We had some bad weather this weekend so a friend and I rode 50 miles on the trainer. It took us 2:42. This morning we actually got out on the road and did 50mi and it took us 2:49. Both rides were 50mi, Is it safe to say that we actually did 50 on the trainer? I remember reading in Triathlete that trainer miles were actually more
PS - I hate the trainer
It really depends on what trainer you have and I wouldn’t compare trainer miles to road miles. You can compare time on the trainer vs time on the road (I think time on the trainer is more worthwhile - about 40min on the trainer equals 60min on the road). I can’t even get into the big ring on my trainer so I’m not going to go much of anywhere but the effort sure is there.
It longer than outside! On the trainer you usually never rest whilst outside you get rest every time you descent and coast to a stop! Good job!
it is impossible to ride 50 miles on the trainer.
LOL, I guess you are not in Chicago. I did couple of 112 miles on the computrainer.
You rode about zero miles, zero feet, zero inches on the trainer.
I pretty much only ride on the trainer. I think it is pretty accurate.
it is impossible to ride 50 miles on the trainer.
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I did 40 on a trainer and think I self lobotimized at 20… things just haven’t been the same since.
So funny with the O miles ridden comments! This situation brings up the constant barrage of people wanting speed sensors off the rear wheel because they want to track mph/distance on a trainer, BUT the only trainer I’ve found to be pretty close to actual speed/distance (because the company researches this and makes an effort to be similar) is Kurt Kinetics trainers. I assume interactive trainers like Computrainer and such are probably accurate too, but most trainers offer great resistance, but are not realistic to road speed/distance. Also, the fact that you can’t really get away with the same “feel” (coasting…) on a trainer vs. road, has most coaches assign lesser time if the workout is being done on a trainer…example: If I assign 2 hours on the road and my athlete says they are doing it on a trainer, then it becomes an hour and a half workout (Joe Friel and many other coaches follow this theory). Hope this helps, but speed/distance is off except on a few certain trainers out there.
it is impossible to ride 50 miles on the trainer.
Does Chicago have special rules of physics that the rest of the world doesn’t?
"While in Chicago, you rode exactly 0 miles on your trainer. "
Martin,
You don’t know that. I rode for an hour and went .0000001 miles. My house is old and the floors are not level.
Actually, it also depends on your frame of reference.
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Probably whizzed by about 10,000,000 miles in space… just depends on what reference frame you are looking from.
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That’s true. And I tipped over last week trying to shoo the cat away from sharpening its claws on the weight bench. I bet I went at LEAST .00016 of a mile.
Whaatever.
what i love about it is that i used my garmin 305 and it actually showed i went a few miles when i downloaded my workout to google maps
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If I dont turn my to indoor use, I get a bunch of squigly lines all over the map.
I have a kurt kinetic trainer and on long slow days my average speed and distance is much less than it would be outdoors with the same effort.
OK, let me rephrase the question. If you rode for 1.5 hours three times a week on the trainer at a given heartrate, would it provide the same training stimulus as riding for 1.5 hours three times a week on the roads at the same heartrate? Would both of these preparations work equally well for a particular race?
My experience is that trainer miles leave me unprepared for any grade above about 2%. I really huff on the hills if I haven’t been riding outside in some time.
You rode about zero miles, zero feet, zero inches on the trainer.
…into a stiff zero mph headwind
Does it honestly matter? What matters is time on the saddle
Some folks like the trainer, some folks hate it.
You end up doing two different types of workout whether you are on the road or on your trainer.
Fred.
I have a Tacx Fortius trainer. 50miles on it, are harder than on the road. There is no coasting.