Turbo trainer

Taypsie

I am looking at getting a turbo trainer ( elite brand ).

They have Qubo fluid trainer they say most realistic riding experience and a Hydro mag mix of fluid and magnets which gives you resistance levels.

My question is which is better do I need the resistance settings of the hydro mag as the fluid one apparently changes with your speed.

Any advice would be most appreciated

Thanks

ai_1

Taypsie wrote:

I am looking at getting a turbo trainer ( elite brand ).

They have Qubo fluid trainer they say most realistic riding experience and a Hydro mag mix of fluid and magnets which gives you resistance levels.

My question is which is better do I need the resistance settings of the hydro mag as the fluid one apparently changes with your speed.

Any advice would be most appreciated

Thanks

Variable resistance settings are a negative, not a positive in my opinion.
A fluid resistance unit will have higher resistance as wheel speed increases. You simply change gear for higher reistance and if your using a computer like an Edge etc, the actual work your doing is recorded via the wheelspeed. I have a Kurt Kinetic Road Machine which feels close enough (in terms of effort) that I can equate 25, 30 or 35km/h on the trainer to the same speed on a flat windless road and I'll be pretty close. This corresponds with their published power/speed curve for the trainer. I presume the Elite fluid unit is somewhat similar.

Taypsie

Thanks Ai_1 think I will go for the fluid trainer and not the combo.

diy

I would second variable "automatic" resistance as a negative - it limits the kind of training you can do.