Which turbo trainer?

GuyStevens said:

Several years ago I had an Elite magnetic turbo trainer - and hated it. I'd like to give turbo training another go so which type feels most like the road? What are the fluid resistance trainers like? Any model recommendations? My budget is up to £200 (UK). Cheers all.

......funnily enough, I can recommend CATEYE CS1000, which I was about to put on ebay. Its a great trainer - computer display power, speed, distance, cals. Rock solid. I'm selling it to put towards a computrainer. cost £300, 18 months old, excellent condition, price £150

here's the link the their website....

cateye.comviewProduct.phpOpen ↗

the other trainer I would recommend, if you can pick one up on ebay is the Taxc Grand Excel.

What type of resistance does the Cateye and TacX have?

GuyStevens said:

What type of resistance does the Cateye and TacX have?

the cateye has a fan unit (which can be disconnected) and a magnetic resistance unit.... apparently t[font=Arial]he fan provides a more realistic "road feel" while the magnetic resistance simulates hills. It allows you to increment % increase in gradient (1-10) on the digital display.[/font]

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gooders said:

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[font=Arial]I think the Tacx uses magnetic, not sure though.[/font]

The tacx are magnetic. Rather than a grand excel (which is pricey even second hand) I splashed out on the I-Magic trainer, which is cheaper!

Now don't laugh folks... I didn't buy it for the VR experience, but rather for the catalyst software, which make for excellent (IMHO) interval training; easy to use and program (A PC is required!) I found that the VR experience just didn't suit me because I wasn't disciplined enough to stay at chosen heart rate when I could see an opponent getting away from me.

The I-magic can be had for £350 new...think about that rather than paying £200 for something which doesn't offer as much fun...yes I like my toys and nice graphic displays