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MATERIAL OF SIMON BILLEAU
usually because it stays on the drums... I nearly lost
balance. One of my favorite session on a trainer is a brick
bike-run at threshold. Usually, I do from 5 to 6 sets
It’s smart to be cautious for the first time of 25’ trainer followed by 5kms run at ironman
when climbing on your bike. Feedback Sports speed.
legitimatelly recommends to climb on the bike
by placing your 2 hands on the handlebar and The main advantage of using a trainer for this
then progressively transfer the weight of your leg session is to save time during the transitions. You
around the seatpost to avoid any loss of balance. don’t have to store the bike in the back of your
car and we can even smoothen the effort as there
The aim of my first session was just to have a short is no disturbance from the traffic and weather
and easy spin to recovery actively. was so surprised conditions.
that the resistance was that hard for a gear ratio
and low pedalling rate. I was expecting a lower I wanted to see in that session if the drums would
resistance for some drums... but I was forgetting show any weaknesses because of they would
the main point of this trainer : the magnetic become hot. In a recent past, with some virtual
progressive resistance. trainers ; I was honestly disappointed by tehir lack
of consistency during a session. Some artefacts
So, I had to keep pedalling constantly for were nearly common and my sessions weren’t
maintaining the pedalling rate. If not, the drums perfect. There is not such issue with the Omnium.
stop spinning just 2’’ after the end of my effort. It’s The resistance is accurate and doesn’t vary during
radically different from some cheap wind trainer. the effort if you keep the same power output.
Some short and high intensity sprints were also
on my schedule. It was a good way to assess the I have to say a word about the whole drums
resistance and the stability. I’ve done them sitting resistance. Feedback Sports has called it the «
on the saddle because I was concerned about the Internal Progressive Resistance ». The system is
sideways movement of the rear wheel. based on powerful magnets located on the drums.
These magnets move depending on your power.
I was stocked by the fact the resistance was that The fastest you go, the furthest the magnets are
high. I recorded more than 700 watts for some 7/8’’ from the original position increasing the magnetic
sprints. Also, the good news was the rear wheel resistance. At the opposite, if you decrease your
doesn’t deviate a lot from its original position so power, the magnets move closer to the original
there is no need to worry about that. I was then position and it decreases the resistance.
able to execute my sprints standing on the pedals.
I had to push myself to finally touch the limit of This video on the SportCrafters website explains
the Omnium’s resistance. the functionning of the trainer and specially the
magnets.
For example, Tyler Butterfield is one of the many
ambassadors of this young company. He challenged https://www.sportcrafters.com/technology
the Omnium and managed to obtain a 940 watts.
André Greipel, The German sprinter from the The Omnium trainer is very silent. The only noise
Lotto Soudal Pro cycling team trains on it like his is coming from the wind generated by the drums
teammates during warm-up on any staging and and the friction of the different components. But
particularly time trial stages or his competitors it’s close to perfection.
from the Trek Segafredo Team.
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