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Transitioning from Outdoor to Indoor training - help
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I live in the Northeast US and after a rough year which included some crashes, countless flats and the upcoming cold weather I want to transition to mostly indoor training. (4x per week) Looking for some input on my best option with what I have to start with.

My main road bike is a carbon 17' Fuji Transonic 2.1 Ultegra Di2 with a powertap g3 hub. My alternate road bike is a 09' aluminum Trek 1.2. Originally I was going to put my Trek on my CycleOps Fluid 2 trainer to save the Fuji from extra wear and don't really mind my trek. But without a power meter, I won't get much out of it. The fuji rear cog is a 11 speed and the trek is a 9 speed so I won't be able to just swap my rear wheel.

So should I
  1. Fuji on trainer, swap in a trainer tire, stop worrying
  2. Trek on trainer, buy another Powertap G3 for $399 or another power meter? and swap in a trainer tire

I guess I am worried about the additional wear on the Fuji; sweat, carbon stress, drivetrain, di2 components, etc that I could justify putting some money into another power meter on my beater bike.

Thoughts? Thank you in advance!
Last edited by: rellim_ja: Oct 24, 18 10:57
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Re: Transitioning from Outdoor to Indoor training - help [rellim_ja] [ In reply to ]
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I have a dedicated crappy old bike on the trainer. Get it set up as you need it and be done with it. I did try to use my tri bike a few times on the trainer but was too much hassle and it’s just one more thing to do before starting the workout
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Re: Transitioning from Outdoor to Indoor training - help [rellim_ja] [ In reply to ]
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to each his own on this topic. I chose to use my tri bike on the trainer with a trainer tire over putting my other bike on it. Rationale was I bought the bike to use and not save for special occasions/races, has power meter already, fits well/specific, and if I wipe the bike down afterwards I don't have much concern on wear/tear. If the drivetrain wears out then I will be pretty happy as it means I put in a ton of miles and should be wicked fast. If you can't say the same as me then you are probably better off with the road bike on the trainer.
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Re: Transitioning from Outdoor to Indoor training - help [rellim_ja] [ In reply to ]
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I believe you could put a spacer on the Powertap hub, put on a 9 speed cassette and use your Trek, unless I'm missing something.
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Re: Transitioning from Outdoor to Indoor training - help [rellim_ja] [ In reply to ]
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Rather than buy a power meter for your trek, consider spending a little more and get a smart trainer. If you're planning on doing a lot of indoor training it's worth it. If you can afford it get a direct drive (wheel off) trainer -- road feel is so good. Be aware that if you do eventually decide to upgrade to a wheel off trainer a PowerTap hub will of course not be of any use.
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Re: Transitioning from Outdoor to Indoor training - help [rellim_ja] [ In reply to ]
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Use the Trek.
Buy a smart trainer that already has built in power meter.
Cycleops is having a scratch and dent sale. Prices are coming down. Black Friday is coming.

SO MUCH more gains to be made in smart vs fluid trainer.

Ryan
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