Winter is coming. What is your experience with picrel, /n/? (It's hard to find reviews online that aren't just bait for Amazon affiliate links, and of course Amazon reviews themselves are often sus). Any particular brands/models you've had success with? From what I gather one of the main general issues is noise.
I only have experience pedaling one of those at the cycling coach's studio but from what I gather, the turbo trainers are better if you are into gamification and numberball training, whereas the rollers are better for building up your bike handling skills
They seem functionally identical to these, but with more faff. And these suck.If I'd absolutely necessarily had to cycle indoors (velodromes notwithstanding) I'd go for rollers just because I imagine they retain more of the aspect of what makes riding a bicycle actually fun.
>>2024673I'll tell you my story. I got one of those trainers this year around January. I got it from Amazon for 80 bucks and it was OK at first. However, it broke within the first month of usage. I should have returned it but I used my DIY skills to fix it. This time it lasted around 3 months before breaking again. Fortunately by this time I was riding outside so I just left it to rot in my basement. The trainers are alright ( not taking into account that I broke mine twice). My biggest complain about them is that they don't emulate the feeling of riding outside that well. Bear in mind I was using one with magnetic resistance (supposedly fluid trainers are better at this) and I was hitting 40+ mph easily. i.e. unless I manually increased the resistance I didn't get an air resistance effect. This is sort of OK though. Riding for more than 30 minutes inside is pain so I mostly did HIIT while on it.This year I started riding for about 1 hour+ every day. Since I wanted to keep that momentum going on I decided to get a direct drive trainer (kickr core). I initially didn't get it because I consider them to be rather expensive plus I didn't want to pay for Zwift. I figured that if I couldn't get into using the direct drive trainer I could just return it and that If actually liked it, I could just bite the bullet and pay Zwift for 3 months. Fortunately for me I quickly found out a very pleasant option: Mywhoosh It is completely free ( no 20 free miles BS ), it is compatible with the kickr core and it has made my training fun. I can last more than an hour riding inside now vs the 30 minutes on the magnetic trainer . I'll give some more details about it in my response to the other anon.
>>2024676I frankly don't remember how stationary bikes work but I guess the same principle applies. They may or may not simulate the air resistance effect. Direct drive trainers can easily do that plus simulating gradients. For me one of the things that makes riding my bike fun is the "racing" aspect. I like challenging myself and I use my bike as part of my training routine (I'm into weight lifting). The trainers have a power meter so you can see how many watts you are producing and for how long. I enjoy seeing the numbers go up ( just like when lifting weights). Granted, a stationary bike may give you those numbers as well, but direct drive trainers open the road for another from of enjoyment, riding (and 'racing') with other people. Out there I always try to overtake anyone I encounter and it's the same when I'm riding on mywhoosh. Keeping up with other riders and attempting to 'win' really makes me push myself.
I want to try rollers. Any tips or recommended brands in EU?I was thinking about ordering these and some trainer wheels.>built in mag resistance>roller frame moves a little forwards and backwards
>>2024828No idea in europe but I always heard kreitler rollers were some of the best bitd.
Just get a modern smart trainer, where you put the chain of your bike on the trainer.I use a made in Italy Elite Direto X, that I bought used in the beginning of covid. It senses power and cadence plus alters resistance in software. I use it for interval training with the app that came with it, Zwift etc is way too expensive.The cool thing about these trainers is they can do ERG mode, which matches trainer resistance to a defined power, independent of your cadence. So if you padel slower resistance will go up to match the set power output.Its a shame that there are no steam games supporting such trainers, you could also easily implement steering with the gyro of the smartphone on the bars. Like escaping from dragons and shit like that. There was a bike messenger sim but it got pulled.Faggots who own and use such trainers are propably too disconnected from the gaming scene so they opt for lycra simulators instead that cost 15 bucks a month lol
>>2025108>padel
>>2025120I also have a rowing trainer at home, got confused for a sec
OP here, thanks for the feedback lads. One thing is clear, people have different goals, and since I am a ridelet, I am unlikely to buy a trainer that costs more than my shitty bicycle did. So I'll probably give the Amazon Special a try just for bare-bones cardio. But it's cool to learn about some of these options for the more serious cyclist.
>>2024673these aren't good on the bike, they make you wear your bike out. If you're going the dumb route just buy a used spin bike, they're great.If you're a fag that has to track everything, drop a thousand on one of these >>2025108
>>2025311>thousandfor the record, it's more like 400 for a jetblack victory/kickr core, ignoring used markets. on the other hand, you can probably find a no-sensors flywheel spin bike for free.
>>2025318yeah but surely that one isn't good enough for them, they need to measure watts etc and power meters aren't cheap
>>2025319the $400 msrp ones measure power. the $150-$200 used ones from a couple product generations ago measure power. it's not 1998 anymore, you know(alternatively, on-bike power is challenging because of weight and form factor requirements, not because measuring power as such is difficult)
>>2025294look locally used too. Lots of these for sale nearby for me. Since at home fitness equipment either gets used super hard, or rarely, and most use it rarely.
>>2025329I guess I'm a boomer already. Still, kind of gay
>>2025311>these aren't good on the bike, they make you wear your bike outI have a tacx boost I use and aside from having to put the special blue gum rear tyre so it doesn't wear out the gum on my normal tyre my bike never had an issue
>>2025311turbo trainers will void your warranty if you have a canyon
>>2025311>drop a thousandThe current gen Elite Direto turbo trainer costs sub 500 new. I think I paid something 250 used.>>2025319It measures power and cadence>>2025353>Still, kind of gayCorrect. Whats worse though is the "Zwift frame" (a bike you can't ride, only mount in a smart trainer that you have to buy seperately). They made it "single speed" with "virtual shifting" to slash costs lmao.Or the "peleton bike"
