You think?

Hey slothy, do you ever put up or shut up?

mmmmmmmm donuts

9 pm, ESPN

i've blown out the seals on two cyclops fluid units and had them replaced. this latest one, i'm just topping up every once in a while with some super viscous gear oil.

I've got a fluid 2, it's my first trainer. I've ridden with people using a variety of trainers and I don't think I'd have cared fluid or mag.

Fluid isn't like riding on the road, no matter how much they say it is.

It is not that the Cycleops Fluid (or any fluid by any company) "feels" like the road, but rather it is the resistance you feel as you increase your cadence. With a magnetic trainer, the faster you pedal, the less resistance you feel. With a Fluid trainer, the faster you pedal, there is a progressive resistance. This is more akin to what happens on the road. Any good quality fluid trainer will be better than the corresponding mag trainer from same company.

This is the reason to choose a Kurt Kinetic over the Cyclops. Their magnetic linking design is ingenious and can't ever leak. I like Saris and Cyclops stuff and they have good customer service but KK aced them on fluid trainer design.

https://www.kurtkinetic.com/wont_leak.php

I refuse to read through another gazillion page PCad thread.
Go with the original plan from November.
Get the friggin' E-motion rollers and be done with it.

Too late. But if the indoor training becomes a bigger part of the training, who knows? Let's start with a better trainer and take it from there. There isn't too much weather that will keep me off the road, I greatly prefer riding outdoors, even in cold, wind, rain. Snow is a bit of a deal breaker as I pointed out earlier.

When riding on the road the faster I pedal the less resistance I feel. Not sure why people keep saying otherwise.

I just bought my first trainer and love it. It is a mag trainer, but works fine for me since I like to set the amount of resistance I want to start out and keep the bike in the middle of the cassette, making it harder or easier by changing the gears. I was only looking to buy a basic trainer just to stay active during the bad weather.

Dude.










No chain.

I have been using a Cyclops Fluid 2 for a few years now. Totally reliable and hasn't leaked yet. I use it indoors in extreme temperatures but mostly in the garage during snowy winter days.

It should serve you well.

**********?
Put it in 53/11 and tell me how it feels.

Two days of hardcore use? That's quite a testament.

This thread is a fount of information. Thanks, Pcad.

I live to Serve BF.

Huh? Are you converting english to american again?

Oh, we're ALL getting snow again! In fact, 1-2 ft. in some spots. So, you'll be on your trainer.

Pcad did they deliver the trainer, looks like you will need it.

then how do you handle wind?

Yes, to correct myself there is more force needed and more resistance when you pedal at a faster RPM.

I posted too quickly and was thinking more about physical metrics and comfort. I do not pedal huge gears and normally its more comfortable for me to pedal a higher RPM.

I like my Fluid 2. Sucks the life right out of you. Smooth, not too loud and the faster you pedal the harder it is.

Thank god for global warming as I've been able to ride almost all winter here in Portland, OR!

8" of snow by noon. This storm is living up to its hype. 60 mins on the Cycleops.




It sucked. Hard.

I think if it could, it'd eat babies... raw.