Looking to purchase a trainer for the first time. Will be used primarily by one of the 3 triathletes in the house, but would like the option to make it usable by all without too much inconvenience! I’ve seen a lot of options out there - What are my best options in the $2-300 range? Main user will be 18 year old son - strong cyclist, been doing tris for 8 years.
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Just what I need! Thanks!
Wow, I’m shocked that some of his recommendations for “budget” trainers include units that can’t handle more than 300 watts. This basically eliminates any high intensity workouts or even sweetspot/threshold rides for stronger riders.
If you’re looking to save money, I’d get the “old” version of the Kurt Kinetic. Since they came out with a new design last year, the older ones are available at a discount… check amazon. They’re by no means cheap, but they’re basically the standard for non-powered trainers. Oh, and they don’t have an issue with high intensity workouts.
Does anybody have experience or opinions on the cycletek momentum trainer?
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I would like to know if anyone had anything to say about the cycletek trainer as well. Can’t seem to find any info on them other than seeing that the price has been dropping. This means it was a good product that just didn’t catch or a bad product stores are trying to drop. I tried call call their customer service and it went straight to a voice mail box.
I can vouch for the Kurt Kinetic rock & roll trainer. That thing is fun and it’s a beast. Looks good as new after 4 yrs of use. Although, it’s not something you will want to move around, or “throw” into the back of your car.
Bought the Kurt Kinetic, mostly for my 18 y/o son. Promptly broke my toe when I tripped on it in his room. yowsie. I have used it though, and it’s great. Haven’t hooked up the blue tooth to it yet, we’ll see how that goes!
Bought the Kurt Kinetic, mostly for my 18 y/o son. Promptly broke my toe when I tripped on it in his room. yowsie. I have used it though, and it’s great. Haven’t hooked up the blue tooth to it yet, we’ll see how that goes!
Ouch, sorry about the toe! That’s a great choice, he can use it with a computer and trainerroad software to create “virtual power” to add an interesting element to training. That model is kind of a standard, it’s well made and very nice to ride, an excellent choice mom.
Whatever your choice, you might want to take in consideration if it’s supported by TrainerRoad VirtualPower.
I bought the Cycletek trainer, and love the feel (smooth, relatively quiet, solid stand). However, I now question the longevity of the resistance unit. After a handful of rides, the unit started making clicking noises, so it was replaced with what customer service referred to as an updated resistance unit. Riding with the new unit for the past few months, approximately 3.5 to 4 hours per week, I noticed the unit is leaking fluid. Customer service is excellent, responds immediately, and is sending a new unit for the latest problem. Despite the quality feel of the trainer, and good customer service, I don’t wan’t to keep requesting new resistance units every few months after subjecting the trainer to only modest training loads. Kind of wishing I chose Kurt Kinetic after experiencing these problems.
Thanks for the info. I ended up going with a Kurt trainer. Only have used it once so far but it seems to be good. I can tell a huge differences over my 5 year old Ascent Mag trainer.
I love my Road Machine by Kurt Kinetic. I highly recommend it. Mine has been going strong for 3 years and still works like the day I got it.
Just bought the KK road machine 2.0 for lest than $300 just waiting to get it.