I need to get a new electronic trainer. My current one is the ANT+ CycleOps Power Beam Pro. I’ve had it for 5.5 years. I refuse to buy another CycleOps trainer. Somewhat of a long story, but my PBP has a nice groove in the roller where the tire goes, and I haven’t actually used it that much–maybe 7…

[image] OreoCookie: Direct drive trainers can be a lot quieter. Some of them are so quiet that all you hear is drive train noise. The STAC Halcyon is one key exception, is actually the most quiet trainer on the market, and it’s a wheel-on design.

Ah, yes, and it is quite unique in that it isn’t a wheel-on trainer either. For that reason I didn’t think about it. But I think you need aluminum rims, correct?

Yup, aluminum rim is a requirement.

You have a power meter You don’t want to ride ERG You’re not looking for direct drive. You don’t want Cycleops The answer to your question is a Kurt Kinetic Road Machine. I don’t understand why you’re looking at smart trainers if you’re not gonna use the smart feature.

[image] Alen: You have a power meter You don’t want to ride ERG You’re not looking for direct drive. You don’t want Cycleops Good point… I missed the no erg mode part. Although I would suggest the snap to have that option, if set against it, go even cheaper. Noise on the snap is only an …

Not sure where this noisy Snap concept is coming from, all I really hear is my drivetrain. I guess if you want to workout next to your sleeping baby, seek out the quietest trainer availability, however the Snap is plenty quite with the correct trainer tire, pressure and gearing. [image] Alen: Y…

In regards to noise, it will depend on what you use. You may be lucky with using a good tube, tyre, wheel or something, like myself, use a cheap wheel that came with the bike and it’s not even perfectly round. The drum on the turbo, it doesn’t seem to be exactly centered either. There is a lot more …

I got a Core last fall and love it. I had run a dedicated trainer wheel for several years so I was always swapping out the rear wheel anyway so it was no added work for me. The direct drive is better than a wheel on trainer but if you get a killer deal on a used Snap you’ll be no worse off than yo…

[image] nordic: By no means any of that is of an issue to lose sleep about. Here, I beg to differ: I train in the morning, and while it isn’t my sleep that I need to worry about, it is my wife’s my daughter’s and my neighbors’s. I specifically chose a fluid trainer for that reason.

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mcneese.chad May 24, 2019, 11:03pm 42

Yup, many people experience that.

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