Dual Turbofans and on-board Flywheel
Balanced and weighted twin blade fans provide smooth spinning automatic variable resistance - change gears and your resistance level changes.
Submitted by
Kenneth Pierce
a Racer
from Hanau,Germany Date Reviewed: October 8, 2004
Favorite Trail:
HanneKamm Climb
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$79.00
Purchased At:
Nashbar
Strengths:
Cheap-but thats not really a strength because this thing isn't worth buying!
Weaknesses:
I weigh 210LBS and this thing didn't work at all for me,as a matter of fact I set-up my road bike in this thing and got on it and it starts wiggling all over the place-it scared the &#@* out of me!I checkrd everthing to make sure it was correct(It doesn't take a genius to set these things up)and I noticed that as I was tighting the cups onto the quick-release skewers,the legs of the trainer would spread apart making it impossible to securly tighten this thig! If you value your safety,stay VERY far away from this product-remember,you get what you pay for!
Similar Products Used:
Old Aviner fan trainer(the best i've had so far) Minoura Mag trainer Elite Fluid Elasto-Gel
Bike Setup:
C-dale F3000W/XTR shifters,cassette,chain,RaceFace LP cranks W/Boone Ti chainrings,Avid SD Ti brakesW/SL Levers Mavic Crossmax wheelset
Bottom Line:
I don't recomend this trainer to anyone,I've heard 1up makes a great trainer but its not in my budget so I'll stick with the Elite I traded my German friend for a pair of Lance Special Edition Oakley sunglasses-Lance is a weenie anyway.
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Submitted by
Jon
a Racer
from Santa Barbara, CA Date Reviewed: December 10, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Tequepis Trail
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$140.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
Easy set up. Extra wide bar under the fans makes it very stable.
Similar Products Used:
Cyclops Fluid
Bike Setup:
Trek OCLV 5500 with custom paint and full Dura Ace.
Bottom Line:
I've only had the HeadStand for a few weeks (they just came out in November) and its a pretty awesome value. It works and its built to last. For only $140 thats pretty sweet. Its a no-nonsense trainer that will serve me well through the upcoming season. 5 chilis so far (its still pretty new). If you don't want to spend a fortune on a trainer, and you don't want some rickety unit, go with the HeadStand.
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