Turbo Trainer Advice

To be fair you shouldn't be sweating on a turbo. If you are, get a bigger fan. And a towel to wipe your brow. I wear a sweat band.

I saturated a big bath towel, my bib shorts, my bike, and created a meter diameter puddle, yesterday.

I dont actually own a fan, and have my turbo in a windowless basement room. This is not ideal.

Looking for a turbo for the winter months to do some training!
I got a budget of £350.
Which ones do you guys recommend?

get a bigger fan

I'll ask this guy, he might want to join my fanclub.

Lemond if you can find one.

https://youtu.be/cLtIip4pdEI

And don't have any issue with disturbing your fellow house occupants.

Ha. You're allowed legally to make all the noise you want between 9-9 really.

I saturated a big bath towel, my bib shorts, my bike, and created a meter diameter puddle, yesterday.

That's really bad. Serious sweating is bad for your body, if you're sweating like that your heat management system is in overload. I bet turbo sessions are really hard and you struggle.

Get a fan.

Ambient temp isn't that important, but if yo've got a fan, your body can cool itself. Think about the difference between riding along the flat at 20deg and riding a slow climb at 20deg, where there is not wind.

It's rubbish.

I used to set decent power numbers at my last place. Now I'm just happy to get through a workout with minimal defeat.

I drink 3 liters of water an hour.

Im currently using the turbo to add short low impact workouts to my rest periods. But as soon as I start needing to really use it, I'm going to have to fix things.

^sounds bananas.

@Smallfurry - If you do nothing else today, order a big fan.

Isn't smallfurry basically a solid rectangle of muscle with eyes on? Generating heat is basically going to be his superpower.

You should skip the fan and get yourself a wind tunnel instead.

On it.

The window less basement room I'm set up in also contains the boiler. It aint Cold in there.

Must be a cheap time to buy fans in Norway. It was 4C on last Nights ride (still better than turbo-ing).

More a less handsome....

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Im currently using the turbo to add short low impact workouts to my rest periods.

Does not compute.

reccomended floor fan for £35 ish?

I've a couple of these. They're good.

(I bought mind from screwfix but they're the same)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PRO-ELEC-18-CHROME-POWER-TILTING-FAN-FLOOR-STANDING-AIR-CIRCULATOR-3-SPEED-UK/171847061193?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D33426%26meid%3D35256582a25e4c1a866d5615040e9d51%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D400954721134

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Just have a day off like normal people.

Fuck using a turbo for recovery. You mentalist.

Rollers for recovery. Or just roll around and go to the shops and stuff.

#945

Substitute turbo with rollers.

I dunno. Coach says; I do.

cheers!

My rollers are on loan.

Plus my rest periods are when I have the kids. Although I do take them out on the family bike. It's just easier to jump on the turbo when they have their video game time (I'm a strict git with video game time).

Might get my rollers back actually.

Been a while.