Indoor Cycling

Using A Stationary Bike Stand for Indoor Cycling

Because all those clever fitness and cycling enthusiasts have been evolving fitness equipment every year, you now can take your favorite bike inside and keep on pedaling through the winter.  But which stationary bike stand is just the right fit for your particular situation?

They're called either stationary bike stands or stationary bike trainers, but either way they help you setup your bike inside. You'll find three basic choices when you start to consider a stationary bike stand.

You will find the most advanced, perhaps, are stationary bicycle rollers. With these, you place both your wheels atop a set of rollers. This provides a smooth and natural pedal feel, but it also requires balance and concentration.  Don't think this is just like going from a stationary bike machine to the same thing on a real bicycle.  This time you have to keep your balance as you pedal.

A step down in complexity but perhaps a step up in rigor is the bike trainer.  Cycling trainers are bike stands which offer resistance to help you get a better workout.  There are three common types of resistance: fluid resistance (the most expensive), air resistance (the least expensive), and magnetic resistance (the most common).  Each has their strengths and weaknesses so I suggest you try them out somewhere to decide what feels best for you personally.

The simplest approach you can take is to just use a basic stationary bike stand.  This basically just lets you setup your bike indoors but doesn't provide much realism or challenge.  It is, however, the cheapest and easiest to setup.

Whichever method you choose, be sure to try it out in a fitness store or department store before you plunk down your cash.  Different people prefer different setups, and sometimes they're surprised by what they prefer after they actually try pedaling on one of these stationary bike stands.

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