Cycle-Ops Fluid 2 Pro Pack Trainer Kit |  | Brand: CycleOps
Category: Sports
List Price: $429.99
Buy New: $386.99
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 45096
Media: Misc.
Dimensions (in): 24 x 18 x 10
MPN: 9320
Model: 9320
UPC: 012527004102
EAN: 0012527004102
ASIN: B000YOCHSU
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | New larger flywheel for improved road-like feel | | • | Training DVD included | | • | Cam-Lever tightens resistance unit with one movement | | • | Includes: Fluid 2 Trainer, training mat, Bike Thong, 2 Climing Blocks, and training DVD |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
New Pro Pack Includes: Fluid 2 Trainer, training mat, Bike Thong, 2 Climing Blocks, and training DVD. Trainer: Exclusive Power Band technology offers the widest resistance range without ever touching the unit. Power tuned new larger flywheel for improved road-like feel. Infinite resistance curve ensures increased wattage as you increase speed. Self-cooling mechanisms, including a patented fan design, keep the unit performing better, longer. Training DVD included.
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| Customer Reviews:
Outstanding product March 19, 2010
Dr. Rob (Hershey, PA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'm a serious cyclist, and when it came wintertime, I broke down and finally bought this trainer in October 2008.
But before I got this one, I bought one resistance trainer, then another, then another, and returned all three in sequence. They didn't offer a good 'feel' for the road.
Enter the CycleOps Fluid 2. This has a real road-like feel to it. It's hard to describe exactly what that is, but when you ride this unit versus cheap imitation models, you'll know it immediately. It doesn't "skip" during accelerations is the best way to describe it.
Set up is super easy. Just make sure you have a metal skewer on your rear wheel, as the types your bike comes with are likely to crack. My box had one in it, so it was an easy swap.
Next, screw the adjusting barrel to fit over your rear skewer, slide the yellow handle upward, and voila, you're done! To increase the tension, turn the yellow handle clockwise. It's that easy.
After riding for an hour, you'll notice 1) how quiet it is 2) how smoothly it accelerates 3) how well it dissipates heat (feel it after the ride, and it is barely warm indicating the flywheel is shedding heat, which is the major cause of failure in resistance trainers). Better yet, you'll notice no wind produced, which always bothered me about other models. If I want hot air blowing up my butt, I'll listen to an Obama presidential address. There's no place for that in a bike trainer.
The sturdy yellow handle is the engineering marvel that makes this such a great product. Set it once by turning it to the desired wheel pressure, and you're done. Then, all you have to do is flip it up to start, down when you're done. With all the other models, you had to turn the adjusting screw about 1,000 times to start, and repeat to end the workout (or just leave it in the attached position, which is not good for the unit OR the rear wheel). This was a real pain in the wrist. Not so with the "magic" yellow handle (as I like to call it). It is fiendishly clever and I wonder why nobody ever developed it before now.
I like the fact that there is NO cable to increase or decrease resistance. The units with a cable that runs from the unit and mounts on your handlebars are useless, in my opinion. THAT IS WHAT MY 20 GEARS ARE FOR!
After a year of quite frequent use, it remains a loyal servant with nary a hiccup.
Is this expensive? Yes, it is. Is it expensive compared to my $5,000 Cervelo? No, it is not. Is it worth the $$$? Definitely.
If you want a trainer that feels more like a real road ride than any other (and I've tried nearly all of them through purchasing [and returning] or at friends' houses), one that is whisper quiet, and one that does not overheat (indicating excessive wear}, then you will have to splurge on yourself. If not, then why get a resistance trainer?
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