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Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2024
Needs mechanically inclined person to help with assembly and more so when mounting the bike but not impossible to do alone. Bike gears work while in motion and resistance is also adjustable at the base. Great value and sturdy. I keep step ladder next to it to get on and off for safety.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2024
I got this so I could continue cycling. This works exactly as it should. It's not overly complicated. The tensioner is basic and for the price, that's what I expected. I see complaints of it being loud and it isn't. That's your tires. It's the same as a truck with big off road tires driving down the highway. You'll get tire noise. Get a set of street tires and swap the back wheel out. Pretty simple
Judy
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2023
It took me awhile to figure out what the directions were telling me to do since I don’t even change my own bike tires. Once I understood the directions this couldn’t have been easier to install. It works great and true that a smoother tire is quieter than a mountain bike tire. Very satisfied with this product at this price.
Maria S.
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2022
We wanted a reasonably priced but safe solution for physical therapy after knee replacement surgery. This magnetic bike trainer is working very well. We have it set up in the living room for the duration of the recovery. It gives my husband a very good alternative for his therapy. It complements the other exercises. There’s some noise from the bicycle but it doesn’t have to do with this product specifically.
Tony
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2020
The good:- Feels sturdy; no worries about sitting on it.- High quality paint.- Delivered quickly.The meh:- The jam nuts are aluminum, and they ride on the threaded steel shafts, so they might eventually strip.- The load is really low, so I had to gear it all the way up to get enough resistance.The problems with my setup:- If your bike has a thru-axle, you'll need a Traxle (or similar adapter axle) because the quick-release axle won't work.- At this point, I discovered that the inter-cup distance on the trainer is only 7.48 inches wide, or about 190 mm. Most thru-axles (tip to tip) are a LOT longer, so it wouldn't fit without taking one of the jam nuts off.The reason, sadly, that I couldn't keep it:- Some noise is unavoidable - for example, if you've got knobby tires. (Not a problem for my setup because I've got a road bike on slicks.) The problem is that the inductive rotor is imbalanced (you can see the wobble of the rotor in my video). And at the speed at which it has to turn to generate resistance for the user, it produces a very loud droning noise and vibration.
Todd Slotten
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2020
I was only using the trainer on a temporary basis until I got my Life Cycle repaired. I use a stationery bike daily for exercise. I was worried this would be a little difficult to install. But, since the trainer nuts fit easily onto my back tire bolts, it took about 2 minutes to install properly. So, I did not need to take out the tire rod holding my back tire. It was very easy to adjust the resistance level, and get it to the place I wanted. It is pretty noisy, but since I live alone, there was no one to complain, and it did not seem to bother the dog at all. I just had to raise the level on my headphones more to hear the TV. The trainer is light and folds up nicely when not in use.
antonio franscio
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2019
Well it took about 10 mins to figure it out as the Manuel don't say too much...but.. I have to change my rear wheel axle to a quick release..as it seems the set up that locks it in is made for that....I have a nut and bolt....at this time only one side covers a bolt and the other don't....I gave a it a small test....and it held up...but i feel it would have a better grip with the quick release axle as both sides would be locked in secure...so will up date this as soon as it's done. Oh and get a small step or something to get on and off the bike with. As you are now about four to five inches higher off the ground....so get a small step , or cement block to climb on... And climb off.....enjoy ur workout..so..I got my axle changed.. Bolted up and so far it works just fine..also just found out the stand ends can adjust to a uneven floor.. Not much but it helps...but it works great,so far..my 15th time using it...since I got the axle changed...it's great....a small humming sound comes from the motor. But if you lighten up on the tension...it's a lil more quiet...so far no issues... Gave this a AA+...So its may 17 -2020....it seems that a lot of people don't realise the tension can be adjusted with a turn of the knob under the motor.... Also if you have off" road tires , you will have a little louder noise...and if your bolted in properly and you don't get any resistance check the adjuster on the bottom of the motor...its seems ur not getting any contact with the wheel motor.....
Burrick
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2017
Terrible--I have assembled innumerable pieces of furniture, completely disassembled, repaired, and reassembled cars, appliances, and electronics. This came mismade out of the box missing 2 of the 4 screws that hold the tension adjuster. Only 2, not 4 holes are drilled, do not align in any fashion, and there is no geometric alignment which allows a sensible position, securing, or loading of the tensioner. I have it in place with once screw which seems destined to fail, but was able to ride successfully for a brief time but an obvious failure waiting to happen. Notice in the pictures how these screws are all over the place and half-tightened.Riding under load, the tension is only adjustable by the gears on the bike and how fast you pedal. On a 21-speed 26" mountain bike, the tension is what I consider light-moderate, about level 12 on a Precor gym bike.The assembly instructions are completely useless and unintelligible.The actual securing of the bike seems secure enough so I am not worried about falling off, but I will return this when I get a chance as I can not see the tensioner bracket having any reliability as it is plastic and cannot be secured properly.
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