turbo trainers

[terry_gardener]

i am thinking of getting a turbo trainer but have questions.

are they worth the money.
how does the bike connect to it. do you remove the QR pin and put it in the turbo trainer or do you use a different wheel.
i have heard they are noisey are they.

 

[smokeysmoo]

i am thinking of getting a turbo trainer but have questions.

are they worth the money. IMO no, but that's because I don't like using them.
how does the bike connect to it. Just drop your wheel in the space and tighten. No need for different wheels or tyres IME.
i have heard they are noisey are they. Some are, some aren't. Depends on price, spec and floor surface.

My advice FWIW, buy a used one. There are loads about because lots of people, (like me), get one, try it and simply hate it.

If you like it you should get your money back if you've bought second hand then choose to upgrade it.

If you buy new and don't like the experience then you'll take a pounding when you flog it.

 

[Dusty Bin]

are they worth the money.

It's possible to make significant fitness gains by using a turbo correctly. So, if improvement is your aim, then yes. Not all turbos are the same price, so value is a difficult question to answer.

how does the bike connect to it. do you remove the QR pin and put it in the turbo trainer or do you use a different wheel.

Most turbos are supplied with their own QRs, for use specifically with the turbo.

i have heard they are noisey are they.

Some are, some aren't. Fan-resistance units can be noisy, while magnetic and fluid units are much quieter.

 

[Peteaud]

How much do you want to spend?

I have a Bkool and it's fantastic.

 

[Rob3rt]

are they worth the money.

If you use it, yes, if you look at it, no

how does the bike connect to it. do you remove the QR pin and put it in the turbo trainer or do you use a different wheel.

It depends on the turbo trainer, most commonly they clamp over the QR skewer caps (you often get a QR skewer with them to make sure the clamp fits over it).

i have heard they are noisey are they.

It depends on the turbo trainer, cheap fan based ones are noisy, fluid based ones are not so noisy.

 

[screenman]

Why do you want one.

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

Why do you want one.

To hang his underpants on. Why else would you want one?

 

[terry_gardener]

Why do you want one.

because i would like to get fit but sometimes cant get out on the bike due to weather or medical condition.
i don't really have a budget.
would like one that is quiet, easy and quick to setup, because if it to fiddlely i wont use it.

 

[Rob3rt]

To hang his underpants on. Why else would you want one?

To hold the washing machine door closed.

 

[screenman]

To hang his underpants on. Why else would you want one?

That is roughly what most are used for.

 

[screenman]

because i would like to get fit but sometimes cant get out on the bike due to weather or medical condition.
i don't really have a budget.
would like one that is quiet, easy and quick to setup, because if it to fiddlely i wont use it.

We have a couple of Cateye CS1000, not too noisy and have plenty of variation and information.

 

[biggs682]

fwiw i bought a pre owned one as not sure how much use it would get , but its getting used at mo and at the moment weather is ok so once it gets cold and icy should get more use

 

[jowwy]

Ive just bought an elite realtour turbo which is pretty damn good and i hear the bkool ones are good too.

 

[sittingbull]

I've had an Elite magnetic trainer for 7 years now. I leave a road bike permanently on it so it's ready to use. To be fair it doesn't get used often but it does get used. I like doing intervals on it and the longest steady "ride" I've done is 2 hours - when the weather has been bad.

I'm about to use it again soon and was checking it over last night. I've never used the cable operated lever to adjust the resistance as it wouldn't fit to the bars - I use the bike's gears instead. It turns out it's been on the hardest level (presumably level 5) all this time

No wonder it was difficult to start off smoothly

 

[Sam Cycling]

Sometime is bored, but is better training do 40 minute with turbo trainer that stay in the sofa