Frequently Bought Together
Related Items
- Most Popular
- Cycling Computers
- Bike Locks
- Bike Wheels
Product Features
|
Product Description
Amazon.com
The Schwinn Magnetic Bike Trainer is a key component to any rider's off-season bike riding. While it's more enjoyable to get outdoors for a ride, this trainer helps you stay in shape even when the weather turns and the days get shorter and darker. With five different levels of resistance, you'll be well trained and prepared for any kind of ride.
This trainer features a broad, heavy-duty frame style that insures a comfortable, secure fit for your bike. The magnetic resistance provides a remarkably smooth ride to help mimic being out on the road while producing very little noise. From the beginner to the advanced cyclist, this trainer will have you riding in no time, making that bike in your garage a new piece of indoor exercise equipment.
The frame features an easy fold-down design for traveling. The trainer is very easy to assemble and it includes an extra skewer for your bike.
 This Schwinn Magnetic Bike Trainer offers five levels of resistance for training and also folds for easy storage. |
Product Details
Would you like to give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
75 of 76 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
This is my first go around with a trainer. I looked at tons of them online and finally decided just to go for it. This one serves it's purpose just fine, and I bought it for less than $100, and free shipping. It is somewhat loud, but that is just the sound of my tire riding on the roller. If I had a smoother tread it would quiet down. All steel frame, easy to assemble and adjust. I just use my gears on the bike to increase tension while riding. I set it up in my home theater room and watch DVD's (with headphones on) while peddlin away. No more missed workouts due to weather. Highly recommend.
82 of 86 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
This unit appears to be the same as the "Outback Magnetic Indoor Bicycle Trainer" and also the "Graber Mag Indoor Bicycle Trainer". At the moment the Outback is priced lower so the Outback represents a better value (minus one star for the Schwinn's higher price). The other brands have better pictures so if you want a better look at the Schwinn check out the other clones.
Cons: The roller that hits the bicycle's rear tire is plastic not metal so it will be more likely wear out quicker. There is no quick release to get the bike off the stand - ideally there should be an adjustment on one side and a quick release lever on the other side, like the Sette Glyde Tire Drive Trainer (black lever) the CycleOps Mag Indoor Bicycle Trainer (metal lever with black ball) or the Minoura M60D Tire Drive Trainer (white lever). The resistance adjustment is a little hard to figure out and should be labeled better. Finally a heavier flywheel would be a welcome addition. (minus one more star)
Other than the above mentioned complaints this is a nice enough magnetic unit. It is easy to assemble (like another reviewer I found it easier to screw the "L" bolt in first) and comes with a replacement skewer so you don't need to worry about the fit of your existing road skewer. The Schwinn trainer actually worked fine even on a bike with a solid rear axle with hex nuts (the nuts happen to be exactly the right size).
One of the reviewers of the Graber mentioned that the resistance setting didn't do anything but this is not true. Twisting the resistance knob clockwise moves the resistance shaft farther away from the spinning wheel in 4 progressive steps. Each step makes for less resistance as the resistance shaft gets farther away until you have gone all the way around. Once you have gone all the way around the last step returns the shaft to the closest position (greatest resistance). There are a total of 5 possible settings (closest plus 4 additional steps) but they are completely unmarked so it is easy to see how this would be confusing. There is a noticeable difference in resistance between the closest setting and the 2nd closest setting.
Verdict: Decent but far from perfect.
Cons: The roller that hits the bicycle's rear tire is plastic not metal so it will be more likely wear out quicker. There is no quick release to get the bike off the stand - ideally there should be an adjustment on one side and a quick release lever on the other side, like the Sette Glyde Tire Drive Trainer (black lever) the CycleOps Mag Indoor Bicycle Trainer (metal lever with black ball) or the Minoura M60D Tire Drive Trainer (white lever). The resistance adjustment is a little hard to figure out and should be labeled better. Finally a heavier flywheel would be a welcome addition. (minus one more star)
Other than the above mentioned complaints this is a nice enough magnetic unit. It is easy to assemble (like another reviewer I found it easier to screw the "L" bolt in first) and comes with a replacement skewer so you don't need to worry about the fit of your existing road skewer. The Schwinn trainer actually worked fine even on a bike with a solid rear axle with hex nuts (the nuts happen to be exactly the right size).
One of the reviewers of the Graber mentioned that the resistance setting didn't do anything but this is not true. Twisting the resistance knob clockwise moves the resistance shaft farther away from the spinning wheel in 4 progressive steps. Each step makes for less resistance as the resistance shaft gets farther away until you have gone all the way around. Once you have gone all the way around the last step returns the shaft to the closest position (greatest resistance). There are a total of 5 possible settings (closest plus 4 additional steps) but they are completely unmarked so it is easy to see how this would be confusing. There is a noticeable difference in resistance between the closest setting and the 2nd closest setting.
Verdict: Decent but far from perfect.
36 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
This Schwinn trainer is very solid; it does not shift about; it attaches easily to the bike; it folds easily for transport in the car for vacations (what we bought it for); and it is not very noisy with trail bike use. Worth more than it costs!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Love it, though a bit loud.
I was very excited to find this item so I could ride my bike indoors. I love that it works with virtually any bike. Read more
Published 8 days ago by Troy
Great trainer for great price
I admit to being a little nervous purchasing a "cheaper" trainer, but I am now entering my second season with it. It works great and I use it twice a week. Read more
Published 2 months ago by phunt
A good product at a great price
This trainer was easy to assemble and very functional. I wish you could change the settings while in use, but considering the price I can't really complain. Read more
Published 2 months ago by bouell
it works
I have had this Trainer for a few (4) months and it has held up well. I use it everyday for about half an hour and it has shown little to no sign of wear and tear. Read more
Published 3 months ago by brian caston
good item, reasonable price
I got this bike rack for my wife and it works great. Not too hard to install. We've been using it pretty regularly and have had no problems at all. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Michael Chen
bike trainer
This Schwinn Bike Trainer is an excellent product. Got it in a few days and it came all assembled, just open it up, put the attachment on the bike rear wheel (very easy to do) and... Read more
Published 4 months ago by jrchep
Works fine, but loud
Easy to set up and works as advertised. Very loud, though. Get the cheaper riser for your front tire. Your tire just sits on it, so there's no need to pay more than you have to.
Published 4 months ago by Christopher Siek
Skewers on front versus back axle.
J. Novak's review saved the company a sale. I was nonplussed to find instruction 1.8 on page 4 says 'The trainer is designed to be used with the provided skewer. Read more
Published 4 months ago by John Mullany
Good Value
Great product only have had it for a few weeks. I got it for my wife who is a triathlete. Very easy to assemble works great for the price. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Eric
Warning!
This trainer DOES NOT contain the skewer that you need. If it did in the past as the other reviewers indicate, that has changed. Read more
Published 5 months ago by DoctorG
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
![[Start the discussion]](http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/communities/discussion_boards/start-new-discussion-sec._V192250339_.gif){kind=small}
Listmania!
So You'd Like to...
|
|
