Minoura B60-R noise levels
thekiltmaker
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Hi i am new to this forum so if i have posted in the wrong place forgive me . The question i have is to any one using the Minoura B-60 . I bought this recently after recommendation on bikerader in which it states how quiet it is . This is not my experience i find when you crank up the power it becomes very loud although when you are at a steady pace it is quiet , i can only judge this on my old cheap ebay turbo trainer. just wondering how other people are getting on with this turbo trainer.
Cheers
Gary
Cheers
Gary
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I've had one for the last 18 months...it's not too noisy. Are you using a mat under the trainer ? A mat will help absorb the noise.0
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Cheers i will give that a go0
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If it's a squeaking noise it's probably your rear tyre losing traction. The roller needs to be quite tight to stop this, with the rear tyre inflated to the correct pressure. As has already been suggested a mat helps absorb some of the vibration. I've owned a couple of trainers and the Minoura is the quietest out of the two0
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I've had a similar experience with my Minoura B60 R. It's very quiet at lower cadence/resistance but sometimes when I increase it a much harsher spinning sound starts. I've only used it a handful of times so it could issue with set-up or something.0
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I got one of these on recommendation too. I was originally using it with Vittoria Zaffiro Pro tyres and it was really loud at higher wheel speeds. When I changed to a more slick tyre it cut the noise levels a lot.
I also tend to stick the resistance on a high-ish level and use lower gears so the actual wheel speed isn't too high. Low resistance with a massive gear obviously makes a fair bit of noise!0 -
My experience is that in the lower resistances it feels most similar to riding on a road (in terms of perceived effort/Heartrate for a given wheel speed). However it does make a lot of noise when up over 40kph, and I've not really worked out why.
The solution does seem to be to do harder efforts in a lower gear with higher resistance to keep the wheelspeed down for the same effort and cadence.0 -
I agree, and the problem with high resistance is that it increases the chance of wheel slip. Like many things it's a bit of a trade off.0
