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Killer Deal – Kurt Road Machine Trainer Package
Killer deal on the best trainer available in our opinion. This packages lets a new indoor bike trainer get started right by including the riser ring, forget the phonebook crap, get the ring. Includes a sweat mat, power computer and a free training DVD. All packaged together at a price that you often see for just the Road Machine.
The Kurt Kinetic series of trainers are some of the most widely loved and have a devoutly loyal fan base in the cycling world. Until …
Killer Deal – CycleOps Fluid 2 Training Package
Killer Deal here on Cycleops new Pro Pack. CycleOps has bundled together everything you would need to get started training and do it right. Pro Pack Includes: Fluid 2 Trainer, training mat, Bike Thong, 2 Climing Blocks, and training DVD. Trainer: Exclusive Power Band technology offers the widest resistance range without ever touching the unit. Power tuned new larger flywheel for improved road-like feel. Infinite resistance curve ensures increased wattage as you increase speed.
Great Gift Idea – Heart Rate Monitors
A lot of cyclists never get their fitness to the level they want because they don’t know if they are pushing themselves hard enough. Perceived effort and real effort are very different so if you’re cyclist has been lusting after a cool heart rate monitor, then here they are.
Great Gift Idea – Cycling Shoes
Tired of those stanky old mountain bike shoes stinking up the place? Never fear, here are some great deals on some of the best cycling shoes, both road and mountain, available online. This will be the gift that keeps on giving, all year long.
Great Gift Idea – Cycling Jackets
It’s cold outside and a great jacket can mean the difference between going on a great ride and staying home. Check out this selection of awesome cycling jackets from some of the best names in the business.
Spinervals Training DVDs
If you are going to be riding a bike trainer indoors over the winter to stay in shape then you will quickly find that it is extremely DULL to ride indoors. You don’t have anywhere near the sensory stimulation that you have when riding outdoors and a rare few have been known to stick a fork in their eye simply to alleviate the boredom.
Spinervals DVDs serve two purposes, they will keep you entertained and give you a killer targeted workout that will make sure you get the best use …
Best Bike Trainer Under $300 dollars?
Shawn B asked:
I took up cycling this year for the first time and I am in love with the sport. I’ve worked hard all summer to get in shape and lose weight and I’ve dropped like 40 lbs. I don’t want to gain it back over the winter but I am not about to ride in the snow. I want to buy a bike trainer and I’ve been given conflicting information regarding whether a trainer or a set of rollers is the best bet. I only …
Bike Trainer for Mountain Bikes?
Robert B asked:
It seems that most of the indoor bicycle trainers that I have seen are designed for road bikes. Do you have any recommendations on a good trainers for use with a mountain bike? My bike is a 20″ Specialized Rockhopper bike and I don’t want to buy a different bike just to train with.
Our Answer
Robert…great question and you are right, you never see any bike trainer ads with a mountain bike as the bike loaded up on board. The nature of a …
Spinervals 1.0 No Slackers Allowed DVD
If you are like many cyclists you would rather keep riding through the cold winter nights as opposed to joining a gym. That’s good thinking but if you are new to spinning or indoor bike trainers, then you will quickly see that it can be quite boring. in fact, watching paint dry might be exciting compared to plodding away on a bike trainer. Unless of course, you are prepared with some cool workout DVDs that are designed to keep your attention, keep you entertained and work you …
Mag Trainer vs Fluid Trainer
Many first time bike trainer shoppers are overwhelmed with the number of choices in bike trainers available to them and when you ask for opinions on a message board you aren’t likely to find a consensus as to which is better. If you ask 100 people, 50 will tell you to go Mag trainer and 50 will tell you that a Fluid Trainer is a better choice. Frustrating for sure when all you want is to make the right decision as to which is the best bike trainer …
Minoura Mag-850R Bike Trainer with Remote Shifter
The Minoura 850R Mag Bike Trainer is a solidly constructed and extremely versatile trainer. I have not had a lot of time on this trainer at the time of this writing but enough to give a pretty accurate assessment of the pros and cons of this Minoura Bike Trainer.
The Minoura sets up easy in spite of some of the most horrible directions I’ve ever read. Fortunately I am male, so I don’t need no stinkin directions but a few minutes and the Minoura Mag 850 Bike Trainer was …
Minoura GYRO V270 Bicycle Trainer with Remote
The Minoura Gyro V270 Mag trainer is a high tech offering from Minoura that combines the best parts of a fluid trainer with the superb dependability of a Mag trainer. The Minoura Gyro Mag trainer utilizes a high tech flywheel that is specially counterweighted around the outside ring to provide the more realistic feel that a fluid trainer normally provides but the internals are still that of a Mag trainer.
Minoura V270 Ride Feel
The theory is that the Minoura Gyro Mag trainer will provide a progressive resistance that …
Kurt Kinetic Bike Trainer Buying Guide
When it comes to buying a bike trainer, there are few who would disagree that a fluid bike trainer is generally acknowledged as the best choice when it comes to bicycle trainers. However, for all of the pros to a fluid trainer there is still a big CON and that is that they are very prone to leaking.
For years, the very well known and well respected Cycleops Fluid Trainer has dominated the market despite the real possibility that they might occasionally spring a leak. Cycleops customer service is …
The Benefits of an Indoor Cycling Trainer
Why you ask? Why should you part with your hard earned money to buy a bicycling trainer? Well the answers SHOULD be obvious to most but if you are the kind of rider that takes 2 hours to watch 60 Minutes then we thought we would help you understand what the benefits of parting with your hard earned money might be.
The right indoor cycling trainer can be the closest exercise machine to simulate actual outdoor cycling. They are ideal for both apartments, condominiums and houses and some …
Bike Trainer Buying Guide
As winter approaches and the sun disappears from the evening sky earlier and earlier, most cyclists quickly realize that they have two choices; go into hybernation for the winter or invest a few bucks in a quality bike trainer. You don’t need to give up everything you worked so hard to gain over the summer cycling season and you can both maintain and improve your fitness over the winter months. If you’re hankering to be the hammer in your riding group come spring, then maybe you need to …
Forza F-2 Mag Bicycle Trainer
The Forza F2 Magnetic Bike Trainer is an entry in the cut throat entry level mag trainer category that is littered with budget offerings. The Forza F2 Mag trainer is very similar to most bike trainers and offers many of the same features, it’s foldable and able to be transported with you if you so choose. The steel frame is painted in a screaming yellow paint job that I have to say is not real attractive. I guess I have to remind myself that a trainer isn’t …
1UP Aluminum Bike Trainer Review
If you have never heard of a 1UP bicycle trainer then don’t feel bad, a lot of people never have but once you experience a 1UP bike trainer then you will know why they are so popular. The 1UP aluminum bike trainer is extremely utilitarian and basic in its’ design but that is what makes it so popular. It’s not sexy, it’s not particularly attractive or flashy but what it IS….is an excellent quality bicycle trainer that does just about everything very well.
The rugged, foldable design is very …
Cycleops Jet Fluid Pro Trainer Review
Anyone who has ever used a piece of equipment from CycleOps will confirm that this company really “gets it”. What I mean by that is that you can tell they are run by cyclists that build products for cyclists and understand what is required to stand out from the crowd of “ho-hum” cycling products. The CycleOps Fluid Jet Pro bike trainer definitely did not fail to live up to the CycleOps trainer reputation. From the initial opening of the box to packing it back up to send …
Blackburn Trakstand Ultra Bike Trainer Review
The Blackburn Trakstand Ultra is billed by Blackburn as being an Ultra smooth bike trainer that is also Ultra quiet and features Ultra-realistic resistance. Much of this smoothness and lack of noise is due to the Blackburn CENTRIFORCE™ resistance unit featuring a centrifugal clutch that provides amazingly smooth, silent and progressive resistance that feels just like a hard ride on the open road. I was very pleased with the my first impression of the Blackburn Ultra trainer.
After loading my trusty Trek into the unit and …
CycleOps Magneto Indoor Bicycle Trainer Review
Most cyclists are familiar with the name CycleOps as they have built a strong brand in the cycling aftermarket that is built on a foundation of quality and components that work. The CycleOps Magneto is their entry into the competitive Magnetic bike trainer category. The CycleOps Magneto trainer is one of the rare few magnetic trainers that features progressive resistance, meaning the harder you pedal, the more resistance and feedback this trainer will give you. This, combined with a high quality flywheel system, offers you excellent road …
Minoura RDA80 Rim Drive Bicycle Trainer with Remote
The Minoura RDA 80 Rim Drive bicycle trainer is Minoura’s entry into the growing rim drive trainer category. If you aren’t familiar with bicycle trainers and the differences between rim drive and a traditional trainer then you are not alone. Most cyclists are familiar with the traditional style bike trainers that work by loading the bicycle wheel against a roller of some sort. These trainers work great but they tend to be a bit on the loud side and they can chew up tires if you don’t …
Minoura M50D Bike Trainer Review
The Minoura M50D is Minoura’s entry level trainer that is targeted at a cyclist who is looking for an economical bike trainer to stay in shape with. The Minoura M50D, like most bicycle trainers, sports a foldable compact design that will fold flat making it easy to store under the bed or take with you when you are travelling. The 500 gram flywheel offers smooth and steady resistance with 5 different selectable levels of resistance that will allow you to vary your workout from slow and easy …
Building muscle and strength doesn’t require a gym membership, or even weights, according to a new study from the University of Texas-El Paso. In a new test of manual resistance exercises, where a training partner provided the resistance, researchers found the strength training to be just as effective as using weights.
During a 14-week period, the scientists monitored 84 college students who were assigned to either a traditional program of weights-based exercises, or manual resistance workouts. Both groups were given six exercises and performed eight to 12-rep sets two to four …
Better workouts and race results could all be in your head, according to a new study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. A team of scientists from Aberystwyth University in England looked at the effects of motivational and instructional self-talk on physical exertion and found that both provided a small, but significant, effect on performance.
The researchers enlisted 12 men and 12 women for the study. After warming up, each subject performed four vertical jumps on a force plate that measured their power. For each jump, the subjects …
CycleOps Fluid 2 Indoor Bike Trainer Review
Avid cyclists will definitely recognize the Cycleops name as a very high quality brand in the cycling industry and the Cycleops Fluid 2 Bike trainer definitely lives up to that reputation. The Cycleops 2 Fluid trainer brings a lot to the table and utilizes an oversize flywheel to very closely emulate a road like feel that in our opinion, is one of the best on the market. This flywheel design brings an almost infinite resistance curve as well as integrated self-cooling mechanisms to keep your unit performing at …
Blackburn Trakstand Mag Indoor Bicycle Trainer
The Blackburn Trakstand Magnetic Bike Trainer is a great bang for the buck bike trainer for the rider that wants a decent trainer that they don’t have to invest a lot of money into. Many riders employ a trainer begrudgingly during the winter months to maintain a minimum level of conditioning and to keep their backside and legs in shape for spring. The Blackburn Magnetic trainer is a good choice for this type of rider but should not be confused with a trainer that will be ridden hard …
Kurt Kinetic Rock and Roll Bike Trainer Review
The Kurt Kinetic Rock and Roll trainer redefines what “realism” means when talking about your workout as it is the ONLY bike trainer on the market that delivers a very natural side-to-side (rocking) motion. This unique lateral motion simulates the out of the saddle grinds and will engage core muscles that maintain balance and don’t typically get engaged on a normal stationary cycling workout. What this means is that you can now work on both your riding technique and your power for those out of the saddle intervals. …
Blackburn Trakstand Fluid Indoor Bicycle Trainer
The Blackburn Trakstand Fluid Trainer is a rugged and solidly constructed bicycle trainer that comes fully assembled out of the box which is nice. The Blackburn Trakstand is NOT designed for the avid or pro cyclist that demands the best out of their equipment but rather it is intended to be an affordable entry into the wildly competitive and popular fluid trainer category that won’t break your wallet. Setting up the bike on the Blackburn Trakstand fluid trainer is very much a straightforward operation and as with …
Kurt Kinetic Pro Bike Trainer Review
The Kurt Kinetic Pro Model Bike Trainer might be the most versatile indoor bicycle trainer on the market because unlike most cycling trainers, it features two separate flywheel options. The Kurt Pro trainer includes an attached 6 lb. flywheel that is primarily designed for interval training and also comes with a 12 lb. flywheel that is designed for endurance workouts like tempo and base building Long Slow Distance rides. Packaged with a rock solid and stable 540 square inch base, the Kurt Kinetic Pro model trainer will keep you …
Kurt Kinetic Road Machine Indoor Trainer
The Kurt Kinetic Road Machine has been tested and rated as the best fluid trainer on the market by the Cycling press and is absolutely beloved by riders everywhere, it’s no surprise that the Kurt Kinetic Road Machine indoor bike trainer is the official bicycle trainer for the USA Cycling Team. It’s quiet, smooth, leak-proof, and offers an ultra-accurate simulation of outdoor riding. Powertap calibrated, the fluid trainer automatically adjusts resistance as you change speed.
