[disclosednot]

I am looking to get a mag or fluid trainer to use for my bike. I am running knobbies and I would like to keep it that way. I would like to stay in the sub $300 range. What do y'all think I should go with. I want one with a hell of a lot of resistance.

Thanks.

Josh

 

[disclosednot]

I have bad things about the drive wheels that contact the rim. What do you think. Do they hold up pretty well? How long have you had yours?

 

[sub6]

As a general rule, rim-driven resistance units offer a tiny bit less resistance than tire-driven units, but the tradeoff is that you can use any tire (i.e. an MTB) with the rim ones. Knobbies on a tire-driven unit is dumb - it's noisy and it eats your tires to sh!t.

I personally use a Minoura Magturbo Ergo - it's a magnetic resistance, tire-driven job with a remote resistance adjuster. I love it, it's really quiet and it was cheap - $120 or so. But I use my road bike on it, no MTBs, so it's nice and smooth.

If you want to use knobbies, use the rim-driven one that Acadian has. If you want to use a tire-driven one, get a cheapo spare wheel and mount a slick on it.

 

[Phreaddy]

and put on slicks, and then buy a regular trainer.

 

[novice]

cycleops fluid 2, the resistance varies as speed varies. You want more resistance shift into a higher gear. You want less, shift into a lower gear. And it simulates drag, from air, pretty effectively, the resistance curve is exponential and not linear. I like mine.

Oh, and it can provide a hell of a lot of resistance, over 800 watts if memory serves me correctly.

 

[The Toninator]

Originally posted by novice
cycleops fluid 2, the resistance varies as speed varies. You want more resistance shift into a higher gear. You want less, shift into a lower gear. And it simulates drag, from air, pretty effectively, the resistance curve is exponential and not linear. I like mine.

Oh, and it can provide a hell of a lot of resistance, over 800 watts if memory serves me correctly.

Seriously it's the best. I train on one twice a week.