BigTom
Well-Known Member
How much money do you want to spend? I'll try to remember to ask at work tomorrow. I dunno anything about turbo trainers, so I don't know what other questions I might get asked, but I'm sure that'll be one.
How was your cycle commute?
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How much money do you want to spend? I'll try to remember to ask at work tomorrow. I dunno anything about turbo trainers, so I don't know what other questions I might get asked, but I'm sure that'll be one.
Minor ball ache, but nothing that makes me wish I had a spare bike every time I use it.
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
Get one on the TrainerRoad compatible list. As per previous post, it makes turbo training fun. Which is mental.
ChrisFilter
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My cycle commute is a 74 mile round trip. I need to train for that. Ergo, turbo trainer are ruled: valid chat.
Rebelda
Nearly as bad as Badgers
I'm only messin
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
wtf is a turbo trainer?
It's a thing you stick your bike into so that you can ride it while you watch the news on TV.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Ah, an exercise bike
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
And clean your top tube. With sweat.
weepiper
I fix the machines that fight climate change
I shall just interject here that if you're going to stick your bike on a turbo trainer for fuck's sake grease your seatpost first. I had to trash someone's £70 Thomson seatpost last week to get it out of their frame, because he'd been using the bike on a turbo and sweated all over it. It seizes stuff solid.
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
Yup, heard that a few times. Tbh they're really not my thing. Half the beauty of cycling is eating up roads. The trip. IMO
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
It is. But there aren't many trips to be taken at 9pm on weekday evenings in winter.
ChrisFilter
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And I have a lot of training to do before it gets light in the evenings. I have club mates' fitness levels to catch up with.
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That's very much on subject.
BigTom
Well-Known Member
What I've been told:
At that price, they are pretty much of a muchness, the more you spend the quieter they get and they tend to get a bit easier to get the bike on and off. If oyu spend a lot more you'll get one with electronics so you can hook it up to a computer for data etc.
Make sure the one you get fits your wheel size / quick release or bolt.
Suggested also that you get a spare tyre/wheel or use an old tyre/wheel whilst on it as it'll cane through your tyres.
No specific recommendations though, most people have only used one or two so it's hard to give an actual recommendation. From what I've been told I'd go with the decathlon one if I wanted one.
ChrisFilter
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My capacity to deflect grumbles has maxed. I'll start a new thread.
ChrisFilter
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Done.
Ted Striker
Foot's on the other hand
Sub forum!
Lord Hugh
Multiply and
Rebelda
Nearly as bad as Badgers
Today is one of those days I do my commute twice. This morning, someone stopped next to me at some traffic lights and told me with much smugness that my saddle was too high. Instead of deflecting I'm afraid I bit. Told him he wasn't me and wasn't riding my bike. He was all 'well it is, I do know what I'm talking about, I'm quite the expert blah blah' so I told him not to patronise me. He said 'fine, if you want to damage your hips go ahead' (the cunt) so I'm afraid I told him to fuck off. He shot off when the lights changed and jumped a red to get away from me, so I suspect he was a bit peeved that I had sailed past him a few minutes previously.
But ffs
I mean, we all see people with their saddle too low or whatever, but you don't say anything unless it's a friend and you know you can give advice in a well meaning way -- and not at a red light approaching Old St roundabout ffs. Also, I'm not going to explain to a fucking random dickhead at a red light that I have my saddle tilted down at the front because it's a men's one and I have a clitoris to think about 
So yeah, it does look too high from the back. But it's fucking not I'm tall, you twat, I've got long legs and I'm not riding an upright like you so the configuration is different.
It's going to turn out to be someone off this thread isn't it
And I get to repeat the whole thing in an hour
Return journey was good, ftr. Cold and not sunny like on the way in, but lots of considerate cabbies
But ffs
I mean, we all see people with their saddle too low or whatever, but you don't say anything unless it's a friend and you know you can give advice in a well meaning way -- and not at a red light approaching Old St roundabout ffs. Also, I'm not going to explain to a fucking random dickhead at a red light that I have my saddle tilted down at the front because it's a men's one and I have a clitoris to think about So yeah, it does look too high from the back. But it's fucking not I'm tall, you twat, I've got long legs and I'm not riding an upright like you so the configuration is different.It's going to turn out to be someone off this thread isn't it
And I get to repeat the whole thing in an hour
Return journey was good, ftr. Cold and not sunny like on the way in, but lots of considerate cabbies
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
I'd have growled at em. Though I did have a go at someone on Sunday for undertaking...
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
http://road.cc/content/news/141292-...ead-londons-crossrail-segregated-cycle-routes
I still like cycling in traffic, but this is undeniably a positive move.
I still like cycling in traffic, but this is undeniably a positive move.
braindancer
not for long
I had a go at someone yesterday for over taking me - I think this was justified as they fucking crashed into me as they did so because I moved out slightly to avoid a drain cover. It was on a narrow segregated cycle lane so one wouldn't expect to be overtaken... especially as it was a short distance from a red light. He had the cheek to blame me! Ah well - we both stayed on luckily so no harm done - and we cycled along heatedly debating who was at fault for some time which was kind of fun.
Rebelda
Nearly as bad as Badgers
sleaterkinney
Well-Known Member
Well the cabbies have taken it to court....
