Originally Posted by
caloso
This might sound like a dumb question, but this is the place, amirite?
I'm going to ask Santa for a new trainer and have been looking at the new smart trainers. Looks like most of them require external power to run the smart aspects, but can I use it to warm up for a race without plugging it in?
I already had these:
Inside Ride E-Motion Rollers. I got the smart trainer resistance controller. It replaces the magnetic resistance controller and requires plug in, so you either have the magnetic "non-smart" resistance control that doesnt require plug in, or you have the "smart" electronic resistance control that requires plug in, but you could use these without resistance for warmups at races ... although carrying rollers in the car takes up a lot of space.