Hi. I need some advice on excercise bikes. I have a mountain bike that I got a while ago but I have to put it in the car and drive to somewhere decent to ride. I have decided to buy an excerise bike now because when I do take out the mountain bike im exhausted after about 15 minutes (im not very fit) but this will go away if I can actually cycle more.
So my question is about the type of bikes on the market. One kind has a very comfy looking seat, but maybe its too comfy to be doing you good? The other kind is just the standard shaped ones that have always been about.
if you want to ride indoors to train for outdoors, get a bike that is configured close to your mountain bike as you can find. The seated confy bike will not do it. To prove it, i assume you stand at some point when you ride, try to stand and pedal on the bike you want to ride. I would suggest a spin bike (Schwinn has a nice new model)
torvalds said:
Hi. I need some advice on excercise bikes. I have a mountain bike that I got a while ago but I have to put it in the car and drive to somewhere decent to ride. I have decided to buy an excerise bike now because when I do take out the mountain bike im exhausted after about 15 minutes (im not very fit) but this will go away if I can actually cycle more.
So my question is about the type of bikes on the market. One kind has a very comfy looking seat, but maybe its too comfy to be doing you good? The other kind is just the standard shaped ones that have always been about.
Well there are a few gyms around but im not really a gym kinda guy 🙂 Whether they have both bikes or not I dont know so id have to go and look.
li rider, you have a good point I guess. Maybe the more traditional one is better. I had the feeling that maybe the more comfortable one would enable the rider to stay on longer.
I have both of those types (different brands) at home that I purchased before I got into cycling and get quickly bored of both of my stationary bikes as they don't feel like real cycling to me.
I do like the spinning bikes at the gym and out of the 3 brands (Schwinn, Lemond, StarTrac) I like StarTrac the best.
The spinning bikes come a little closer to the a real simulation, though still different, but you will be able to set the tension high enough where you can do standing intervals. I cannot do this on the home stationary types because I cannot increase the tension enough. Also good spinning bikes are more adjustable to fit you as an individual.
The spinning bikes may cost a little more, but I would gladly give both of my stationary bikes for a decent spinning bike.
Hi. I need some advice on excercise bikes. I have a mountain bike that I got a while ago but I have to put it in the car and drive to somewhere decent to ride. I have decided to buy an excerise bike now because when I do take out the mountain bike im exhausted after about 15 minutes (im not very fit) but this will go away if I can actually cycle more.
So my question is about the type of bikes on the market. One kind has a very comfy looking seat, but maybe its too comfy to be doing you good? The other kind is just the standard shaped ones that have always been about.
The nice thing about the cycle-ops for me is the wattage -- I don't get bored when I have something to constantly strive for. I have also been using bike workout DVDs which helps motivate me.
Felt_Rider said:
I would love to get one of those. Pretty expensive, but nice.
Hi. I need some advice on excercise bikes. I have a mountain bike that I got a while ago but I have to put it in the car and drive to somewhere decent to ride. I have decided to buy an excerise bike now because when I do take out the mountain bike im exhausted after about 15 minutes (im not very fit) but this will go away if I can actually cycle more.
So my question is about the type of bikes on the market. One kind has a very comfy looking seat, but maybe its too comfy to be doing you good? The other kind is just the standard shaped ones that have always been about.
Also are there makes/models to look out for.
PS: I know that you can get a turbo trainer to put the mountain bike into but then seem to be the same price or close to it.
Thanks if you can help.
Most of the cycling enthusiast crowd probably uses the trainers. Those bikes look really nice though, especially if they are about the same price as a trainer.
SolarEnergy has a good suggestion in that you could perhaps get a freebie 2 weeks membership at a gym and try both types of bikes out and see which one suits you better.
If I were going to blow some cash, I think I would go with the cycleops 300 pt too.I think this guy might be best served by a Kurt or cycle ops trainer for his mtn bike for 300 bucks.
It's funny because I was talking to my wife just before I saw this thread about getting a spinning bike and she shot me down by saying, "you don't use the two stationary bikes that we have so we don't need to another one sitting in the room."
Bummer......shot down by the CFO. 🙂
No spinning bike for me or trainer for that matter. I guess I have to ride in the rain like I did this past Saturday.
37 degrees, raining and soaked to the skin. All I could take was a 20 mile ride.
It's funny because I was talking to my wife just before I saw this thread about getting a spinning bike and she shot me down by saying, "you don't use the two stationary bikes that we have so we don't need to another one sitting in the room."
Bummer......shot down by the CFO. 🙂
No spinning bike for me or trainer for that matter. I guess I have to ride in the rain like I did this past Saturday.
37 degrees, raining and soaked to the skin. All I could take was a 20 mile ride.
When I was young I used to walk twenty miles to school in the snow....barefoot....up hill both ways. And If I lived in Ga. I wouldnt need a spin bike🙂
It's funny because I was talking to my wife just before I saw this thread about getting a spinning bike and she shot me down by saying, "you don't use the two stationary bikes that we have so we don't need to another one sitting in the room."
Bummer......shot down by the CFO. 🙂
No spinning bike for me or trainer for that matter. I guess I have to ride in the rain like I did this past Saturday.
37 degrees, raining and soaked to the skin. All I could take was a 20 mile ride.
You could sell them on ebay and use the proceeds toward a trainer. That would eliminate some of the clutter too as a trainer can collapse down and fit under a bed or something.
The nice thing about the cycle-ops for me is the wattage -- I don't get bored when I have something to constantly strive for. I have also been using bike workout DVDs which helps motivate me.
The computrainer also does the same but even more. There are thousands of rides available. It also provides the ability to check the mechanics of the pedal stroke using a spin analysis. It is also possible to create local rides with the proper grades for the computrainer.
It's funny because I was talking to my wife just before I saw this thread about getting a spinning bike and she shot me down by saying, "you don't use the two stationary bikes that we have so we don't need to another one sitting in the room."
Bummer......shot down by the CFO. 🙂
No spinning bike for me or trainer for that matter. I guess I have to ride in the rain like I did this past Saturday.
37 degrees, raining and soaked to the skin. All I could take was a 20 mile ride.
I never used the 2000 dollar Tetrix stationary bike either. But the computrainer is very addictive. You get to ride your own bike. My wife and kids also ride it using their own bikes. No adjusting the seats!
Anyone interested in a used Tetrix stationary bike?
You could sell them on ebay and use the proceeds toward a trainer.
I would do that in a second, but my wife uses both of them. She uses the recumbent almost everyday.
I will probably buy a trainer this coming fall, but for now my wife wants me to pay off our house so she can quit work and I should be able to accomplish that goal mid summer.
I will probably buy a trainer this coming fall, but for now my wife wants me to pay off our house so she can quit work and I should be able to accomplish that goal mid summer.
Heh. I suppose that $250 for a trainer would mean another couple days' work for her. :p
