I think this winter will be know as the "Winter of The Bike." Last winter I focused on running and I made serious gains by consistently running 4x per week and focusing on form and core strength. I went from a 10 minute mile to an 9:00 or even 8:30 minute/mile in races. Hopefully once my foot is healed up I and I can run again I won't have lost too much of that speed and fitness.
To officially kick of my winter of biking I've decided to invest in an indoor bike trainer. Our local tri store, Jack Rabbit Sports, is running a promotion for a group buy of Kurt Kinetic Road (Fluid) Trainers and the Cyclops Magnetic Trainers. We stopped by the store last night to test them out. We both decided to order the Kurt Kinetic Fluid Trainer. It is about twice the price as the magnetic trainer ($294 with the group discount) but is much quieter and it has an unconditional lifetime warranty. Since we live in an apartment we knew it would be wise to invest in the quieter model.
Now we just have to decide where to put them. We have a two bedroom apartment and we are honestly thinking of getting rid of our guest bed and setting up a little training room... (Sorry Eliza, the couch is still really comfy!)
Do you have a trainer? How do you use it? Do you do more structured rides or just long, consistent rides? Spinnervals?
If you live in the NYC area and you want to get a trainer you can participate in this group buy before Sunday. Visit this website to place your order.
6 comments:
We have that exact same trainer and love it! My husband and I both use it throughout the entire winter! I don't know what I would do about my bike fitness if we didn't have it.
Definitely get some spinervals. They are well worth the money and they make the time of the trainer go by so much faster!
I have the Kurt Kinetic. BEST trainer I have ever used. You are going to love it!
I just put on a movie from netflix and spun for however long to build up some base mileage. The movie had to be action packed!
Wherever you put the trainers, make sure you have either a TV or computer within viewing distance. Definitely makes the time go by quicker.
I have two spinervals DVD that I got last year, but sadly have not used them yet. I usually default to a Netflix movie instead.
This trainer is absolutely perfect for winter...
Nice trainer, one of the best ones on the market
I agree with Kevin, TV and/or Spinervals, or else welcome to Boredom Ville
Love my trainer - for the winter I used it for long rides in z2 - (2+ hours), I have 2 spinerval tapes I love - the 80 min time trial, and the interval where you do drill work and then abs and back with a ball next to you. I love the trainer to catch up with TiVo and once did the Lord of the Rings trilogy (extended version) for three consec weeks...I improved my biking tremendously with using it during the winter. Gives you a chance to do some drills.
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