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Buying a trainer, help.

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  1. Original post
    NewRoadie
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    So I bought a road bike about 2 months ago and after "training" two
    days a week I'm only at 16mph average on 25-30 miile solo rides. Over
    time I'll be increasing my weekly miles but for now 50-60 miles is all
    I have time for.

    Before I venture into group rides I want to increase the mph average.
    The weather is turning colder and the sun is going down before I can
    get home from work(I don't get off until 6pm).

    I bought a basic heart rate monitor and have read up on how to use it,
    target zones, etc... but I need to buy a trainer.

    Wind, Mag, Fluid..... besides price, I don't really get the
    difference. I realize that they become more adjustable but how is that
    so much different than just changing gears as you go?

    Anyhow, tips on what I should get, best places to buy, how much to
    spend, and any other thoughts are greatly appreciated.

    Thanks,
    NewRoadie

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  2. Robert Chung
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    NewRoadie said:

    Anyhow, tips on what I should get, best places to buy, how much to
    spend, and any other thoughts are greatly appreciated.

    Well, since you say that any other thoughts are greatly appreciated,
    here's a tip:
    http://snipurl.com/9rae

    --
    "Gosh, I just don't think I ever said I'm not worried about Osama bin
    Laden."

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  3. gwhite
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    Robert 'Bob the Builder' Chung said:

    "Gosh, I just don't think I ever said I'm not worried about Osama bin
    Laden."

    "It's your money." -- George W. Bush

    Well Mr. Bush, it is not according to the Kommies for Kerry Klub.

    "Children across our country don't have health care." -- John Kerry

    Wow, a bold faced lie. Whodda thunk?

    http://www.debates.org/pages/trans2004d.html

    What the KKK doesn't want you to know:
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    "The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. But under the name of
    'liberalism' they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program, until one
    day America will be a Socialist nation, without knowing how it happened." --
    Norman Thomas

    "We can't expect the American People to jump from Capitalism to Communism, but
    we can assist their elected leaders in giving them small doses of Socialism,
    until they awaken one day to find that they have Communism." -- Nikita
    Khrushchev

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  4. NewRoadie
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    Thanks. I ordered a fluid trainer today.

    NewRoadie

    On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 09:18:27 +0200, "Robert Chung" <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:
    NewRoadie said:

    Anyhow, tips on what I should get, best places to buy, how much to
    spend, and any other thoughts are greatly appreciated.

    Well, since you say that any other thoughts are greatly appreciated,
    here's a tip:
    http://snipurl.com/9rae

    Report

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