exercise bike

avalanche

im thinking about picking myself up an exercise bike to help me get fit in the evenings after work and then using the bike over the weekend. was thinking of a turbo trainer but think this will only wear my bike out faster and as i have a mountain bike it would not really be the best option anyway. just wondering does anyone else use an exercise bike? im not a fan of gyms so ive only used them before once or twice. will they help ability on the real thing?

any pointers towards a good one are appreciated.
thanks

Lumen

Presumably decent exercise bikes do exist, but I've never used one that had anything like the "feel" of a real bike on a turbo.

I haven't used a bike with non-clipless pedals since I was a child, and plonking my feet on nasty slabs of plastic attached to some belt-driven MILF-trainer has zero appeal.



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For a little over €400 you could get a real bike and a turbo, which will last foreever and can also be used on the road.

rughdh

You can use a mountain bike on some turbos.

E@gle.

If you want a really good excerise bike, get something like this but its expensive, the best excerise bikes are the fixed gear ones that you can attach clipless pedals.

But as Lumen pointed out ordinary excerise bike = a milf trainer

avalanche

yeah, the milf trainer aspect is pretty off putting, annoys me that i sold a road bike i could have used a few months back but the thing is i dont have any space in my house for 3 bikes ( already have 2 mountain bikes and live in an apartment) that wiggle one is ridiculously expensive, dont want to use my mountain bikes as will mean changing tyres and wearing them out before even getting to a mountain,

DirkVoodoo

Lumen, your posts continue to crack me up. Milf trainer indeed.

Greyspoke

Try this www.wattbike.com - sounds good but VERY expensive! Seriously though, try and get hold of a second hand spinning bike - they're pretty good for producing large volumes of sweat!

Morgan

avalanche wrote: »

yeah, the milf trainer aspect is pretty off putting, annoys me that i sold a road bike i could have used a few months back but the thing is i dont have any space in my house for 3 bikes ( already have 2 mountain bikes and live in an apartment) that wiggle one is ridiculously expensive, dont want to use my mountain bikes as will mean changing tyres and wearing them out before even getting to a mountain,

Get a turbo trainer and a cheap rear wheel (even something second-hand) - stick a slick or turbo-specific tyre on it any you're ready to go. Stick a road cassette on it too - not much need for a 32/34 cog on a trainer...

Lumen

I'd make an exception for this:




Unfortunately it's €9,950. :eek: