Three quiet, silky-smooth magnetic resistance settings in s a reliable, affordable package
Features
- Resistance is smooth, quiet, and magnetic
- Resistance allows three different settings
- Frame constructed of highly-durable CrMo steel
- Includes five-year limited warranty
User Reviews
I bought this item to train during the week in order to improve my weekend rides. It simply doesn't have enough resistance for me to improve hills and wattage output that I need. I have cranked up the resistance to 3, applied maximum pressure to the tire and put the bike in the hardest gear. It makese a terrific noise and I can smell burning but resistance doesn't mimic what I get out of a spinning bike which is what I expect / need. Perhaps I was expecting too much. -- Product not suitable for serious cyclists
The Blackburn Trakstand Mag Indoor Trainer
is so noisy I could not hear the tv it is
also poor it has no resistancs.Not worth
your money -- Noisy Trainer
This is my first trainer, so I have no experience with any other.
That being said, it works great for me. To help with the noise problem, I went and bought a VERY smooth rear tire, and set the trainer on a thin rubber mat. No unrealistic noise that shouldnt be expected from riding a bike inside a house. I could pop in and watch a movie while using it.
Wanna be cheap? Throw an old phone book under the front wheel to balance/level the bike.
The only gripe I have is the initial mounting of the bike. Finding the right way/angle to secure the skewer caused me to almost launch off the thing more than once.
(Hint: Secure skewer pointing BACK before mounting.)
Other than difficult mounting of bike, it's a good product. You're gonna work though, so no 'cruising'. If you tire, use a lower gear, and keep spinning!
-- Not a bad trainer at all.
This product exceeded the reviews i read when making my purchase. it is much quieter than i expected. and very easily assembled. great item.
Jaymie parnell in ky. -- now spinning indoors
I just got one of these. I have an older mountain bike I was not using, set it up within 10 minutes, no tools required, no taking apart of my bike required (you will need air in your back tire!). The only other regular exercise I get is 30 minutes of walking, so I needed something different to do...this will definitely do the trick, my bike now has a purpose and I am getting a different type of exercise. It is quieter than our older nordictrak, quieter than the treadmill we used to have, so if you are used to that type of exercise equipment, the sound will not bother you. Put on your headphones and don't worry about getting hit by a car! -- this is good
