Gaz Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Cheers for the responses so far, folks. I see that Decathlon have a magnetic resistance trainer with handlebar-adjustable resistance for £79.99 - here. Does anyone think this would be sufficient for what I'm after? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drooper Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Cheers for the responses so far, folks. I see that Decathlon have a magnetic resistance trainer with handlebar-adjustable resistance for £79.99 - here. Does anyone think this would be sufficient for what I'm after? Looks fine to me. Can't really go wrong at that price. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 The Mull of Kintyre challenge site is back up - http://www.mokbike.com/index.htm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Went out yesterday and done a fairly flat 25k in an hour and 9 minutes. Not sure if that is good or bad in terms of pace, but it was fairly comfortable. Some excellent bike paths around here, will be checking out as many of them as I can in the next few weeks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drooper Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Went out yesterday and done a fairly flat 25k in an hour and 9 minutes. Not sure if that is good or bad in terms of pace, but it was fairly comfortable. Some excellent bike paths around here, will be checking out as many of them as I can in the next few weeks. For me, there isn't really such a thing as good or bad when it comes to pace. Some days you feel up for thrashing it, other days you fancy a leisurely trundle, taking in the scenery. Weather conditions and road surface impact, too (as do numerous other variables). Just enjoy it, would be my advice 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I usually average 10mph on my mountain bike, even on cycle paths. It is always round about it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyblair Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 What's the difference between that and the rollers I believe you can get? Hoping to train through the winter to push myself on. Also, I assume you can attach any bike to it? I'd be using it mainly for my road bike, but the wife might want to use it for her mountain bike. No one seems to have answered this, yes you can attach any bike to a turbo trainer it is secured by the nuts and bolts that dold your wheel on and you can adjust it to any bike. With a turbo trainer at least you can stop and be held upright whereas if you use rollers you just have to keep going! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drooper Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Cracking day for a bike commute, but it was bloody chilly this morning. So much so, than I put the roubaix fleecy bib-tights on for the first time since April. Hardly a breath of wind here either. On my arrival at work, people were queuing up to see me, though, so they were subjected to my lycra-clad glory until 10.45am before I had a chance to get changed. What a way for them to start their weekend 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Managed my first 50k on the bike this afternoon, just over 3 hours. It was actually only 49.68k according to the tracker I have but no one is taking it away from me. Also managed to survive my first fall, front wheel slipped away from me on a corner on a fairly gravelly path I was on. Not looking forward to having a shower right now, it is stinging like f*ck as it is! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drooper Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Managed my first 50k on the bike this afternoon, just over 3 hours. It was actually only 49.68k according to the tracker I have but no one is taking it away from me. Also managed to survive my first fall, front wheel slipped away from me on a corner on a fairly gravelly path I was on. Not looking forward to having a shower right now, it is stinging like f*ck as it is! Good stuff (fall excepted of course). Wire brush and Dettol should do the trick for the road-rash 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Wire brush and Dettol should do the trick for the road-rash Ah, that brings back memories of red blaze pitches - sigh. Also good for unwanted pregnancies - 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
printer Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 No one seems to have answered this, yes you can attach any bike to a turbo trainer it is secured by the nuts and bolts that dold your wheel on and you can adjust it to any bike. With a turbo trainer at least you can stop and be held upright whereas if you use rollers you just have to keep going! Cheers. Turbo trainer it is then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Woke up this morning, saw a bit of wind but otherwise decent conditions. Took the bike. Why didn't I listen to the weather forecast? It's already blowing a gale and pissing with rain outside and it's expected to get worse as the day goes on 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Have you considered posting yourself home? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 It looked too windy from me the day, juked it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davie2wheels Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 "Interesting" commute this morning, dodging the debris on the road and leaning into the bigger gusts All into the wind, reckon the ride home tonight might take about 3 minutes for the 4 miles... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 After going in what must be my thirty-sixth cream puff at the weather this year I snapped, went through to Decathlon and bought a turbo trainer. Got it set up in the spare room with the bike and a yellow pages under the front wheel. Going to stick an episode of Band of Brothers on tonight and see how many miles I can get done in the hour. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broon-loon Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 After going in what must be my thirty-sixth cream puff at the weather this year I snapped, went through to Decathlon and bought a turbo trainer. Got it set up in the spare room with the bike and a yellow pages under the front wheel. Going to stick an episode of Band of Brothers on tonight and see how many miles I can get done in the hour. It gets 'affy cosy' and you'll sweat like mad..... I just did half hour stints last winter. Mind you, I'm an oldie and was pretty f***ed after 30 minutes anyway...... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Well I just rattled off 25.77km in just over an hour. Not too shabby. Quite enjoyed it too! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broccoli Dog Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 (edited) Finally took the plunge and upgraded my crumbling, rusty, two ton, ten speed mountain bike, for a sleek and sexy steel framed track bike. As this means it is probably going to be a more substantial target for theives any advice on tagging, RFID chips, GPS trackers, or whatever would be nice. Is it worthwhile putting any sort of chip in my frame, is it really going to deter a thief any more than an extra U-Lock? Edited September 30, 2012 by Broccoli Dog 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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