Kinetic by Kurt Road Machine Smart Bike Trainer

I ride a lot. I've been putting off buying a new trainer for a long time as I enjoy 4 season riding even into single digits but the cleanup and wear stinks. Not to mention the risk of ice.This isn't the latest model of the trainer. However, it is the same hardware as the Road Machine Smart 2 minus the connection of the InRide 3. It comes with InRIde which is Bluetooth while the InRide3 provides both Bluetooth and Ant +. It is easily upgradable for less than 50 bucks for the InRide3 bringing the total price to less than $305 bucks for what I paid (256 + 48). I don't care for the apps so it doesn't much matter to me. I watch Netflix or Amazon Prime when I'm not suffering too much. I can see putting a month into Zwift but it becomes relative to my experience. I've read some troubles with buyers having problems mostly with the Android beta software and I can understand why considering expectations versus the reality of the vast performance differences of the devices and with so much old software smartphones might be running,THere a big thing to remember with this trainer if you want to know numbers and what speed means in watts This trainer simulates a 1% grade and wattage can be estimated quite accurately given all the information out there in the Internet sphere. Kinetic does provide a power curve chart on their website. https://www.kurtkinetic.com/kinetic-power-tech/. This power @ a given speed assumes a 1% grade of a 165lb rider with a 23lb bike. Others have made their power charts as well I posted a chart for reference. Knowing what I know after my first ride I'd say this chart is accurate within reason if not near dead on. Kinetic says their power chart is +/- 3%. My initial ride left me more than impressed by the feel alone as the trainer has a nice roll from the larger than normal 6.5lb flywheel. I 12lbs "pro" flywheel is available to add making the total flywheel 18.5 lbs. It would be good for longer sessions but maybe not so great if you were a powerful sprinter. Wheel slippage might be an issue with proper tension on the roller to the wheel. The devil is in the details.Set is very easy. Please read the instruction if you are not familiar with trainer setups. It comes with its own skewer to be used with the trainer. USE IT! Make sure the skewer lever fits into the slot. Understand how the lock works and READ to instructions if you don't get it by looking at it. It is easy and bulletproof unless there be user error. Make sure you properly contact the roller with the tire. The tire should be properly inflated to its recommended pressure. HOld the roller back and turn to adjustment know until the roller touches the tire then give it a full 2 to 2 1/2 full turn or 8 to 10 quarter turns if that is easier to do.I could say more but I think this is enough. Ill be sure to update if the experience changes.Just buy it unless you don't mind spending 2 to 5 times the money to something you have to plug it. This doesn't need electricity and it seems bulletproof.

KINETIC ROAD MACHINE SMART BIKE TRAINERI purchased the Kinetic Road Machine Smart Bike Trainer to supplement my mountain bike riding. I only get to ride in the mountains once per week. However, I wanted to work on my strength and endurance several times per week by adding something to my usual workouts. I had been looking at “spin” type cycles. However, they take up a lot of room and are hard to move around. My home gym already has machines, free weights, a treadmill, an elliptical, and boxing apparatus. Adding a spin cycle would have meant losing something else or seriously cramping the gym.So, I figured the Kinetic might work. I use an older Trek 950 hardtail (no suspension) mountain bike with the Kinetic. It hooks up in seconds and has the added advantage that I am riding a bike similar to what I normally ride.I did change out the off-road back tire for a “slick” tire. This works extremely well with the Kinetic. There is very little noise and it is easy to watch the TV while riding.Another benefit is that I can move the setup to another room if my wife is using the gym. When not in use it takes a few seconds to disconnect the bike and move it out of the gym. The Kinetic takes up very little floor space.One more benefit: The cost is much, much less than a suitable spin cycle.KINETIC APP:After reading some of the reviews on the Kinetic app I was prepared to be underwhelmed.However, I have only had the app drop the program once in the several months I have been using the machine.The app has enough varied programs (plus you can just do a non-programmed “free ride”) that I have been enjoying it. I like that I can see how I stack up against the program in real time. The only real “problem” I have had is when I forget to turn on my tablet’s Bluetooth.FIXED RISER RINGI use this to even up the height of the rear and front wheels. Is it worth $26? Probably not. You could make something for a few dollars using a few boards. However, if your time is valuable you might consider using this. It works. It is just too expensive.CAVEATSWhen I tighten the bike into the machine I notice that the frame flexes a little bit (as you might expect). While I do not mind that on my 27 year old Trek I am not willing to tighten my full carbon MB within the frame. It might be fine but I am not willing to try it.OVERALLI am very pleased with the Kinetic. My wife (also a biker) is very pleased with the Kinetic.

This is my second bike trainer. My first was an all manual magnetic cheap trainer. This is a huge improvement over that one. The trainer rides smooth and applies great resistance. The software that is used with this trainer is the only issue. It is a little tough to use. Doing the bare minimum is almost a hassel. It will work with other software aids but I am too cheap to pay for multiple subscriptions. The build of this trainer is solid and secure.Update: After having it for over a year I can honestly say this is still a very good trainer. Would I buy it again? Probably not. I would wait until I could afford a real smart trainer. This trainer is at the bottom of the smart trainer list. It can be used with Zwift but it isnt accurate at all. I added my own sensors for better response and accuracy. The nicer trainers cost more but offer more as well like automatic resistance. If you dont use Zwift this trainer is probably one of the best. Just get your own sensors because there is lag even using the inride.

Lo compre porque necesitaba un entrenador que no hiciera tanto ruido y es justo como lo necesitaba, la conexión del sensor de potencia con mis aplicaciones es muy rápida y confiable, creo que la medición que hace de RPM no es muy exacta pero para mi no es un problema pues tengo otro sensor en la bici para medir esto

Unit is affordable, and very solidly built. Bluetooth feature connects automatically with your training app of choice. I have been using this trainer with Zwift as well as the Kinetic app. No problems pairing and staying connected with the apple devices I have been using. Smooth and quiet operating, and very easy to set up. Swapping between my wife's bike and mine is fast and easy.

Very solid construction. Really well designed. Comes with a skewer but not a front wheel riser (use a big book or buy one for a fiver elsewhere).After doing a lot of research I thought this looked the best option in its price bracket and I'm very very pleased. Its quieter than others due to the fluid resistance unit, but not by a lot because a fair amount of the noise is really from the bike tyre working against the turbo shaft. I leave my bike on third highest gear and the faster you pedal the harder it gets. Thanks to this there's no messing about with gears once you find the gear that works best for you.Note that with the usual magnetic resistance turbo trainers the resistance usually reduces when you pedal faster, meaning that your power output doesn't increase much when you pedal faster. So to adjust the power up and down you would need to either change gears or adjust the turbo resistance via a manual control on a cable (that you just know will get tangled in your pedals some day). So one great thing with this turbo is that they got rid of that manual adjuster - you increase your power output simply by pedalling harder (or you can change gears on your bike if you really want to).I motivate myself using a heart rate monitor and the 'myworkouts' app which adds up calories burned based as you go (much better than Strava), as well as music, and it provides a great workout. So so so much better than the crappy exercise bike which I bought and gave away.It has a power meter sensor which can connect with Zwift and it came with a spare sensor battery. One advantage is that when you hit a hill in Zwift you don't need to change gear, you just have to pedal harder. This also avoids the temptation to buy a £500+ electronically adjustable resistance turbo trainer.That said, I'm planning to use it with virzoom instead, and an oculus go, so I can ride with others in virtual reality, and again, this turbo trainer is well suited to that due to the resistance varying nicely with speed, and lack of having to worry about changing gears.The fact the fluid resistance unit can't leak is a big plus thanks to the clever magnetic coupling between the shaft and the fluid resistance unit (not to be confused with magnetic resistance unit). Its really good engineering.It was simple to set up and I didn't even look at the instructions, and its very sturdy and quite heavy (which is what you want in a turbo trainer so it's steady).In terms of how much resistance it provides, I am an average cyclist who copes OK with basic 'C team' club rides and I'm getting the resistance I need in third gear, so I'm clearly not even close to using all the resistance it can offer.Tip: Buy a decent sized fan on a stand and put it right in front of you so you won't be dripping with sweat.

This is an older model that I bought slightly-used, so I guess there's some connectivity upgrades in the newer one, but you can actually upgrade the RF box if you really want to, manually. Trainer is not super quiet, but it's definitely not loud; I also don't have anything else to compare it to. Difficulty is managed by speed (higher rate of rotation = greater friction), so some training options may be limited.

El producto es bueno, pero el embalaje deja mucho que desear, porque estaba embalado en una caja que ya había sido enviada anteriormente a otro cliente y se veían arrancadas las etiquetas. Me ha desagradado mucho el embalaje, tanto exterior como interior. El producto ya había sido probado por algún otro comprador u otra persona. No era totalmente nuevo. Pero seguiré probando si funciona correctamente.