turbo trainer

smush
smush Posts: 89
edited August 2011 in Road buying advice
want a turbo trainer for winter training ,
heard some horror storeys about them damadging rear hubs not being good for your bike ,
anyone used a good one that they can recommend

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  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,414
    get a fluid one, you don't mention budget, kinetic road machine is great, good road feel, but pricey, also the cycleops ones are ok

    http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... e-11-8975/

    no reason a trainer should mess up hubs, but they can wear tyres out, using a cheap wheel with a trainer tyre is worth considering
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • wombar
    wombar Posts: 119
    There have been LOADS of previous posts asking about turbo trainers, so have a quick search when you've got a minute :) However, to sum up pretty much every thread, here's how they go.

    1) Recommend a fluid one.
    2) Either Kurt Kinetic Road Machine or Cycleops Fluid 2.

    I went with a Kurt Kinetic Rock n Roll because a) it was on sale b) it's got a lifetime warranty c) it's got a more realistic road feel.

    Personally I'd always pay a little more for the Kurt Kinetic as there's no possibility of it leaking oil all over your carpet/floor and it's got a lifetime warranty. The early Cycleops trainers had a leaking issue which has been fixed now apparently.

    A trainer won't damage your bike, though as sungod says, they can wear down your tyres.

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