twistedscorpio87 asked: http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=123&subcategory=1087&brand=&sku=16868&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=Shop%20by%20Subcat%3A%20Trainers%20and%20Rollers My boyfriend is an avid biker, though he does it for fun, not competitively. Living in Central New York with all the snow puts a damper on his winter riding though, and I was thinking of getting him a set of rollers for Christmas. I know that he likes rollers more than the other kind of trainers, but I don't know … [Read more...]
Best Bike Trainer Under $300 dollars?
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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 have around 200 bucks, maybe 300 at most to spend and I want to get it right the … [Read more...]
Bike Trainer for Mountain Bikes?
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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 mountain bike tire would not … [Read more...]
Spinervals 1.0 No Slackers Allowed DVD
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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 out all while … [Read more...]
Mag Trainer vs Fluid Trainer
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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...]
Minoura Mag-850R Bike Trainer with Remote Shifter
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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 put together and … [Read more...]
Minoura GYRO V270 Bicycle Trainer with Remote
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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 … [Read more...]
Kurt Kinetic Bike Trainer Buying Guide
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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
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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...]
Bell Motivator Mag Indoor Bicycle Trainer
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The Bell Motivator indoor Mag Bike trainer is squarely targeted at the user who is looking for an economical bike trainer that will still give a good workout. This trainer utilizes magnets to provide the resistance and will give a reasonable workout at a rock bottom price. This Bike trainer shouldn't be confused with something like a Kurt Kinetic bike trainer as it will NOT give the same kind of road feel or variation to your workout but what it will do is give you a reasonably good workout at … [Read more...]
