Fluid trainer resistance adjustment
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Fluid trainer resistance adjustment
Postby Le Velo » Mon Jun 10, 2013 6:01 pm
Any ideas? Suggestions? On how to get the resistance a bit more road feel like would be great ....
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Re: Fluid trainer resistance adjustment
Postby thearthurdog » Mon Jun 10, 2013 6:28 pm
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Re: Fluid trainer resistance adjustment
Postby Le Velo » Mon Jun 10, 2013 6:36 pm
Damn it ! Now I feel like I've wasted my money buying the trainer ....thearthurdog wrote:A lot of people struggle to maintain the same watts they can on the road on a trainer; regardless of how it is set up.
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Re: Fluid trainer resistance adjustment
Postby vander » Mon Jun 10, 2013 6:52 pm
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Re: Fluid trainer resistance adjustment
Postby Le Velo » Mon Jun 10, 2013 10:05 pm
Thanks Vander .... When you refer to the fan is that for the flywheel? ... I'll try to just ignore output for the next few sessions and just go on feel maybe as suggested and see how it goes .... Cheersvander wrote:I have the same trainer and agree it is a tough trainer, a few tips I tighten the trainer up a fair bit that assures the wheel doesn't slip (which it shouldnt really at any speed). Use your gears, easy to get overgeared on the trainer. Make sure you have a good quality fan heating up is a common issue. Give yourself time to get used to it. First few trainer sessions you can never put out the required watts. After a while you will get better it takes time to adjust to the inertial load. I spend so much time on mine now I struggle on the road unless its a constant uphill because I like something to push against. Ignore your watts go on RPE and HR for the first about 5 sessions and then start to worry about it.
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Re: Fluid trainer resistance adjustment
Postby brett.hooker » Mon Jun 10, 2013 11:16 pm
I find my trainer really hard to use, even in winter, without some air blowing over me. I over heat very quickly.
Also, get the smoothest road tire you can. Every time I switch back to my puncture resistant tyres, I notice the rolling resistance on the trainer more.
Recommend using your gears to find a happy cadence and work through it.
I definitely find the indoor (fluid) trainer a lot harder than the road...
I had a magnetic resistance trainer last year; and it was "easy" to dial down the resistance, but of course, it never felt like a quality workout either. At least with the fluid trainer I know I am working my ass off (literally in my case)...
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Re: Fluid trainer resistance adjustment
Postby vander » Mon Jun 10, 2013 11:37 pm
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Re: Fluid trainer resistance adjustment
Postby mjd » Tue Jun 11, 2013 6:56 am
I have one of these & http://www.gasweld.com.au/592787-toolex.html?cro2=1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Fluid trainer resistance adjustment
Postby Crawf » Tue Jun 11, 2013 2:58 pm
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Re: Fluid trainer resistance adjustment
Postby steve-waters » Tue Jun 11, 2013 4:35 pm
- Big fan
- Power Meter or HRM (if you are using training zones it will pay to do a test on the trainer and use that to set your training zones for the trainer)
- A plan or at least a workout session known before you get on the bike (you will loss interest quickly if you just hop on to go for a ride like you would outdoors)
- An easy access setup so it does not take longer to get going if you have to pack it away and frigg around before you get started it may become all too hard
Resistance trainers are gold for intervals (some can do longer slow work but I am not a fan) - your legs will get stuffed as there is no hiding or rest when on the trainer no-one to draft or hills to coast.
For information and training plans you could try - http://www.cycling-inform.com/
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Re: Fluid trainer resistance adjustment
Postby twizzle » Tue Jun 11, 2013 4:41 pm
You obviously don't make enough heat.brett.hooker wrote:No, just a pedestal fan to blow air on you...
I have a 3500 CFM 70cm drum fan. It requires noise-cancelling headphones as well.
But..... BOOOOOORING. I hardly use the trainer, I can't STAND the bloody thing, I'd rather ride in the rain. Plus it sends my nads to sleep.
...real cyclists don't have squeaky chains...
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Re: Fluid trainer resistance adjustment
Postby steve-waters » Tue Jun 11, 2013 4:48 pm
MTB:TWE 29er, Fox Terralogic, XT, 3T and TWE wheels
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Re: Fluid trainer resistance adjustment
Postby trailgumby » Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:24 pm
That's why you need a Sufferfest or Spinervals vid to watch to keep your mind focussed and busy..twizzle wrote:You obviously don't make enough heat.brett.hooker wrote:No, just a pedestal fan to blow air on you...
I have a 3500 CFM 70cm drum fan. It requires noise-cancelling headphones as well.
But..... BOOOOOORING. I hardly use the trainer, I can't STAND the bloody thing, I'd rather ride in the rain. Plus it sends my nads to sleep.
I can't do more than half an hour on the trainer without something like that to take my mind off the discomfort.
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Re: Fluid trainer resistance adjustment
Postby Le Velo » Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:47 pm
The sets to be done on the trainer are very specific just like I would do them on the road ..... the only time I go out and just ride is when I do a recovery spin which is usually 1 hour to 1.5hours anyway and worse case scenario the weather would be too bad then I would just skip the trainer all together and have a full recovery day off the bike anyway I think.
More tweaking needed by the sound of it and adjustment to get the setting in the correct zones
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