|   What trainer to buy??????? | mh
Jan 10, 2003 12:16 PM | | This winter weather is killing me. I unfortunately do not have a road bike to ride during winter months. Can you guys shed some light on what type of trainer I should purchase? Are they all the same except for the price? I want one that will last but not one that will break the bank. Thanks |
| re: What trainer to buy??????? | Cube
Jan 10, 2003 8:06 PM | | I bought the Kurt Kinetics Road Trainer for the winter use. It has worked out well and I get a good work out. I have not used another type so I can't compare it to any other brand of trainer. I need to mount a slick rear tire as recommend because my down hill tire makes excessive noise. It's a great work out to spin on the trainer for 40-60 minutes. |
| re: What trainer to buy??????? | mh
Jan 10, 2003 10:32 PM | | How much did you pay for it? |
| KKs are ~$300 for the standard and $340 for the road version... | SS_MB-7
Jan 13, 2003 4:40 AM | | Kurt Kinetic fluid trainers are ~$300 for the standard and $340 for the road version. The difference between the standard and road is the size and weight of the flywheel -- the road version is larger. You can likely find them for cheaper on the web since the prices listed above are MSRP. If I was to buy a fluid trainer, this would be it.
Ride Hard,
Mike B. |
| I picked up a CycleOps Fluid 2 for ~$230 @ PricePoint | Todd_S4
Jan 10, 2003 11:14 PM | | I've been using it for about 3 weeks and I am very pleased. At first, I didn't tighted down the roller to the wheel so it seemed like there wasn't enough resistance. After proper adjustment, it offers enough resistance to ride out of the saddle with difficulty. I'm impressed. They also claim to have fixed their previous reliability problems with the take-over by Graber. |
| $199 delivered from o2bikes.com... | free-agent
Jan 12, 2003 9:30 AM | | and I have been really impressed with it. No problems to report. |
| 1Up | QMrider
Jan 11, 2003 8:24 AM | | Check the reviews on the 1Up. I have one and they are the best. |
| re: What trainer to buy??????? | Davep2
Jan 12, 2003 10:00 AM | | 1 UP @ www.1upusa.com (It think)
You might gasp at the price, but this thing is the best I have ever tried! Cycleops, Minoura, Performance, Blackburn, etc. The one I can not compare it to is the Kinetics, only because I have not tried them.
--Dave |
| re: What trainer to buy??????? | Boj
Jan 15, 2003 3:04 AM | | DO any of the fluid trainers come with a power output readout? And also what kind of peak resistance can one of those provide (in terms of watts)? Considering getting one myself and one I currently ride at the gym has the readout, but only 360W of resistance. Thanks in advance. |
| As far as I know.... | SS_MB-7
Jan 15, 2003 4:52 AM | | As far as I know, none of the fluid trainers come with a power output readout. Tacx has several mag trainers that offer this....check-out the Ergo trainers on their website: www.tacx.nl
Here's the Kurt Kinetic fluid trainer Power Curve. The Kurt has been calibrated using a Power-Tap so the ride feels like an outdoor ride. This means that as speed increases, the resistance increases exponentially. Peak is 2500 Watts.
Ride Hard,
Mike B. |
| I've got a Performance trainer w/watts meter | truant8
Jan 19, 2003 8:56 PM | | Go to this link, it is an incredible deal for a fluid trainer w/power output!
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/cboProfile.html?SKU=15890
I got mine for $249 because my catalog listed it as $249.
I've gotten mine up to 450 watts so far, and I'm really out of shape. I know it can go higher than that. This trainer has a handlebar mounted resistance lever and computer display. Best of all, it will calculate average watts for the whole ride and total feet climbed, dist, avg spd.
I looked at the CATEYE CS-1000 Cyclosimulator, but it was $350+, and in my research learned it wouldn't give an avg wattage, only current wattage.
Good luck! |
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