Recomend a Turbo Trainer

cotti
cotti Posts: 96
edited April 2010 in Training, fitness and health
Hi Folks can anyone offer recomendations on a Turbo trainer my budget is £200 ish?

Many thanks in advance

Cotti
My Bike http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.cotte ... C00170.JPG

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  • Scrumple
    Scrumple Posts: 2,665
    I'm between a Tacx Flow and a Kinetic Road Machine...
  • cotti
    cotti Posts: 96
    Id not considered the Road machine but the review here seems quite positive http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qn9pdjiHZE

    The Flow is out of my price range.
    My Bike http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.cotte ... C00170.JPG
  • MatthewBulmer
    MatthewBulmer Posts: 217
    I would highly recommend the KK Road Machine. I've spent most of the winter on mine and it's a superb piece of kit.
    Sports Massage in the North West of England
  • Scrumple
    Scrumple Posts: 2,665
    how does it rate to the flow? not sure anyone here will have tried both, though.

    Flow - £250 at decathlon.
    KK is £250
  • symo
    symo Posts: 1,743
    I have the KK Rock and Roll with road machine. Awesome. Even without RnR mechanism it is a great resistance device. Very over built, but that is what you need. Came with the Spinvervals 30 minutes dvd.
    +++++++++++++++++++++
    we are the proud, the few, Descendents.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I have a Tacx Satori. It's ok, pretty quiet and very stable but where I go for my bike fit he has a Cycleops Fluid 2 which is much better...
  • Scrumple
    Scrumple Posts: 2,665
    Can anyone suggest which to go for in the Tacx flow / KK Road Machine quandry?
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    KK.
  • Scrumple
    Scrumple Posts: 2,665
    better build quality, maybe, but doen't have the computer and power setting etc...
    Hmmmm
    Any reason why?
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I have a Tacx and I don't think they have the best road feel. A cycleops fuid 2 is much better and from what I've heard of the KK they are supposed to be da bom.
  • MatthewBulmer
    MatthewBulmer Posts: 217
    Scrumple wrote:
    better build quality, maybe, but doen't have the computer and power setting etc...
    Hmmmm
    Any reason why?

    KK build quality is second to none with a Lifetime guarantee. Although it doesn't have a power computer, is does have a published power curve which, when combined with a rear wheel speedo, will give you a repeatable and consistent power estimation. Of course the estimate will be inaccurate, but it will be consistent between sessions. Plenty of threads on this on various forums if you do a search (quite a few on timetrialling.co.uk IIRC). Also a couple of reviews by various websites that are worth reading if you do a search.
    Sports Massage in the North West of England
  • cotti
    cotti Posts: 96
    The Fluid2 is another Im looking at as well I have seen it at £170 the KK seems to quite rare in the UK does anyone know who the distributor is?
    My Bike http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.cotte ... C00170.JPG
  • ScottieP
    ScottieP Posts: 599
    According to the Kurt Kinetic website - Hotlines are the distributor. Chain reaction sell them and I'm sure I've seen one or two other dealers when searching on google. I would choose the Kurt too - I have a Cycleops Jet Fluid Pro, which I've hardly used and don't like very much.
    My cycling blog: http://girodilento.com/
  • thetrotter
    thetrotter Posts: 258
    The Kinetic is the best built turbo I have ever owned (and I have owned a fair number over the years) and has the most realistic feel to the pedal action with no noticeable deadspot. It doesn't have variable resistance but take it from me you will never find yourself spinning out. On the contrary you will probably wonder how you ever hold 25mph on the road.
  • MatthewBulmer
    MatthewBulmer Posts: 217
    thetrotter wrote:
    The KK doesn't have variable resistance but take it from me you will never find yourself spinning out. On the contrary you will probably wonder how you ever hold 25mph on the road.
    +1
    Sports Massage in the North West of England
  • Scrumple
    Scrumple Posts: 2,665
    thetrotter wrote:
    The Kinetic is the best built turbo I have ever owned (and I have owned a fair number over the years) and has the most realistic feel to the pedal action with no noticeable deadspot. It doesn't have variable resistance but take it from me you will never find yourself spinning out. On the contrary you will probably wonder how you ever hold 25mph on the road.

    Have you had a Tacx flow, and if so how did it compare?
  • thetrotter
    thetrotter Posts: 258
    Scrumple wrote:
    thetrotter wrote:
    The Kinetic is the best built turbo I have ever owned (and I have owned a fair number over the years) and has the most realistic feel to the pedal action with no noticeable deadspot. It doesn't have variable resistance but take it from me you will never find yourself spinning out. On the contrary you will probably wonder how you ever hold 25mph on the road.

    Have you had a Tacx flow, and if so how did it compare?

    Nope, never had a Tacx flow so can't make that comparison.

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