Beer Drinker Appreciation Society (BDAS)--OPEN (Page 13)

Oh no Jenn rest up and feel better soon!

That sounds awesome - how was the beer fest?

Welcome back to the groove!!

Going to attempt this 'goals for the week' thing, which I haven't done as I don't have a training plan going except HM time improvement.

1. Do all 3 scheduled runs, including my long run which is 13 miles and scheduled the same day as my daughter's birthday party...

2. Get the bike on the trainer and ride minimum 30 minutes, to determine if my aero bars are in roughly the right spot

3. Get back in the pool once!

It was aaaaaahhhhhhh-mazing!  So many awesome barrel aged beers.  My favorites were a Sour Saison / Brett Berliner blend, a Brett DIPA dry hopped with Galaxy hops, and a Sour Saison dry hopped with Nelson Sauvin hops.  I had 12 four-ounce tasters and came home with a case of beer

I'm getting a new bike (Argon18 E-119) and it was delivered to the bike shop today!  My current bike will be a dedicated trainer bike.  So goals for this week are to nail my two trainer rides and take the new bike out for a long ride this weekend!

Also going to try to continue doing most of my runs outside (managed to do five of them outside last week, including one in a thunderstorm cause I'm an idiot!) and detox from the indulgent weekend! 

Beers sound AWESOME!!

Can't wait to see pics of the new bike.  I know Juan (juancho) recently got an Argon 18.  Can't remember which, it was posted in our old thread from 2016.

I'll have to get pics of my new bike up too now that I installed the aerobars and its tri-ready.

Sounds like a good weekend! Topped off with the new bike delivery as well, can't get much better than that!

Nothing too exciting for me. Easy paced 7 mile run on Saturday while dodging rain. As much as I missed the rain during the drought out here in CA, I was spoiled by beautiful weather for outdoor training. So far this winter we are getting a lot of much needed rain but it's hindering my motivation. Fortunately there is a dry streak coming up so I'll need to take advantage of it.

Awesome.  New bike!!!

Juan just got an Argon 18, too.  Seems contagious (I hope!!!).

Originally posted by drfoodlove

Originally posted by nicole14e Hey all, Question for those of you that have trainers. I think I need to pull the trigger and finally get one. The problem is my house is not huge. It's a Baltimore Rowhome. I would prefer something that can be moved easily so I can store it in the basement when I don't want it out. Any thoughts? I'm also hoping to find one that is reasonably priced, as I am still paying off my new parking pad and my new eyeballs

I have a cycleops 2. Between the bike, floor pad (for catching the ponds of sweat), and trainer, I would absolutely not want to move it to my basement every time I used it (or, ever, really). It is heavy (30ish lbs? I'm bad at estimating weight). It folds up, but is still kind of bulky and I could totally see myself banging it into my knees when carrying it. Plus, out of sight, out of mind. Trainer itself is great though. I nominate this for the least helpful post ever.

This will be another non-helpful post.  I have a Kurt Kinetic Road Machine (basically the same thing as the Cycleops 2, only different brand - both are fluid trainers).  It weighs about 30 pounds.  It's a hassle to move.  Both are around $250-300 new, but you an find them cheaper on CL or eBay sometimes (or get one of those crazy REI or Performance Bike sales).

Rather than lug it up and down stairs, find a place on the same floor to slide it into a corner or something.

Getting a trainer is the #1 investment I've made in this sport.  You literally can work out on YOUR bike just about anytime.

Yeah what Mike and Gretchen said.  I have the CycleOps Fluid 2 like Gretchen, and it's currently in a corner behind a chair.  It's a bit of a beast to move because it's heavy and compact, and very hard metal for banging shins and knees on  Also bought it at REI during one of their sales.

Current plan is to put it in the basement for winter training.  I haven't done that in the past because it's too cold down there in the winter but if I put my cold weather gear on I should be good - 40F in the basement with no wind beats the heck out of whatever is going on outside in New England winter.  Plus if it snows (which it hasn't much yet) I also don't have to worry about snow banks taking up what little shoulder I had to ride on, not to mention the beach worth of sand all over the road.

I will second that!  A close second would be pairing it with TrainerRoad.  I would not be where I am today without my trainer and TrainerRoad (and now, power meter). 

I also have a KK Road Machine.  I like it fine, but it's not really light or easily moveable.  It is fairly compact and doesn't take up a ton of room....though, once you add the bike, the mat to catch the puddles, a couple fans, and access to a TV or computer, it's taking up a solid chunk of real estate.  That said, it is 100% worth it!

The wife hates clutter here too which is why I've opted for setting the trainer up in the cold basement.  Of course, when it's set up with her bike it's not clutter 

For tracking speed you'd need a speed sensor (on the rear wheel, since it's the only one spinning on the trainer).  Cadence is awesome as well.  Not sure if you can buy the speed sensor by itself but here's a cheap bundle of the two:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/us/en/garmin-speed-cadence-sensor/rp-prod134821?gs=1&gclid=Cj0KEQiAk5zEBRD9lfno2dek0tsBEiQAWVKyuLHnDWTKVajaCVdP7iMsVF06khgVlLctnqbW9tWFONAaApXq8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds