I have had a tenuous relationship with stationary trainers
ever since I purchased my Travel Trac 2000 back in 2002. It usually sees less than a half a dozen
rides per Winter and never sees the light of day during Spring, Summer and
Fall. Last year was a breakout year and
I actually logged 15 rides from September of 2012 to February of 2013.
This breakout got me thinking of new trainers including the
gold standard Computrainer and up and coming devices like Wahoo KICKR and CycleOps
PowerBeam. Instead of picking up a new
trainer, I opted to go with TrainerRoad.
As opposed to SufferFest and other workouts, I opted for TrainerRoad
based on price point ($10/month) and reviews from DCRainmaker.
I already owned a speed/cadence sensor and it was very easy
to pair it with a Suunto MiniMove Stick and have the computer pick up
speed/cadence/heart rate. This is the
way I recorded my first two workouts.
They were heart rate based and enjoyable. For my last workout, I used virtual power based
on one of the Travel Trac models. This
was the best workout I have done so far.
The power felt like it was in the ballpark and as opposed to heart rate
based training, the response to effort was instantaneous.
My next step will be to work through a training plan over
the next 6 weeks. I settled on “Sweet
Spot Intermediate Base I.” I don’t think
choosing the best or worst plan would make a big difference. Just being on the bike more than once/week
should make all the difference in the world.
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