Wattbike?

downfader

Does anyone own one of these, or have you used one?

Just curiousity mostly. But thinking of getting a decent trainer but dont like the idea of wearing out tyres or rims or even the difficult of getting on and off the damn bike.

Are there any cheaper alternatives to the wattbike that would show me the usual features (distance, time, speeds, callories etc) and give me the same kind of response. With the icey weather creeping in I might try and do a bit more in the way of indoor workouts.

cougie

Distance is meaningless inside. Dont try to replicate rides outside on your trainer. Use it for specific training sessions - ideally with a HRM - it will pay dividends.

For the price of the wattbike you could buy a cheap bike plus turbo plus mini dvd player plus fan !

mattbass789

There are always spin bikes, im not sure what people opinions on them are, but you can get read outs for them to tell you numerous levels of data. Though when you get into those you're looking at a grand still.

APIII

I had a go at the cycle show this year, The information provided is good (and accurate I'm told, but I wouldn't really know for sure), and the resistance curve did feel very smooth, but despite all that it still felt like riding an exercise bike in a gym. I don't know what the q-factor of the cranks are, but it felt pretty wide.

Anonymous

This is a little cheaper...

http://www.rutlandcycling.com/6111/Cycleops-Indoor-Cycle-Pro-300PT-Home-Version-.html?referrer=froogle1&utm_source=google&utm_medium=froogle&utm_campaign=pid6111

But for that you could get a winter bike, powertap wheel, good turbo trainer!

downfader

Cheers guys! Very interesting. I would say though - the Cycleops fluid trainers do look very nice - I would have to get a dirt cheap bike though to use on there as I would prolly keep it locked in permanently. I also wouldnt have to worry about wearing out the wheels.