Bruce Diesel said:
I am experiencing difficulty clamping my bike properly in the Fluid2 trainer. No matter what I do I experience significant movement during hard efforts. Anybody got some tips on how to get the bike clamped properly?
Bruce, I had this problem once. My bike and I actually fell over because I didn't have it properly clamped. This will be hard to describe but here goes...
There are two sides of the clamping mechanism (1 fixed but adjustable, and the sliding clamp).
1. Always make sure your fixed side cup is rotated so that it fits all the way over your QR lever/nut. (There are two cut outs on this cup, the big one should allow you to slide the cup nicely over the QR lever). This is where I made my mistake, it really does fit into the cup all the way.
2. The sliding clamp cylinder should also fit completely over your QR nut on the other side.
3. I believe the Cycleops trainers are designed to flex when fully clamped. That is to say, the U shape will flex outward at the clamping points to ensure a snug fit. This is okay since the only pressure being applied is to the QR axel (which Cycleops is nice enough to provide).
Since my one incident early on, I've ridden way too many hours on the trainer with lots of standing efforts without any issues.
Hope this helps.
Kevin