Noisy Trainers?

[sundial]

I have a CycleOps fluid trainer and it's whisper quiet.

[rij73]

I've read that fluid trainers are the quiet ones.

[Deanna]

It depends on what you get. My husband's team does indoor group training sessions in the winter and he brought an older one (I think it was a hand me down) in and was told that it was too noisy and he couldn't come back with it. He got a new one and hasn't had any complaints.

[wiseowl]

We have a fluid trainer, and while I would by no means describe it as whisper quiet, I would not think twice about using it in close living quarters. The biggest risk is actually me turning the TV up loud enough to hear it over the trainer- I would think that would earn more complaints, but you could use earbuds under noise-blocking headphones, which my DH does. Not totally comfortable to me, but he has adapted well.

[kbailey]

Thanks for your advice! I appreciate it.

[segolene]

Got a Kurt Kinetic as well, and yes, the TV is usually much louder than the trainer!!
And don't forget to put a cheap tire on your back wheel, it is not a myth, tires do melt on a trainer! (I actually bought a "special" tire (around $20), it lasted 3/4 of the indoor season)

Seg.

[Starfish]

I have a CycleOps fluid trainer and it's whisper quiet.

That's what I have...really like it.


About the rear tire: Do you have a whole separate rear wheel to swap out...or do you actually change your tire every time you want to take the bike out of the trainer onto the road?

I dream of having two bikes...rain and good...but it isn't a reality yet!

[segolene]

That's what I have...really like it.


About the rear tire: Do you have a whole separate rear wheel to swap out...or do you actually change your tire every time you want to take the bike out of the trainer onto the road?

I dream of having two bikes...rain and good...but it isn't a reality yet!

I use my cyclocross most of the winter ( I do have two set of wheels for it, road and cross). My road bike usually stays on the trainer during the winter. If the weather is really nice and dry, I occasionnally switch tires (and believe me, you get REALLY fast at it !!!!

[Starfish]

I I occasionnally switch tires (and believe me, you get REALLY fast at it !!!!

I guess without an actual flat to fix...not having to find the hole, switch tubes, etc, it would get faster!

[michelem]

I have a CycleOps Fluid Squared and it is quiet. I waited for the LBS's 25% off sale. You can do the same with REI (they run 20R% or 25% off sales a couple times a year).

I switch out the back tire and I haven't gotten fast. It is a pain in the a$$. However, when I found out the cost of getting a separate wheel, I decided I'd rather wrestle with changing the tire.

[bike4ever]

sara - stay away from wind trainers (unless you are always going to ride in a garage) - these sound like you have a motor bike in your house. Magnetic trainers and Fluid trainers are both quiet - fluid more so than magnetic. Mag trainers are a nice introductory model - especially if you are unsure if you are going to stick with the indoor riding season.