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Blackburn Blackburn. Basic Mag 3 Trainer

MSRP $ 159.99
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# of Reviews 4
Average Rating 2.5/5
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    Submitted by Ben Woodard a Racer from Pleasanton
    Date Reviewed: December 13, 2006
    Favorite Trail:Pleasanton Ridge
    Duration Product Used:1 Year
    Purchased At:REI
    Strengths:Solid construction. Stable even during a sprint.
    Weaknesses:Nowhere near enough resistance.
    Bike Setup:700c
    Bottom Line:Not enough resistance. I tend to cruise in the bottom half of my big chain ring and I run out of gears in sprints.
    I had to fix the magnetic mechanism twice the bolt holding the magnet got loose but it was an easy fix.
    Value Rating:2Overall Rating:2

    Submitted by Michael a Weekend Warrior from Los Angeles, CA, USA
    Date Reviewed: September 9, 2003
    Duration Product Used:Less than 1 month
    Price Paid: $160.00
    Purchased At:I Martin Imports
    Strengths:Easy setup. Basic controls.
    Weaknesses:Nowhere NEAR enough resistance. I'm in my lowest gear and breezing along. Go with a fluid trainer. Loud. Not impressively stable.
    Similar Products Used:PerformanceBikes fluid trainer
    Bike Setup:Klein Quantum Race/Ultegra, Colnago C40/Record/Mavic, Trek 8000/LX
    Bottom Line:Not really impressed. I'm going to try something else. Buy it if you don't have a lot of power.
    Value Rating:2Overall Rating:2

    Submitted by graham timshaw a from danville californ-i-a
    Date Reviewed: December 20, 2002
    Duration Product Used:2 Years
    Strengths:Probably the best trainer for the buck.
    Weaknesses:Doesn't work with my 650c wheel bike.
    Similar Products Used:cyclops, minoura
    Bike Setup:cannondale caad6si
    Bottom Line:Plenty of resistance with three settings. In the hardest setting, I can't spin at 90rpm in a 53/15 for more than a few minutes before I'm wasted, and I'm pretty fit (cat 2 roadracer). I like the frame, it feels way more stable than the Cyclops and doesn't have any cheap parts on it, it seems really well made. And it doesn't leak or blow up like the cyclops fluid crap. Blackburn always makes great stuff,and when their fluid trainer is available, I'm going to get one of those.
    Value Rating:5Overall Rating:5

    Submitted by Reyedr a Cross Country Rider from Fair Oaks, CA, USA
    Date Reviewed: December 11, 2002
    Favorite Trail:Downieville Big Boulder
    Duration Product Used:Tested or demo'ed only
    Price Paid: $169.00
    Strengths:Worked for 10 minutes.
    Weaknesses:10 minutes of riding and it started a burning smell. Tried adjusting the fly wheel. No luck! Loud and didn't provide enough resistance to get my heart rate up above 140. I'm in avg to decent shape.
    Similar Products Used:CycleOps Magneto - returned Blackburn, and I'm trying this one now.
    Bike Setup:Don't laugh: GT Avalanche LE Single speed 32/16, Marz, Deore, other mid range stuff. Rides like a dream!!! Oh, and a Jamis Steal road bike.
    Bottom Line:I don't recommend this trainer to anyone. Sorry, no chillis. Very disappointing.
    Value Rating:1Overall Rating:1






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