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Let me set the scene...small baby, varied shift work, limited family time (like most on here I assume) and very very limited budget. I'm finding it increasingly difficult to balance all my responsibilities and cycling (and therefore cycling fitness) is taking a very very reluctant back seat.
Apart from my days off when my wife has to compromise by looking after the baby while I cycle, the only other time is once he's gone to bed at 7pm, but dark evenings and cold weather don't inspire me to then kit up and go out riding.
The solution in my head is to get hold of a turbo and set up once he's gone to bed for some music and video motivated rides. Budget unfortunately is massively limited. I've searched gumtree and eBay looking for one nearby for the last month but nothing has come up.
Bottom line, would one of these be a waste of money? I've looked at the £99 decathlon ones which don't look much better.
Apart from my days off when my wife has to compromise by looking after the baby while I cycle, the only other time is once he's gone to bed at 7pm, but dark evenings and cold weather don't inspire me to then kit up and go out riding.
The solution in my head is to get hold of a turbo and set up once he's gone to bed for some music and video motivated rides. Budget unfortunately is massively limited. I've searched gumtree and eBay looking for one nearby for the last month but nothing has come up.
Bottom line, would one of these be a waste of money? I've looked at the £99 decathlon ones which don't look much better.
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Noise isnt bad either as i can be on my turbo in the kitchen while mrs watches tv,no problem.Dont worry about it,just get what you can afford and ride.
I would try and get one supported by trainerroad in case you want to start using that.
trainerroad - http://www.trainerroad.com/career/joeh
(PS - my life is similar to what you describe except we had two less than two years apart - so be warned two is more than twice as bad!).
I can't see myself paying a subscription for training routines on the turbo. Once I'm on the bike I have the discipline to work hard, and there's a wealth of training information available for free on the net and elsewhere. I'm not racing or working for a racing level of fitness.