Quietest wheel-on smart turbo trainer

MiddleRinger
MiddleRinger Posts: 678
edited November 2016 in Indoor training and turbo forum
As title says, what are the quietest wheel-on smart turbos out there?

Discuss... :)



I realise that using a slick/smooth or specific trainer tyre can have a big impact on reducing noise levels too.
~ ~ How fast is fast enough? ~ ~ ~ ~ Tempo Cyclist - Tasmania ~ ~

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  • markhewitt1978
    markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    From what I've heard from DCRainmaker as wheel on models go they are all pretty similar these days.
  • fenix
    fenix Posts: 5,437
    Dont forget some yoga mats etc will quieten down the vibrations too.
  • ravey1981
    ravey1981 Posts: 1,111
    My vortex is reasonable quiet, in fact right now its absolutely silent...
  • MiddleRinger
    MiddleRinger Posts: 678
    markhewitt1978 wrote:
    From what I've heard from DCRainmaker as wheel on models go they are all pretty similar these days.

    Hmmm. Well I hope some a quieter than my old Jet Black Mag trainer that sounded like a jet engine when I wound it up! A little of that would have been my tyre choice but still, it was pretty damn loud (certainly no way I could have used it in the house).
    ~ ~ How fast is fast enough? ~ ~ ~ ~ Tempo Cyclist - Tasmania ~ ~
  • bobinski
    bobinski Posts: 570
    My Bkool pro is very quiet up until 20mph and then increases in volume as speed increases. It is noticeably quieter than my old elastogel.A friend who has a first gen kickr and Bkool says they sound about the same although the kickr produces a higher pitched tone. I use a conti sport tyre at 120psi.

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