I was looking at buying one of these for training a few weeks ago off the back of a deal listed here for £59.99 at CRC.... in the end I didn't bother but this trainer looks the same to me and it's cheaper so I may go for it.
Looking back over previous similar deals this looks to be a fair bit cheaper with most being between £60-80.
Details:
Easy to set up, fold and store, this Indoor Bike Turbo Trainer is ideal for keeping up your fitness over winter.
Brand: Bikemate
Colour: Silver/Black
Dimensions: Assembled: 55 x 50 x 41cm (approx)
Material: Steel, PA, Aluminium 6061, PC, ABS, PE
Product Type: Cycling Accessories
Weight: 7.1kg
Contents
1 x Indoor Bike Trainer1 x Front wheel riser block
Features
6 Magnetic resistance levelsEasy assembly, no tools requiredQuick release bracket for speedy fold-away and storageSteel frame for durability and strengthMinimum requirement to fit 26-29" wheel sizesHandlebar gear controls
Guarantee/Warranty
3 Years
Ideal For
Keeping fit over winter
All comments (34)
Meandialone
25 Sep 17#1
Its a reasonable price but not fantastic. When looking at these bike trainers beware that there are two types (mainly), Fluid and Magnetic. The fluid ones are more expensive, these magnetic ones are much cheaper. The fluid ones are very quiet, these magnetic ones are quite noisey. The Magnetic ones spin with resistance of the magnetic friction, the fluid ones spin in oil and the resistance is more natural, the harder you pedal, the more resistance. Lidl (or Aldi maybe) did a fluid one about a year ago that was around £50 and that was a fantastic price.
richard_ha
25 Sep 17#2
Reading the reviews on these, they seem to be terrible quality and event melt when in use.
doe
25 Sep 17#3
If it’s magnetic best avoid as very noisy
whatyadoinsucka
25 Sep 17#4
I got the elite fluid from wiggle £99 it's quality, don't waste your money on a magnetic
lmulli to whatyadoinsucka
26 Sep 17#32
I have an elite smart trainer that uses an electromagnetic system and there is hardly any noise whatsoever as the magnets don't actually make contact with anything, they merely move nearer to the flywheel to create the resistance.
I'd avoid this in any case, especially if you can get a decent deal like you appear to have done with the fluid.
JmeH
25 Sep 17#5
They're all the same mostly, just re-branded and slight variations.
This one can be had for about £35-£40 on eBay.
roof30
25 Sep 17#6
The last time Aldi sold these a huge swathe were returned as they would shred the rear tyre (and I do mean shred). Scores of complaints from people. Avoid if you can.
AnimalMagic81 to roof30
26 Sep 17#29
Mine did the same, even with an indoor trainer tyre on. Even managed to melt a good chunk out of the roller itself.
smartly
25 Sep 17#7
Ordered and heat added. Seems to be different to the ones with melting reviews
Opening post
Looking back over previous similar deals this looks to be a fair bit cheaper with most being between £60-80.
Details:
Easy to set up, fold and store, this Indoor Bike Turbo Trainer is ideal for keeping up your fitness over winter.
All comments (34)
When looking at these bike trainers beware that there are two types (mainly), Fluid and Magnetic. The fluid ones are more expensive, these magnetic ones are much cheaper. The fluid ones are very quiet, these magnetic ones are quite noisey. The Magnetic ones spin with resistance of the magnetic friction, the fluid ones spin in oil and the resistance is more natural, the harder you pedal, the more resistance. Lidl (or Aldi maybe) did a fluid one about a year ago that was around £50 and that was a fantastic price.
I'd avoid this in any case, especially if you can get a decent deal like you appear to have done with the fluid.
This one can be had for about £35-£40 on eBay.