize bike. Also, its a magnetic one, its not even close to my road bike for smoothness, the expensive ones in the gym are better but still a way off a proper road bike!

    Wanna buy my exersize bike!! :)
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  • brucey72
    brucey72 Posts: 1,086
    Its the sitting position I hate on the exercise bikes at the gym and the big cushioned seats which are obviously designed for those with massive a*ses. Saying that, the gym I go to has just invested in some new spinning bikes on which I can get an almost identical riding position to my road bike .......................but they did cost £600 each which is far more expensive than a decent turbo and the cost of a conti training tyre.
  • downfader
    downfader Posts: 3,686
    Those proper spin bikes look great imo. If I had a spare 1200 quid and space I'd buy one.

    The best "normal" exercise bikes I've ever tried were the reclined ones tbh.
  • mclarent
    mclarent Posts: 784
    I use the spinning bikes at my gym at least once a week, and find them ok. The variable resistance thing is quite good, but I do hate the big seats (made for women not fat people I think). No dead spot as well, which is nice. I would buy one - there are some really good ones with power, proper positions etc out there, but they are really expensive compared to the "bike and turbo" option.
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  • Tranced
    Tranced Posts: 165
    I bought a really decent one last year... end of season demo unit for next to nothing (£70). 10 programs plus custom settings etc. I use it dailly now clocking up 10-20 miles when I can't get out for a ride.
    Customised my programs so as to take just a bit longer to do 10M that my "self test" route takes and burns almost 1/4 more calories than actual ride. (ne free-wheeling)
    Because the program is variable (like spin classes) I can set it to simulate my regular ride. Actually quite amazing what a difference it has made.
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