Bike Trainer Miles Vs Road Miles

My avg speed was 5 mph higher over 20 miles on the trainer than on the road.

Bike trainer miles vs road miles. You re not going anywhere. Regardless figure out which one works best for you and your lifestyle. I think you could simply do the same with a trainer if you wanted to keep track of those miles on their own. Road miles don t even equal road miles.

I d guess 60 minutes on the trainer 90 minutes on the road but i guess that depends on the individual. Ya i ll second that one. For the fall frolic they set the bike miles 1 4 running miles. Don t know if that helps you or not.

There is a way to add a different bike in dailymile and view your miles based on which bike you are riding. While riding indoors can be mentally taxing there are benefits to be gained by logging time in the sweat box. Trainer miles equal zero. Feb 2 07 6 33 post 24 of 46 32307 views.

Now my question is is 10 miles on the indoor trainer the same as 10 miles road riding. If you rode 20 miles at 20 mph you would divide by the corresponding number on the table 2 9. For me i m a much better runner than i am a biker. Thanks for your answers.

The result is 5 7 miles. The answer can be both. As far as a formula vs. When conditions make it my only choice i ll suffer on it for and hour or so.

I keep a schwinn spinmaster in my workout room but use it primarily as a clothes rack. This means that cycling 20 miles at 15 mph burns as many calories as running 5 7 miles. I frequently do rides of 15 20 miles my longer rides being about 30 35 miles. Well after an extensive experience of exactly 20 miles on my new stationary trainer i would tend to agree.

Most likely due to the hilly terrain here and the fact that my resistance setting was on low. Right now 12 miles on the bike equates to about 4 miles running. The effect and benefit of a workout depends on intensity and time. So in terms of energy expenditure riding 20 miles at 20 mph is equivalent to running 6 9 miles.

Using tss generally 1 1 however i can get more trainer miles in than on the road because i am not stopping i use 1 5h 2h. 12 comments on trainer miles vs. Either way the indoor trainer becomes necessary evil. As long as you are able to get outside once or twice every two to three weeks for a long ride the trainer should be used for quality over quantity.

20 miles at a recovery pace on a flat road isn t the same as 20 miles of climbing at a hard pace. To put it plainly riding 20 miles on a stationary bike is not the same as riding 20 miles on the road. My husband overheard and whole heartedly agreed. I can run 15 miles but cannot bike 60.

Bike trainer time vs road time tri ski in reply to quote reply. I guess it varies person to person though. Or is it equivalent to more road miles or less.