I have been using a Kurt Kinetic T2200 for a couple of years. I bought it 2nd hand and when I got it, it was very quiet. I have generally been very happy with it…Gradually, over the last few months, it has become increasingly noisy. I’m guessing that it’s bearing noise?
Has anyone had experience with taking the resistance unit apart? For instance, is the bolt holding on the flywheel LH or RH thread?
Are there bearings held in the plastic supports on each side or the roller? I assume that the roller must be pretty well supported on both ends to take the load from the bike tyre.
Are there any “traps for young players” to look out for?
I can’t find any info on the bearings, their type or fitting, anywhere. There’s a little on disassembly of the unit, but not specifically about bearing replacement.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Call them. I actually bought my kurt when my cyclops had a bad bearing. I bought the cyclops second hand which technically means the warranty did not apply but they just said yeah bearings are a problem send it in (the resistance unit) and sent me a whole new one. I realize 2 different companies but worth a shot.
I’d check for the seals too. I heard of a fluid trainer that was leaking fluid and it got into the bearings, but yeah bearings don’t last forever.
It looks like there is a disc on the other end of the fluid unit. See if there is any play in it. Push it in, lift it up, hit the angles it would wear, see if there is any movement, does it still spin smoothly also. Any corrosion around the bearings. If so, bearing(s) definitely, but also look on the inside of the fluid unit where it mounts and the shaft goes in. See any residue? The reason I mention that is that if there was leakage, it might be time to watch for any sales and pick up a replacement. (I can’t remember which brand fluid trainer had a bit of a leakage issue but it could be a game ending problem)
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That is not an issue with the Kinetic resistance unit. It uses a fully separated and sealed fluid resistance module, connected to the rear tire drive roller via magnetic coupling. This is entirely different than every other fluid resistance trainer on the planet that uses seals as you mention, and are prone to leaking over time.
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TL:DR this issue is not likely related to fluid leaks because the design eliminates that possibility.
Broadly speaking, this does sound like it is bearing related, but it would be more from use/wear or another contamination source leading to the need for new bearings.
Yeah, I found some Cyclops users that had leaks, and some other brands I had never heard of. I remember there was a fluid trainer that was incredibly well engineered, I didn’t remember it was Kinetic. There is a reason to ‘over design’ things… THEY DON’T FAIL???