Indoor cycling trainer for measuring and improving cyclist sports performance

Sharifah Zarith Rahmah Syed Ahmad, Yusliza Yusoff, Azlan Mohd Zain, Nurzal Effiyana Ghazali

Abstract

The indoor trainer has been use by many either to maintain stamina during the winter or to prepare for professional tournament. The usage of indoor trainer shouldn’t be limited for maintaining stamina and winter training. The purpose of this study is to investigate what is the method conduct by recent studies that utilized indoor trainer as a research tools. This study also covers different types of indoor trainer available and types of additional sensor available. The study learns that in order to conduct research in any contextual studies the suitable setting is either fixed time trial or control group methods; and the favorable indoor trainer tools are fluid and direct drive trainer.