Utterly fed up with this weather !! May take drastic action

Raffles

Im even considering the unthinkable.................buying a turbo trainer :shock: :shock:

Im working hard to get to 75kg / 12 stones and the weather being so abominable is meaning I cant get out riding as much as id like and Im sure ive put a bit of weight back on as a result

A turbo trainer is truly a last resort as Im sure they are seismically boring to use. Rain rain , wind and more blo0dy rain to come this week .

Neale1978

Rollers could be a laugh.. Get some headphones on too

gezebo

I've done over 60 miles this week in wind and rain going to work, 50% has been in pitch black. It's mind over matter and once your going its great!

Buckie2k5

gezebo wrote:

I've done over 60 miles this week in wind and rain going to work, 50% has been in pitch black. It's mind over matter and once your going its great!

agreed. getting out for a quick 10miles at night is worth it and gives you a boost.

duckson

Did 50 miles and 3400ft this morning, no rain but was a little chilly.

simona75

I've had a trainer for ages but this winter is the first time I've really given it a fair go. It's not as boring as you think. I mix up my routines, listen to music and an hour flies by

sigorman85

gezebo wrote:

I've done over 60 miles this week in wind and rain going to work, 50% has been in pitch black. It's mind over matter and once your going its great!

+1 mind I have had a to change the tube twice this week due to the rain washing all the crap on to the road... I don't want to spend. 25o on a decent trainer at the moment

Neale1978

I think a turbo or rollers are fine to use when its very bad out or as a warm up when its cold but yeah.. If you have a waterproof jacket, pants & overshoes its all good out

alihisgreat

One you buy all the proper winter and wet kit a turbo starts to look like the cheap option!

moscowflyer

Another vote for rollers here, a good workout if you up the cadence and you don't have to clean the bike after.

Although rule #5 does nag at me constantly when I don't venture out in the rain...

fevmeister

I like the turbo trainer

MountainMonster

My wife and I will be moving into a new house which will have a garage for me to make a man cave out of in the coming months. Surprisingly a turbo is the first thing on the list, and I'm strangely excited about it!

Raffles

MountainMonster wrote:

My wife and I will be moving into a new house which will have a garage for me to make a man cave out of in the coming months. Surprisingly a turbo is the first thing on the list, and I'm strangely excited about it!

Monster when you put the turbo up for sale, can I have 1st dibs ?

logitech208

Had my rollers 2 weeks now really like them so much more fun over a turbo, I,m actually getting more miles in now then I did before because the weather has been so bad.

MountainMonster

Raffles wrote:

MountainMonster wrote:

My wife and I will be moving into a new house which will have a garage for me to make a man cave out of in the coming months. Surprisingly a turbo is the first thing on the list, and I'm strangely excited about it!

Monster when you put the turbo up for sale, can I have 1st dibs ?

Huh? I'm buying, not selling. I worded that pretty badly now that I reread it.

Raffles

MountainMonster wrote:

Raffles wrote:

MountainMonster wrote:

My wife and I will be moving into a new house which will have a garage for me to make a man cave out of in the coming months. Surprisingly a turbo is the first thing on the list, and I'm strangely excited about it!

Monster when you put the turbo up for sale, can I have 1st dibs ?

Huh? I'm buying, not selling. I worded that pretty badly now that I reread it.

I was jesting with you mate about when the boredom of using a turbo kicks in for you

diy

Best way to lose weight is to diet as well as exercise. I'm down from 85kg to 72kg mainly through fasting 5:2 (though I'm only going to be doing 1 day a week over xmas). Much quicker than exercise alone.

Moominman2

I bought a used turbo off eBay today. It was £50! Not much considering it'll keep me going in the winter months. And I can watch tv or listen to music if I please.

Having a proper go on it tomorrow

Raffles

Moominman2 wrote:

I bought a used turbo off eBay today. It was £50! Not much considering it'll keep me going in the winter months. And I can watch tv or listen to music if I please.

Having a proper go on it tomorrow

Can I ask you to post back tomorrow with jeez that was great and well worth 50 notes,or sod that and do you wanna buy a cheap turbo ? Im genuinely interested in how you found it to be and what sort of turbo did you buy ?

prawny

Just sold my turbo, used it quite a bit the first year, then didn't bother last year or this so I got rid. I'm thinking about getting some rollers to use in the garden but ultimately I'll just go out if it's grotty. If it's really bad I'll go out on the MTB and get mucky.

Raffles

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BIKE-BICYCLE-CYCLE-TURBO-TRAINER-MAGNETIC-FITNESS-SPEED-INDOOR-HOME-TRAINING-/350650658154?pt=UK_SportGoods_CyclAcces_RL&hash=item51a4686d6a



Is there anything wrong with that turbo trainer, it costs just £40

alihisgreat

cheap trainers are generally rough, choppy, noisy, and won't give good resistance...

~£110-120 will get you a Minoura B60-R which gets glowing reviews at the budget end of the spectrum.

Raffles

ALIHISGREAT wrote:

cheap trainers are generally rough, choppy, noisy, and won't give good resistance...

~£110-120 will get you a Minoura B60-R which gets glowing reviews at the budget end of the spectrum.

can you not just determine your own resistance by which choice of gear you select on the bike itself ?

wotnoshoeseh

MoscowFlyer wrote:

Another vote for rollers here, a good workout if you up the cadence and you don't have to clean the bike after.

Although rule #5 does nag at me constantly when I don't venture out in the rain...

Not to mention rule #9

alihisgreat

Raffles wrote:

ALIHISGREAT wrote:

cheap trainers are generally rough, choppy, noisy, and won't give good resistance...

~£110-120 will get you a Minoura B60-R which gets glowing reviews at the budget end of the spectrum.

can you not just determine your own resistance by which choice of gear you select on the bike itself ?

yes but you can't go any further than 53*11 and whatever cadence you can do comfortably... and this is where the resistance limit of the Turbo comes in.

Bwgan

I went for it this avo, did 10 miles and got fu%#|ng soaked. Had a waterproof jacket on and was soaked underneath too, shoes squelching with neoprene overshoes, but was good, only ruined by a headache

MountainMonster

Raffles wrote:

MountainMonster wrote:

Raffles wrote:

MountainMonster wrote:

My wife and I will be moving into a new house which will have a garage for me to make a man cave out of in the coming months. Surprisingly a turbo is the first thing on the list, and I'm strangely excited about it!

Monster when you put the turbo up for sale, can I have 1st dibs ?

Huh? I'm buying, not selling. I worded that pretty badly now that I reread it.

I was jesting with you mate about when the boredom of using a turbo kicks in for you

Ah, I'm used to home trainers, so the hours are not that bad on it.

Raffles

ALIHISGREAT wrote:

Raffles wrote:

ALIHISGREAT wrote:

cheap trainers are generally rough, choppy, noisy, and won't give good resistance...

~£110-120 will get you a Minoura B60-R which gets glowing reviews at the budget end of the spectrum.

can you not just determine your own resistance by which choice of gear you select on the bike itself ?

yes but you can't go any further than 53*11 and whatever cadence you can do comfortably... and this is where the resistance limit of the Turbo comes in.

If I was looking a basic trainer to do 60 min sessions to burn off calories and really get a sweat up, is there anything you see in that trainer in the link that means I couldnt do that ?

nickyboy zz

Just got to pick your moments to get out if you can, it doesn't rain all the time (although today may be an exception)

Over Tue/Wed managed 50 miles and 5500ft of climbing, didn't get wet once. Would have done more but had to help with Xmas shopping at Tesco :shock:

Tomorrow's forecast is fine around these parts and not windy so should get this week up to 100 miles

Mikey23

Nice warm gym for me today... Spinning through various bits of the USA and a spa pool afterwards

Raffles

Mikey23 wrote:

Nice warm gym for me today... Spinning through various bits of the USA and a spa pool afterwards

only issue i can see with that is the boredom of it all