Originally Posted by
anotherbrian
You're likely to get a lousy workout from a Kurt Kinetic because it's resistance is dictated by wheel speed. With the SS the resistance will vary only in conjunction with your cadence. You really need gears to make it work properly.
For the SS you need a trainer that allows external control of resistance, and for the most part that's just mag units.
I'd stick with the rollers. Why do you think you need a trainer? Get a resistance unit for them and learn to ride them with a heavy load/resistance ... worst case you can buy a fork mount if you can't stay on them.
I stated the reason for wanting a trainer in my OP. It's not an issue of me staying up on the rollers. I've been able to do that for a long time. I want more resistance. I don't know of a "resistance unit". I've been looking at trainers with adjustable resistance. I've actually seen at least one fluid trainer that does that.
Originally Posted by
anotherbrian
And your right that a Kurt Kinetic would have problems securely locking on to a nutted axle. You could probably get another nut, thread it on, then round/knock down the flats on the end of the nut so it was shaped more like a beveled QR.
I've thought of creating my own adaptor nuts, or whatever. I don't know if a normal trainer would adjust to accommodate.