| Re: Does the type of bicycle on a trainer matter?
Bill Baka wrote:
> Ken C. M. wrote:
>> Bill Baka wrote:
>>> Ken C. M. wrote:
>>>> What this question really comes down to is this: I have a hybrid,
>>>> that was used for commuting and errands, but now that I have to
>>>> commute by car anyway, I was thinking of putting it up on trainer on
>>>> a mostly permanent basis. The bike I ride mostly now is my road bike.
>>>>
>>>> Ken
>>>
>>> It might make sense but to me a trainer is BORING! Is your commute
>>> over 20 miles? That would be the limit for me but you may have a
>>> non-bicycle type of commute.
>>> Bill Baka
>>
>> No Bill it's just a few miles, but I need use of my car to make bank
>> deposits. otherwise I would use a bike.
>>
>> Ken
>
> That's a bummer. Maybe, depending on your situation, you could buy a
> junker for those bank runs and just leave it at work so you could ride
> in. I once worked for a company that was very bike friendly and they let
> me do that (sometimes) as long as I didn't take any reserved spaces.
> Maybe you could put a computer monitor in front of the trainer and read
> some e-books o other stuff while you trained??
> I had an indoor trainer (fan type) and got so bored with it I gave up
> and just went back to riding, although some days it is too nasty to go out.
> Hope you find a good compromise.
> Bill Baka
I have thought about that. Drive the car in with a bike in the back, use
the car just to run the 1 mile to the bank, and then back to work park
it there over night and ride the bike home. The only thing is I am not
really sure about the parking lot at night. I might come in one morning
and find the car missing (probably not it's a Geo Metro) or more likely
trashed. It's not much of a car to look at but it gets about 40mpg and I
don't want to have to replace it yet, I want to drive it for at least
another year or two.
Ken
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The bicycle is just as good company as most husbands and, when it gets
old and shabby, a woman can dispose of it and get a new one without
shocking the entire community. ~Ann Strong
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