Fluid Bike Trainer Stand

Works well. Convenient for winter spins inside while watching television. Folds & stores easily. Sturdy. Adjustable.

This trainer works great. It is very sturdy and stable. Assembly was just adding a bolt, and a wrench was provided. I have a Motobecane Champion road bike, and the installation was easy. It only takes a couple of minutes to remove the bike for an outdoor ride. It’s great for rainy days, and lately the Texas heat has driven me inside as well. It is pretty quiet, so it is easy to listen to music. I leave mine set up, but it comes with a heavy canvas bag for those who want to get it out of the way when not in use. I expect it will fit under most beds or in the bottom of the closet.

This is a solid bike trainer. It was very easy to assemble. Even though, the directions were not easy to understand, it was super easier to make sense of each part.I live in an apartment on the top floor. The noise created is not extreme to have the need to use ear plugs, but in an apartment, it’s too loud. Also, not considering the vibration this add to the floor.I moved it to the balcony area, and it was still a bit loud to use. Again, nothing extreme you would not hear at the gym.During the workout, I didn’t notice a difference in resistance. I was switching gears to increase resistance.

Works well. Good value.Here are a couple considerations that might apply to you:1. SETUP: Setup is easy if you know what to do -- but very, very frustrating otherwise. The instructions are wore than poor -- they are misleading. The secret: Understand that the L-Bolt is for later tension adjustment ans is not for mounting the resistance to the platform. Just attach the L-bolt first loosely first so it's in the right place. Then use the regular bolt for mounting -- unfortunately, you can't insert the adjustable L-bolt after mounting the fluid resistance module with the regular bolt, so it's weird because logically you want to attach the resistance first and then the adjustment second. Be patient.2. RESISTANCE: If you are a strong cyclist, this system might not provide enough resistance to you:- Resistance increases with wheel speed- You need a fast pace (20mph+) to generate resistance for a hard workout- A mountain bike won't be geared high enough to generate enough wheel speed for substantial resistance for a rigorous workoutBut, I do recommend this trainer stand!

Noise is fine. But I wouldn’t use it in an apartment. I am using a treaded tire so that does increase the noise.I’ve been using this for a few months now. With many hours on Zwift!As this is my first fluid trainer I don’t quite know how they work internally. But it appears that the liquid stays close to the center until you reach some sort of threshold and then it moves outward increasing the resistance. This appears to only happen once around 160 watts or more.So if you’re looking for a hard work out right from the beginning make sure to pass that threshold (yours may vary I’m sure) Once there it’s not easy to drop it back down without using the break and giving it a moment to do so. Which in Zwift will practically stop immediately. But outside that it may be an effective strategy if you don’t wish to change gears.Quality is much better than I excepted! I’d guess I could get a few years out of this thing. That being said currently my FTP is only 220. But even now I feel I’ve gotten my money’s worth!The only bad part is the front tire block. I busted mine at some point. But it’s still functional and isn’t in an area to pinch my tire. Getting a better block in the future was my plan anyway.

This stand is sturdy, minimal, does the job. It was easy to get the bike into the stand. It came with a quick release axle if needed. I didn't. The directions that came with the stand weren't helpful, but was able to figure it out with the picture. Peddling and switching gears on the stand is just like riding. Did pay attention to the pressure the rear wheel applied to the training rod.

I've had this system for a year now and it worked great until about a month ago. Now, when I'm consistently exceeding 20mph, a grinding sound emits from the flywheel. Almost like it's overheating and starting to grind a bit. Pretty disappointed as now I'm afraid it's just going to blow up and spew oil all over my carpeted floor - so I slow down until it the grinding sound stops and then just maintain a slower pace. Not what you're looking for when trying to push during a workout. Today, the noise started again at 20mph, but then I couldn't even get it to stay quiet at 15mph, so it's obviously getting worse.