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Hot Tip of the Month- November 2005: "Indoor Trainers - One mans opinion"

I get a lot of calls from my online ads for bikes I sell; one of the more common topics of interest is my take on indoor trainers. I think they were OK years back, simply because there were no other options. With so many great indoor cycles to choose from these days, I wouldn’t dream of putting my bicycles into an indoor trainer. For starters, it’s hard on the bike, but I believe the simulation is poor. I see people developing a sort of “Stairmaster” pedal stroke, this is when there is an obvious emphasis on the top and bottom of a pedal stroke. Of course a good pedal shouldn’t really have a top and a bottom; it should be an even 360 degrees of application. So with that being said, I think if your going to train indoors, you should do it on an indoor bike, NOT and indoor trainer. Happy Thanksgiving!