MinouraTrainers

"Dave Falls" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I am purchasing a winter trainer and I am interested in peoples opionon on
the rim roller vs tire roller.
Thanks for any comments

dave

From my experience with the Minoura 850D Rim drive:

will take road & MTB rims, which could be useful for some
Won't wear your tyres and is gentle on rims
No road feel (you will be left in no doubt you're on a trainer)
Fairly quiet when in use

Also, don't bother with the remote control version as you can use your
bike's gears to vary the resistance.

I have the remote control wheel drive Minoura.

I find the remote control very helpful when the Spinerval tape has you
stand up to pedal.

I need more resistance when I am standing up, and can immediately crank
it way up so that I can do the pedaling correctly.

Incidentally, the 52 member trainer support group is doing excellently,
with some really good discussions.

http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/BicycleTrainerSupport/

I have been told to stay away from the rim trainers as they have a problem with putting pressure on the rim resulting on the wheel going out of true.

anyone have any experiences with this?

Colorado Bicycler said:

I have the remote control wheel drive Minoura.

I find the remote control very helpful when the Spinerval tape has you
stand up to pedal.

I need more resistance when I am standing up, and can immediately crank
it way up so that I can do the pedaling correctly.

A question. What does the remote control do beyond what shifting gears
would do?( I don't mean this as a challenge- just a question) I have
only ridden fluid trainers and have found that if I adjust the tension
on the tire correctly that the range of resistance I get from shifting
is pretty large. Does the ability to adjust the trainer vs. the bike
improve the experience?
Just wondering as now that I live in southern AZ my time on the trainer
is pretty minimal.

Quoted message said:

I have been told to stay away from the rim trainers as they have a
problem with putting pressure on the rim resulting on the wheel going
out of true.
anyone have any experiences with this?

So far my Minoura 850RDA doesnt give me any problem.
I got it last Feb 2005
Archie A.

Quoted message said:

A question. What does the remote control do beyond what shifting gears

would do?( I don't mean this as a challenge- just a question) I have
only ridden fluid trainers and have found that if I adjust the tension
on the tire correctly that the range of resistance I get from shifting
is pretty large. Does the ability to adjust the trainer vs. the bike
improve the experience?
Just wondering as now that I live in southern AZ my time on the trainer

is pretty minimal.
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I am a pretty big Clydesdale type of guy. I weigh about 215. Perhaps
that is the difference - my weight needing more resistance??

When the video asks me to stand in perhaps a big ring/15 combination,
the resistance I use for the rest of the video is simply not enough. I
really need more resistance to peddle effectively - other wise I just
sort of flop around. This may be one of the differences between a
fluid trainer and a mag??

Anyway, that is what I need.

Thanks for the inquiry.

Colorado Bicycler said:

I am a pretty big Clydesdale type of guy. I weigh about 215. Perhaps
that is the difference - my weight needing more resistance??

When the video asks me to stand in perhaps a big ring/15 combination,
the resistance I use for the rest of the video is simply not enough. I
really need more resistance to peddle effectively - other wise I just
sort of flop around. This may be one of the differences between a
fluid trainer and a mag??

Anyway, that is what I need.

Thanks for the inquiry.

Thanks for the reply. I really don't have enough expereience with
trainers to understand the various pros and cons. Thankfully I don't
need to use them that often ;-)