While a wind trainer has some riders howling about the noise a wind trainer generates a fluid bike trainer is relatively quiet.
Fluid bike trainer noise.
In the noise abatement category you get what you pay for.
Magnetic and also fluid trainers are quieter making them ideal for apartment tenants or people with roommates.
Every indoor bicycle trainer will make some noise because of the vibrations but some types are noisier than others.
Where fluid and magnetic trainers attach the bike to the trainer via the rear wheel skewer.
And then there s the quietness factor.
It claims to output up to 83 decibels.
How much should you pay for a bicycle trainer.
Rollers allow the bike to be freestanding just like on the road.
You can have a fan something thats magnetic fluid etc.
Noise output will depend a lot on the tire tread you use.
The fluid trainers tend to be quieter than the ones which are fans for example.
The cascade is a fluid based trainer which despite the lack of direct drive manages to do a great job of keeping noise levels down at a relatively low price.
It s an indoor bike trainer sold by wiggle.
In this video i ll review the lifeline tt 02 fluid turbo trainer.
Wind trainers are usually very loud.