Indoor bike trainer
Smart trainer or stationary bike that reports power and varies resistance
A unit that either takes the place of a bike's rear wheel or stands in for the whole bike. It measures effort in watts, adjusts resistance to match the gradient in whatever app is running, and sends the numbers over Bluetooth. Cyclists use one to train through winter and to race indoors. Power readings differ between units, so swapping trainers can move the numbers a rider is used to seeing.
People on record
Sorted by strength of stance
Does it: documented as part of their own routine. Recommends: explicitly advises other people to do it. Discusses: covered it substantively without clear personal adoption; this can include criticism or disagreement.
- Greg DoucetteDoes it
Coach and IFBB pro · Harder Than Last Time
Posting after an 88-minute Zwift race over several mountains, he said a new racing bike had just put him into the B division on a personal best for watts. He guessed his old trainer had been under reporting power, meaning he had burned more calories than he thought, then allowed that the new one might be the wrong reading. No brand named.
Source: Greg Doucette on Facebook: new Zwift racing bike - Ray MakerDoes it
Sports tech reviewer · DC Rainmaker
Rode what he calls a crapton of indoor miles last winter, all of it on test units passing through: a Muov bike, an Elite Justo 2, a Tacx NEO 3M, a JetBlack Victory and more. Hard to say any one of them was his, he writes, since it is rare that nothing is in for testing.
Source: dcrainmaker.com: The 2025 Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
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- Gear$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Heart rate monitor
Chest strap or watch that logs heart rate and estimates calories burned
On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it, 2 recommend it - Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.
Weight sled
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On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it, 2 recommend it - Gear$$$Expensive: Several hundred dollars and up.
Air bike
Fan-resistance bike with moving handles, used for short all-out efforts
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 1 does it, 1 recommends it - Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.
Exercise bike
Stationary bike for intervals and steady aerobic work indoors
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it - Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.
Running hydration vest
A trail vest carrying soft flasks or a bladder, plus fuel, layers and a headlamp
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it - Gear$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Basal body thermometer
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On record from 1 of 62 tracked people: 1 recommends it
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