How accurate are gym bikes?

rowanharley
rowanharley Posts: 76
edited December 2017 in Indoor training and turbo forum
I've no turbo trainer at the moment so I was thinking of using the gym bikes. This particular one gives watts but out of interest, how accurate would they be? Also what intervals should I do on these bikes?

Thanks.

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  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    Maybe tell us the make of the bike? As for intervals, it depends what you want to achieve doesn't it?
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Unless it's a watt bike I'm going with that they're all bobbins.
    Go by perceived effort instead
  • burnthesheep
    burnthesheep Posts: 675
    Get a free phone app that'll work with a bluetooth HRM if you can't swing for a setup with a PM.

    The gym bikes are worthless for HR and power if not one of the big bike training brands.
  • trivial_poursuivant
    trivial_poursuivant Posts: 1,136
    cougie wrote:
    Unless it's a watt bike I'm going with that they're all bobbins.
    Go by perceived effort instead

    Wattbikes are not the only quality static bikes that measure power accurately. I have seen gyms with ProForm bikes which are as accurate as a wattbike. ProForm are surprisingly smooth to use and feel more like a real bike than a wattbike which feel quite clumsy imo.
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    RowanHarley wrote:
    I've no turbo trainer at the moment so I was thinking of using the gym bikes. This particular one gives watts but out of interest, how accurate would they be? Also what intervals should I do on these bikes?

    Thanks.
    Every time you post something like this someone will suggest at you age first year junior, you need to be speaking to your club coach or the like.
    Do I need to say it.

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