Indoor trainer best reviews?

[TsPoet]

I love love love my 1up. It isn't adjustable like the others claim to be - but I found my Kurt just didn't work as advertised and changing gears on the bike does. The 1up is smooth and much quieter. It's lighter, easier to use.
http://www.amazon.com/1up-USA-A-2000...ews/B000PDAU0W
http://www.1upusa.com/product-trainer.html

[sgf726]

I also have the Cyclops Fluid Training. It is not silent but fairly quiet I usually listen to music or watch TV while riding and don't find it distracting at all.
I find the shifting fairly realistic, overall I am happy with it.

[tealtreak]

We love our vintage rollers- though they are not really quiet (not sure how quiet you mean....) I found another set for my son on craigslist for $75.00- great for keeping balance sharp as well as the exercise part.....

[Norse]

+ 1 on the CycleOps. Great customer service too. When my first drum started leaking fluid, after many many many years of use, they sent me a brand new and updated replacement drum free of charge.

[Aromig]

I have a Kurt Rock N Roll. It was OK until I bought the extra weighted flywheel, which sortof annoyed me because it wasn't inexpensive in the first place without having to buy an extra $80 add on. It seems quiet enough (I listen to audiobooks on my ipod and I don't have to turn that up unreasonably loud and it doesn't wake up my sleeping kids in the next room). The fact that it can move made me feel more comfortable on putting my new bike on it, but if I had to do over again I'm not positive I would do it based up on the price (although I'm telling myself that my REI member distribution will make it worth it :-))

[Wasp]

How about rollers? Far less boring, and let you work on handling. I bought one from Nashbar last year for 100.00.

I don't know what rollers are. If I googled rollers would it show me what your referring to?

[Wasp]

These are rollers.

Mine are not the Parabolic type, so no raised edges to help you stay on the rollers. I would show you those, but they don't appear to have them at the moment. They do have other brands, but for far more $$.

They aren't as difficult as they look.

If you still want a trainer, I'd get the one that is for sale on this forum. Great deal. And shouldn't be that hard to ship, really.

But, Nashbar has all trainers/rollers available with free shipping for the next two days.

You might also try Performance.

For reviews, I'd read the product reviews on Nashbar and Performance. But, again, the one for sale here is the best deal for a non-roller trainer.

Edit: here are the ones I bought. I'm very happy with them.

I just realized, (after double-checking the forum) you are a fairly new rider? If you are the fearless type, definitley try the rollers, if not, perhaps a year or two on a stationary trainer is a good idea.

You are correct, I am new to road biking. I bought my first road bike in June/12. I'm not exactly "fearless" as I have had my share of wipeouts this summer. All of my "incidents" we're due to my foot getting stuck in the cheap clip in pedals that were sold with the bike. I upgraded the pedals to eggbeaters, and haven't wiped out since.
The rollers look intresting, though I have a feeling one needs to be coordinated to use them? Am I right in assuming its easy to wipeout on?
Your also right about the great deal on the trainer in the for sale section. That's an awesome price!
Thank you for all the great advise

[tealtreak]

You are correct, I am new to road biking. I bought my first road bike in June/12. I'm not exactly "fearless" as I have had my share of wipeouts this summer. All of my "incidents" we're due to my foot getting stuck in the cheap clip in pedals that were sold with the bike. I upgraded the pedals to eggbeaters, and haven't wiped out since.
The rollers look intresting, though I have a feeling one needs to be coordinated to use them? Am I right in assuming its easy to wipeout on?
Your also right about the great deal on the trainer in the for sale section. That's an awesome price!
Thank you for all the great advise

I don't consider myself coordinated (can't dance!) and I far prefer my rollers to any other indoor way to cycle- it feels more "real". I started using them in the doorway based on the premise I could reach out if I started to fall- but my son just uses them in the middle of the room and hasn't had a problem (he can't dance either!)

[tealtreak]

How about rollers? Far less boring, and let you work on handling. I bought one from Nashbar last year for 100.00.

LOVE our rollers!

[Wasp]

We love our vintage rollers- though they are not really quiet (not sure how quiet you mean....) I found another set for my son on craigslist for $75.00- great for keeping balance sharp as well as the exercise part.....

I'm thinking I may be lacking the coordination required for rollers, do they come with training wheels? Lol

[rocknrollgirl]

LeMond Revolution. I got one for Xmas last year. I had been using the Kinetic, this blows it away. I got the one without the computer to keep the cost down. It truly feels like you are outside on yor bike. Really worth looking into. It made something that was a chore, now something I enjoy. Yes folks, that is right, I enjoy riding my trainer.

[Catrin]

LeMond Revolution. I got one for Xmas last year. I had been using the Kinetic, this blows it away. I got the one without the computer to keep the cost down. It truly feels like you are outside on yor bike. Really worth looking into. It made something that was a chore, now something I enjoy. Yes folks, that is right, I enjoy riding my trainer.

Really? This is interesting! I don't mind my KK but if I were in the market I would consider it from your description.

[roadie gal]

I'm on my trainer about 6 months out of the year. I've had 3 different trainers. Right now I have the Kurt Kinetic, which works just fine for me. I've never noticed the noise of any of the trainers. I usually have a DVD going or listen to music. The trainer has never overwhelmed either of them. I think the noise factor for trainers is over-rated.

[bluejellybean]

This is the info I've been looking for. I'm on the fence about whether to get a trainer or a good spin bike (for trainers I'm leaning towards kinetic or cyclops) but I have basically zero experience with spin bikes except taking a class or two. Does anyone have any good recommendations and do they provide a better workout than a trainer? I want to get the most bang for my buck if I have to be cycling indoors!! Thanks!

[Wasp]

This is the info I've been looking for. I'm on the fence about whether to get a trainer or a good spin bike (for trainers I'm leaning towards kinetic or cyclops) but I have basically zero experience with spin bikes except taking a class or two. Does anyone have any good recommendations and do they provide a better workout than a trainer? I want to get the most bang for my buck if I have to be cycling indoors!! Thanks!

I have a Keiser m3 spin bike. IMO its been engineered very well, made with high quality materials, and is going to last forever. Easy to assemble. It's super quiet to use, actually it's noiseless.
Price wise, I think it's on the higher end but if you plan on using it on a regular basis it's well worth the investment.