What's a good trainer?

You may want to check out getting a used trainer. This is the type of
item that is often bought, boredom sets in, and sold in pretty new
condition. This allows for you to get a top of the line trainer for a
budget price. Check around with local clubs, etc there are often
trainers for sale advertised in club newsletters.

"gds" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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: You may want to check out getting a used trainer. This is the type of
: item that is often bought, boredom sets in, and sold in pretty new
: condition. This allows for you to get a top of the line trainer for a
: budget price. Check around with local clubs, etc there are often
: trainers for sale advertised in club newsletters.
:

This is a good idea, Roger. I saw a trainer at my local Good Will store the
other day. Most of their customers had no idea what the heck it was! That is
the place where I bought the weight set for $50, remember? Gary is
right--people dump things and Good Will and Salvation Army are easy (and
give a donation receipt for tax purposes).

Pat in TX

Pat <[email hidden]> wrote:
:> "gds" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
:> news:[email hidden]...
:> : You may want to check out getting a used trainer. This is the type
:> : of item that is often bought, boredom sets in, and sold in pretty
:> : new condition. This allows for you to get a top of the line
:> : trainer for a budget price. Check around with local clubs, etc
:> : there are often
:> : trainers for sale advertised in club newsletters.
:> :
:>
:> This is a good idea, Roger. I saw a trainer at my local Good Will
:> store the other day. Most of their customers had no idea what the
:> heck it was! That is the place where I bought the weight set for
:> $50, remember? Gary is right--people dump things and Good Will and
:> Salvation Army are easy (and give a donation receipt for tax
:> purposes).
:>
:> Pat in TX

Thanks. guys. I'll start thinking along these lines. Just having something
inexpensive but good enough would be good enough. 🙂

Roger Zoul said:

Because I'd like to be able to adjust my own cleats, and because winter is
approaching and riding hours will be more limited, I'm thinking of getting a
trainer. Which of those that Performancebike.com sells is worthwhile? I've
got some Team Performance points to dump, too....

Beware! You'll wreck your bike with sweat. You'll get rust where you
didn't think it was possible.

For myself, October is a transition month as is start getting off the
bike and crank up the running mileage. By mid November, barring injury,
I should be back to the 40 miles/week range and just waiting for
snowboarding season.

Occasionally, I ride my wind trainer, but not very often. To me, the
only thing more boring than a wind trainer is running on a treadmill.
Both remind me of a hamster in a wheel.

Roger Zoul said:

Pat <[email hidden]> wrote:
:> "gds" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
:> news:[email hidden]...
:> : You may want to check out getting a used trainer. This is the type
:> : of item that is often bought, boredom sets in, and sold in pretty
:> : new condition. This allows for you to get a top of the line
:> : trainer for a budget price. Check around with local clubs, etc
:> : there are often
:> : trainers for sale advertised in club newsletters.
:> :
:>
:> This is a good idea, Roger. I saw a trainer at my local Good Will
:> store the other day. Most of their customers had no idea what the
:> heck it was! That is the place where I bought the weight set for
:> $50, remember? Gary is right--people dump things and Good Will and
:> Salvation Army are easy (and give a donation receipt for tax
:> purposes).
:>
:> Pat in TX

Thanks. guys. I'll start thinking along these lines. Just having something
inexpensive but good enough would be good enough. 🙂

I wish my Sals Boutique or Goodwill stores had decent donations. Beat
up Huffys is all I ever see. Or worse.

Try a trainer from Performance or Nashbar, on sale and with coupons.
If you don't like it, send it back or take it back for refund. I use a
Performance fluid trainer for several years now. Works fine. Has never
leaked. It's the one with adjustable resistance via a handlbar cable,
a foolish choice in hindsight. The bike has gears (!) hence tthe
adjustable feature goes unused and doesn't really provide much value
anyway. My next indoor unit will be Kreitler rollers, perhaps, but
these require one's attention and I find the motivational bike videos
I watch so highly distracting (young people doing radical stuff,
jumps, leaps, trials, tricks, MTB races, etc.) that I would probably
fall off frequently. But others say rollers are the best.

G.B.

I submit that on or about Fri, 23 Sep 2005 19:12:30 -0400, the person
known to the court as "Roger Zoul" <[email hidden]> made a
statement (<[email hidden]> in Your Honour's
bundle) to the following effect:

Quoted message said:

Because I'd like to be able to adjust my own cleats, and because winter is
approaching and riding hours will be more limited, I'm thinking of getting a
trainer.

How about some lights instead?

Guy
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Roger Zoul said:

Because I'd like to be able to adjust my own cleats, and because winter is
approaching and riding hours will be more limited, I'm thinking of getting a
trainer. Which of those that Performancebike.com sells is worthwhile? I've
got some Team Performance points to dump, too....

Get a mag trainer -- quiet, reliable and cheap. Don't bother with extra
features (like handlebar resistance setting). Trainers are *really*
boring, but if you can't ride outdoors just set up in front of the TV
and crank away for a movie or 2.

You don't need a trainer to adjust cleats, but when you have one it's a
handy work stand. I like to fuss around with
handlebar/stem/saddle/brifter adjustments until I get things just so,
and a trainer is about the only practical way to do that. The newer
trainers just clamp on the rear wheel QR and fold flat, so setting up
and storage are simple.

Peter Cole <[email hidden]> wrote:
:> Roger Zoul wrote:
:>> Because I'd like to be able to adjust my own cleats, and because
:>> winter is approaching and riding hours will be more limited, I'm
:>> thinking of getting a trainer. Which of those that
:>> Performancebike.com sells is worthwhile? I've got some Team
:>> Performance points to dump, too....
:>
:>
:> Get a mag trainer -- quiet, reliable and cheap. Don't bother with
:> extra features (like handlebar resistance setting). Trainers are
:> *really*
:> boring, but if you can't ride outdoors just set up in front of the TV
:> and crank away for a movie or 2.

Yes, I just want a basic model that as you say, is quiet, reliable, and
cheap. I do think I'd use it during times when I might ride my stationary
bike...so riding a bike on a trainer in front of a TV is no more boring than
riding a stationary...and riding my bike will help keep my butt used to
being in the saddle....i'll probably get lights, too, eventually.

:>
:> You don't need a trainer to adjust cleats, but when you have one
:> it's a handy work stand.

I'm getting that notion...though I do think doing it with a trainer is more
convenient.

I like to fuss around with
:> handlebar/stem/saddle/brifter adjustments until I get things just so,
:> and a trainer is about the only practical way to do that. The newer
:> trainers just clamp on the rear wheel QR and fold flat, so setting up
:> and storage are simple.

Yes, that kind would be nice.

"Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Because I'd like to be able to adjust my own cleats, and because winter is
approaching and riding hours will be more limited, I'm thinking of getting
a
trainer.

How about some lights instead?

Adjusting your cleats while riding on the road at night is dangerous, even
with lights.