Advice Needed: Indoor Trainers

[pastapouch]

I saw very nice ones in the LBS on Saturday, you don't have to swap wheels, it comes with the cluster as part of the trainer, so you take your wheel off, attache the bike and hook the chain, and there you go(or not)Much better than swapping wheels, so no trainer tyre needed, you'll probably able to put a mtb on it as well. Unfortunately, the price, R4700ish.

[SwissVan]

I saw very nice ones in the LBS on Saturday, you don't have to swap wheels, it comes with the cluster as part of the trainer, so you take your wheel off, attache the bike and hook the chain, and there you go(or not)Much better than swapping wheels, so no trainer tyre needed, you'll probably able to put a mtb on it as well. Unfortunately, the price, R4700ish.

 

 

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Cervelo that sounds like the Le Mond monster, apparently very noisy but otherwise good.

[pastapouch]

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sorry man... didn't notice

 

Cervelo that sounds like the Le Mond monster, apparently very noisy but otherwise good.

Ya its them. But if you don't like the noise, you must turn up the volume of your dvd/music that you are watching/listening to.

[SwissVan]

sorry man... didn't notice

 

Ya its them. But if you don't like the noise, you must turn up the volume of your dvd/music that you are watching/listening to.

 

LOL, dont worry the date almost caught me out.

 

I dont mind the noise its the neighbours who might object (live in a flat).

[pastapouch]

LOL, dont worry the date almost caught me out.

 

I dont mind the noise its the neighbours who might object (live in a flat).

Think this came up on the home page...

 

but I went to the lbs yesterday afternoon, and they had one setup there, not only will the neighbours complain, the whole neighbourhood will hear that thing taking off.

[splat]

What are the pro's and con's of these two types of indoor trainers?

 

I know that you should have a indoor trainer specific tyre for the one. How about carbon frames? Are they prone to damage?

[JvanLog]

What are the pro's and con's of these two types of indoor trainers?

 

I know that you should have a indoor trainer specific tyre for the one. How about carbon frames? Are they prone to damage?

 

Not specific to this question, but have a look at www.bicyclepower.co.za. They distribute CycleOps, very good trainers with incredibly warranties. Their customer service is also fantastic. I have a Magneto Pro, and it is super quiet with plenty of resistance.

[CharlV]

What are the pro's and con's of these two types of indoor trainers?

 

I know that you should have a indoor trainer specific tyre for the one. How about carbon frames? Are they prone to damage?

 

 

From a previuos IDT thread you will note that a lot of the hubbers use their carbon bikes on a IDT with no report of breaking any of them as far as I can recall. As for the rollers I am going to whatch the replies on your qustion cause I also dont know ,what I do KNOW is , do not spend too much on the friggin thing cause it is insanely boring doing an hour on a IDT!!!!

[MTB_Roadie]

From a previuos IDT thread you will note that a lot of the hubbers use their carbon bikes on a IDT with no report of breaking any of them as far as I can recall. As for the rollers I am going to whatch the replies on your qustion cause I also dont know ,what I do KNOW is , do not spend too much on the friggin thing cause it is insanely boring doing an hour on a IDT!!!!

 

*LIKE*

[reteid]

i also thought of getting a thing like this for the dark days in ct.instead i got a good light and now cycle in the dark.cheaper,no switching backwheels etc.o and did i mention it is not lekker to sit there pedalling away like a hamster and the scenery stays the same.

[SwissVan]

What are the pro's and con's of these two types of indoor trainers?

 

I know that you should have a indoor trainer specific tyre for the one. How about carbon frames? Are they prone to damage?

 

Rollers:

Pro’s – No bike (rear wheel clamping) installation required, great for spinning or high cadence low resistance training, warming up, improving on the bike balance and peddling technique.

 

Cons – Difficult or impossible to achieve realistic road cadence speeds at a high resistance / power effort. i.e. you need to peddle at crazy high cadences to get your HR or power output up above medium type intensities.

There are I believe some rollers which have a magnetic resistance unit attached which might solve this problem.

 

A frame Resistance trainer:

Pro’s – Wide range of options available to choose from, usually you can adjust the resistance easily to simulate most type of training requirements.

 

Cons – Some types (low budget entry level models) can be very noisy and provide unrealistic resistance compared to real riding. Can be expensive to get a good quality unit that feels more realistic and is relatively quiet in operation. Rapid tire wear apparently ( I’ve never had excessive tyre wear) can be an issue and the use of a separate training wheel might be needed.

 

I’ve used the same carbon frame fairly extensively since 2004 and it is still ok, the biggest danger for any bike used on an IDT is damage as a result of sweat (corrosive).

WRT to specific indoor tires, I’ve never used a ID specific tire and have never had rapid or excessive wear with the tires I have used. Between October 2010 and April 2011 I had a standard Continental MTB slick on a spare mtb wheel totaling 98 hours on the IDT and it still has plenty of life left for next winter.