Thom_y said:I have yet to try my friend's Tacx Fortius, but I know he loves it. He says is he is able to stay on for hours riding the real life videos through the Alpes and Pyrennes. I am tempted to try, but worry I make want one too.
On the other hand, I have been focusing on doing various 45-120 minute Spinervals and CTS interval DVDs on my Cycleops fluid trainer. I make them more bearable by blasting my favorite music on my stereo as background. My question is which approach would have a greater training value, a long session using one of the Tacx Real Life videos riding through the 'mountains' or the shorter, structured interval sessions on Spinervals or CTS.
Thanks for your opinions.
Thom,
I have an I-magic and I do both longer rides and shorter intervals.
I have ridden 3 hours several times while doing the Alpine Classic stage. I typically do a hard tempo up the Galibier and spin down to Alp d'Huez and blast a Threshold effort to the top.
My favorite RLV to do 2x20 Threshold work and 5x5 VO2Max work is Mont Ventoux. It has a pretty constant grade and goes pretty much forever... When I want a good hour SST, I usually ride this one as well...
I have pretty much all of the RLV DVDs and I ridden them all, though I do have my favorites.
For an easy spin, I typically ride the virtual world rides...
I have found that this type of trainer has kept me on the bike during the winter months and I wouldn't give it up...
Jim
