Kinetic by Kurt Road Machine Indoor Bicycle Trainer

by Kinetic by Kurt

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

Product Description

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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

Product Description

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
Resistance	Fluid

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 23 x 21.5 x 9 inches ; 30.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 30.6 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: B000BNCA0Y
• Item model number: T-002I
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (82 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #453 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #2 in Sports & Outdoors > Bikes & Accessories > Accessories > Bike Trainers

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

246 of 248 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars When the weather is all wrong , This Baby Is Alright!, February 14, 2006

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Marco J. "Marc" (St. Louis, Mo.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kinetic by Kurt Road Machine Indoor Bicycle Trainer (Sports)

I purchased the Kurt Kenetic two months ago, and am thrilled with its performance and quality. If you are considering purchasing a trainer, fluid trainers are the way to go. Basically, there are four major types of trainers: Magnetic,Wind, Rim Driven, and Fluid. The later is the best, hands down! Fluid resistance trainers are more quiet, smoother and more realistic than any of the others mentioned. The only drawback to the fluid trainer is that over time they can leak resistance fluid. There are three companies that have solutions to this drawback. I highly recommend that you research all three and test them out where possible. A good review page is Roadbikereview.com . The CycleOps Fluid 2 is ultra smooth and quiet. They have a limmited warranty on thier products, but are known for standing behind their trainers for life, and will fix any issues probably for life! The One Up Trainer has all the advantages of a fluid trainer, but uses no fluid in its designe, it is made in America and carries a life time warranty. The Kurt Kinetic, which I decided to purchase, is IMHO, the best because it utilizes a sealed fluid unit and therefore is guranteed not to leak. These three units are roughly the same price, around $260.00. Steep? Think of it this way, This product is going to be your companion for many winters, so don't buy a loud, crappy one with crappy customer service! You'll regret later that you didn't spend the extra $75 or $80 on a quality product. I also tested the Blackburn Fluid, $100 bucks cheaper, not bad for price, but since it is new to the market I was unsure about durabillity or how well they stand behind thier trainers after warranty expiration. I have heard amazing testimonials of how Cyclops, Kurt, and One Up, have replaced parts and even whole trainers, no questions asked! Google these three companies and see for yourself.

53 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best trainer you can buy, January 9, 2007

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James P. Hendrick "J Hendrick" (Radcliff KY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kinetic by Kurt Road Machine Indoor Bicycle Trainer (Sports)

I have had several other trainers of this type that were used by my son and myself for training on Road, Mountain, and Recumbent. This one is the best. From the moment you heft it out of the shipping carton until you set it up you know this is quality and not like all the others. It is BUILT strong.
I am 6'3" and 215 lbs. This trainer acts like I'm not there. The greatest feature is the quietness with which it operates. You can watch the Spinerval DVD or TV and not have to be blasted off the seat. Bike mounting on the trainer is straight and very simple while being very secure. I love it and use it regularly with great results.

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kurt Kinetic has the best fluid trainer, September 11, 2006

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Shea Wilkinson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kinetic by Kurt Road Machine Indoor Bicycle Trainer (Sports)

I've had my Kurt Kinetic Road Machine since 2001 and it has never leaked. I put an average of 1200 miles per winter on it and it's always been reliable, relatively quiet, and has a better feel than any non-fluid trainer. The Road Machine Pro has an even heavier flywheel so offers an even better feel, I'd say. The best thing you could do is read the reviews on other sites. Try a couple out at a local bike shop and then buy the best. After all my initial reviews and ongoing knowledge of bike trainers, Kurt was and still is the best.