Indoor Trainer - Help Please

alienator said:

That's why the gods invented checks and credit cards.

haha, if I don't have the cash for it, I don't buy it. The only thing I use a credit card for is to bulid credit (pay off the whole amount at once). Checks are same as cash.

alienator said:

If you're going to get rollers, these are the ones to get.

Hey, these are interesting. Any owners/users out there who can share experiences? I'm wondering if there's a down side - like they break easily; hard to get serviced; not so different once you get used to normal rollers; etc. Other than price, that is. The list in JP is around US$1600 :eek:.

$1,600 ?? That's crazy. I know a couple of stores that carry it so if you want to order for $750 let me know. I'm going to try it out tomorrow when I go down to my shop, so I'll make a new post on it. The also have different manufacturers in there, might be less $.

gman0482 said:

$1,600 ?? That's crazy. I know a couple of stores that carry it so if you want to order for $750 let me know. I'm going to try it out tomorrow when I go down to my shop, so I'll make a new post on it. The also have different manufacturers in there, might be less $.

Thanks. I'm not quite ready to invest much money in another attempt at indoor spinning. Even so, for future reference, I'm curious to know more about these rollers, so I look forward to reading your post.

nbfman said:

Thanks. I'm not quite ready to invest much money in another attempt at indoor spinning. Even so, for future reference, I'm curious to know more about these rollers, so I look forward to reading your post.

They've got a website with videos of the rollers in action. I don't remember the URL, but I'll bet Google does.

Peter@vecchios said:

If ya gotta ride indoors, get a decent set of rollers, not a stationary trainer. Rollers pass the time faster, are NOT hard to use, make you ride in smooth circles and train you to ride evenly and straight. Stationary trainers are mind numbing.

Modern day stationary trainers are great.

vspa said:

Modern day stationary trainers are great.

Stationary trainers violently blow fetid chunks. They suck the soul right out of cycling.

alienator said:

Stationary trainers violently blow fetid chunks. They suck the soul right out of cycling.

...at least technically great, very smooth and safe to use. I have the Elite Fluid

Dantheclimber said:

I am fairly new to cycling, and am looking to purchase a trainer so I can ride indoors and stay fit during the winter. Not looking to spend too much money, preferably under $100. Can anyone recomend a reasonably priced trainer that is a great value and won't break on me? Winter is closing in fast!

Thanks very much.

You might look at e-bay for the cycle-ops line of mag turbos

vspa said:

...at least technically great, very smooth and safe to use. I have the Elite Fluid

Not always safe, I tried to out run a pack of bad-a**ed dogs one time while on my trainer.
The result was ugly.

alienator said:

Stationary trainers violently blow fetid chunks. They suck the soul right out of cycling.

That's true, but come Springtime they make crushing friends' will to live that much more satisfying. 🙂

frenchyge said:

That's true, but come Springtime they make crushing friends' will to live that much more satisfying. 🙂

LOL, that's my ultimate goal 🙂

alienator said:

If you're going to get rollers, these are the ones to get. Note I in no way endorse pedaling inside buildings. That's the sort of thing forced upon prisoners at internment camps.

Those are expensive! What's with all the extra paraphenalia there? Is that for changing resistance? I still ride a set of ordinary rollers that I bought in 1980 (the age shows on me, not the rollers).
My 11 year old daughter rides a mag-trainer (road bike) and the rollers (track bike), and prefers the rollers (different kind of effort, I know). She, and her fellow competitors, usually take their mag / wind / fluid trainers to races for scheduled warm-ups before the rides.
I have an intense dislike of riding either (yes, they should be reserved for those convicted of heinous crimes), but definitely prefer the rollers to the mag-trainer.

^ That's awesome.
I am going to my LBS tomorrow to get the Kurt kinetic trainer. The only thing is that I want to test it out and see how much noise it will make. My apartament is on 3rd floor and my floors are very thin, so I hope it won't be loud, or just all of the movement might make too much noise.

Peter@vecchios said:

If ya gotta ride indoors, get a decent set of rollers, not a stationary trainer. Rollers pass the time faster, are NOT hard to use, make you ride in smooth circles and train you to ride evenly and straight. Stationary trainers are mind numbing.

I agree. Rollers are very easy to ride, and a hell of a lot more "enjoyable" than stationary alternatives. Resistance, for what its worth, comes with cadence. Rollers rewards smooth pedalling action, and don't allow any insidious rests to sneak in there.

Cheers,
EoinC

alienator said:

Stationary trainers violently blow fetid chunks. They suck the soul right out of cycling.

+1

Rollers are all i use anymore. Much more fun, and the skills you develop translate to better riding.