Bicycle trainers and hometrainers are there to enable one to make full use of one's bicycle even during bad weather and road conditions. Both have the advantage over other fitness equipment, that one can continue exercising with the piece of equipment one is used to (own bicycle). Thus a close to competion workout situation is created which provides ideal exercise conditions for cyclists.




bicycle trainers are cheaper to purchase, do however require the cyclist to have good coordination. Using a bicycle roller the bicycle is placed on a base frame with three rollers. The cyclist has to keep his/her bike in balance on the rollers via steering motions whilst cycling. The resistance is determined by the cyclist's body weight.




Hometrainers for bicycles are different to the familiar fitness hometrainers. bike hometrainers enable the user to exercise with one's own bike and create familiar workout surroundings. When using a hometrainer the back wheel is mounted stationarily and hence stabilises the whole bike. The back wheel is influenced by a resistance system which creates a driving resistance close to real life. Some hometrainers make it possible to manually adjust the resistance step by step.