Noise of rollers

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I am looking into something to ride indoors during the winter. For various reasons I am looking
for a quiet solution.

I just borrowed a set of demo Kreitler rollers from the LBS. I have seem them described as the
quietest way to do indoor cycling, yet they make a definite whining/howling noise.

Is that normal, or is there something wrong with the setup ? Are wind, magnetic and fluid trainers
even noisier ?

Wind trainers are rather noisy. I've only tried magnetic trainers in the shop, but they seemed much
quieter than the wind ones.

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In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

I am looking into something to ride indoors during the winter. For various reasons I am looking
for a quiet solution.

I just borrowed a set of demo Kreitler rollers from the LBS. I have seem them described as the
quietest way to do indoor cycling, yet they make a definite whining/howling noise.

Is that normal, or is there something wrong with the setup ? Are wind, magnetic and fluid
trainers even noisier ?

Wind trainers are rather noisy. I've only tried magnetic trainers in the shop, but they seemed
much quieter than the wind ones.

You're always going to have tire noise; this can seem pretty loud indoors. Smooth tires are a lot
quieter than ones with tread.

"Leonard Migliore" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

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I am looking into something to ride indoors during the winter. For various reasons I am
looking for a quiet solution.

I just borrowed a set of demo Kreitler rollers from the LBS. I have seem them described as the
quietest way to do indoor cycling, yet they make a definite whining/howling noise.

Is that normal, or is there something wrong with the setup ? Are wind, magnetic and fluid
trainers even noisier ?

Wind trainers are rather noisy. I've only tried magnetic trainers in the shop, but they seemed
much quieter than the wind ones.

You're always going to have tire noise; this can seem pretty loud indoors. Smooth tires are a lot
quieter than ones with tread.

Maybe my expectations were just unreasonable. I am having smooth tires on my road bike, so that
shouldn't be a factor. I will try my hybrid for comparison just to see what difference tire tread
makes. I guess I will also try a trainers in the shop, just to get basis for comparison.

Thank you !

I'm just seconding what Leonard said ... on a set of Kreitlers, the biggest noise factor is going to
be your tire selection. I use smooth tires. I also have my rollers set up on a rubber mat (a cheapo
truck bed liner ) which absorbs vibration and keeps sweat off the floor. I don't think you'll find
an indoor training solution that's much quieter.

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In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...
> I am looking into something to ride indoors during the winter. For various reasons I am
> looking for a quiet solution.
>
> I just borrowed a set of demo Kreitler rollers from the LBS. I have seem them described as
> the quietest way to do indoor cycling, yet they make a definite whining/howling noise.
>
> Is that normal, or is there something wrong with the setup ? Are wind, magnetic and fluid
> trainers even noisier ?

Wind trainers are rather noisy. I've only tried magnetic trainers in the shop, but they seemed
much quieter than the wind ones.

You're always going to have tire noise; this can seem pretty loud indoors. Smooth tires are a
lot quieter than ones with tread.

Maybe my expectations were just unreasonable. I am having smooth tires on my road bike, so that
shouldn't be a factor. I will try my hybrid for comparison just to see what difference tire tread
makes. I guess I will also try a trainers in the shop, just to get basis for comparison.

Thank you !

It seems that I may have had unrealistic expectations. Thanks for calibrating me.

"Robert Chambers" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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I'm just seconding what Leonard said ... on a set of Kreitlers, the

biggest

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noise factor is going to be your tire selection. I use smooth tires. I also have my rollers set up
on a rubber mat (a cheapo truck bed liner ) which absorbs vibration and keeps sweat off the floor.
I don't think

you'll

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find an indoor training solution that's much quieter.

Bob C. "B. Schneider" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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"Leonard Migliore" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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> > I am looking into something to ride indoors during the winter. For various reasons I am
> > looking for a quiet solution.
> >
> > I just borrowed a set of demo Kreitler rollers from the LBS. I have seem them described as
> > the quietest way to do indoor

cycling,

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> > yet they make a definite whining/howling noise.
> >
> > Is that normal, or is there something wrong with the setup ? Are wind, magnetic and fluid
> > trainers even noisier ?
>
> Wind trainers are rather noisy. I've only tried magnetic trainers

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> the shop, but they seemed much quieter than the wind ones.

You're always going to have tire noise; this can seem pretty loud indoors. Smooth tires are a
lot quieter than ones with tread.

Maybe my expectations were just unreasonable. I am having smooth tires on my road bike, so that
shouldn't be a factor. I will try my hybrid for comparison just to see what difference tire

tread

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makes. I guess I will also try a trainers in the shop, just to get basis for comparison.

Thank you !