Trixter Spinners

On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 20:17:30 +0100, Garry Jones <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

In short, I detest Mountain biking. So to my ears the sales arguments
that they are bringing mountain biking indoors have made me sceptical.
However, I do not want to be short sighted here so I wonder how roadies
can best benefit from the Trixters.

This and any other feedback appreciated.

I'm not sure what feedback you're looking for. Since they haven't been
out long according to the article, how many people can give feedback
on the Trixter's durability?

Most people here probably ride rollers or trainers. I ride a trainer
and a Giant spin bike, mostly due to space considerations (the trainer
is in the garage and its barely above freezing today). I've also
ridden the Johnny G Pros in our center and several other models
elsewhere before purchasing the Giant.

All of the commercial versions seemed less well built and overpriced
compared to the Giant (which seems to be marketed to people that
aren't going to get a deduction on them). The Giant have handlebars
more like real bikes; the commercial ones have some odd looking bars
for the most part. FWIW, the later Johnny G Pros seem to have more and
more warning labels about potential damage if you do this or that.

The Trixter seems pretty gimmicky. Freewheeling on a spin bike? How is
that different from simply coming to a stop, or clicking to no
resistance, one or the other? So its like riding on the road? A spin
bike is never going to be like riding on the road.

The pedals are meaningless. One reason I purchased my own is so that I
could change the pedals to SPDs (the other is so I could ride in front
of a large TV with a bike racing DVD playing instead of stupid techno
music). I tried the 'normal' pedals on the Johnny G Pro and don't
think I could take them for more than about 15 minutes.

Water bottle location? I can't see reach to be an issue on a spin
bike. It isn't riding in a cross wind on a busy road. Maybe if you're
in the middle of a 60 minute program and you want to be perfect, but
then you're talking an attitude that I can't get in phase with.

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...

Curtis L. Russell said:

I'm not sure what feedback you're looking for. Since they haven't been
out long according to the article, how many people can give feedback
on the Trixter's durability?

Sure they can. They seem to have been in USA for about two years. Only
one gym in Sweden has them so far, our gym are going to be the second. I
have been a resident mechanic fixing all the small problems with the
Johnny-G's. If the Trixter has any weak parts or is known to give
certain problems I would like to know about it. It is of particular
interest to hear if problems have developed withing weeks or months.

The gear cable for instance. Does that have to be tightening after a few
weeks as on road bikes? What about pedal straps? The gear mech? The
feet?

On further inspection (we have one to look at and test in the gym) my
main problem is now the pedals. They are reversable spd/pedal cage.

The trixter has an anti roadie pedal design. On the Johnny-Gs we have
Shimano reversables and on the cage side a lot of us have been using old
80's style cycling shoes. You know the type with the slot that fits over
the read edge of the pedal. The pedals on the Trixter have an edge so
thick that my old style cycling shoes do not slot over it. Its new shoes
all round now. 🙁

Garry Jones
Englis Cyclist ResIDING in Sweden.