Subject: RE: Using trainer for bike miles through IM training marq - 2009-08-20 7:56 PM
For two years I lived in an area where it was very dangerous to ride: narrow country roads + no shoulder + lots of high-speed traffic. Cyclists were often seriously injured or killed in hit/skip accidents. So I did 100% of my IM cycling on the computrainer. The only road riding I did was in races.
Yes, it can be done, although it will sometimes suck.
First off, congrats!
Second thought, being on the trainer for that long will definitely train your mental tough skills.
Also, I use a cateye wireless stratus computer for monitoring my cadence and average speed throughout my road miles and also use the Garmin 305 just to collect data to upload into training programs. Any ideas how I could collect data if I was on a t trainer and not using the GPS to go anywhere?
Get another computer and hook it up to your trainer. That way, you can track speed (even though it does not really translate to outside speed ), distance, etc. You can always get a cadense sensor for your 305 and track that if the computer you buy for the trainer does not have one.
That is what I did. I have a road and tri bike. The road it always in the trainer with a second computer hooked up to the rear wheel/trainer. That way if it is raining, dark, etc. I can just jump on the trainer and knock out some miles. |