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Re:Building a $400 at-home DIY spin bike for Peloton and App... by nradov on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @07:34PM (#25450792)
Modern smart trainers have an attached sprocket and are used with the rear wheel off the bike. Some models are fairly quiet.
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Re:Building a $400 at-home DIY spin bike for Peloton and App... by OJFord on Thursday December 17, 2020 @06:43AM (#25454689)
As I said:

> or better a 'direct drive' trainer (instead of running the bicycle wheel against another wheel, it comes off and you put the chain directly around a sprocket attached to the trainer).

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