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Can someone suggest a turbo trainer please
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LOL @ Popsider.
No, the sooner she tries the sooner she'll discover that she needs to buy an i-magic...
(only kidding).
((Sort of)).
What's an i-magic??
Popsider, I love cycling outdors, way way better. But I got the turbo for when I'm looking after the kids and I can't get outdoors!
I definitely wnat to get on it today but I better take my bike into the bike shop. It looks like there's something up with the rim, plus the tension seems all wrong. When it's sorted I'll get on the turbo. (I hope!)
Pops has got it about right. It plugs into a computer and you race in a virtual world where the resistance changes when the gradient changes and you race against yourself (ie previous time) or other people. Can be on road courses, MTB or velodrome, and there are a few more spangly things too.
Having said that, even i-magic gets boring after a year or so, and so I'm not resortign to the godfather for epic training rides. Sadly it's just too cold at the moment (ice on the roads by me), and I can't risk faling off.
The tyres are all fine now.....there really is no excuse now not to get on it tonight!!!
The i-magic sounds good at least for some type of entertainment. I was going to start tonight with the radio on in the background, if that doesn't help I need to figure out a way to read and cycle!!!
I did it....yayyyy!
G*d it's mind numbingly boring but I feel so much better for it, even if it wasn't for very long.
The 'par' is for 2 more sessions then it becomes a clothes horse.
Seriously, you need to sit down and plan some sessions and write them into your diary,otherwise it's so easy to just say 'nah, CBA'.
As D74 says. Having a plan to follow during the turbo session makes it much more bearable and also gives you some targets to aim towards.
(I'd still only recommend the infernal contraption for dire emergencies though)
Clothes horse...more like kids play thing!!! Youngest came upstairs with oil covered hands and feet this morning, nice!
I am using it as an emergency, kids are on holiday now and with no childcare it's my only means!!! I'm using KK's advice and have come up with a list of DVD's I've been meaning to watch.
I really don't want to give up after only another 2 more sessions....eeek!
Talking of spinivals
does anyone want to do "swapsies" varity is the spice of life and all that.
<BTW I mean the DVDs not swaping wives>
have the 5 hour spinerval DVD, TT......... Unused
Tough love?
ROFL!!!!!
tough love is only 3 hours long. I'm off shopping...................
CIA tourture? Come on bin laden, get that HR up.
G*d turbo trainers are boring!
I had visions of doing an hour at a time, haha! I watch every minute go by very s l o w l y. And even when I think it's been ages, it's only about 2-3 minutes!!!!
The thing I started out with such good intentions and they're still there, but oh my g*d, 30 minutes is long enough!!! Blurghhh!
2hours 15 mins, KK that is amazing. Has anyone done any longer than that? How on earth did you do it?
Right, no more procrastinating, I'm gonna hop on for a quickie!
does anyone want to do "swapsies" varity is the spice of life and all that. <BTW I mean the DVDs not swaping wives>
PMSL......... uuuhh dunno.... as long as I can have a say in the matter...
Well I could't off load you in the airport for 3 camels!
20 mintes done, another 20 booked. I don't find it that bad. Just spin for the invert!
tritalk the record stands at 9 hours!