Due to the fact that the weather is terrible right now (snowed this morning) I decided to do a workout on my rollers in the basement. I use this trainer early in the season usually and it is a great tool to help improve your riding. I have been using it primarily to increase my pedalling cadence while riding which is supposed to lead to better efficiency. I am fairly proficient on it now and haven't crashed this year. Yes, you read that correctly, crash. Last year shortly after getting the trainer I tried to ride while checking my heart rate on my watch. That was a bad idea which led to me having my only road bike crash since as long as I can remember.......in my basement. I am still not sure what happened but I ended up on the floor with a sore hip. Lesson learned.
Today I decided to do a 25 km roller ride. It took about 10 minutes for the sweat to start beading on my forehead and by the time I was done I was soaked in sweat. I figure I was fully warmed up after 20 minutes. I used both the bike computer and my heart rate monitor and here are the numbers.
Average speed - 41.42 kph
Time - 36 minutes, 24 seconds
Distance - 25.11 km
Average cadence - 92 rpm
Average heart rate - 153 bpm
Peak heart rate - 172 bpm
Calories burned - 624
I must admit those numbers are my best so far. The trainer does help to stay in shape when the weather sucks. The one above I bought online from Mountain Co-op for around $200. It's simple to set up and an excellent way to stay in shape and keep some pounds off during the bad weather months.
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