So we've just arrived in the back blocks here in the Netherlands and it's just farm land
as you can see out here.
We've pulled up a door in a big open space, bit of a storage factory.
Have a look at this.
So the Magnum, I saw it over at Eurobike last year
and I was too intimidated to give it a shot
I didn't want to get on one of these things and fall off in front of the entire crowd.
Today we're here in the comfort of a large warehouse
In the middle of nowhere.
Well, back blocks near the Tacx HQ
We've got all these to do our ride today.
So we're going to get our ride done today on the Magnum.
Let's have a look at how I go on this unit.
So let me try to explain the difference between this and a set of rollers, and a fixed indoor trainer.
All which I love... but.
This one sits in the middle of all the units.
Because you can move around.
You've got a bit of forward and back.
And you'e got side to side.
And the freedom that gives you...
I guess the two dimensions rather than one dimension sideways
Or zero dimensions on a smart trainer.
Standard smart trainer.
That's what has really grabbed me.
And it is something I haven't looked into with these units.
Having to sit on one, ride it, and learn that.
I'm super impressed.
Let me show you exactly what I'm talking about.
I hit "GO" on this
Clip in first!
Backwards.
Forwards.
That's the secret activate code.
Well, not so secret.
Up to speed
And you'll see me move forward and back.
and side to side
I've got a whole...
That range of motion. Like that... it's....
I'm on a climb at the moment....
Let me get stuck into that
But with the climbing there's slight accelerations, decelerations.
So I'm moving forward and back a few inches
That's as natural for me as it gets.
I'm on about 4.2%
I'm throwing the bike around
I'm only at 300W but don't hold that against me.
So back in (the saddle)
You can see I float back a little bit
It slows me down. Argh. Grab a few gears...
Attack the roller
hahaha. It kicks me back.
So they say about five minutes to pick this up if you haven't used one before
I was comfortable after a minute. And you saw just then out of the saddle... I could even change gears out of the saddle
And just focus on the effot
I've been skeptical of these units because of
What looks to be the danger of falling off the back and how they handle the accelerations
But the speed of this and the motors inside
seem to handle it quite well
I wound't be going for an all-out 1500W sprint
But for 400W-450W sustained out of the saddle just then
Max 464W
That was perfect
It felt like chasing a KOM back home with that sustained 5-10 minute effort up a hill climb
Moving around is what's got me on that. (impressed me)
Super cool... ok.
More training required before the flight back home!
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