Static cycle frame

[Kneetrembler]

Are there companies that sell a frame that you can buy that will fit your road bike to enable you to use it instead of purchasing a static exercise bike.

Thanks in advance.

[john_p]

Sure, it's a "turbo trainer"

or if you are hardcore, a roller is the same but without the support!

[Doofus]

Do you mean a bicycle trainer?

Then yes, fking loads of them.

[B19GRR]

john_p said:

or if you are hardcore, a roller is the same but without the support!

Do rollers have variable resistance like turbo trainers? TO be honest, with my sense of balance I'd be off the rollers in seconds anyway

Cheers,
Rob

[Nick_F]

No - that's what the bike's gears are for.

[Muzzlehatch]

Or get one of these, as it doesn't wear out your rear tyre:
http://www.lemondfitness.com/product_listing/19/re...

[itsnotarace]

Anyone recommend a good fluid or magnetic trainer? Just starting to think about the winter months and the free space in our conservatory

Budget upto around £200 but may stretch another £50 if it's worth spending extra

[neilski]

Unless the rest of your household are deaf, I'd get one that uses fluid for resistance and avoid anything with a fan. I've got an earlier version of this which is fine (apart from the boredom of course).

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Elite_Crono_Flui...

[B19GRR]

Nick_F said:

No - that's what the bike's gears are for.

Yes but if there's no real resistance in the rollers that's not going to make much difference as you'll be lacking the equivalent of wind resistance you get on the road.

Cheers,
Rob

[anonymous-user]

rollers are hard ot get to grips with at first but much more fun. you actually have to concentrate and maintain balalnce rather than slouch over the handlebars of a regular exercise bike or a turbo trainer... plus the sensation of sped on orlelrs is much better than a turbo

[a11y_m]

I previously used a road bike on a turbo-trainer but was never happy with the feeling of it - it was probably OK but I was never 100% convinced of it's stability. There's also component wear to think of on your own bike.

I worked as a gym instructor/PT for a couple of years and really got to like the feel of spinning bikes: purpose-built static bikes with variable resistance, NOT to be confused with cheap exercise bikes. Much better feel than a road bike on a turbo-trainer IMO. When I stopped working in gyms I bought myself an ex-health club spin bike from ebay for £250, fitted SPDs and a proper saddle and couldn't be happier with it.

Perhaps an alternative to consider.

[itsnotarace]

Thanks but I'm trying to increase my bike collection to 3 as it is (everyone needs a titanium winter training bike right?), I couldn't get away with 4!

Will check out the Elite, thanks

Anyone got a Cycleops trainer?

[a11y_m]

itsnotarace said:

Thanks but I'm trying to increase my bike collection to 3 as it is (everyone needs a titanium winter training bike right?), I couldn't get away with 4!

Technically it's not a bike because it doesn't have wheels. That's the justification I managed to use anyway and it seemed to be accepted!

But I know what you mean - it does take up a good bit of space, whereas most turbo-trainers can be folded away when not in use.

[louiebaby]

a11y_m said:

itsnotarace said:

Thanks but I'm trying to increase my bike collection to 3 as it is (everyone needs a titanium winter training bike right?), I couldn't get away with 4!

Technically it's not a bike because it doesn't have wheels. That's the justification I managed to use anyway and it seemed to be accepted!

But I know what you mean - it does take up a good bit of space, whereas most turbo-trainers can be folded away when not in use.

There are two ways to determine the optimum number of bikes to own:

Opt = n + 1

Where n = the number of bikes you currently own.

OR...

Opt = s - 1

Where s = the number of bikes which if you owned, you would be dumped by the other half and become single.