# We train level on the trainer, do we?

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**Category:** Equipment\
**Tags:** bike, trainer\
**Created:** [July 8, 2019, 1:24pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/we-train-level-on-the-trainer-do-we/17987 "2019-07-08T13:24:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![mcneese.chad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/mcneese.chad/32/15056_2.png) [@mcneese.chad](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/mcneese.chad)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 2:19pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/we-train-level-on-the-trainer-do-we/17987/5 "2019-07-08T14:19:34Z")

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> Lack of wind resistance on the body riding inside. That is a difference that I find because you end up with slightly more weight on the hands and arms, because you don’t have the wind pushing your upper body back.
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> - To compensate for that, I recommend that people raise the front axle about 1"-2" [25mm-50mm] higher than the rear axle. This shifts the weight slightly back onto the saddle and off the hands and arms.

Pulled from my [Rocker Plate](https://www.trainerroad.com/forumt/rocker-plates-for-trainers/1981) thread.

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