Kurt Kinetic Fluid Trainer -- burning smell and increased resistance?

Triathlon Forum
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I’ve been using my KK fluid trainer since 2014. I’ve loved it and have absolutely rode the crap out of it, so much so, I think I broke it this morning.

Steady effort during a zwift race. I started to smell a slight burning smell that continued to intensify. There was also a very “mechanical” hum that I’ve never heard before that seemed to increase as well as the resistance of the trainer.

Is it shot? I’m assuming it is, and I will now be buying a smart direct drive trainer, but I’m just curious what happened.

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Contact Kurt Kinetic itself. They’ll have the best idea of what happened, and they might well replace the resistance unit under warranty.

3

Is it definitely your turbo and not something on the bike ? (BB or rear hub)? As bearing problems on either of those could explain the increase in resistance and a mechanical noise increase.

4

Yes, check for tire rubbing on the frame, or…

5

It is definitely related to the resistance unit as the bike was off the trainer entirely and the flywheel itself was hard to turn
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I think they have a lifetime warranty, so see if they’ll replace it.