I heard that if you have a magnetic trainer that locks your frame in front and back it can torque your frame is this true?
spinerguy said:??..I don't think you meant to use the word torque.
At any rate tho most magnetic turbos are attached from the back of your ride not both which makes little sense.
jon_stewart said:I use a tacx I-Magic magnetic pain device.
theresa123 said:Jon my name is Theresa and I am from South Africa can you please give me advice I also have a tacx inhouse trainer. Is it okay to train with it instead of riding outside.
Thank you, like I said I stay in Gauteng and the traffic is hetic. So I ride one day indoor for about 1 hour and the next day outdoor. Will this be okay see I am still very new in cycling and I really want to get fit for the 94.7km in novemberJulian Radowsky said:Hi Theresa,
I use a Tacx Cycleforce Swing indoors almost every night in winter, since it is not light early enough to get on the road in the morning (still dark at 6:30 here in Cape Town, like to hit the road at 5:30 for a quick 40K's before breakfast and getting the kids off to school).
I ride for about an hour to an hour and a half each time. Without the indoor trainer in winter, all of my outdoor efforts during the previous summer would be worthless - there is nothing worse than starting each season at the same level you started the previous season, the indoor training ensures that I start each season in better condition than I started the previous one.
I manage to cover about 4000 km on the indoor trainer in winter - 4000 km that I would not otherwise be able to do.
Theresa,theresa123 said:Thank you, like I said I stay in Gauteng and the traffic is hetic. So I ride one day indoor for about 1 hour and the next day outdoor. Will this be okay see I am still very new in cycling and I really want to get fit for the 94.7km in november
You can't simulate temp or humidity, but you can get interractive video of a number of famous classic tour stages for the I-Magic VR trainer... does the changing resistance etc.Yippie Kye Ay said:It's amazing how realistic indoor training can be Michael Rogers in training for the Athens time trial trained indoors with a projection of the route and changing resistance for hills, it was also set up that there was accurate humidity and heat to simulate Athens Greece.
Thank you very much. I was just a little bit unsure. About the indoor trainers. I want to start riding outside this week even if it means I need to ride alone.jon_stewart said:Theresa,
I have issues with traffic and light also... and I've got two small kids to look after, most of the time I'm not working and could go out and train. I agree with all that was said above.
I don't think there is a significant difference between training indoors and outdoors from a fitness point of view, but I think that your training plan for indoors should be as well thought out as the one for your outdoor riding.
I'm new to cycling as well, and I'm doing 3 long runs a week (currently 55K-1 hour 40 mins approx, but increasing to 80K within 3 weeks) at 65% HRR (Karvonnen), with shorter runs (22K) at slighly harder intensity. I had no aerobic base worth talking about 1 month ago, but I'm noticing some changes recently!
All of this is done on the trainer.
Hope you find this useful. Feel free to contact me... Us newbies should stick together !
Do someone please have a training program for indoor training?jon_stewart said:You can't simulate temp or humidity, but you can get interractive video of a number of famous classic tour stages for the I-Magic VR trainer... does the changing resistance etc.
Are you on a specific diet while you trainJulian Radowsky said:Theresa (and others using an indoor trainer)
If you can, get a second rear wheel (cheapest 32 spoke wheel you can find) with the same ratio cassette as your main riding wheel, put a really cheap tire on the second wheel and use ONLY that wheel on your indoor trainer.
Indoor trainers EAT tires (1200 km per tire for me, if I'm lucky), and you don't want those expensive road tires being eaten at that rate.
It may seem expensive at first , but it does pay for itself in the first three months of indoor training .
oh yea set your thermastat on 90° to 95° and put a couple of pans on the stove to boil waterjon_stewart said:You can't simulate temp or humidity, but you can get interractive video of a number of famous classic tour stages for the I-Magic VR trainer... does the changing resistance etc.
Much amused... only used a fan to simulate wind so far!TechJD said:oh yea set your thermastat on 90° to 95° and put a couple of pans on the stove to boil water
Yippie Kye Ay said:I heard that if you have a magnetic trainer that locks your frame in front and back it can torque your frame is this true?
theresa123 said:Do someone please have a training program for indoor training?
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