Buying my first trainer
03-12-10, 10:46 PM
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Buying my first trainer
I'll just lay out all my cards. I'm buying my first trainer and can't afford a kinetic or other expensive types. Is this one worth the few dollars I will pay for it? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...pf_rd_i=507846
Thanks everyone!
Thanks everyone!
03-12-10, 11:07 PM
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I am not familar with that particular one, but I'd check craigslist. Maybe you can find one that is slightly used for cheap. I've seen Kinetic and Cycleops mag trainers for 75 or less locally.
03-13-10, 06:54 AM
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if you cant get a KK then get one of the performance branded trainers they sell at performancebike.com. i hear they are decent for the price. later.
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I say check CL too, people buy them at the start of winter, never use them, and then dry and dump them in the spring. I've seen KK Road Machines go for $75-$100
03-13-10, 08:04 AM
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Consider rollers. In addition to letting you train indoors, they are a worthy discipline. And it used to be that you needed to buy really expensive ones for them to be good, but now good ones seem more affordable. The Performance Travel Trac rollers have a solid machined aluminum drum that rolls really smooth. I started out on a set of ragged out Minouras with plastic endcaps, and switching to the machined rollers was like going from Georgia shake-and-bake to newly paved glassy road.
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DO NOT get a mag trainer you will regret it and then end up spending more money on a fluid one. They don't feel anything like the road
03-13-10, 05:55 PM
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+1 for rollers. I use the cheapo performance ones. If you shop the sales you can get them for about $100.
I just got off them a little while ago - too much rain in the NE this weekend.
I just got off them a little while ago - too much rain in the NE this weekend.
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I made a purchase!
I looked around on Craigslist and while I didn't find any kinetic trainers for a low price, I did come across this mag trainer. https://www.amazon.com/F1-MAG-Trainer.../dp/B0018O0QU6I bought it for $85 and love it already! I love being able to change the resistance with the included remote cable.
Thanks for the help everyone!
Thanks for the help everyone!
