Trainer ($200 budget) recommendation needed
01-24-15, 09:06 AM
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Trainer ($200 budget) recommendation needed
I'm looking to adding a trainer for days I'm too lazy spending 20 minutes just getting ready. 
My budget is $200.
Thanks!
My budget is $200.
Thanks!
01-24-15, 10:00 AM
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Yep.. can usually find a used Kurt Kinetic or Cycleops fluid trainer on Craigslist under your budget. my gf found her KK for like 50 bucks
01-24-15, 10:47 AM
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01-24-15, 07:20 PM
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I bought a used cyclops on ebay like new with a trainer tire for under your budget. I like it a lot. Nice and quite.
01-24-15, 07:54 PM
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If noise isn't an issue, the CycleOps Wind is inexpensive, durable, and gives a decent road feel. When you start cranking up the watts it does get loud. Maybe not enough to annoy the neighbors, but definitely an issue if it is in shared living quarters.
01-24-15, 11:29 PM
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I bought a used elite qubo fluid trainer off eBay for $165. I love how easy it was to setup the bike.
01-24-15, 11:32 PM
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Elite Qubo + or something for me. The one with the adjustable resistance thing. (which was set to hardest, and hasn't been used since, really just gets in the way) I'd go for the one without the selector thing if was buying over. No problems though, works well, produces sweat. Got it from performance so if it ever leaks or breaks, i can send it back/swap it.
01-25-15, 05:13 AM
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Used KK. Unlike most other fluid trainers, the driveshaft on the KK does not enter the resistance unit so there are no shaft seals that can wear out and leak. And with no electronics, the units really don't age making them a very smart used buy.
