Interactive Turbo Trainers

[hast2]

Does anyone know if such a thing is on the market?

Several years ago (about 15+) I was at a cycle show and seen a set up that used a road bike on rollers linked to a computer and screen, this let the cyclist watch where they were going and the rollers adjusted the risitance depending on gradiant - you could link in another to do races.

Been using my turbo trainer over winter and finding it really boring, so would like to upgrade to something like this.

[itsnotarace]

Yes but pricey

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/accessories...

or the wireless version

http://www.westbrookcycles.co.uk/turbo-trainers-c1...

Tacx do a similar one:

http://www.totalcycling.com/index.php/manufacturer...

I'm sure other manufacturers do as well

[hast2]

Cheers for the input. Thanks to the links I now know I should be looking for a virtual reality turbo trainer.

The tacx I-magic looks like the type of thing I'm after :-) I see you can get dvd's with footage of roads that tell you what setting to manually put your turbo trainer on, depending on the gradient infront of you - but I don't think that'll be real enough, although a cheap option!!

[b2hbm]

there's a forum on the tacx stuff where you might pick up a few ideas, and certainly feedback on problems that sometimes arise.

http://forum.tacx.com/

I've not got an i-magic, just a basic Flow which does allow you to measure wattage, etc, so it's not as boring as the basic turbos. But if you're serious about turbo training then an i-magic or similar does look like a good investment.

Brian