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General Category => The Knowledge => Further and Faster => Topic started by: Templogin on 31 December, 2014, 01:59:10 pm

Title: Indoor Training - Exercise Bike or Turbo Doodad with Small-Wheeled Bike
Post by: Templogin on 31 December, 2014, 01:59:10 pm

Winter is upon us and I am wondering how to get a bit more training done.  The weather in Shetland gets really grim, especially the wind so I have come to the conclusion that I need to train indoors, or at least have that option.  The trouble is that any of the bikes that I want to train on have small wheels 20" (406?).

Do I buy one of these http://www.exercise-bike-review.co.uk/dkn-am-6i-exercise-bike-review.html/ (http://www.exercise-bike-review.co.uk/dkn-am-6i-exercise-bike-review.html/)

or a turbo trainer, assuming that they work with 20" wheels.  If the latter, any recommendations?

Thanks a lot

Andy

Title: Re: Indoor Training - Exercise Bike or Turbo Doodad with Small-Wheeled Bike
Post by: LittleWheelsandBig on 31 December, 2014, 02:43:08 pm

This BHPV thread has some good advice.
http://www.british-human-power.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3392

Title: Re: Indoor Training - Exercise Bike or Turbo Doodad with Small-Wheeled Bike
Post by: Templogin on 31 December, 2014, 03:52:06 pm

Thanks a lot LW&B.  I have decided to go for the Minoura LR240 Mini.  This is designed for 20" wheels.  I am just awaiting shipping costs.  I preferred the thought of being able to ride along a route visible on my iPad on the DKN, but this is less than half the price and I can throw it in a corner.