Resistance Trainer with or Without Power Meter?

Clinterous
Clinterous Posts: 8
edited November 2010 in Training, fitness and health
I'm almost settled on buying a Tacx Flow turbo trainer.

The main attraction is the power meter facility. I appreciate the power measuring may not be 100% accurate, but is is more beneficial to train using power levels, instead of using a heart rate monitor? (find it hard to keep in HR training zones!)

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  • swaman
    swaman Posts: 110
    if the power is not accurate, then it is just a form of comparative measurement, you might as well just buy a good turbo, make sure you set up the same every session, and use speed as your training meter
  • brettjmcc
    brettjmcc Posts: 1,361
    Are you going to buy new? Decthlon have them at £250, but won't show up on Google because of the way it is written...
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  • SBezza
    SBezza Posts: 2,173
    The reported power on the Tacx Flow is unlikely to be accurate, but you can get repeatable sessions on it. I use mine for sessions where I ride to a set power, and it is has been very repeatable.

    You just need to make sure it is setup up the same each time, and you calibrate it each time after a warm up. Just avoid using the ergo mode, as this does seem all over the place.

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