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CycleOps Fluid 2 Trainer
Product DescriptionTake your training to the next level with the all-new 'Power Training Kit' The Fluid 2 is designed to capture real road feel through the use of a 2.75 lb individually precision–balanced flywheel for more momentum and stability of your rear wheel. Saris also adjusted silicone fluid levels for better resistance and improved the position of sealed–cartridge bearings for better inertia and an ultra quiet ride that ensures increased wattage as you increase your speed. And just like riding outside, simply shift gears to increase or decrease resistance. When you spin your wheels on the Fluid2 it feels like you're actually getting somewhere. Uses exclusive PowerTuned technology —the result of scientific and athletic collaboration. Now riding the trainer feels more like riding on the road because your wheel accelerates and decelerates on an infinite resistance curve, just like it does outside. This point of overlap is where the optimal power curve resides and is the basis for PowerTuned technology. By training on a PowerTuned curve, you benefit from the most true-to-life speed verses power contingency, no matter what speed you ride at. Constructed from sturdy, 2–inch round, 16–gauge steel and has adjustable footpads for stability no matter what surface you're on. For fast bike set–up, the exclusive quick–load cam lever lets you return immediately to the same resistance level of your last ride. And with folding legs for easy storage and an included training DVD the only thing hard about the Fluid2 is the workout you get while you're on it. Includes: CycleOps Fluid2 indoor trainer PowerCal monitor Speed Sensor Joule 1.0 computer 'Power' DVD.
User Reviews
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Froze
a Racer
from Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA Date Reviewed: October 6, 2010 Strengths: Solid construction, real enough road feel for me, quiet, progressive wattage increase the faster the rear wheel goes. Weaknesses: Actually none. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: roads Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $145.00 Purchased At: Summit Similar Products Used: Fan unit Bike Setup: Mountain bike
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BlueGrassBlazer
a Weekend Warrior
from Louisville, KY Date Reviewed: August 4, 2009 Strengths: Smooth resistance Weaknesses: A little noisy Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Hills Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $299.00 Purchased At: Online Similar Products Used: None Bike Setup: Cannodale R500T
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P
a Cross Country Rider
from Atlanta Date Reviewed: April 30, 2008 Strengths: solid feel and performance, plenty of resistence, good warranty Weaknesses: first unit leaked within 6 months of purchase but they sent me a new resistence unit immediately after i called customer service. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Pinhotti Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $175.00 Purchased At: E-tailer Similar Products Used: only trainer I've used Bike Setup: Road and Mountain 
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Bob
a Racer
from Hong Kong Date Reviewed: April 13, 2008 Strengths: Smooth rolling. Getting bike in and out was easy. Saris customer service was good. Weaknesses: This is a piece of junk, period. The materials and quality of construction are sub par for a trainer at this price point. The tightening mechanism is a plastic handle attached to an "L" bolt that flexes when tightened down. Also because the way this mechanism is designed, and I use that term loosely, it is hard to make micro adjustments. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $300.00 Purchased At: local shop Similar Products Used: I had used Performance spinners and they were a far cry better AND cheaper than this trainer. I sold this and purchased an 1up USA. I wish I would have done that in the first place. The 1up is a work of art and great trainer. Bike Setup: You name it.
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Rick
from St.Thomas, Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: March 13, 2008 Strengths: Not too sure at this point. Suposed to be a good product Weaknesses: Have used the trainer 4 times in my first week of ownership and it Clicks like crazy!!! It just started on my 4th ride!!! Its Aweful!!! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $250.00 Similar Products Used: Non. This was recomended Bike Setup: TREK 1500
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Pam Sayler
a Weekend Warrior
from Minneapolis, MN, USA Date Reviewed: March 10, 2008 Strengths: nicely packaged Weaknesses: loud. I felt the resistance getting easer the longer I road - researched why, and learned that the fluid they are using is effected by heat - so it was not my imagination, but actually does get easier the longer I ride...so I decided not to purchase this trainer. I need a workout, not to just spin... Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Paul Bunyon Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only Price Paid: $339.00 Purchased At: Freewheel Bike, Minneapolis Similar Products Used: Kinetic Bike Setup: Bianchi 928 lugged, Dura Ace, Mavic wheels 
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Arthur
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto, On Date Reviewed: January 5, 2008 Strengths: sharp looking Weaknesses: -clicking sound day 1 -skewer does not fit properly -does lean Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $250.00 Purchased At: on amazon Bike Setup: DeVinci Destination touring
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Kenny
a Weekend Warrior
from Austin, TX Date Reviewed: December 14, 2007 Strengths: nothing to compare it to Weaknesses: wobbles, poor quality control Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $230.00 Purchased At: bikeguyswarehouse.com Bike Setup: 2006 specialized roubaix comp
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Tom
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego Date Reviewed: May 22, 2007 Strengths: Puts out a tremendous amount of resistance, relatively quiet, very durable. Weaknesses: A threaded fastener that holds the resistance unit against the wheel has failed twice (promptly replaced by Graber Products). Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $100.00 Purchased At: From Munfacturer Similar Products Used: Blackburn, Older Cycle-ops company, a few others Bike Setup: Road bike on this trainer 
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Alvin Goodrich
a Racer
from Berwick, Maine Date Reviewed: April 15, 2007 Strengths: Durability, Fairly quiet Weaknesses: Moments of squeeking, Its a trainer: nobody really likes them! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Hogback Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $250.00 Purchased At: Bicycle Buys .com Similar Products Used: None Bike Setup: Iron Horse Glory
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Darcy
a Weekend Warrior
from Calgary, AB Canada Date Reviewed: November 3, 2006 Strengths: Rock Solid construction. Road like spin. No levers to switch to change the tension. Extremely quiet. Very smooth and not jerky at all. Easy to set up and move around. Weaknesses: None! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $267.00 Similar Products Used: Kenetic Bike Setup: Cannondale Six13 DuraAce
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Dan
a Weekend Warrior
from Santa Monica Date Reviewed: April 10, 2006 Strengths: Stable, easy to lock bike in it and take bike off trainer with the quick release feature. Weaknesses: VIBRATION!! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Lower Sullivan Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $239.00 Purchased At: Performance Bike Similar Products Used: Kurt Kinetic Road Machine Bike Setup: Gunnar Cross-Hairs with touring tires
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Greg
a Racer
from Boston, MA Date Reviewed: February 8, 2006 Strengths: I got a great deal on this second-hand trainer and figured that in spite of some bad reviews, I had nothing to lose. To my great delight, after two years of winter training (not to mention the miles from the previous owner) I've had no problems at all! I've found the resitance to be very adequate with road-like smoothness. I bought one for my buddy (the fluid2 pro for about $200 from Performance with coupon) to get him riding and he's loved it, no problems. About a month ago I dropped the thing (by accident) from shoulder height and shattered the handle. I called cycleops and they replaced it for free! No questions asked. Great customer service. Weaknesses: No wattage hookup like on the new Kurt Kinetic trainer. Resistance unit is good, but recently it's been a bit finiky if I overtighen it on my wheel. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Purchased At: used Similar Products Used: Kurt Kinetic (2002 version) Bike Setup: Surly Pacer, full DA/ultegra, ritchey wcs wheels
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Brian
from Roseville MN, USA Date Reviewed: August 3, 2004 Strengths: Sturdy frame, good mounting system. Very quick. Weaknesses: Well, I fell for it. I knew CycleOps had problems with leakage before, but I was assured their new design eliminated that. It started leaking after two weeks of use. I returned it and bought a Kinetic Road Machine instead (awesome). Curious about the new design, I found an explaination on Kinetic's website. Basically, CycleOps uses an O-ring to keep the fluid in the fluid chamber from squirting out. Unfortunately, this O-ring is wrapped around the driveshaft that is rotating at 1000's of RPM's. It doesn't take a genius to realize that eventually this is going to wear out. That was their old design that associated them with leakage, so you would think they would learn from this and redesign it. Nope. Their solution was to simply double the barrier... have two O-rings instead of one. I guess it helped, but not in my case. One other note and reason CycleOps leaks, is that they use a viscous oil that expands and loses viscosity when heated. (My only reference on this is the Kinetic site, so take it with a grain of salt) Not only will resistance lessen as the unit heats up, but the expanding fluid will push through the seal. Kinetic uses a silicone solution that does lose viscosity (I'm not sure how big of a deal that is) or expand when heated (which is a big deal). That's just plain old smart. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $310.00 Purchased At: Machinery Row, Madison Similar Products Used: Kinetic Road Machine, Minora Mag w/remote Bike Setup: Bianchi Mega Ti w/Record & American Classic 
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Joe Skibinski
a Racer
from Sioux Falls Date Reviewed: December 19, 2003 Strengths: Smooth. Nice replication of road riding. Great band of resistance. Weaknesses: NOISE! Resistance unit starts squeaking after one to two months of use. I am on my third resistance unit. The representative that I spoke with said they have received a "bad batch" of bearing from a supplier. But they have yet to resolve the noise problem. At $9 to send back the unit to Madison, WI, this noise problem is becoming quite an expensive problem. More importantly, it takes about two weeks to receive the replacement unit. That's two weeks of missed training. I'm no Lance Armstrong, but I need to keep spinning too. Their lifetime warranty appears to be an excuse for a faulty product. Lastly, it seems that my bike leans to the left in the frame. I've adjusted every which way and even put my mountain bike in it to make sure it wasn't my road bike. I am not entirely happy with this product. I've used a less expensive noiser spinner without any troubles whatsoever. Shame on me! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: The one my bike is on! Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $220.00 Purchased At: online Similar Products Used: Blackburn mag Bike Setup: 2003 Trek 5200 2001 Specialized Stumpjumper M4 Pro
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