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Postby djembi » Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:54 pm

I drilled holes in my turbo so that it would be lighter for the steep climbs but it hasn't made much of a difference, so tomorrow night I'm going to try my lightest wheels which I think will do it . Does anyone have any other tips for the hills on the turbo :idea:
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Postby Andrew G » Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:26 pm

[quote]Does anyone have any other tips for the hills on the turbo

Go down them. :wink:
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Postby Andrew G » Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:33 pm

It does get you hot and sweaty quite quickly.
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Postby Rob C » Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:42 pm

[quote="Andrew G"]hot and sweaty


[quote="Seanieh_PengeDaddy©"]one on one action


Get a room!
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Re: Turbo Love

Postby Sylv » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:41 pm

Well, today I learned that the trainers at the gym max out at 588 watts :mrgreen:
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Re: Turbo Love

Postby mrP(Boonen)VT » Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:51 pm

I hate the damn things :twisted: , but see they have a use.
My problem is that I cannot ride smoothly on mine. Are the current crop any better?
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Re: Turbo Love

Postby Andrew G » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:25 pm

I'm with you Paul, and mine is a low end one that makes smooth riding difficult.

I think the new ones where the roller is sprung(?) are designed to give a road feel. That said they cost enough that I can't see me buying one as I'd rather go out on the road so the use of it would be very, very limited. If your commuting then I think you can get both some base steady miles, and some interval work by going hard up hills/drags and/or leaving it in a bigger gear and staying seated on the hills/drags. You'll always be able to be more scientific on a turbo and use set timed intervals where you aren't governed by the end of the drag or a set of traffic lights. Personally I'd rather be a poorer cyclist and still smiling than switch to turbo training as a staple.

I did like the rollers though, on fixed of course, if anyone knows of any sets going cheap then I could be interested.
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Re: Turbo Love

Postby huw williams » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:40 pm

Get your cash out tightwad

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.a ... %20Rollers

Buy these, use them, and avoid further pastings like you had on sunday :D

Also, they'll fold up so you can stick em in your car and use them to warm up at 2am in those gordforsaken dual-carriageway laybys where you testers hang out all summer :D
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Re: Turbo Love

Postby adrian » Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:48 pm

I thought the only advantage to indoor workouts was that you can't fall off. Now I see that I'm to be denied even that.

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Oh, I see :? :? :? :?:
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Re: Turbo Love

Postby Toks » Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:33 pm

[quote="Andrew G"] Personally I'd rather be a poorer cyclist and still smiling than switch to turbo training as a staple.

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Wow, did you really say that! :( ...I bet you don't smile more than me or George
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Re: Turbo Love

Postby Rob C » Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:37 pm

You need to see through the short term pain and discomfort and appreciate the long term gain. If you want to try out a turbo you can have a go on my old spare one; it's a entry level minoura with 5 different resistance settings. Had very good reviews when I bought it and was only about £80 two years ago, I htink you can get it new for about £50 now. You're more then welcome to join me and Troy for aerobic base builder, hillacious, or perhaps even have mercy. My garage is very unglamorous but I do have a light and a laptop with speakers so I can see and hear what I'm meant to be doing.
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Re: Turbo Love

Postby huw williams » Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:45 pm

[quote="Toks"][quote="Andrew G"] Personally I'd rather be a poorer cyclist and still smiling than switch to turbo training as a staple.

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Wow, did you really say that! :( ...I bet you don't smile more than me or George
:D :D


He wasn't smiling much going up Shire Lane on sunday :D
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Postby Andrew G » Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:41 pm

[quote="Toks"]Cor blimey Andrew thats like saying a car is perhaps useful for transporting a few bags back home from the shops whilst allowing you to keep dry at the same time.

Toks - My car only really does that and get me to TT HQs in the early hours.
Huw - I just had to buy a new car so can't afford the rollers. 850 quid of transport magnificence.

Now leave me alone you nasty bullies, just because I said I was a coward in the other thread there's no need to gang up on me. :cry:

Yes I was suffering on Sunday Huw but I hadn't been on the bike for a couple of weeks. I was fine 'til Shire and then okay on the flat but the slightest gradient hurt like Hell. With you and Keith in front of me you weren't exactly forming a huge barrier to shelter behind either

The 2 or 3 targets I have this year are between June and the start of September so there's no point in flying in January. I had a bit of "Christmas star" syndrome last year and was dead by August having gone quite well all through winter and spring.
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Postby huw williams » Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:46 pm

[quote="Andrew G"] I just had to buy a new car so can't afford the rollers. 850 quid of transport magnificence.


£850? :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

What did you go for, the Ferrari or the Lamborghini? :D

No wonder you're not driving to the start on sunday :D
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Postby Snoop Doug » Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:47 pm

[quote="Andrew G"]With you and Keith in front of me you weren't exactly forming a huge barrier to shelter behind either


That's a bit thinnist isn't it...? Get some cake down yer throat boys
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