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  • Turbo trainers – recommendations please
  • Recycler
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    Looking for an entry level turbo trainer – can spend up to £160

    Any recommendations to go with my road bike

    Thanks very much

    flap_jack
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    cheapest magnetic one you can get. IME oil ones overheat and blow up messily, and wind ones are noisy.

    Don’t spend a lot, you shouldn’t be spending long on it.

    richardk
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    DC Rainmaker has a few ideas. May be a bit US biased.

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    Jason
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    I have been very pleased with the cycleops fluid 2 I have had for a few years, although it is outside your price range. It is a well built bit of kit. In comparison the Tacx Swing I had before fell apart after a couple of years of use. Also I much prefer the resistance from the fluid trainer. Include a massive fan in your budget too!

    Recycler
    Free Member

    Thanks – anyone else?

    DT78
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    Picked up a second hand tacx satori for £100 plenty of people buy them and barely use them.

    flap_jack
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    It was a Cyclops Fluid 2 that spewed oil all over my hall floor 🙁 The advice about the fan is spot on.

    lemonysam
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    DC Rainmaker has a few ideas. May be a bit US biased.

    Are either of the budget options available in the UK?

    stratman
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    Add a sweat net – I used an old towel until it fell off, into the chain, and wrecked the rear derailleur.

    Pauly
    Full Member

    New Tacx Blue Matic or Blue Motion? Comes with software to allow you to use all their filmed HD rides to keep it interesting.

    alanf
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    I’ve got a Minoura V150.
    Picked it up in a sale from Evans and came in under your budget.
    Not sure on pricing now but think RRP was slightly above that.

    Anyway, it’s a mag trainer with variable resistance settings and is quiet and easy to use/set-up. Not particularly fancy but does its job very well. Oh and it’s adjustable for wheel size too.

    Pauly
    Full Member

    Important thing to look for is number of levels of resistance (must be handlebar mounted), weight of flywheel, power handling capability.

    Good luck!

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