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FlyingLaZBoy

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Indoor winter riding
Nov 17^th, 2014, 2:32pm

Well, I finally succumbed to the lure of an indoor trainer... Found a fluid version for ~$100 at Performance... Terrie got it for me for my birfday - and even allowed me to set it up INSIDE, upstairs... Here are a couple pic of the initial setup, although I've changed it a bit, adding a side table for laptop and stuff... and I actually even USED it twice over the weekend!!!

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kenbent6 Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 658	Re: Indoor winter riding Reply #1 - Nov 17^th, 2014, 6:44pm THAT'S JUST SO NOT RIGHT!!!!!
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rmillay Five Star Member rbent member; go Clowns! Posts: 2178	Re: Indoor winter riding Reply #2 - Nov 17^th, 2014, 9:20pm Happy birfday, Paul!
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dd5339 Five Star Member rbent member Posts: 526	Re: Indoor winter riding Reply #3 - Nov 18^th, 2014, 5:51am Poor X-Stream, relegated to a rear wheel trainer... Personally, I prefer more terror and excitement for indoor training. The fun of running into furniture, dogs and kids... Semper Fi
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jrob_bent

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Re: Indoor winter riding
Reply #4 - Nov 18^th, 2014, 5:39pm

This is my winter training. I just don't ride when there is ice. People give me plenty of room, they think I am crazy! I know I am! Don't have to worry about dogs.

I tried the indoor training in the basement. Not fun to me. I get too bored. I try and ride year round when possible outside. Plus, when it starts to snow, you have a good motivation to keep the pedal rpm's up!

Happy birthday.

I get about 15 miles per honey bun!

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Re: Indoor winter riding
Reply #5 - Dec 17^th, 2014, 9:24pm

Quote from dd5339 on Nov 18^th, 2014, 5:51am:

Poor X-Stream, relegated to a rear wheel trainer...

Personally, I prefer more terror and excitement for indoor training.

The fun of running into furniture, dogs and kids...

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a64/dave5339/rollers_zps8e95d556.jpg

Semper Fi

Rollers are my first love, too. I have to invent a treadmill style trainer for trikes.

"You can't see paradise if you don't pedal!"
T.J. Fowler -- Chicken Run

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Re: Indoor winter riding
Reply #6 - Jan 1^st, 2015, 2:01pm

I would need a larger room to ride rollers, and a lower deductible on my medical insurance. Giving away my Kreisler rollers probably extended my life by several years...

Yo Paul,

Do you think the trainer does anything funky to the frame? I dare say Randy did not design the frame for the specific tension a trainer puts on it. I don't know if it is any worse than a pot hole. But it's winter, cold, and raining - and I am bored.

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FlyingLaZBoy Moderator '16 ICE SprintX fs, '16 Rocket, '12 KHS Mocha Posts: 5803	Re: Indoor winter riding Reply #7 - Jan 5^th, 2015, 10:35am Dunno, but I'll ask his opinion.... PB
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AustinSkater Posts: 465	Re: Indoor winter riding Reply #8 - Jan 12^th, 2015, 3:09pm Here is a photo of my setup, even though the bike just isn't quite right. The course profile on the bottom of the video actively controls the CycleOps Powerbeam, and there are some rather annoying climbs I can use. Rocket is my coach.
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