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This has been a totally awesome MTB season for me, it was really my first season that I considered myself a MTB Biker as I became helplessly addicted and spent all of the money that I thought would have been put in the bank for the ski season.
Anyone have any good suggestions for a trainer, I have been looking around and it seems from the reviews that I have been reading you will really get what you pay for if you go cheap.
Check out e-bay. Trainers are one of those things people tend to have sitting in the attic collecting dust.
Fluid trainers are the best. Followed by variable magnetic. Wind trainers are noisy. Rollers are great for handling, and according to everyone more fun to ride.
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Originally Posted by Plakespear
Yeah i was lookin on ebay, i was thinking about getting the kurt kinetic fluid trainer, i thought about the rollers, I was talking to someone about rollers and they seemed to think you could not get much resistance on them is this true?
You can get plenty of resistance. Click down a gear.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pedro
Also different size/material rollers offer different resistances. But rollers arent the best for stand up head down sprint intervals. And there isnt much need for those in mountain biking anyway.
Plus, you wont want to ride your mountain bike on a set of rollers.
Rerun.
Whatever you trainer you buy, put a slick on the back. And, if you do buy rollers, put a slick on the front too.
I got a great suggestion for a trainer: buy a coat, sack up, and ride in the mud (or even snow).
Kurt Kinetic = best trainers ever! And, Carl that owns the company is awesome. I don't remember the last time I met a guy that age with that much energy. I had the pleasure of his company for three days in Vegas at Interbike, his booth backed up to the one I was working, and I would do whatever I could to support him. If you're interested in one of their trainers let me know and I'll have it drop shipped to you.
I agree wholeheartedly with WC, get some good cold weather riding gear and suck it up.
Kurt Kinetic and 1upUSA are the two best trainers on the market. I have the 1upUSa and it is amazing.
Search. There's been about 23 threads on this subject, with some good info.