Hi everyone!
So... I've been looking into buying an indoor trainer, and a lot of places seem to suggest the Kurt Kinetic Road Machine.
Now, one of my top priorities is not too much noise. There are many other rooms around my one-room apartment, and I can't be bothering them. My hours also often result in me having to exercise later at night (part of the reason why a trainer is good--so I don't need to be out in the pitch black), and I don't want to be a pain. From what I'd read in reviews, it seemed like the Road Machine could handle this since practically every review I've read mentioned how quiet it is (one even said you could pedal without waking a baby in the next room, which I presumed to be an exaggeration, but it got the point across).
However, I recently started checking YouTube, and I found videos like this, and it made me realize that maybe when people say "quiet", they mean "quiet relative to other trainers". For this reason, I'd like to ask: Are the videos on YouTube representative of the noise level of your Kinetic Road Machine? I'm hoping that it's just the microphone placement or something, but I don't want to get one home and then find out. Also, if it is that loud, does anyone have any quieter recommendations?
I saw this video comparison series between the Kinetic Road Machine and the Minoura Mag M80, and the latter does seem to be quieter, but I worry about things like durability with a trainer like this. I also dislike the fact that there seems to be so little information otherwise available about it except that I hear it's confusing as heck to put together. Additionally, I have read about some resistance issues with the Minoura brand in general. Does anyone else have experience with them? I would prefer to get a trainer that is good overall and not just quiet, but unfortunately, given where I live, noise control is a top priority, and if the Kinetic Road Machine is that loud, I probably cannot get one.
Thanks! I'd appreciate any feedback people can give!
So... I've been looking into buying an indoor trainer, and a lot of places seem to suggest the Kurt Kinetic Road Machine.
Now, one of my top priorities is not too much noise. There are many other rooms around my one-room apartment, and I can't be bothering them. My hours also often result in me having to exercise later at night (part of the reason why a trainer is good--so I don't need to be out in the pitch black), and I don't want to be a pain. From what I'd read in reviews, it seemed like the Road Machine could handle this since practically every review I've read mentioned how quiet it is (one even said you could pedal without waking a baby in the next room, which I presumed to be an exaggeration, but it got the point across).
However, I recently started checking YouTube, and I found videos like this, and it made me realize that maybe when people say "quiet", they mean "quiet relative to other trainers". For this reason, I'd like to ask: Are the videos on YouTube representative of the noise level of your Kinetic Road Machine? I'm hoping that it's just the microphone placement or something, but I don't want to get one home and then find out. Also, if it is that loud, does anyone have any quieter recommendations?
I saw this video comparison series between the Kinetic Road Machine and the Minoura Mag M80, and the latter does seem to be quieter, but I worry about things like durability with a trainer like this. I also dislike the fact that there seems to be so little information otherwise available about it except that I hear it's confusing as heck to put together. Additionally, I have read about some resistance issues with the Minoura brand in general. Does anyone else have experience with them? I would prefer to get a trainer that is good overall and not just quiet, but unfortunately, given where I live, noise control is a top priority, and if the Kinetic Road Machine is that loud, I probably cannot get one.
Thanks! I'd appreciate any feedback people can give!