Cyclists - recomendations for turbo trainers/rollers

Ant_the_old_keith_lemon
Ant_the_old_keith_lemon Posts: 272 Member
edited February 3 in Fitness and Exercise
with the winter about to set in (UK) i want to still ride my bicycle(s)...

i`ve googled and read many reviews however a first hand experience would be great.

do i go cheap turbo trainer or expensive?

do i go turbo trainer at all? in favout of rollers?

as they say knowledge is power so bring on the knowledge!!

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  • cwsikes
    cwsikes Posts: 86
    I've never called it a turbo trainer but I'm guessing you mean just like a bike trainer? I initially bought a cheap one and only used it for one winter before I upgrade to a Kurt Kinetic road machine which I love. I could feel the difference in the resistance between the two. I also use TrainerRoad for all my trainer rides just because it keeps trainer rides doable. It basically turns your trainer into a power meter and lets you do workouts based on power without spending hundreds of dollars on a power meter.
  • SadFaerie
    SadFaerie Posts: 243 Member
    Rollers are actually damn hard, if you decide on that, you better try it out before buying.

    I have a Tacx Satori Pro, I love it. It's a very basic one (don't go for the virtual reality ones! -- it's crap, hardware wise it's very demanding, looks like late 80' games and requires monthly fees, so the servers are practically always empty), it's easily attached, doesn't take much space. Cons -- it's REALLY LOUD. I mean neighbours wanting to kick your *kitten* loud. You may not hear it, it's the vibrations that travel through walls and the mat that trainer comes with does jack all. Something you may need to consider.
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