Portable Magnetic Indoor Bike Trainer Stand - Adjustable Exercise Bicycle for Home Workouts | Perfect for Cycling Training, Cardio Fitness & Small Spaces

I wasn't sure if this would work with my "cruiser" bike. It does and it's PERFECT!! I have it outside and it's a little loud, that's why I gave it a 4 star for noise. Super easy to put together, my husband did it. I had hand surgery and couldn't go on my daily rides but now I can. I felt completely safe, even with one hand, as ths is very sturdy. I will recommend this to anyone who will listen!!!I have this in my garage and it seems pretty sturdy. The tension adjustment isn't the same as actually riding but, it'll do for those days when the weather is crazy or I don't have a ton of time.This trainer is a very basic, low friction (Light workout) trainer that is very easy to set up.It is solidly made, and very quick to assemble (really no assembly)Very nice that it comes with wheel quick release rear wheel skewer to fit the trainer, and front wheel stand.However, for low noise & a hard enough workout I ended up buying:> The red trainer tire: Slick for no noise $40> A shimano cassette that has a tiny 11 tooth high gear $20> Small 26" tube and rim tape to support the tiny red tire $7Note: don't make the mistakes of did. I bought a second wheel for $40 to have a quick change from quiet trainer to road-worthy. My bike has a 7 speed Shimano back cassette. The new wheel had a 7 speed Shimano FREEWHEEL WITH 13 teeth high gear. They both work on this bike, but do not share inte changeable cassettes. A "freewheel wheel" is cheaper & weaker- the way the bearings support the axle. (Per good Sheldon brown webpage). And I had to adjust all the derailleur stops to have it shift properly on the freewheel wheel. I needed a 11 teeth high gear to get a good workout, so had to move the red tire & tube to the old wheel with cassettes & get a 11tooth to 28 tooth cassette.Finally loving my quiet workouts!!!So, this is a very basic entry level trainer because it has:> Light drag for the rear tire; just a little magnet drag; no air drag squirrel cage; no flywheel; no fluid drag system. Just a light magnet drag.> No quick release to get bike on & off; must screw these bolts in & out and fine tune.\> no quick release for roller pressure on rear tire. Bend down and screw it in trial & error for enough drag without much noise.About noise:For me it was a balancing act to get enough of a workout without overtightening the roller which creates a lot of tire squeaking/ deforming noise. I tried tire pressures from around 50 up to the max of 87psi. Still hard to get a lot of trainer drag without slick tire squeaking/ clicking noise.1. It is not really that the TRAINER that makes any noise at all. It is quiet, but creates very little drag with it's little one-setting magnet.2. A TIRE with ANY tread will generate noise. Even at a slow low gear for Physical Therapy for an ACL injury, my neighbors were looking over the fence for the strange noise.3. With a SLICK tire, the noise ranges from near zero (with just enough roller pressure so the tire will not slip on the roller), to "Pretty squeaky/ clicky-noisy" if you press the stainless roller too much more into the tire to increase the workout intensity. The tire simply deforms so much around the roller it has to squeak and slide around, making a pretty loud clicking sound.Edit: I realized the tire only squeaks loudly a couple mnutes, then gets totally quiet when it warms up. These tire "clicks" sound so mechanical I could have sworn they were coming from inside the roller /drag mechanism. But it's the tire / roller slip that goes away when it gets warmer & stickier.4. So the actual noise occurs even with a slick tire if you want a hard workout because the stand has very little built in magnetic friction. No flywheel/ no air or fluid drag. So for a light workout it can be quiet. (I'm going to my highest gear on my 21 speed to get more drag)5. A partial solution for me is to change shimano cassettes and go from a 13 tooth highest gear to a 11 teeth high gear. This makes the wheel spin faster> harder workout> still low enough roller pressure on red trainer tire to be very quiet (only chain & sprocket noise).I read other reviews saying they wished the bought a better trainer. After a day using this, I understood why. (Low drag on this one, no quick release roller or bike holder, Also, the magnetic drag is sort of a clicky on & off drag ,as if your chain is contributing vibration into your ride; but it's really the magnet drag working properly. So air drag or fluid drive trainers can create a lot more drag without the little clicks, and a flywheel on a better model trainer makes for a more realistic ride feelingMostly preassembled, took less than five minutes to set up. Noise level will vary depending on the type of tires you have; not an issue with my beach cruiser. Bought this to aide in recovery from two total hips and one total knee replacement in past year. I couldn't get on the bike yet, so my wife rode it and liked it - said I might be able to get on it if we placed it on her bike.Purchased as giftI did like this item but, I returned it because it was too small for my bike. If it came larger for my 28.5 rim and tire I would have swapped it out.As i expected. Easy to assemble. Forgot one thing, i received a returned item with missing parts on the first shipment. They sent me the replacement (brand new), as i t should been in the first time. I love what i have. AAAAPer noi donne che non riusciamo proprio a trovare il tempo di andare in palestra, e a cui il medico ha consigliato di andare in bici per i problemi all'anca... ma che non ci andiamo perchè fa troppo freddo! Così la tengo in soggiorno e la usa tutta la famiglia, davanti al televisore. Appena un po' rumorosa, ma non si può pretendere tutto, dato l'ottimo rapporto qualità/prezzo. Il supporto è anche bello, ben rifinito, e non rovina il parquet.Il problema principale è l'usura del copertone della ruota posteriore. In soli pochi giri, si raccoglie un mucchietto di truciolini di gomma. A nulla è valso modificare la pressione della ruota sul rullo e nemmeno provare a "ottundere" i rilievi "a diamante" del rullo, contro cui agisce la ruota, con nastro adesivo. Inoltre il sistema magnetico non lascia fare una pedalata fluida: si procede a scatti con una tendenza al rallentamento (quasi fino all'arresto della pedalata) in corrispondenza dei "punti morti" superiore ed inferiore. Il comando a cavo per regolare e variare la lo sforzo della pedalata ha un anello aperto con vitre di serraggio per applicarlo sul manubrio. Però questo anello è troppo piccolo per fissarlo al manubrio: è previsto per un manubrio nudo; peccato che quasi tutte le biciclette da corsa abbiano l'imbottitura anche sul tratto trasversale del manubrio per consentire di variare l'impugnatura e stancarsi di meno durante le escursioni; e così non si sa come fare e dove mettere questo comando.L'attrezzo corrisponde alla mia esigenza di allenamento che è di un'ora al giorno. É facile da montare. Non lo consiglio a chi abita in condominio con vicino noiosi per i rumori,in quanto con il tempo potrebbe dare fastidio. L'ho montato su MTB per cui per intensificare la pedalata cambio l'intensitá dal cambio della bici perchè quello attaccato all'attrezzo non cambia quasi per niente da meno a piú.L'ho acquistato per continuare l'allenamento durante l'inverno in casa, buon prodotto di buona costruzione e facile nell'utilizzarlo quanto nel riporlo.Consigliato per un uso amatoriale.Ottima Amazon nella spedizione.Perchè funziona bene, risponde alle mie aspettative e lo consiglierei subito ai miei amici che non hanno tempo di andare in palestra Grazie