Submitted by
Jerry
a Weekend Warrior
from St Paul, MN , USA Date Reviewed: March 3, 2008
Favorite Trail:
park roads
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$150.00
Purchased At:
Trek bike shop
Strengths:
quiet, easy to use
Weaknesses:
plastic frame holding resistance mechanism disintegrated into many peices after about 50 uses over 2 years. unit is useless. very disappointing. I suspect poor quality plastic or screws/bolts stressed plastic until it cracked and fell apart. not good design and/or manufacturing. I am only 170 pounds and use things carefully.
Similar Products Used:
none
Bike Setup:
mountain bike with smooth rear tire in basement rec room
Bottom Line:
don't buy this product
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Submitted by
Tony B
a Racer
from Canada Date Reviewed: January 14, 2005
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Nice frame
Weaknesses:
All the plastic housing cracked and caused the magnets to rub.
Similar Products Used:
Blackburn
Bottom Line:
Disappointing
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Submitted by
Marcus
a Cross Country Rider
from Warrensburg, MO USA Date Reviewed: December 30, 2003
Favorite Trail:
landahl
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$140.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
Um, frame looks like it wouldn't bend too easily
Weaknesses:
Very poor weak cheap plastic covers on the flywheel and resistance unit. Unit damaged (resistance flywheel bent warped) out of the box.
Similar Products Used:
rollers, from nashbar. cheap but awesome.
Bottom Line:
Okay so this thing is damaged out of the box. I email minoura and the guy tells me it'll be here friday. Doesn't arrive till tuesday. The replacement is warped too!! Talk about quality control problem. Looks like I'll be buying a different brand.
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Submitted by
Greg
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from Santa Ynez, CA Date Reviewed: November 19, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Gaviota Peak to San Marcos Pass
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$129.00
Purchased At:
SuperGo
Strengths:
-Easy setup & breakdown -Reliability -Price (compared to other trainers) -Customer Service / Company support
I've used Minoura trainers for about 2 years. The first one (older MagTurbo) died after I backed over it with the car. I bought this one around Jan-03, and use it every day. This has been a great trainer for me. The setup is extremely easy, of which the really cool feature is the quick release footpedal used to make contact between the roller and tire. Once you set it up you don't need to ever mess with it unless you switch to a different size tire. Because I'm limited on living space I also breakdown and store it away after every workout, and it has survived been dropped, bumped into steel corners, and sandwiched between toolboxes during moves.
This is a great trainer for anyone looking for a durable and reliable basic trainer that doesn't need our want all the electronic gismos that the other guys try to hook you with.
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Submitted by
Slide
a Cross Country Rider
from Marina, CA Date Reviewed: August 5, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Emigrant Trail
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$100.00
Purchased At:
Supergo
Strengths:
Nice paint job, quiet, worked great.
Weaknesses:
None noted.
Similar Products Used:
None.
Bike Setup:
Used with road bike only.
Bottom Line:
This got me through the first four weeks after a broken collarbone/AC separation until I could get back on the road. One more month and I'll be back on the trails! Four chilis because I have nothing to compare it to.
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Submitted by
Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Canada Date Reviewed: March 20, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Shorthills Provincal Park
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$135.00
Purchased At:
Local Bike Shop
Strengths:
Bombproof, 7 levels of resistance, quiet, can run any type of bike or tire
Weaknesses:
Nothing...
Similar Products Used:
Fluid Trainers… fluid ends up on the floor, fan resistance is noisy, rollers require you to stay awake, Older style rim rollers burnt out fan belts every month. Stay away from all of these evil things :- )
Bike Setup:
Trek Ultegra 600
Bottom Line:
This is a no nonsense trainer that does it's job without a lot of bells an whistles attached. I've hammered this thing for two years now and it has never given me one problem.
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Submitted by
Bob
a Weekend Warrior
from Mass. Date Reviewed: January 16, 2002
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$130.00
Purchased At:
western cycle (local shop)
Strengths:
Sturdy, easy setup,7 resistance levels, Bicycling magazine gave this 4 out of 5 chainrings.
Bike Setup:
Lemond Zurich Gary Fisher Marlin
Bottom Line:
If you want a good workout and don't need to know cadence,speed,etc., this is an excellent product for the money. It is not overly noisy either. I like to release the tension on both the skewer and the mag unit from the tire in between workouts. If you use a mountain bike on this trainer it is highly recommended you use a slick tire. A 1 1/2" wood block under the front tire levels the bike. This was on sale at Bicyclebuys.com for under $100 with shipping ! I bought it at the shop I bought my MTB from just to support the locals !!
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