Get active whatever the weather this Fluid Turbo Trainer. Ideal for training indoors on dark winter nights. With fluid and elastomer roller.
Accessories Included
Front wheel standRiser blockStickerInstruction manual
Features
Fits axle widths between 150-210mmAccommodates wheel sizes 26”, 27”, 700c with front wheel standEasy bike clamping through locking leverMaximum load approximately 135kg including bike
Colour: BlackDimensions: 56 x 47 x 38 cmProduct Type: Fitness AccessoriesWeight: 135kg including bike
All comments (31)
Otto.uk
24 Sep 161#1
Good price for fluid one
MrHot to Otto.uk
25 Sep 16#14
Yet this has a resistance lever. You can get Mag+Fluid but they cost more on top.
For anyone that doesn't know, fluid trainer resistance increases with speed, just like air on the road.
The heatsink on the outside can get very hot, pushing 100-200W into it generates a lot of heat.
youknowwho
25 Sep 16#2
Struggling to find any decent information about this - the price seems superb. You need to factor in a turbo trainer tyre too
JackMcg9 to youknowwho
25 Sep 16#3
could i not hook my mountain bike up to this?
joshp to youknowwho
25 Sep 16#9
Other than a turbo tyre is there anything else I will need? Also can I get away without one? I really couldn't be bothered to change the tyre or wheel each time. My bike only has cheap tyres which I don't really care about.
mattrixdesign2
25 Sep 16#4
. It should work, but you don't want to be grinding knobbly tyres on it.
stevendickin
25 Sep 162#5
I was weighing up buying a Turbo Trainer a couple of months ago. I wattched lots of YouTube info videos, lots of reviews and came to the conclusion that a FLUID version was what I wanted. I changed my mind about buying one because the fluid versions were so much more expensive than the magnetic ones. I was looking at the less expensive Fluid versions and are talking £180.00 to £250.00 for Fluid, so this is a massive difference at £69.99 You will struggle to get a Magnetic version for near to this price.
I have taken a punt and ordered one.
If it's not a good quality one then lesson learnt, but maybe its still better than the noisier magnetic versions.
Thanks OP for posting this :smiley:
dwor
25 Sep 16#6
At the risk of sounding a bit daft...
What's the difference (and advantages) of a "fluid" trainer compared to the "normal" magnetic trainers (by Tacx, etc)? Do they require any additional maintenance?
I'm thinking of getting one as a present, but - despite many years of mountain biking - I don't know anything about trainers. The person concerned has a (very dusty) road bike, and I'm just hoping that something like this will provide the stability and flexibility to allow them winter exercise.
Magnetic resistance trainers have fixed set of different resistances you set by moving magnets. Fluid resistance trainers overall resistance varies by the speed you pedal so feel more natural and are generally far superior. I couldn't justify spending on fluid and got the best magnetic one I could get (cycleops) - at higher speeds it is so loud - apparently fluid trainers are much quieter.
You need a special tyre that has different compound makeup to regular tyres that can handle the high temperatures generated - a normal tyre will fail very quickly on a turbo. Similarly turbo tyre will be no good on the road. You should be able to get tyre for mountain bike from one of the online bike superstores.
dwor to DaveHemm
30 Sep 16#29
Belated thanks for the information. I did a bit of homework and got a Tacx trainer from a local bike shop.
ashh150
25 Sep 161#10
my mate use to use an old road tyre and he never had a problem. just remember to put on a new tyre when you go back out on the road as it wears like hell on the turbo :smiley:
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Product Description
Get active whatever the weather this Fluid Turbo Trainer. Ideal for training indoors on dark winter nights. With fluid and elastomer roller.
Accessories Included
Front wheel standRiser blockStickerInstruction manual
Features
Fits axle widths between 150-210mmAccommodates wheel sizes 26”, 27”, 700c with front wheel standEasy bike clamping through locking leverMaximum load approximately 135kg including bike
Colour: BlackDimensions: 56 x 47 x 38 cmProduct Type: Fitness AccessoriesWeight: 135kg including bike
All comments (31)
For anyone that doesn't know, fluid trainer resistance increases with speed, just like air on the road.
The heatsink on the outside can get very hot, pushing 100-200W into it generates a lot of heat.
I have taken a punt and ordered one.
If it's not a good quality one then lesson learnt, but maybe its still better than the noisier magnetic versions.
Thanks OP for posting this :smiley:
What's the difference (and advantages) of a "fluid" trainer compared to the "normal" magnetic trainers (by Tacx, etc)? Do they require any additional maintenance?
I'm thinking of getting one as a present, but - despite many years of mountain biking - I don't know anything about trainers. The person concerned has a (very dusty) road bike, and I'm just hoping that something like this will provide the stability and flexibility to allow them winter exercise.
Thanks.
You need a special tyre that has different compound makeup to regular tyres that can handle the high temperatures generated - a normal tyre will fail very quickly on a turbo. Similarly turbo tyre will be no good on the road. You should be able to get tyre for mountain bike from one of the online bike superstores.