Bicycling
Related: About this forumRiding in place during pandemic and heavy oilfield traffic
I feel fortunate that I am retired and live in a rural place. I like to ride solo every morning in the spring, summer and fall. Winter I tend to ride midday or afternoon. Once a week I load my bike up to ride with my friends in town. Because the traffic on my usual routes became so heavy with oilfield, chicken trucks and dump trucks I splurged on myself buying a direct drive smart trainer and rebuilding one of my old bike frames to mount on it. A year ago we got unlimited data internet so I subscribed to Zwift.
Doing workouts using a trainer or stationary bike in the past was mind-numbing boredom. The most I could stand was 45 minutes with half of that having me grind my teeth. I am actually having fun on this machine with this app. Zwift is a game that allows racing or workouts that can be in a fictional place, Watopia or several places around the world. My group is starting up a Zwift team where we can ride together virtually. There is even a way to communicate with one another. What's a group ride without gossip and trash talk?
Physically my set up is perfect for me. The bike is fitted just like my road bike. It has a Brooks B17 Imperial saddle which is nice because riding on a trainer tends to be hard on the butt. Besides that the trainer moves a bit side to side which is more comfortable. For I mounted two small fans on a handlebar extender with a box fan that cools feet, legs and lower torso.
I haven't done 2 hours yet, but 1 hour + and only quite because of spousal nagging.
N_E_1 for Tennis
(10,707 posts)Clear off the handlebars and take her for a ride.
hermetic
(8,614 posts)Ride on!!
TexasProgresive
(12,280 posts)I took all the parts off to upgrade my sons bike. Most of whats on it now were his old parts. The major cost was the trainer, and this way I dont have mount and unmount my other bike. I think they are about through with the oil well. I may be able to get a few rides on the road.