Turn a mountain bike into an exercise bike?

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Laura

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I don't want to pay a ridiculous amount of money to buy an exercise bike when I already have a mountain bike. But part of the reason I don't ride my bike that often is because I tend to get a bit bored while I ride around since I live in a residential neighborhood. So I figure that I can get a stand for the back tire, use it at home, and amuse myself with the TV or my computer or whatever.

I've looked on Google and all of the stands out there seem to have an attachment that provides resistance to the wheel, but I don't want that. I have enough gears on my bike that I can provide my own resistance and not need an extra thing to do it for me, especially because I hear that it wears your tire down a lot.

So, does anyone know where I can get just a stand? No extra frills. Just something to get my back tire off the ground so I won't move while I pedal.

Thanks!
 
All of the stands that you require do not have to touch the tire for you to use them. If you dont use the proper supports on the dropouts on your rear wheel then you are putting your life in your hands. Here is an example of how very little you could spend to get the proper stand : http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052_10551_1028753_-1___22000 see the black and silver thing? That is what touches the tire and gives you resistance and a much better workout too but if you dont want it to touch the tire then dont dial it up to the tire.....leave it off and away (or not) you go safely!
 
The resistance attachment is necessary because that's what simulates your tire being on the road. In other words there is always resistance when riding your bike on the road because your tire in touching the ground. Without that feature on the trainer it will be as if you were riding your bike in the air. The gears in your bike make wont matter as far as how hard it is to pedal if your wheel is not touching the ground. You will just spin and spin and it will be pointless. The resistance feature simulates the road and that will allow you to use your gears in the manner you describe above. It is necessary with a trainer. You cannot simulate resistance using just the gears on the bike. It can cause a bit more wear on your tires but it is really over exaggerated. It wont be that bad.
 
Putting you bike on a stand and not using any resistance is not going to do you any good. I have one of my mountain bikes set up to use on a trainer. The only thing I had to do is put a slick on the back but I already had them on for rail trail ridding. I would rather ride out side in the fresh air then on my trainer.

http://www.amazon.com/Kenda-Kross-Front-Slick-124042/dp/B000ALEJF6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1245610339&sr=1-1

This is the cheapest trainer that works pretty good. If you don't want the resistance you don't have to have it against the tire. You will find out pretty quickly that it won't do you any good.

http://www.amazon.com/Bell-Motivator-Indoor-Bicycle-Trainer/dp/B000AAYBWS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1245610475&sr=1-1
 
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