Turbo/Bike

Kamzter

I know that you may use different leg muscles when cycling on Turbo's and Bikes but Its strange that I seem to sweat more when on the turbo, and when I cycle, I hardly seem to sweat even going the same speed etc as I would on the turbo.
Not a problem for me but just pondered as to why this happens and is it just me or does any one else notice this?

shockedsoshocked

You don't get the cooling effect of air passing over you when on the turbo.

Pseudonym

do you use a fan..? If not, there's your answer..

I'm pretty sure I use the same muscles on both road and turbo....

Kamzter

Thats the answer, cheers, such a basic thought too.
Muscles, I once read in a cycling weekly once that although you are cycling whether on Bike or turbo, you use slighlty differerent muscles.
I did not think that would be right, but must of been ????

napoleond

Nope. Same muscles.

Get a FBF. You'll be sorted.

To simulate climbing on the turbo either buy a riser block to put under the front wheel or do what most people do and use a yellow pages (the only thing it's good for now we have the Internet. Well, that and tearing them up in a feat of strength...)

Tom Dean

NapoleonD wrote:

To simulate climbing on the turbo either buy a riser block to put under the front wheel or do what most people do and use a yellow pages (the only thing it's good for now we have the Internet. Well, that and tearing them up in a feat of strength...)

Do people genuinely do this?

Mike67

What? Tear up yellow pages or put them under the front wheel?

I've definitely seen people tear up a Yellow Pages...never ever seen one under the front wheel of a bike though so that can't be true

I presume if you're standing in the saddle as per hill climbing then having the front end up may be useful for balance/position purposes.
I don't do it myself as turboing in the saddle is hard enough for me.

Herbsman

You probably use fewer muscles on the turbo. You use postural muscles to balance on a bike. You don't have to balance so much on a turbo as you do when you're out on the road.

LightningTony

NapoleonD wrote:

Nope. Same muscles.

Get a FBF. You'll be sorted.

To simulate climbing on the turbo either buy a riser block to put under the front wheel or do what most people do and use a yellow pages (the only thing it's good for now we have the Internet. Well, that and tearing them up in a feat of strength...)

Inspired by this post I put four yellow pages under the turbo, one on each ground contact point, its great, you can freewheel all the way down! If you want to make a really steep hill take the front wheel out.