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I'm after a turbo trainer mat. They seem to go from about £40 - £60 which seems a bit steep. What's the difference between them and a yoga mat? Are they worth the extra?
Posh ones damp vibrations, so much quieter.
I use
£9 with British Cycling discount and 4 spares.
Rubber gym or industrial matting on ebay - yoga mats are usually only 3-5mm
£15 at Decathlon.
https://www.decathlon.co.uk/turbo-training-mat-accessory-170x70cm-id_8369937.html
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I've been thinking the same as the OP.
My setup is in a carpeted room with a concrete floor - so protecting the carpet from sweat and jr mat being easily wipeable seems more critical than damping or being slip-free.
Those halfords interlocking tiles look good but don't they get sweat between them so hard to clean?
No.
Just wipe with a damp cloth.
As dovebiker wrote - eBay EVA foam floor mat ... 7ftx4ft 6-7mm thickness for £16
Never used anything myself and never had any issues.
I've just got this Giant mat for £23 - good value, comes with straps and a bag so packing away is easy :- [url= https://www.winstanleysbikes.co.uk/product/13020/Giant_Matt_Trainer_Mat ]Winstanleys Giant Mat[/url]
I'm quite tempted by this:
but the small is a bit too small and the large too expensive and too big!
I have a 3mm rubber floor mat from Ebay. Cost about 20 quid- its fine. I have it on a wooden floor
ive got a cycleops one, cant remember what i paid but it wouldnt have been silly cash. if you have the bike up all the time, wish i still could, i think its a good call for catching all the sweat.
Also got the cycleops one, but it came bundled with trainer years back. Wouldn't pay what they are asking for them now.
Ive got this one and seems reasonable, alot quieter than on to direct floorboards