Turbo trainer noise

Grazy81
Grazy81 Posts: 196
edited September 2009 in Training, fitness and health
I was looking into getting a turbo trainer and was wondering how noisey they are as i live in a mid level flat the noise would be the deciding factor in whether i get one or not.

Also how does this one measure up.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=15262

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  • Takis61
    Takis61 Posts: 239
    Yes, they can be noisy !
    My knees hurt !
  • Big Banjo
    Big Banjo Posts: 78
    I have a sirius and it is fine downstairs, very quiet.

    Upstairs is a different story, the house vibrates every time you put any effort in.

    Luckily i don't have any neighbours or else i'm sure they would be complaining.
  • Bhima
    Bhima Posts: 2,145
    What's quieter - a standard rear wheel trainer, or rollers?
  • KillerMetre
    KillerMetre Posts: 199
    I have a cycleops jetfluid pro which is very quiet even on hard bursts,I use it with a conti turbo tyre.
  • Baytt
    Baytt Posts: 102
    i have a taxc one, it sounds like a jet plane preparing to take off lol.
  • Grazy81
    Grazy81 Posts: 196
    Big Banjo wrote:
    I have a sirius and it is fine downstairs, very quiet.

    Upstairs is a different story, the house vibrates every time you put any effort in.

    Luckily i don't have any neighbours or else i'm sure they would be complaining.

    Sounds strange that it is fine down stairs but noisey up :oS
  • Alex_Simmons/RST
    Alex_Simmons/RST Posts: 4,161
    The trainer may be noisy or not noisy - its the dirty great big fan you'll need to keep you cool that'll make all the noise.
    RST Sport : Coaching - Training Plans - Powermeters -- My blog -- AeroCoach Australia
  • Big Banjo
    Big Banjo Posts: 78
    Sounds strange that it is fine down stairs but noisey up S

    Concrete floor with tiles on downstairs and floorboards upstairs.
  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    Big Banjo wrote:
    Sounds strange that it is fine down stairs but noisey up S

    Concrete floor with tiles on downstairs and floorboards upstairs.
    It's the vibration coming through the floor that the neighbours will object to rather than the noise of the turbo or fan - a sheet of foam rubber sound absorbing mat palced under the bike and turbo will soak up a lot of the vibration from being transmitted into the building fabric.
    It's a Lifestyle! -+-+- Coggan Training Levels
  • Grazy81
    Grazy81 Posts: 196
    Bronzie wrote:
    Big Banjo wrote:
    Sounds strange that it is fine down stairs but noisey up S

    Concrete floor with tiles on downstairs and floorboards upstairs.
    It's the vibration coming through the floor that the neighbours will object to rather than the noise of the turbo or fan - a sheet of foam rubber sound absorbing mat palced under the bike and turbo will soak up a lot of the vibration from being transmitted into the building fabric.

    Excellent at least there is a way round it i was thinking i may have to give it a miss but this sounds like a viable option seeing as i am in a 1st floor flat :P
  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    This is the sort of thing I had in mind:
    http://www.soundreduction.co.uk/Product ... /Products/

    A sandwich of foam rubber between 2 sheets of hard plastic material.

    It's used for sound reduction when installed below timber floors in apartments. Not sure how easy it is to get hold of a small sheet as it's a bit specialist - maybe speak to your local flooring companies as it's the sort of thing that is normally an issue when installing timber floors in flats.

    Not sure how effective it is but there is only one way to find out! It's got to be better than nothing though.
    It's a Lifestyle! -+-+- Coggan Training Levels

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