![]() At the time this was a remarkable improvement in indoor bike training which the cycling public was quick to take advantage of. But most importantly, the load that it generated was essentially identical to the wind load that a cyclist experiences when riding on the road at any speed. The Wind Trainer required no special skill and could be used by anyone who wanted to train indoors. At that time the only device for indoor bike training was rollers whose use was restricted (as it still is today) to cyclists with advanced cycling skills who can balance on the rollers without crashing. The initial purpose of RacerMate was to commercialize the world’s first Bicycle Wind Trainer which RacerMate’s president, Wilfried Baatz, had invented. PEZ: How did RacerMate get started, and how was the CompuTrainer invented?Ĭhuck: RacerMate was formed as a wholly owned subsidiary of FloScan Instrument Company, Inc., of Seattle, WA in 1975. So I suggested we tee up this interview so Chuck could tell us why CompuTrainer is the most accurate and reliable trainer there is.
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