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Yeah, 20mm is that I was thinking.
Also thought of reverse taping the seams from the underside to make sure nothing seeps through.
Ideally you'd put a plywood board above the carpet below the mat for additional stiffness (and cost)
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The interlocking tiles you linked are quite 'foamy', and not so dense, though it may not bother you. I did use similar purchased from Halfords of all places, and duct taped the seams on the top. The denser rubber matting or commercial grade gym foam/rubber flooring is much denser and seriously heavy.
2 plywood boards and a couple of tennis balls and you have a rocker plate...
Acliff
I use a 5mm gym equipment mat (york fitness) on the carpet. Other than a bit of a depression where the feet meet the floor, seems to have kept the carpet fairly healthy. What is worrying is how clean the carpet under the mat seems compared to the rest thats not protected...
I also had a Cycleops one which was thinner/stiffer (4mm), which seemed to bunch up/warp as the turbo moved about a bit.
I've used interlocking gym tiles, but I found that they didn't really sit flush, and would lift up. I didn't think of putting a mat on top though.
At some point, I'm going to getting something like this, a seamless rubber 'pad'
https://www.floormats.co.uk/structural-protection-rubber-mat-20mm?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIq8n8gNKO7AIVA-ntCh13SgL9EAQYByABEgL2AvD_BwE