Turbo Miles Don't Count

[Dogtrousers]

Just by the by - I've never ridden a turbo but I have a Wattbike and various gym stationary bikes, and I always find the output suspiciously generous. The Wattbike tells me I'm going at a ludicrous speed and I suspect that it's flattering me. Are other users a bit suspicious, or does 15 miles on the turbo really feel like 15 miles on the road?

 

[Milkfloat]

Just by the by - I've never ridden a turbo but I have a Wattbike and various gym stationary bikes, and I always find the output suspiciously generous. The Wattbike tells me I'm going at a ludicrous speed and I suspect that it's flattering me. Are other users a bit suspicious, or does 15 miles on the turbo really feel like 15 miles on the road?

I find the Wattbike does not alter the speed in relation to the resistance, so if I have a low resistance easy spin I cover far more miles than a gut busting session at a decent resistance.

 

[HLaB]

I've done more turbo work in the last 6 months than I did in the 6years previous. Thinking back to my old turbo I could sprint up to 57mph whereas with my current turbo my max sprint is 23mph. I could theoretically go 'further' on the old turbo but I think I'm fitter even though I'm recording less theoretical miles; distance on a turbo is irrelevant but in the words of the immortal, 'do what you want'

 

[Gert Lush]

I think they should, so I will

 

[Tin Pot]

er...

Citrus would've been funnier

 

[Tenacious Sloth]

As you are stationary on a trainer, the air around you is also stationary.

It's as if every time you go out on the roads you have a tailwind that is blowing at the same speed you're peddling at.

If I had a tailwind every time I got on the bike, I reckon my annual mileage would probably double ( and everyone would want to ride with me).

If you want to add these miles to your annual total, feel free. The only person you're kidding is yourself.

Just MTFU and get out there!

Graham

 

[Bollo]

I don't count miles, I count victories!

I have 0 victories.

 

[ColinJ]

... does 15 miles on the turbo really feel like 15 miles on the road?

Probably NOT!

(I can crank the resistance up so high on my gym bike that I can barely get the cranks round even if I stand up and use my full body weight to bear down on the pedals. OTOH, I can turn it down so low that pedalling is virtually effortless and I just spin out.)

 

[Milkfloat]

As you are stationary on a trainer, the air around you is also stationary.

It's as if every time you go out on the roads you have a tailwind that is blowing at the same speed you're peddling at.

If I had a tailwind every time I got on the bike, I reckon my annual mileage would probably double ( and everyone would want to ride with me).

If you want to add these miles to your annual total, feel free. The only person you're kidding is yourself.

Just MTFU and get out there!

Graham

Which is why I have only raised this with the advent of smart trainers, which take wind/drag into account as well as resistance for hills etc. It puzzles me that people display their annual mileage on the roads when they are just as meaningless.

 

[Tin Pot]

Which is why I have only raised this with the advent of smart trainers, which take wind/drag into account as well as resistance for hills etc. It puzzles me that people display their annual mileage on the roads when they are just as meaningless.

As my father said to me "people are basically stupid."

 

[steveindenmark]

I think you make your own choice because nobody else really cares.

 

[Dogtrousers]

FWIW stationary bike rides aren't eligible for the metric and imperial century a month challenges.

 

[steveindenmark]

Or half centuries

 

[Katherine]

It's up to you but whatever resistance you set, it's not the same as riding on the roads. You can't factor in the weather, traffic, junctions, road condition, other road users etc. Maybe you could record 2 separate totals?

 

[rich p]

And now I've finished the coffee I need to turn my attention to whether I have another one. Are there any guidelines for multiple cups of coffee I need to adhere to?

I doubt if it's going to make you hyperactive, so go for it...