Indoor trainer best reviews?

[ny biker]

Pretty much everything you need to know is here:

http://cycling-review.com/accessories/bicycle-trainer/

[Wasp]

Pretty much everything you need to know is here:

http://cycling-review.com/accessories/bicycle-trainer/

Thanks....lots of great advise

[nuliajuk]

I'm not sure anyone makes the old style wind trainers with the bladed fans any more - those were the really noisy ones. Mag turbos don't make much noise and are relatively inexpensive. I've been using the same Minoura mag trainer for about 12 years and have had no problems with it. I'm not familiar with fluid trainers.

[zoom-zoom]

My DH and I both have CycleOps trainers. His is fluid, mine is magnetic. His is WAY louder than mine and the resistance is crazy high...like I lose at least 3mph given gearing and effort comparable to if I were riding on flats outdoors. I kinda wonder about CycleOps' quality control. I had to send back the resistance unit on my trainer when it was new (our LBS couldn't simply exchange it, since my trainer had been bought at the end of the season and they no longer had any in stock to exchange). The roller was warped and when I'd ride the vibration pulsating through the house sounded like a freight train. I've ridden other units of the same model my DH has and they don't have the same insane level of resistance.

Their CS is awesome, though. They sent me a new resistance unit with only a scan of my original receipt and serial #. They also sent a box to return the defective resistance unit in.

[limewave]

I'm not sure anyone makes the old style wind trainers with the bladed fans any more - those were the really noisy ones. Mag turbos don't make much noise and are relatively inexpensive. I've been using the same Minoura mag trainer for about 12 years and have had no problems with it. I'm not familiar with fluid trainers.

We have one of those! It had to be 15 years old. A few years ago I used to go to a group trainer ride at an LBS and everyone made fun of my old, beat-up trainer. It worked just fine though. It finally puked on us last winter and I bought a clycleops mag trainer. I actually think I prefer our old one--it seemed to be more consistant in resistance. I can feel the resistance on the cycleops give a litte every now and then when I'm pedaling. But it is less noisy and no one teases me anymore.

[Wasp]

I bought a kinetic by kurt. I got it set up, but life, job, and kids dominated my time as I have yet to use it. Planning on the big try out tomorrow morning.

[bluejellybean]

Let us know how it goes Wasp...that's one on my list to consider!