Really need to Turbo
TommiTri
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ok, so I may be one of the only cyclists I know who loves the turbo, but I really do think it is a great bit of kit and has improved my time trial performance no end.
But I'm having a few problems.
Problem 1 - I have a cyclops mag trainer which was great last year when I lived in a building with concrete floors, but now I live in a small house with wooden boards the noise/vibration is intolerable. I'm not sure how I can reduce the noise as I already have a mat and a specific tyre any ideas?.
So I may get a new turbo, are fluid/gel ones really much quieter? any recommendations around the 150 mark?
Problem 2 - I have two bikes, a crappy training road bike and a shiney TT bike. I'm fed up with changing the tyre on the road bike so I can put it on the turbo as I use it outside so often. So whats the best solution -
A) I put the carbon framed TT bike into the turbo, will this damage the frame at all?
get myself a new wheel which so I have one rear wheel for the bike and one for the turbo, bearing in mind that my road bike is 8spd!
I think that is all for now! thanks for any help!
But I'm having a few problems.
Problem 1 - I have a cyclops mag trainer which was great last year when I lived in a building with concrete floors, but now I live in a small house with wooden boards the noise/vibration is intolerable. I'm not sure how I can reduce the noise as I already have a mat and a specific tyre any ideas?.
So I may get a new turbo, are fluid/gel ones really much quieter? any recommendations around the 150 mark?
Problem 2 - I have two bikes, a crappy training road bike and a shiney TT bike. I'm fed up with changing the tyre on the road bike so I can put it on the turbo as I use it outside so often. So whats the best solution -
A) I put the carbon framed TT bike into the turbo, will this damage the frame at all?
get myself a new wheel which so I have one rear wheel for the bike and one for the turbo, bearing in mind that my road bike is 8spd!
I think that is all for now! thanks for any help!
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Happy Christmas.
Alternatively, try and fill with polystyrene boards, layered up as this will kill the noise. Typically a boards like styrofoam should do the trick.
You only need to change area where the turbo is so the overall cost will be about £40 max and is very easy to do. Otherwise more expensive turbos' etc are the key.
I'm a surveyor by the way!