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| 961.1 | A trainer would be cheaper | WEA::BUCHANAN | Bat | Mon Jan 09 1989 18:03 | 4 |
| How about just getting a wind trainer or rollers. Economically this would make
sense as they can be had new for between $100 to $200. You also are "riding"
your own bike. Trainers and rollers have been discussed as length in this
conference.
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| 961.2 | VELODYNE | USMRM5::MREID | | Tue Jan 10 1989 08:40 | 13 |
| If money is no object, on the other hand, I'd suggest the Schwinn
Velodyne as the ultimate training machine.
- you use your own bike
- you can make up your own course, with any kind of hills or
flats
- you can ride with a 'pack', and it is a bit harder if you
go off the front or back of the 'pack'
- the workout is so close to riding on the road, it's unreal!
You'd have to try one to truely appreciate it.
One other thing ... the price: around $1500 (I think) at Schwinn dealers!
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| 961.3 | | TALOS4::JD | JD Doyle | Tue Jan 10 1989 10:07 | 8 |
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I'd get very good trainer or rollers, a bike computer with cadence,
and a CIC Heart Monitor. You're riding your own bike, your workout
is measurable and tailorable, you can use the Heart Monitor and
computer on the road, and you have $500 left to spend on other fun
stuff.
JD
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| 961.4 | Check the RacerMate Challenge | RAINBO::WASSER | John A. Wasser | Tue Jan 10 1989 17:20 | 17 |
| If you already have a bycycle and a television set, I would
recommend looking at the RacerMate Challenge system. You might
be able to find one at Chelmsford Cyclery in Chelmsford, MA.
The basic RacerMate ($600) is an electronicaly controlled
magnetic resistance trainer that you connect to your existing
bicycle. It can sense your speed and control the training
load to simulate hills and wind, similar to a LifeCycle.
To this you can add a Comodore 64 computer ($175), the
RacerMate Challenge software cartridge ($100), and your
television set to get a fully computerized training machine
that will provide all the variable loads of the CatEye
but complete with scenery and training partners.
You may want to add a floppy disk drive ($175) to the Comodore
to save your past performances and develop your own courses.
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| 961.5 | Directions to Chelmsford Cyclery please | ZONULE::HANNULA | Round Up the Usual Suspects | Wed Jan 11 1989 09:52 | 7 |
| Re .4
Can you give me some basic directions to the Chelmsford Cyclery?
They supposedly carry a special indoor bicycle storage rack.
-Nancy
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| 961.6 | LOOKS LIKE I FOUND A DEAL FOR YOU | RETORT::SCHNARE | CHARLIE SCHNARE | Wed Jan 11 1989 19:47 | 40 |
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I can send a copy of the specification sheet if interested
Computerized exercise bike made by TSUYAMA MFG CO.
It is called the Cateye Ergociser Model EC-1000
The workload is generated using a magnetic field, which ensures smooth and
quiet operation. The built in computer provides you with two different
exercise programs in either Automatic or Manual mode. Its integral printer
records your daily progress, including a pulse rate chart. Using the test
mode you can evaluate your fitness level from 5 ratings including:
Excellent, Good,Average, Fair, Poor. The pulse is read thru an optical
earlobe sensor.
You can monitor Pulse rate, Energy Consumption, Elapsed time, Current
workload, Cadence and work rate. As a safety feature the computer uses
your maximum pulse rate, (which is determined by your age) to alert you
when it reaches this limit. The computer then reduces the workload until
the pulse rate is below the set maximum. As an option you can manually set
the upper limit.
The bike cost $900 new and has not had much use. The reason for selling:
I would like to get a treadmill.
I am looking to get $500
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| 961.7 | | RAINBO::WASSER | John A. Wasser | Thu Jan 12 1989 12:50 | 31 |
| Here are the high-technology exercise machines that I have found
in catalogs:
Lifecycle Aerobic Trainer model 6000 $1600
Programmed or Random courses of varying slope. Measures fitness
level winr VO2max (max rate of oxygen usage) fitness test.
Cateye Cyclosimulator model CS-1000 $400 + your bicycle
Simulates hills. Measures work rate and calorie consumption.
Cateye Ergociser $1200?
Provides varying loads and heart rate sensor. Measures
VO2max and maximum work rate. Built in printer displays
heart rate every 30 seconds. Remembers personal data (age, sex)
needed to tailor the automatic exercise program.
Racer Mate CompuTrainer $600 + your bicycle
Programmed or Random courses of varying slope and wind.
Racer Mate CompuTrainer+Challenge software $700 + computer + your bicycle
Programmed or Random courses of varying slope and wind. Shows
passing scenery and programmable pace rider. Record your ride
and later race against yourself. Turn exercise into a video game!
In the order I would recommend them:
Racer Mate CompuTrainer+Challenge software (Most fun = realy used!)
Cateye Ergociser (Especially if you don't have a bicycle or TV!)
Cateye Cyclosimulator (Low cost and reasonable features)
Racer Mate CompuTrainer (Realy needs the Challenge to be great)
LifeCycle (Expensive for what it does)
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