Question about fluid trainers? Specifically the Kurt Kinetic Road Machine......
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christri25 posted 2 years ago.
some random trainer thoughts
... add about 25% to your perceived workout time. ie, if you ride outside for an hour and you ride inside ; add 25%.
... a fluid trainer is the best kind of trainer and just like riding outdoors the faster you go the harder it gets.
… make sure you don’t jam the flywheel against the tire. Bring the fly wheel to the tire and maybe add one or two turns of pressure ….
… since your are never coasting on the trainer think about spinning in a nice high cadence. 87-100rpm.
… get a fan and drink lots of fluids, you will sweat a lot ! I am drenched on that thing after 20 minutes.
… the most I personally can take on the trainer is 2 hours … and that’s going “easy�
… the trainer is going to destroy your tire so plan on replacing after the winter and don’t ride the same tire out doors. There will be a flat spot on the tire.
… also put an old towel behind the trainer, if bits of tire come off the rubber will stain.
This has been deep thoughts about the trainer with chris.
Chris
``It's not as if I'm going to sit around and be a fat slob,''
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Trinity posted 2 years ago.
Thank-you for your input, christri25. It was extremely helpful for me. :D
One question that I was still hoping for an answer for, was this: Do fluid trainers typically feel as if the resistance is building in the lower gears without even shigting into the higher gears? How the heck am I going to manage to shift up when I need to? Or will I get used to it? :confused:
At 20 miles of the run in the Ironman we ask ourselves why we do this. At mile 140.6, it all becomes perfectly clear.
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Airborne posted 2 years ago.
Trinity,
I've owned the Kurt Kinetic trainer for a year, and cannot say I've ever had the problem you're experiencing with continuous resistance increase. What gear you're in is really irrelevant, anyway. What matters is that you're exerting a specific effort level at a specific cadence. When you need to simulate climbing, gear up. When you want to spin up, gear down. If your lowest gear is still too difficult, you've probably screwed the flywheel down too tightly.
Let me know if you're still confused/befuddled.
-Nick
Hi everyone.
I just bought the Kurt Kinetic Road Machine fluid trainer.
I was hoping for some help from people that know about the fluid trainer technology and how they work. Would anyone be able to explain that for me?
I bought this trainer because the reviews were all excellent and I wanted a trainer where I could just switch the gears on my bike as if I was on the road. I find that even in the lower gears, the resistance keeps increasing. What happens if I am tols to increase gears as well if the resistance keeps increasing?? Am I just a wuss or something??!!? Or is this to be expected? What am I going to do on long rides? If the resistance will just keep increasing over time, will I ever survive my 2 1/2 hour indoor trainer classes every Sunday (starting in one week) that will go all winter until the end of March??!!? :eek:
I'm not sure what to expect.
The reason I chose this trainer is because my triathlon program coach is going to design each and every trainer workout specifically for my individual needs based on my goals and my individual Lactate Threshold testing and personal heart rate zones testing down to the letter.
Should I have gone with the Tacx Flow instead?
Help!!!!!??!! :confused:
At 20 miles of the run in the Ironman we ask ourselves why we do this. At mile 140.6, it all becomes perfectly clear.