A couple of additional thoughts:
Yes, trainers are boring. Music or Netflix works for me.
Interval training can make for a short & productive workout.
Trainer specific tires make a difference-- besides saving wear on your road
tires, they are quieter and slip less.
Eric
On Monday, January 1, 2018 at 9:05:29 AM UTC-5, ascpgh wrote:
>
> Every trainer, bike, rider and manner of use creates its own situation. I
> used one to rehab a leg before I could walk or ride for real.
>
> I found the stench from the rear tire friction on the resistance roller
> contributed to shortening my sessions. I was nothing near a board track
> pursuit rider making my frame seem liquid in response to the waves of input
> from my physical awesomeness, but I did pour sweat which I addressed with
> rags and towels to keep off the hardware and floor.
>
> I took it outside in cooler weather to mitigate the sweat and reduce the
> irritation of others at home since that thing with its fan resistance was
> loud.
>
> I wouldn't go so far as to attach the demise of that bike frame ('86
> RockHopper) with my use in that trainer, but it tore a chain stay with a
> crack emanating from the margin of the bridge weld that progressed its way
> in a spiral around the stay. No phase of my riding on that bike before
> failure was anything near what would have been challenging to its
> construction.
>
> Late (after I could walk and ride again) I got some Tacx 4" rollers for my
> indoor sessions. I found the response of the bike to my pedaling input more
> realistic and mentally engaging. After a while I upgraded to an early
> NiteRider headlight and red blinkie tail light. Much happier for my
> situation.
>
> Hope all the input helps you reach the best outcome for your situation
> Jonathan.
>
> Andy Cheatham
> Pittsburgh
>
> On Sunday, December 31, 2017 at 5:34:09 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote:
>>
>> My first (of 3) and only well-used trainer was a magnetic resistance
>> trainer with this design, with 7 or 9 degrees of resistance. I recall
>> asking a bike shop mechanic about the flex, and he looked at me with
>> contempt and said, "What do you think the bike is doing when you ride it?"
>> I was too abashed to come back with a crushing retort, but I did realize
>> that he'd missed the point -- the rear wheel did indeed wag. However, bike
>> shop rats didn't think it a problem, and I did not find it a problem in
>> practice with my steel Miyata 610 or some such, even spending considerable
>> periods in 12th gear on Resistance #9, standing and honking hard.
>>
>> BTW, this roller, and the 2 fan rollers I've owned, didn't seem to be
>> hard on tires; as I said, I put many miles only on the mag one.
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 31, 2017 at 2:04 PM, George Schick <bhi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> ....
>>>
>>> Trainers - some of these have mounts that lock the front fork onto the
>>> stand, sans wheel, and support the rest of the bike frame with a clamp-on
>>> device at the BB shell. The rear wheel then rubs against a magnetically
>>> resistive flywheel affair that can be varied in intensity. Has anyone ever
>>> researched what kind of stresses this setup places on the frame assembly?
>>>
>>>
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