The stationary bike.
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Great Greyhound posted 3 years ago.
I found out two things:
1) The trainer always shows more distance and speed, due to no wind resistance.
2) I overheat pretty quickly, without the windflow over my Clydesque Physique. :o
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catwood posted 3 years ago.
The speed and distance calculations on stationary bikes are often totally bogus... It always seems easier to ride for a set amount of time and HR outdoors though.
I'd recommend just training by cadence, time, and effort (either perceived or by HR)...
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RV posted 3 years ago.
It really depends on the trainer. Mine automatically increases the resistance as I pedal harder or increase cadence. So, the speed / distance is much less on the trainer - but feels great not having that added resistance when I finally hit the streets - I agree that monitoring heartrate and cadence by time is the way to go on the trainer.
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jefflambert86 posted 3 years ago.
Tell me what you think of this I usually do 20 min bikes or so and am trying to build up my mileage. I have been trying to ride at a higher lever(12-15) for a 30 seconds in the beginning to now 3 min, then 8 for 1 min. This is getting me about 7 miles in 20 min. How could I expect to do on a bike outdoors? Check out my blog if you need specifics out my biking. I have been using the stationary bike more do to poor weather (wet and rainy..blah).
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vanjames posted 3 years ago.
I think you'll find time flies when you ride outside. I train indoors a good part of the winter but agree with one of the above posts and use it for cadence, time and hr training. I went outside last weekend for 2.5hrs and it went by like an hour on a stationary.
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catwood posted 3 years ago.
I always try to avoid indoor bike workouts.... The only times I bike indoors are when its actually snowing or the roads haven't been plowed all the way yet or when I am too lazy to get up and go before class and its dark outside (I'll go in pre-dawn dark, but not evening dark... boston streets :-/)
I have done some pretty insane indoor workouts before, but Its just soooo much easier outside...
But in my rain pants (a very good investment for cold weather riding.. check out O2 Rainwear), and coat and hat and armadillo tires (wouldn't be fun to get a flat at 15 F), I can take pretty much any temperate or rain.... I've done fresh snow before, but not again, that was stupid... even if I look 3 times my size and like i'm from another planet... its so much nicer to go outside....
So, Det, I hope your wrist recovers soon.... I don't know many people with trainer genes who can train hard indoors for more than a week or two... One of my friends broke her wrist training last year and got the doctors to mold her cast the way she grips the handlebars so she could ride...
So I have used one twice since I started training a week ago. I stay above 85rpms, and under 95. My heart rate goes up to around 138 on average. I have spun for 30 minutes this past Monday and 1 hour today. I covered an indicated 17.3 miles on level 9 (there are 25). My question is aside from the obvious advantage on no wind and so forth, do you guys find that you generally go farther on a stationary bike or on an actual ride. I'm just curious at how much harder its going to be when I jump on a real bike. I cant ride a real one yet because I need to recover from wrist surgery. Thoughts???? What have you guys experienced?? :cool:
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