Different. Inside I target a heart rate. Outside for he experience

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Dec 21, 2024
7:22:15am

niqmadu All-American

Different. Inside I target a heart rate. Outside for he experience

Easier to quit inside. Easier to forget how long you’ve gone outside

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niqmadu

Bio page: niqmadu
Joined: Jan 14, 2010
Last login: Dec 21, 2024
Total posts: 3,163 (4 FO)

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Messages

Author

Time

How do exercise bike health benefits compare to actual biking?

Florwood

6:38am

It depends. You can get some good fitness on a trainer

Archaea

6:40am

Depends entirely on how you’re riding each one.

XORCoug

6:42am

Do you get clean fresh air or smog/pollen filled air?

BYUFam1

6:46am

Exactly, you get out of it what you put in. Resistance + speed

txblue

6:48am

Well, you don't get to breathe the black blast of redneck truck exhaust

squidmark

6:51am

No, mental health benefits of being outside forgone, on the flip side

ABCoug

6:52am

Not likely to hit by a car either

Archaea

6:53am

This is one of my biggest reasons for riding indoor.

BikeGuy

7:49am

Breaking your skull aint fun

ABCoug

7:50am

Also can’t they act like tools by not following laws of the road

kotacoug

8:23am

Depends. Indoor is your resistance 10 or 100?

IGlowInTheDark

7:03am

You won’t become a Karen and yell at every car that passes you

WDaddy

7:03am

My thoughts, as compared to MTB

jsaskew

7:04am

I trained probably 80% indoors for an IM. But I used a wahoo trainer with my

ChiCityCoug

7:05am

Yeah you need the road if training for a race

Archaea

7:07am

Love my peloton. It’s a major workout every time I ride it. A couple of

ybecausethatswhy

7:18am

Different. Inside I target a heart rate. Outside for he experience

niqmadu

7:22am

Guessing death rate on outdoor biking is much higher. No cars or trucks

Acorn

7:27am

I never have to worry about being hit by a car when on my trainer.

BikeGuy

7:43am

You can get a more structured and efficient workout on an indoor bike

stenso

7:56am

Thanks, these are very useful responses.

Florwood

8:30am

One more thing. Outdoor. Even at a steady ish heart there is alot

niqmadu

8:43am

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