[s-cars] NAC - elliptical machines - Anybody know much about these, in the business, got opinions?

[Steve Powers]

Depending on your size, your strength and your propensity to move
around putting a bike on a trainer is a great way to pretzel your
frame. (sez the guy who's 6'6" and 240 lbs)

(I own a Peter Mooney custom: columbus spx tubing w/ C-record campy
components that will never see a trainer)

sp



On 2/28/08, Lee Levitt <lee at levitts.net> wrote:
> At 07:38 AM 2/28/2008, Joe Pizzimenti wrote:
>
>
>
> >An elliptical is easier on the joints than a bike or treadmill.  The good
> >machines aren't cheap & the cheap ones are flimsy.
>
> I'd disagree with that statement. A bike on a trainer is very easy on
> both the joints and on the wallet, as many people already own a usable bike.
>
> Spend $200 on a Cyclops fluid trainer and the Spinergy "No Slackers"
> DVD and you're all set.
>
> The DVD is important...trainer riding can be *boring*, unlike riding
> the 14" Kreitler rollers, which is mostly terrifying. :)
>
> Lee
> '99 Merlin ExtraLight
> '99 Colnago C40
> '01 Colnago Dream
> '03 Litespeed Blue Ridge
> '03 Hot Tubes 'cross bike
> '90 Colnago Spiral Conic SLX
> '95 Merlin MTB
> '88 Wicked Fat
> '81 Condor Cycles
>
> ...and some Audis :)
>
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