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Anyone used the Elite primo wireless trainer?

Old 03-29-06, 04:25 PM
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Anyone used the Elite primo wireless trainer?

I have a couple of questions about this fluid trainer..

https://www.bikemania.biz/Elite_Wirel...uiddigital.htm

a. Has anyone used this one? I am concerned the elasto theory is weird. The bike completely rests on the roller. Isnt that too much pressure on such a small area of the wheel?
b. Are the power readings accurate?

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I've got that trainer without the electronic jizz. It works fine. Contact area is about the same as on the road.
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ithink this one is different. the bike mount simply falls on the roller. the roller lies on the floor. so the contact between the roller and the wheel depends on weight. Umm..i dont the think roller>> wheel contact area equals road>>wheel contact area.
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I have the Performance version of this trainer. You might want to check it out. It's the exact same wireless computer. The computer works great. I don't know if the power output numbers are really accurate. I only use them for relative comparisions (ie, how much power did I put out last time in the same workout).
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I also have the Performance version for about a year now. My wife rides it everyday, and I use it on ocassion. It has about 7000 miles on it now, and still works just fine.
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Can you please tell me which one? Maybe a link? I couldnt find a single trainer on the performance website that looks like this.
Guys on this trainer the roller sits ON THE FLOOR. and the frame looks like < the bike mount then simply FALLS on the roller. If you look carefully the usual trainers are like ^ and the rollers meet the wheel by adjusting.
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If you read carefully, you'll note that these are the same units at the business end. The contact points are the same: two on the rear hub and about a thumnail's worth of tire contact. That's about how much contact your tire gets on the road. I have this model:


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