stationary bikes Help!
- Thread starter maureen
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Caroline Knorr
I have a wind trainer, which is a stand that turns any regular bike into a stationary bike. You just attach the back wheel axle to the stand. I bought mine at a biking store, but I think you can even buy them at Target now, although they do vary in quality. Mine was about $150. For workouts, I bought a Spinervals tape and my husband even bought this computer program that allows him to "race" other bikes. For videos, check out spinervals.com. I just did a google search and found an online review of the CycleOps wind trainer at this web site:
http://www.roadbikereview.com/Rollers/CycleOps,Wind,Trainer/PRD_28507_2508crx.aspx. One word of caution. Wind trainers are kind of loud and they can kind of vibrate on the floor, so they're aren't great for apartment dwellers.
-Caroline
I have a wind trainer, which is a stand that turns any regular bike into a stationary bike. You just attach the back wheel axle to the stand. I bought mine at a biking store, but I think you can even buy them at Target now, although they do vary in quality. Mine was about $150. For workouts, I bought a Spinervals tape and my husband even bought this computer program that allows him to "race" other bikes. For videos, check out spinervals.com. I just did a google search and found an online review of the CycleOps wind trainer at this web site:
http://www.roadbikereview.com/Rollers/CycleOps,Wind,Trainer/PRD_28507_2508crx.aspx. One word of caution. Wind trainers are kind of loud and they can kind of vibrate on the floor, so they're aren't great for apartment dwellers.
-Caroline
honeybunch1
Cathlete
I have a Schwinn Airdyne, which is totally mechanical. Hospitals and gyms use them and they last forever. I like having the arm handles for an upper body workout that you get at the same time as the lower body workout.
Just Do It!
Just Do It!
I have the Keiser bike from www.keiser.com. I like it because it is very, very quiet.
mogambo
Cathlete
I also have a Schwinn Airdyne. The computer part did fail on my after 10 years, but I bought a new one for $70 at a local bike shop. I like it because it blows air, it lets me use my upper body as honeybunch says, and it's very simple. I use it 2 or 3 times a month for a cardio workout. I often pop in IntervalMax or Gin Miller's Intense Moves and do intervals when the tape does. It is a great workout. I end up riding about 12 miles with Gin Miller. I stop Cathe around interval 9 at 12 miles and cool down a bit, the warm-up is quite long on IMax for following with the bike. Anyway, it's a great option to have. It really builds legs and cardiovascular capacity while not stressing my knees much at all.