Should Turbo miles for your years final total?

[bridgy]

I am going to use my trainer in the garden no arguments then,I am outside riding

I think the purists would still argue you're not "going anywhere". Can you get someone to push your trainer in circles around the garden or something while you ride?

 

[Heckler]

I think the purists would still argue you're not "going anywhere". Can you get someone to push your trainer in circles around the garden or something while you ride?

Well the clear way to settle the argument is to put the trainer on the back of a flat bed and have someone drive you and the trainer as you pedal the exact same distance, preferably in the same geographic location as the ride.

 

[Drago]

I'm going to start claiming time spent playing Call of Duty at extra time spent in the army.

 

[Heckler]

I'm going to start claiming time spent playing Call of Duty at extra time spent in the army.

Be careful, if someone from the government hears you, they'll start including the Call of Duty players as 'on active duty' to plump up the numbers.

 

[derrick]

The underlying gist of this thread is actually nothing to do with annual records. What it boils down to is that some people regard stationary indoor bicycle contraptions as self evidently a Bad Thing. As this is self-evident reasons are unnecessary, but from a careful review of this thread the key points seem to be:

• Stationary indoor bicycle contraptions are not outside.
• Stationary indoor bicycle contraptions are not mobile.

Nobody is saying that. There is a place for turbos. Spin bikes and wat bikes. They serve a perpuse Great for exercizing on. Its just you do not go any where on them.

 

[berty bassett]

Nobody is saying that. There is a place for turbos. Spin bikes and wat bikes. They serve a perpuse Great for exercizing on. Its just you do not go any where on them.

I don’t think anyone is saying you actually move on a turbo , but nowadays as the miles are made to feel so real with the chance of rocker boards , climbs etc and the fact that Zwift counts them in miles and not other units , it makes sense to count them as miles. I wouldn’t go outside and count a ride in minutes ! It makes everything easier having a universal measurement but I have said this before and feel that I could go go repeating myself sometime
I know the turbo miles have helped me in the past and are helping me now
I went out last night around dark lakes in pitch black with twists and turns and puddles and dog walkers walking in dark clothes with dogs on long leads - I know what benefits me more fitness wise
But each to their own

 

[derrick]

I don’t think anyone is saying you actually move on a turbo , but nowadays as the miles are made to feel so real with the chance of rocker boards , climbs etc and the fact that Zwift counts them in miles and not other units , it makes sense to count them as miles. I wouldn’t go outside and count a ride in minutes ! It makes everything easier having a universal measurement but I have said this before and feel that I could go go repeating myself sometime
I know the turbo miles have helped me in the past and are helping me now
I went out last night around dark lakes in pitch black with twists and turns and puddles and dog walkers walking in dark clothes with dogs on long leads - I know what benefits me more fitness wise
But each to their own

 

[bridgy]

Nobody is saying that. There is a place for turbos. Spin bikes and wat bikes. They serve a perpuse Great for exercizing on. Its just you do not go any where on them.

You know that indoor rowing is quite a big thing now as well? On rowing machines using very similar technology to smart turbo trainers + Zwift - e.g https://www.britishrowing.org/events/events-calendar/british-rowing-indoor-championships/. I only mention as they also use virtual distance as a measurement of their activities with the events being over 500m, 2000m and 4,000m. I assume you think they're wrong to use distance as a measurement because they're not going anywhere? What would you suggest they do instead?

 

[CXRAndy]

We, the family have got a concept row machine, it has a decent display for all your stats. However you can use a piece of software called RowPro.This then brings into virtual racing, just like Zwift, with riders all over the world. competing, training.

 

[CXRAndy]

Call of duty, dont laugh, these games are rockbed of specialists who probably go onto flying surveillance and attack drones in the forces.
Virtual interactive exercise is massive and only going to get bigger more immersive

 

[CXRAndy]

Nobody is saying that. There is a place for turbos. Spin bikes and wat bikes. They serve a perpuse Great for exercizing on. Its just you do not go any where on them.

We know they dont physically move, but the software and the accuracy of the trainer provides a real life comparison of work done, distance traveled, power etc. That is why Strava accepts their data for logging mileage

 

[derrick]

Gosh really? I'd never noticed that.

Maybe you should try a real bike then.

 

[Pumpkin the robot]

We know they dont physically move, but the software and the accuracy of the trainer provides a real life comparison of work done, distance traveled, power etc. That is why Strava accepts their data for logging mileage

They do not accept static miles for their challenges though. Make of that what you will.

 

[Shortandcrisp]

We know they dont physically move, but the software and the accuracy of the trainer provides a real life comparison of work done, distance traveled, power etc. That is why Strava accepts their data for logging mileage

That’s true, but Strava accepts any data for logging miles. I’ve often manually inputted miles when the iPhone I use suffers one of its numerous glitches.
I also link Zwift miles to Strava. It’s a little unrealistic in my opinion. There have been weeks when it’s not been possible to get outside on the bike and I’ve recorded 100+ miles at over 20mph average. Never gonna happen out on the road. But, hey ho, nobody dies as a result!

 

[bridgy]

They do not accept static miles for their challenges though. Make of that what you will.

But they do accept them on third party challenges if the third party chooses to include them. Make of that what you will.