Bell Motivator Mag Indoor Bicycle Trainer

by Bell

Product Features

• Bike training in your home with smooth and quiet magnetic resistance
• Single-adjustment, progressive magnetic resistance smoothly increases as the speed increases
• Double adjustment centers the bike in the trainer for a steady ride
• Five-year manufacturer warranty

Product Description

Get a ride in even if the weather prohibits it. Bell Motivator Mag Indoor Bicycle Trainer offers bike training in your home with a quiet and smooth progressive magnetic resistance that increases as you gain speed. The sturdy construction and double adjustment centers the bike and gives you a steady ride. When you're ready to take your bike outside, it quickly and easily detaches from the trainer.

Features

• Dimensions: 8.5 by 22.1 by 20.6 inches
• Weight: 20 pounds

Product Details

• Item Weight: 11 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 18.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000AAYBWS
• Item model number: 1006410
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (317 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #483 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #1 in Sports & Outdoors > Bikes & Accessories > Accessories > Bike Trainers

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

125 of 126 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What I expected, only noisier..., February 1, 2006

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Sheryl Cowan (Mali, West Africa) - See all my reviews
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I was happy to find that there is no assembly required. It was very easy to set up. It works fine, and is a very sturdy and good-quality piece of equipment. However, it is noisier than I thought it would be. Well, I did choose the cheapest bike trainer I could find, so maybe you get what you pay for.

149 of 152 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Just what I wanted.... but loud, December 30, 2005

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Mainiac (Portland, Maine, USA) - See all my reviews

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This is just what it should be, really, and maybe it deserves 5 stars for that. The instructions were confusing because there's an extra unexplained part, but I figured it out (you don't need the extra axle). I am not a serious biker; this is just to get some exercise w/o buying an expensive piece of equipment.

What I'd totally forgotten about what the noise a bike trainer makes (and this is the main reason I'm posting, in case you've also forgotten or didn't know). Looking online just now, I've seen it likened to vacuum cleaning, and that's about right. I'm not sure that any other bike trainer would be better on this front... maybe the rim trainers are. (Note: see the other review that explains that if you get other tires for your bike the noise will not be an issue. Me, I am not "serious enough" to buy other tires, much less change them.)

Bottom line: this is fine. If you can deal with the noise, get it.

Update (a few years later): I don't use this much any more, as I got an elliptical machine (which I prefer)... but I've realized this will be great for my summer away when I'll have my bike with me anyway. And if it's raining and I'd like some exercise, I'm all set.

To answer the question from the comment, it's quite easy to put the bike in and out. If you look at the picture, there's a faux axle squeezed between two pins/clamps at the top. The faux axle was the part that confused me. (Thanks to other helpful reviewers, I now know that this is provided to protect your real axle from scratches, if you have that sort of a bike). Your bike goes there, and you just tighten the pin/clamp things to hold the bike in place. The wheel rests on the part at the bottom which might need adjusting for your particular bike, but once that's set, your bike will go in and out without much fuss.

124 of 126 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic ! - Better than expected, April 22, 2006

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D. Dreyer "THXBILW" (California) - See all my reviews
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I don't have any other comparison, since this is the first I have ever purchased, but I was pleasantly surprised when I received it just two days after I ordered with FREE shipping.

The trainer itself is solid and works better than I could have hoped for, cost a lot less than buying an exercise bike.

I am not a cyclist and bought this to simply turn a regular bike into an exercise bike.

There was zero assembly required, just unfold it and place your bike in, super easy, when you want to ride the bike out on the street, it's free in less than 30 seconds.

The only con I would say about this, is that it is loud if you have nobby treaded tires, from the previous review, I can see how a smooth tire would quiet it down, You do or can get use to the noise of it, However, you can also release the tire from the tension roller an ride like a regular bike.

Highly Recommend, I don't think you'll be sorry on this one.