New to cycling, equipment questions
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And also ... I tried indoor cycling, and I cannot imagine how people find it practical. I scratched up all the furniture and left marks on the floors. I'd say definitely stick with cycling out-of-doors.
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You got off easy. My brother and I tried indoor baseball. All the walls in the living room looked like Swiss cheese!
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Indoor trainers put more strain on the bike frame than regular bicycling. Also no reason to buy an expensive lightweight bike and use it indoors. Recommend buying a used steel frame bike and then reading the reviews for the various trainers. Power meters are an indulgence and a heart rate monitor is a much better investment in your physical fitness and it can be used on outdoor rides so you better evaluate how hard to push.
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https://www.cyclingnews.com/features...age-your-bike/
https://www.velonews.com/gear/techni...-carbon-frame/
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OP did the usual one post hit and run. We end up talking to ourselves about things that do not concern us.
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