Cycling High Cadence
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My better half and I are fair-weather riders. Since temperatures below 55 degrees don’t qualify as’fair’, we decided to get a tutor so we could recover from our winter blahs.
The Cycleops Fluid2 coach fits in. It is quiet, stable and simple to use. But it is not perfect.
Setup
It took me about fifteen minutes to get the Fluid2 going. Although I consider myself to be’handy’ ( I’m an engineer ), I found the instructions somewhat confusing. A key part needed to be installed – it was simple after I understood it, but the illustrations in the instruction pamphlet failed to show the part in the slightest.
The Fluid2 comes with a quick-release skewer that you are supposed to install on your bike ( replaces your current skewer ). If you have a bolted rear wheel with solid axle I don’t know what to do. I believe the cause of the Cycleops skewer is to make sure that the cones on the tutor snuggle well with the bike, to supply a secure fit.
To fit your bicycle onto the tutor you adjust the width of the cones by turning the threaded piece. The opposite side is pushed against the wheel spindle with a lever. This works reasonably well.
The final step is to bump the friction unit against the tire using another lever.
although each of these steps is described in the instructions, I didn’t see any info related to the amount of stress to apply. Both the wheel cones and the tire friction are adjustable by turning the related parts ( they are threaded ). So you can get a loose or tight fit.
Operation
I like that there are no adjustments on the Fluid2. You change strain by changing gears as you ride. If you need stronger resistance, switch to a higher gear – exactly like riding a flat road outside.
For my other half, the resistance is perfect. She rides in the middle chain ring of her triple, and the middle of her rear cogset ( 42×21 ), and adjusts a few gears up and down from there.
Being a stronger – but miles away from’strongest’ – rider, my experience is dissimilar. I find myself only on the enormous ring, and I run out of gears at the top end ( 52×12 ). If I am spinning at high intonation I should be in a comfortable gear range ( 52×21 ), but if I attempt to simulate a steep hill with low cadence I run out of gears.
We keep the coach on a studio overlooking the living room. The noise level doesn’t interfere with anything ( e.g, conversation, TV ). There is no vibration.
Switching between our bikes takes 3 or four minutes. I move the skewer between the bikes, and have to re-adjust the cones holding the bike in place on the coach as the width of our bikes differ.
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