Mag Trainer vs Fluid Trainer

Mag-vs-Fluid

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 for you. Well, we're not any different in … [Read more...]

Kurt Kinetic Bike Trainer Buying Guide

You can see the seal that the shaft has to penetrate through.  Over time, this seal tends to fail due to the heat involved and begins leaking.  The kinetic design has no seal to fail.

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 … [Read more...]

The Benefits of an Indoor Cycling Trainer

Load your actual road bike into the trainer and away you go.

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 … [Read more...]

Bike Trainer Buying Guide

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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 … [Read more...]