So I have an indoor cycling trainer. It's great. It lets me get a good little workout when it's dark, raining, etc. I would say "when it gets cold" but since I live in San Diego, it never gets that cold. So there's the tricky thing. It's addicting and it's too easy.
Addiction
It sits there. I can hop on it whenever I want and pump out a quick 30 minute spin. But that's just it, I'll never get on it for a 2-4 hour ride. And I don't want to take my bike off of it, replace the skewer, wheel it through the house, etc. So I find myself in a cycling rut whenever I have the bike in there. Not to mention it wears down the tires like a crazy machine...
Too Easy
I think this is "user error" but I can't get a trainer to match the effort required on a good climb. Or the thrill and humiliation of being passed on a flat and trying like heck to keep up until my legs fall flat. That tiny visceral sense of competition.
So there you have it, my tiny complaints about using an indoor trainer...
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