Turbo trainer for hill training
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GrasB
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Any turbo with a reasonably progressive resistance curve will do just fine. From there you can use your gears to vary the resistance delivered to your legs.
As for the actual training, HIT will help with your base line power output but you'll also need to do extended training at elevated HRs, trying to hold onto LT+10% for prolonged periods etc. You may also want to work on developing techniques for preventing lactating (like completely relaxing one leg for an entire crank revolution alternating between legs every 10 revolutions).
As for the actual training, HIT will help with your base line power output but you'll also need to do extended training at elevated HRs, trying to hold onto LT+10% for prolonged periods etc. You may also want to work on developing techniques for preventing lactating (like completely relaxing one leg for an entire crank revolution alternating between legs every 10 revolutions).
rockyraccoon
Veteran
I got the Elite Crono Fluid ElastoGel Trainer. It is excellent. You can get it from Wiggle
I included turbo training for the 98 etape. First of all did it all with two yellow pages under the front wheel holder thingy. I was a bit ad hoc, and did intervals when had less time just to get a session in. When I had more time but it was raining, had the front wheel raised to simulate gradient, put the resistance up as much as I could bear and then tried to keep going for an hour and a half or more.
Not massively sophisticated but I got fit enough to get round without having to worry about elimination. Tourmalet was mentally torturous. Hautacam wasn't as mentally bad, but somewhat slower!
Not massively sophisticated but I got fit enough to get round without having to worry about elimination. Tourmalet was mentally torturous. Hautacam wasn't as mentally bad, but somewhat slower!
kfinlay
Must Try Harder
- Location
- Fife, Scotland
Cycleops Jet Fluid Pro trainer is quite expensive (cheapest I found was http://www.spokesandpedals.co.uk/700co9331.html ) but is very progress and maintains it's resistance even when it heats up - also a lifetime warranty.
You can download videos from http://www.thesufferfest.com or have a look at training plans on http://www.turbotraining.co.uk
Don't buy a riser block for the front wheel just use an old yellow pages or block of wood. You can get a bike thong ( http://www.spokesandpedals.co.uk/700co9715.html cheaper when you buy with the trainer) or just put a towel over your frame so you don't sweat over your bike (not good for it at all)
you might also want to use an HRM and/or a cycle computer with cadence (speed sensor attached to the rear wheel of course)
Don't need training tyre but do ensure its a different tyre to what you use on the road - I've got an old wheel with cassette and old tyre from ebay so easy to change whether going out on the road or sweating buckets on the trainer.
good luck on the etape, would love to do it one day but simply don't have the money.
You can download videos from http://www.thesufferfest.com or have a look at training plans on http://www.turbotraining.co.uk
Don't buy a riser block for the front wheel just use an old yellow pages or block of wood. You can get a bike thong ( http://www.spokesandpedals.co.uk/700co9715.html cheaper when you buy with the trainer) or just put a towel over your frame so you don't sweat over your bike (not good for it at all)
you might also want to use an HRM and/or a cycle computer with cadence (speed sensor attached to the rear wheel of course)
Don't need training tyre but do ensure its a different tyre to what you use on the road - I've got an old wheel with cassette and old tyre from ebay so easy to change whether going out on the road or sweating buckets on the trainer.
good luck on the etape, would love to do it one day but simply don't have the money.