Best cheap turbo trainer?

mr.b-campag
mr.b-campag Posts: 389
in Road buying advice
As per the title, I just need something in case I get locked down again. I'm outside the UK and can't seem to find anything here. So I need something cheap that can be shipped out to mainland Europe at a reasonable price. Does anyone have any experience of Planet-X own branded trainers? Failing that I guess i could put something in the wanted section...

Thanks

B

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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 25,775
    mr.b-campag said:

    As per the title, I just need something in case I get locked down again. I'm outside the UK and can't seem to find anything here. So I need something cheap that can be shipped out to mainland Europe at a reasonable price. Does anyone have any experience of Planet-X own branded trainers? Failing that I guess i could put something in the wanted section...

    Thanks

    B

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  • diamonddog
    diamonddog Posts: 3,426
    edited November 2020
    Try Decathlon.
  • mr.b-campag
    mr.b-campag Posts: 389
    edited November 2020
    Thanks both. Planet X are quoting £20 for shipping which seems very reasonable given, as noted, the weight of these things...I thought of Decathlon but they don't stock their cheaper turbo's here, and it doesn't look as though I can get one delivered from the UK unfortunately :-(
  • thistle_
    thistle_ Posts: 7,149
    Is there a local Facebook group for buying/selling bike stuff?

    Second hand should get you more for your money, but do some research on the prices before buying - I'm not sure what it's like wherever you are buy people have been asking stupid money for ancient second hand turbo trainers during lockdown.
  • mr.b-campag
    mr.b-campag Posts: 389
    There is Facebook marketplace, but generally the prices of everything here second-hand are not what you would describe as cheap. The cheapest thing I can find would be the same price as a cheap planet x one delivered.

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