Minoura Mag-850DR Trainer With Remote " w/ Riser Block, Blue 128595

by Minoura

Product Features

• Minoura Mag-850DR Trainer With Remote
• w/ Riser Block
• Blue
• Single sided hand crank,with skewer, and POP.
• Pressure lever for quick tire tension

Product Description

Minoura Mag-850DR Trainer With Remote " w/ Riser Block, Blue. Single sided hand crank, with skewer, POP, and riser block. Pressure lever for quick tire tension. 850 grams. Liberty Mag unit.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 20 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 20 pounds
• ASIN: B000HLRLKO
• Item model number: 400-4640-00
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #195,155 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works well, July 29, 2008

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Bic (CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Minoura Mag-850DR Trainer With Remote " w/ Riser Block, Blue 128595 (Sports)

Bought this on Ebay for about $90 - almost brand new.

Unit is sturdy. Not whisper quiet as the fluid trainers are, but all trainers make noise, so it's just a matter of degree. Can adjust difficulty level easily without changing gears.

Can spin for as long as you want without over heating. With proper adjustment, very little tire wear.

Unless you are a pro, this trainer is all you'll ever need.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good buy, August 28, 2007

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S. Shaffer (Laurel, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Minoura Mag-850DR Trainer With Remote " w/ Riser Block, Blue 128595 (Sports)

The setup instructions are fairly vague but common sense should prevail. The only thing I was a little confused over was an "extra" piece which wasn't explained - it's a bar you use IF you have a quick release on your rear wheel. You have to use the Minoura piece instead. Since I couldn't figure out where it went, I didn't use it, but later found out what it was for. (didn't need it anyway) Other than that, it's a decent product for a beginner (since I'm a beginner, I can only speak from that perspective).

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for Me, March 20, 2007

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J. Mettee (Glen Rock, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Minoura Mag-850DR Trainer With Remote " w/ Riser Block, Blue 128595 (Sports)

Over time, I've found that I can't stand treadmills, elliptical machines, stair climbers, etc. But for some reason, I can sit on a spinner/stationary bike for 30 minutes & not care about time, so I decided to get a trainer for my mountatin bike instead of a dedicated stationary bike.

I searched the net for a week & decided that I wanted one with variable resistance. I chose this one, got it for about $140 shipped with the riser block & the handlebar shifter. The unit is designed well. It holds my bike well. The resistance levels are very adjustable when combined with the speeds on my 21-speed mountain bike. I can easily fine tune the tenstion level from effortless to very difficult.

One thing to mention: I have knobby mountain bike tires. As others had said about trainers, the units can be noisy because of the tires. Mine was fairly loud, but didn't bother me. However since my wife works out at the same time, she found it annoyingly loud. After the first 30-minute session, my tire was noticable worn & there were rubber bits on the floor. The trainer will wear out terrain tires. I got a "comfort tread" tire for dedicated use on the trainer. It is much quieter, but not silent. My wife is much more pleased with this tire as she can hear her MP3 player or the TV while she is working out.