Turbo. In this heat..

Gavin Gilbert

is anyone managing it? My flat was at 34 degrees when I got home this evening. Even with the fan on full pelt and every window open I only managed to 'warm up' before flaking out

Frank the tank

Daft question but why did you have to "turbo" today, given the weather.

doyler78

I hurt my hand and was off the bike for a few weeks. I only managed a couple of turbo sessons and even with my industrial fan I still was sweating like a pig and my power was lower than normal. I wasn't motivated to do the long slow ride on the turbo either. Just too depressing with the weather that was outside. So a few weeks enforced rest but glad to back out on the bike now with my hand still pretty sore but I couldn't care less now.

Had to laugh at my own stupidity though. Having been off the bike for a few weeks I was expecting my first long ride to be a bit of a struggle and it was. I just couldn't accelerate very well and hills were a nightmare. I was so depressed coming home. It was only when I got back to the house that I realised that my rear wheel was stuck fast to the left side of my brake block :oops: It took me 2 days to recover

nmcgann

I've been doing all my interval work out on the road for the last couple of weeks. My shed where the turbo is set up is unbearably hot in this weather.

Neil

Gavin Gilbert

Frank the tank wrote:

Daft question but why did you have to "turbo" today, given the weather.

It's one of the down sides to London life. There's nowhere on the open road I can open the throttle and 'go for it'. Even Richmond Park - the topography, traffic and Mr Plod all mean an uneven pace.

There is the Hillingdon Cycle Circuit within easy reach - but there was vets & lady racing booked for this evening.

sonny73

I'm recovering from injury so mixing turbo's with short road rides at the moment to build myself up again, so yes I have been sweating like a pig too.

I don’t find it too bad though, I have been watching old tour dvd’s whilst I’m on the turbo so I can see others suffering more than me, in equally sapping heat

Just been making sure I am hydrated prior to the hopping on the trubo and taking on plenty of fluid whilst riding.

Alex_Simmons/RST

Heat build up is the enemy on a turbo.

So either you need to find ways to reduce the possibility (better fan, air con, wait for a cooler time of day/night etc), or accept that HI training is not likely to be all that successful in such conditions, so moderate the session accordingly - drop power, or shorten the efforts.

Frank the tank

Gavin Gilbert wrote:

Frank the tank wrote:

Daft question but why did you have to "turbo" today, given the weather.

It's one of the down sides to London life. There's nowhere on the open road I can open the throttle and 'go for it'. Even Richmond Park - the topography, traffic and Mr Plod all mean an uneven pace.

There is the Hillingdon Cycle Circuit within easy reach - but there was vets & lady racing booked for this evening.

Got to say I'm not the slightest bit envious. Tough luck my owd.

freehub

Is it not possible to simply ride out of london and "go for it" when you've got to some country.

In the city center in Manchester I manage to thrash it around, I imagine there are places around London you can "go for it"

DomPro

Surely if you're doing high intensity training on a turbo in this heat it will make you a fitter rider and more used to riding in hot conditions? Either that or HHNNNGGGG...

surista

I do my indoor work on a Computrainer in the mornings. It's still nice and cool - in fact, I hardly notice the heat (although I still sweat like a pig). Plus, for the entire day I enjoy the 'good tired' sense you get after a good workout.

Does mean getting up a bit earlier than I'd like to sometimes, but one side benefit is once I'm out of bed I find it easy to hop on for a spin - it's a lot easier to find excuses *not* to in the evenings...

McBain_v1

Temperature in shed yesterday was 34º and this evening it will doubtless be even higher :shock: Can't go out for a road ride because of family (have to be around for little 'un and am also trying to do a myriad of jobs on the house prior to selling it). Turbo trainer sessions have been amazingly curtailed as a consequence of the heat - 40 mins is the most that I can tolerate.

I'm getting my old desk fan down and am going to suspend that to the shed wall somehow so that I can get some airflow going - it's hell in there when pedalling at 130rpm :!:

singlespeedexplosif

Using my turbo outside a lot at the moment. Lovely.
If raining, inside the conservatory. Big fan on. Perfectly fine. Drink lots, avoid cardiac drift.