Kinetic by Kurt Road Machine Indoor Bicycle Trainer

Kinetic by Kurt Road Machine Indoor Bicycle Trainer

Kinetic by Kurt Road Machine Indoor Bicycle Trainer
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Equipment Details

Manufacturer: Kinetic by Kurt
Brand: Kinetic by Kurt
Release Date: 2011-05-23
Model: T-002I
Color: Green
Product features:
  • Flywheel weighs 6.25-Pounds and offers a realistic coast down
  • 15 seconds to coast down from 20 Miles per hour
  • The sealed fluid chamber has a magnetically coupled drive shaft and is guaranteed leak proof
  • Thermodynamically neutral silicone resistance fluid keeps the resistance consistent
  • 2 - 1/8-Inch roller reduces tire wear
  • Riser ring not included
Accessories:

Sports reviews of Kinetic by Kurt Road Machine Indoor Bicycle Trainer

Customer Review: Great trainer, fantastic service
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars

I'm not one who usually posts reviews on Amazon, but after my experiences with this product, I knew I had to weigh in with my support.

First was Amazon's speed. I ordered the trainer on a Thursday night, and it was delivered the next Monday-- even though I selected the Free (e.g., slow) Shipping option for this 30lb package to save on costs.

Second was Kurt Manufacturing's service. When I opened the box and pulled out the trainer, I noticed a light, oily residue on the roller and on the frame. I figured I had a defective unit and called Kurt, expecting to have to deal with some automated system that would just tell me to go to their website. Not only did the phone ring to a real person right away, but she actually had an answer that didn't involve replacing the unit (it was likely just excess machine oil from the manufacturing process). She apologized profusely and suggested I use a de-greaser to take it off. She then recommended I use the unit for a couple of days, call her back if I noticed any problems, and promised to replace the unit at their cost if I noticed any issues. She also took my serial number with the intention to follow up with the retailers who stocked that batch to make sure they were aware of the potential issue. Smart, friendly, pro-active customer service... fantastic. And after significant, heavy daily use, I can confirm the unit is definitely not leaking.

Third is the unit itself. I bought this for off-season training and to avoid having to restart the spring at zero fitness. The frame is very stable, even in standing sprints, and the resistance curve makes it easy to map out and plan intervals. At high speeds it isn't as quiet as I had thought a fluid trainer would be, but it is still significantly quieter than a wind trainer at the same speeds. While not Kurt's top-of-line unit, this one is still relatively expensive, but as with much of life, you get what you pay for. I'm glad I spent the extra to get a high-quality machine that I won't toss with disgust.

My one gripe is that the written directions for assembly were not very clear. I had to puzzle through a few things that I felt were confusing or omitted in the directions. However, I then popped in the accompanying Spinervals DVD and found out that the first 10 minutes were detailed video instructions for assembly and use of the trainer. I'd recommend a sticker for the instructions that says "Please ignore this and watch the DVD instead." This gripe is truly minor, though, and completely irrelevant once you get the thing set up and take that first spin.

In short, I'd give the trainer five stars just for the unit itself and what it has added to my training. Adding Kurt's service and Amazon's speed, I would rate this product even higher if I could.

Description of Kinetic by Kurt Road Machine Indoor Bicycle Trainer

The Kinetic Road Machine Rear Wheel Trainer features a smooth quiet resistance from 5-3000 watts, and 6.25 lb. freewheel for realistic coast down.
  • Uses one CR2032 battery for computer head (CY3205 or BA0115)
  • Includes QR skewer
  • Smooth quiet resistance from 5-3000 watts
  • 6.25 lb. Freewheel for realistic coast down
  • Sealed fluid chamber with magnetically-coupled driveshaft
  • Guaranteed not to leak
  • Unconditional Lifetime warranty on frame and resistance unit
  • Compatible with all bikes with 16" to 29" diameter wheels
  • Optional small wheel adapter required for 16" to 22" wheels
Item Specifications
ResistanceFluid

The Kinetic Road Machine is the most popular trainer Kinetic makes and has become the company's go-to model for indoor workouts. The perfect workout partner for sprints to intervals to all-day cruising, the Road Machine is quiet, smooth, and, like every Kinetic Trainer, it's 100 percent leak-proof. The power calibration gives you true outdoor simulation while the automatic resistance adjusts as you change speeds.


When the rear wheel spins on a fluid trainer, an impeller rotates through liquid to create resistance. Since hydrodynamics and aerodynamics have similar properties, this resistance automatically increases with speed. The result is a smoother, quieter, more road-like experience. This is critical for any indoor cyclist, for the faster you pedal the harder the workload gets, just like an outdoor ride. Trainers with automatically adjusting workloads enable any rider to accurately measure their progress because the workloads are repeatable from day to day.

Why Kinetic?

  • Leak-proof Performance
    Kinetic offers the smoothest, quietest, road-like resistance, and 100 percent leakproof performance. Rather than using leak prone technology, like a drive shaft that penetrates the fluid chamber and depends on O rings and traditional seals, each Kinetic Fluid Trainer features a patented magnetic drive system. By using neodymium magnets to link the drive system together, the dependence on a physical drive shaft entering the fluid chamber is entirely eliminated--which means no need for O rings or seals that will eventually wear out and leak.

  • Biggest Flywheel
    Kinetic Fluid Trainers are equipped with the heaviest flywheels available, ranging from a solid 4.4 pounds to a massive 18 pounds. The result is an ultra smooth, road-like ride without altering the force curve. So every acceleration and coast down delivers the experience of riding outdoors.

  • Stability
    With the trapezoidal leg design and the largest footprint of any trainer, Kinetic Fluid Trainers keep power and motion focused on the flywheel. So even during hard, out-of-the-saddle pedaling, the ride remains rock steady.

  • Works with Specialy Bikes
    Kinetic is the only trainer approved for use with tandems. Kinetic Trainers are also fully compatible with wheels measuring 16 to 29 inches (outside diameter), including bikes with flip-off skewers, breezer drops-outs, and nutted axles on track and BMX styling.

  • Low Operating Temperature
    According to the laws of physics, energy is never lost or gained, but simply changes form. In the case of a fluid trainer, the energy of the spinning impeller inside the fluid chamber is converted into heat. Kinetic Fluid Trainers have been designed with 80 cast aluminum cooling fins to dissipate heat and provide the lowest operating temperature of any trainer.

  • Thermodynamically Neutral
    Unlike other fluid trainers that lose resistance when the fluid is heated up, Kinetic Fluid Trainers use thermodynamically neutral liquid silicon to ensure a consistent, measurable and repeatable workload at all temperatures.

Features:
  • Measurable and repeatable workload
  • Compatible with Pro Flywheel
  • Wattage calibrated resistance unit
  • Sealed fluid chamber with magnetically coupled driveshaft
  • Thermodynamically neutral silicone resistance fluid
  • Consistent resistance at multiple temperatures
  • 80 cooling fins to dissipate heat
  • Lowest operating temperature of any fluid trainer
  • Guaranteed not to leak
  • Unconditional lifetime warranty
  • Lifetime crash replacement policy
  • Alternative cone cup
  • Includes a DVD with assembly Instructions and a 60-minute workout from Coach Troy Jacobson, official coach of Ironman

Specifications:

  • Flywheel Weight: 6.25 pounds for realistic coast down
  • Coast Down Time: 15-second coast from 20 miles per hour
  • Resistance: 5 to 3,000+ watts
  • Roller: 2-1/8 inches



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