Customer Reviews

Blackburn Trakstand Ultra Indoor Bicycle Trainer

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The Blackburn Trak Stand Ultra Indoor Bicycle Trainer uses a design originally sold by 1up USA as the CPR A-2000 Bicycle Trainer. I had problems with the Blackburn unit out of the box. Lubing the internals of the Resistance Unit (RU) helped only a little. I then reattached my Blackburn RU to the base support arms with the standard bolts and the plastic shroud removed. All of the RU problems disappeared. The unit folds easily and is easier to transport that my fluid trainer. The resistance with the RU varies according to speed and and pedal pressure. Resistance builds more than a fluid trainer at high speed.

I just purchase this product today locally. I wished I had checked Amazon more thoroughly because it is 25% less than what I paid locally.

I read the instructions (3 minutes), unboxed the trainer (2 minutes), had to change to the provided skewer to get my bike to fit (5 minutes), made adjustments (2 minutes), got dressed (2 minutes) and was riding. This was much easier to set up than I had imagined.

I am using this for rehab after shattering my tibia 3 months ago. My first ride was one hour spinning a 42 X 17. I really like the feel of this trainer. It feels much better than an excercise bike at the gym 'cause you are riding your personal bike. The resistance feels very good VS. my Minoura rollers with mag resistance. The one odd thing is the wheel slips on the polished aluminum drum of the resistance unit (RU) if your don't pedal smoothly.

Overall, I'm very happy with the unit. I was debating the $80 Bell Motivator. I'm glad I spent more for this because it is very well constructed, the skewer attachment is solid and it unit is silent. Also, you don't need a riser with this unit because the design can keep the real wheel 1/4 inch off the ground.

A great product. Easy to attach bike to and very sturdy. We now can ride our bike for fitness in the house while watching TV!

I did not buy this thing from Amazon.com, but I did purchase one a little over a year ago from a local bike store. This trainer is awesome for riding at first - you will never find another trainer with such a realistic road feel. However, within two months the happy turned to horror as the friction-resistance pad began to wear. I would be riding along at a great pace and suddenly the unit would become so hard to ride I would have to stand on the pedals, then just as suddenly as it came, resistance returned to normal. This continued on and off for about a month, then one day during the middle of a workout the unit locked down completely. I disassembled the resistance unit and found that the resistance pad, which is made up of some sort of rubber material and resembles the brake pads on a car, had worn almost clean to metal. The time from opening the box and the first ride to total failure was a little under four months.

Overall, I would have to say that the quality with Blackburn trainers leaves a lot to be desired. The unit that I got as a warranty replacement, the Blackburn Trackstand Fluid, is also knocking on deaths door, again after about four months of total riding usage.

This is s wonderful product for those who want to train or exercise using their own bike. I wanted something easy to use and well made. I found it.

Now I can spin on my own bike then ride it on the rode when I want. No bulky indoor exercycles. Works great.

I loved this trainer. I bought it from a bike store for over $300. It is very quiet which is important to me because I live in a condo and train at 5 AM. It is also very smooth. It uses centrifugal force not fluid resistance nor magnetic. It is quiet,smooth and has a realistic resistance feel. It lasted years and I never had a problem with it.

It's hard to keep taking the bike off and putting it back on if you use your bike outdoors

This was easy to set up and use right out of the box. Pretty easy instructions. Fast delivery too.

It's good, works great, I wrote more but this dialog box keeps erasing my review when I try to submit. Not noisey, and it's stable enough.

Disappointed that the feel is not authentic. At least I have not been able to get it so that it feels like I am riding on the road.