tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368504086012529655.post7419113972498672589..comments2024-03-27T11:00:55.885-06:00Comments on Keith's Odyssey to Planet Fitness: A techie bike and trainer questionKeithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09364395150014197905noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368504086012529655.post-76180290666420759252012-03-28T11:27:36.835-06:002012-03-28T11:27:36.835-06:00By the way, I meant cotton ball not cotton swab. ...By the way, I meant cotton ball not cotton swab. LOLJulienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368504086012529655.post-12345925409701307582012-03-28T10:07:38.394-06:002012-03-28T10:07:38.394-06:00Hmmm. Interesting. I just looked at my roller/drum...Hmmm. Interesting. I just looked at my roller/drum thingie, thinking, what could be on it? I washed the tire before installation, and the trainer has only been set up outside the house once. The bike hasn't been ridden outside since I got the trainer. What could be on it besides household dust? Yeah. Rubber dust. A mound of it. I need to clean the guck off, and will do that before the next ride. I'll have to find the instructions again to recalibrate, that's probably a good idea too. Thanks for the info!Keith Cartmellhttp://keithsodyssey.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3368504086012529655.post-22403352600561342392012-03-27T21:29:03.215-06:002012-03-27T21:29:03.215-06:00Oh goodie! Something I actually know a little abo...Oh goodie! Something I actually know a little about...<br /><br />Now all I can do is tell you about the Computrainer, but I think the same principles apply. I recalibrate every time I ride my bike. I also pump up my tires to make sure they are the same pressure (not before every ride, but every second ride.) After every ride, I unscrew the resistance thing and clean the roller/drum thing and my rear tire with a cotton swab moistened with rubbing alcohol. If you are using the trainer to compare your workouts and watts, etc, you want to strive to make sure the conditions for each ride are identical (or as close as possible) to give you accurate readings. <br /><br />I don't know if you will have to work harder or not now that you have pumped up your tires...but I think you are about to find out! Hahahaah!Julienoreply@blogger.com