Home trainers

I saw an attachement to a Sony PS2 at the LBS the other day. I believe you can simulate races
with it...

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"Alastair Maxwell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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Hi

I just got a turbo trainer and I'm looking for some hints to take away

from

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the extreme boredom that I'm experiencing. Was wondering if anyone had any good home trainers
schedules/plans to make the training affective and a

bit

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more interesting than sitting and spinning for an hour. I'm not overly

keen

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with the idea of home training and would much rather get outside and do

some

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road miles but the weather hasn't been to kind lately and as a result it hasn't been possible. So
if any one can help me or point me in the

direction

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of a site that would have some info it would be much appreciated. Bear in mind that I am training
for DH racing and as a result any thing based

round

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intervals would be very suitable for me.

Al

Alastair Maxwell said:

Hi

I just got a turbo trainer and I'm looking for some hints to take away from the extreme boredom
that I'm experiencing. Was wondering if anyone had any good home trainers schedules/plans to make
the training affective and a bit more interesting than sitting and spinning for an hour.

Mad Max, Apocalypse Now, The Godfather (I, II, III), Doctor Zhivago, [censored] Wonka and the Chocolate
Factory, Gone with the Wind, Twister (love Helen Hunt ;-) Animal House, Caddy Shack, anything
by/with my Mel Brooks........

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Zilla said:

I saw an attachement to a Sony PS2 at the LBS the other day. I believe you can simulate races
with it...

A Cateye Game bike.

I have one and it's a blast! However, be warned that it will not work with every game. Compatible
games have an [ANALOG] notation on the back of the package. Some games are harder to calibrate
than others.

I've had good luck with Wave Rally and Gran Turismo, and will soon be trying Downhill Domination. I
never got Colin McRae's Rally 2 to properly calibrate for throttle response.

The Game Bike also works much better with a slick-equipped MTB than a road bike, due to the
different rider positions.

Barry

I use these for off season training spinervals.comspinervals.comOpen ↗

or you can just put on your favorite bike [censored] video, old Tour de France stages, pick up some of the
cycling history vids like "A Sunday in Hell", rent a season of South Park, sometimes I put the TV on
with the volume turned off and Crank up some Big Black in the background.

Never anything to do in this town Never anything but jump Kerosene Never anything to do in this town
Never anything Jump Kerosene Set me on fire, Kerosene

"Alastair Maxwell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Hi

I just got a turbo trainer and I'm looking for some hints to take away

from

Quoted message said:

the extreme boredom that I'm experiencing. Was wondering if anyone had any good home trainers
schedules/plans to make the training affective and a

bit

Quoted message said:

more interesting than sitting and spinning for an hour. I'm not overly

keen

Quoted message said:

with the idea of home training and would much rather get outside and do

some

Quoted message said:

road miles but the weather hasn't been to kind lately and as a result it hasn't been possible. So
if any one can help me or point me in the

direction

Quoted message said:

of a site that would have some info it would be much appreciated. Bear in mind that I am training
for DH racing and as a result any thing based

round

Quoted message said:

intervals would be very suitable for me.

Al

Quoted message said:

Hi

I just got a turbo trainer and I'm looking for some hints to take away from the extreme boredom
that I'm experiencing. Was wondering if anyone had any good home trainers schedules/plans to make
the training affective and a bit more interesting than sitting and spinning for an hour. I'm not
overly keen with the idea of home training and would much rather get outside and do some road miles
but the weather hasn't been to kind lately and as a result it hasn't been possible. So if any one
can help me or point me in the direction of a site that would have some info it would be much
appreciated. Bear in mind that I am training for DH racing and as a result any thing based round
intervals would be very suitable for me.

Al

Fenders will help you get outside and avoid riding indoors. But if you really must ride inside,
try videos from WCP - they're currently running specials on the 8-hour VHS versions of the last
few TDF's.

Note: if you're riding rollers DO NOT LEAN INTO THE TURNS WHEN THE RIDERS ON TAPE DO.

Umm, no need to ask how I know....

-Andrew

Put in some tunes,Godsmack,Black Sabbath,White Zombie,Rob Zombie,System of a down. And if you can
handle that then check out.

Fire up MTB 03

"Andrew Thorne" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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Fenders will help you get outside and avoid riding indoors. But if you

really

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must ride inside, try videos from WCP - they're currently running specials

on

Quoted message said:

the 8-hour VHS versions of the last few TDF's.

Note: if you're riding rollers DO NOT LEAN INTO THE TURNS WHEN THE RIDERS

ON

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TAPE DO.

Umm, no need to ask how I know....

Nope. But thanks for the visual anyway! :-)
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So if any one can help me or point me in the direction of a site that would have some info it
would be much appreciated. Bear in mind that I am training for DH racing and as a result any
thing based

round

Quoted message said:

intervals would be very suitable for me.

I find that watching some of the videos I've downloaded from the net helps (pete's site, others).

scott