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> Modern trainers generally grip the ends of the rear axle, steadying the bike, while allowing you
> to tun the handlebars. This also has the added benefit that it raises the rear while leaving the
> front wheel on the floor. Thus, not only can you steer as much as you want, but, unlike most road
> rides, it's downhill all the way!
You laugh, but somewhere in the bowels of r.b.racing archives there is a thread/flamefest about hill
training by elevating the front of your rollers, or the stupidity of same.
> The big problem with this type of trainer (I'm sure I can't be the only one to have run into this
> difficult) is that the trainer attachment makes it impossible to attach my B.O.B. trailer! I like
> to schlep a couple of cinder blocks in the B.O.B. for extra resistance, so I get a better
> workout, but there just doesn't seem to be any modern-style trainer that will permit the
> attachment of the B.O.B.
>
> I've tried complaining to B.O.B. about this, but they've been no help. They act as if I'm some
> kind of nut, and put me on hold whenever I call.
Duh. Sure, that works on the road, but it is completely different on the trainer. The rear axle is
not going anywhere - to get the extra resistance you want, you need to clamp the B.O.B. to the axle
of the _resistance unit_.
B.O.B. know all about this, I think you've just been putting them off with your obscurantic phone
attitude. Just call them back and ask for the Blackburn left-handed flywheel adaptor. Be sure
to specify magnetic or wind trainer model. Do remember to install it with the skewer on the
flywheel side, as otherwise the clamping force will oppose the trainer resistance, actually
decreasing your workload. Additionally, the transverse torque about the skewer head could
cause the trainer to tip over during a hard workout if installed backwards.
> Surely there must be some sort of adaptor to make this work, but I'm stumped!
>
> Carapace Completed Umber Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada
