TURBO TRAINER NOISE.

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Am in a semi detached house with thin walls and want to put a turbo trainer in the top room now the monsoons are here. My old one has a fan for resistance and sounds like an earth mover on the move even with slick tyres. I dont suppose Dave next door would get over upset but out of decency I would rather get something quieter.Any ideas please without braking the bank? Are the magnetic resistance ones any better? Thanks for any thoughts
Regards
Peter

 

[mattr]

Everything is quieter than fan based turbo.
My old magnetic was usable in the house without waking the wife (unless i was doing intervals)
Her new (expensive) magnetic one is quieter still.

Get a turbo tyre for even less noise, and a foam/rubber mat to deaden out the rest.
TBH, it's not (so much) the airborne noise that causes the issue, it's the vibrations through the floor that do it.

 

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Thanks.I wondered if the magnetic ones were better.I was once told by a friend that you can get machine mat that deadens vibration. A small amount may not be such a problem but my fan turbo is horrendous. Wife was using it in the shed last summer and I could hear it 25 yards away down the garden. I really cannot run that inside. Thanks again for the reply.
Regards
Peter

 

[mattr]

Just have a look for turbo mats on ebay, last one we got was about 30 quid, still in use 10 years later!

 

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Cheers.Me thinks it is all coming together now. Thank you again
Regards
Peter

 

[davidj]

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Last two years I have used my trainer on the paving outside, I found inside I needed cooling fans and towels for the sweat and then appologies for the noise.

I try to time it for the weather and occasionally I get caught in a downpour. I only run for 50 minutes, occasionally going 55. Spring to Autumn I use it every day, Winter only on my days off as the cold wet air early morning & late evening seems to leave me at risk of chest infections, but I work continental shifts so I am out there 4/5 days in 8.

I was out there this morning and it was blooming cold, 20 minutes in though and I was chasing my target. Often my work rate (cadence) in the cold is higher for a lower heart rate, not sure what that means but it makes me feel good . I record every session on Polarprotrainer, using 2x HRMs as on occasions one has failed to record the session.

I am in Yorkshire too so don't blame the weather

 

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Hi.
Bought a magnet based trainer now and going to try it out in the next couple of days time permitting. Next plan is to fit a computer to the back wheel.Readout probably on the top tube somewhere.If I set the bike up to give me the sort of speed I would expect from the effort involved then I will be able to work on milage as against time.Also been out for a ride this afternoon around the moors between Masham and Pateley Bridge.Ice on the roads and a wind that not only slowed you down but froze you up into the bargain.Sadly no snow.As long as its not a blizzard I love riding through falling snow. must be the kid in me.
Peter

 

[davidj]

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Speed & distance are good motivators but I find heart rate zones and cadence are a better indicator of effort.

I use Polar HRMs (I have 6, a bit excessive or obsessive) mounted on the bars with a wireless speed sensor on the rear wheel and cadence sensor on the cranks. It is then uploaded to the polar website where I can measure my improvements.

 

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Now got it running and still a lot of vibration so I am going to find a mat for it.I think David that we may have vastly different requirements with this.I suspect you are training to race.Us two oldies are both well into our pension years and whilst we knock up around 150 miles a week in summer we have a heck of a job keeping our fitness over winter. I say we because we mostly run a road tandem.Wife is now in her seventies and I am a year behind.At that age fitness drops off at an alarming rate and you really have to work at it to keep going.If it really is too bad to go out ( and we will tackle most stuff) then this will allow us to get some miles in. have some hilly rides planned for next year so have to make sure we hit the ground running so to speak.
Regards
Peter