Ascent Magnetic Trainer: experiences?
01-14-07, 04:44 PM
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Ascent Magnetic Trainer: experiences?
Hello,
I'm looking for a trainer and I came across one made by Ascent that Nashbar is selling for $89.95 (https://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...g%20Essentials)
Obviously, the price is very attractive for a college student looking for a basic trainer. Is it worth the money? Thanks in advance.
I'm looking for a trainer and I came across one made by Ascent that Nashbar is selling for $89.95 (https://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...g%20Essentials)
Obviously, the price is very attractive for a college student looking for a basic trainer. Is it worth the money? Thanks in advance.
01-14-07, 09:00 PM
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Hey, for that price buy it and find out. If it falls apart, send it back and spend a few more bucks on a better one.
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I do not own one but I have had some limited experience with one that belongs to a friend. It's a low-end trainer. It's hard to say whether it's "good" or "bad" in any absolute sense. It's certainly adequate, but it was kind of noisy. It's limited to 3 levels of resistance. The clamp-on resistance thingy was broken on my buddy's, leading me to think it might have been fragile.
But, all of those potential problems are easy to work around. I think it would be a great unit if you're on a budget and can deal with its shortcomings (as compared to other trainers).
But, all of those potential problems are easy to work around. I think it would be a great unit if you're on a budget and can deal with its shortcomings (as compared to other trainers).
01-14-07, 09:48 PM
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A couple of friends of mine have used them for 2 years now (2 years ago they were on sale for $59.00). They get used about 40 hours a year and haven't had any issues so far.
(BTW, 40 hours is more time than it might sound at first. Figure 90 minute sessions, twice a week, for 3 months over the winter).
Bob
(BTW, 40 hours is more time than it might sound at first. Figure 90 minute sessions, twice a week, for 3 months over the winter).
Bob
01-14-07, 11:39 PM
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I've had two of them over the past 12 months. In both cases, the bearings went bad and the noise coming from them was beyond awful.
Performance, however, does a great job of handling returns, or has for me anyway! Mind you, I have a store close enough to drive to. They cheerfully accepted the 2nd one, which I had used for 9 months back as defective. I used the credit, added a few bucks and purchased the Travel Trac Fluid unit.
I used it today and it was waaay smoother and quiet as silk.
Overall, the Ascent unit (made by Elite, I believe) is a decent mag trainer, especially at that price point.
It's stable and does the job. Had it not been for the very high noise level, I probably would have kept it.
Sheldon
Performance, however, does a great job of handling returns, or has for me anyway! Mind you, I have a store close enough to drive to. They cheerfully accepted the 2nd one, which I had used for 9 months back as defective. I used the credit, added a few bucks and purchased the Travel Trac Fluid unit.
I used it today and it was waaay smoother and quiet as silk.
Overall, the Ascent unit (made by Elite, I believe) is a decent mag trainer, especially at that price point.
It's stable and does the job. Had it not been for the very high noise level, I probably would have kept it.
Sheldon
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