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Post by leeboy on Dec 2, 2006 19:04:21 GMT
Hi guys,
Ive been looking on e-b-a-y for a turbo there is loads of them on there any advice on what to get and more importantly what not to get please.
money is a wee bit tight hence the e-b-a-y purchase
cheers guys.
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Post by andys on Dec 2, 2006 19:22:30 GMT
Don't get one that uses wind/a fan to generate the resistance. They're loud! The magnetic resistance one's are pretty quite so something like a Tacx Swing is good.
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Post by iheartspeedos on Dec 3, 2006 19:06:32 GMT
When Planet-X started selling the Kurt Kinetic they said that it was £-for-£ the best turbo available. Well waddayaknow ... The latest Cycling-Plus agrees with them - a rave review if ever I saw one
I have had no problems at all with the Tacx Flow, but it is at least £50 more than the KK.
You would not go far wrong with either. If the Swing is the same price as the KK then the KK would shade it but - again - Tacx do not have a good reputation for nothing so you would not be throwing your money away
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Post by kinesin on Dec 3, 2006 20:46:50 GMT
You've always got the option of importing a tacx/swing/flow from bike24.net (it's EU hence no additional taxes etc). Mostly cheaper that ebay.co.uk and it will be brand new. I would think that the Tacx have better second hand value (if you find turboing so mind numming that it's not worth it) - especially something like the upgradable flow etc - off course the KK review should lead to few wise heads hunting them down.
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Post by bluepoolshark on Dec 4, 2006 10:38:01 GMT
Has anyone used bike24.net?, as price conversion on the Tacx Flow looks good!
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Post by kinesin on Dec 4, 2006 12:21:59 GMT
Yes. I'm sure I did - tho I've not managed to find proof. Serveral riders over on the cyclingplus forum have recently purchases their Tacx flows from bike24. Just get a euro-UK adapter plug from ebay/£1 shop etc if you go down route.
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Post by hubby74 on Dec 4, 2006 13:35:51 GMT
The Kurt is very smooth and much more stable than the flow. If you're a big rider and want to do any out of the saddle work then it may be the deciding factor. On the other hand then the flow comes with 'power' as standard, and can be upgraded to an I-magic later.
Having ridden both (the Kurt Briefly, I have the flow) then I would recommend them both equally, although I guess there is more chance of a cheaper second hand flow than a kurt. They are both good.
I personally just skipped a tacx swing, hated it.
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Post by trialsguy on Dec 4, 2006 13:57:11 GMT
I searched ebay for weeks looking for the cheapest possible turbo finally settling on a beto air flow for about £30. Im really regretting it now as it is really unstable (fallen off it three times, theres no way you could do any out of the saddle work), as said further up it is MEGA LOUD (no use before 9am youll wake the neighbours. My dad hears it in the house with double glazing even tho im in the shed with the door closed) but the worst thing of all is that its not "resistive" enough. Out of the box i could rev it to 100rpm+ in top gear, within a month i could do 2hours+ at 90rpm without getting out of breath. With no way of increasing resistance i have no option other than to buy something else. Im looking at Tacx flows now, probably purchase just after xmas.
So i would say you get what you pay for. Pay a little more and youll save in the long run.
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Post by sonofthefrogstar on Dec 4, 2006 17:22:36 GMT
The fact that a Tacx Flow can be made into an i-magic with a better interface has a useful flip-side in that an i-magic can be made into a flow for when a laptop just isn't practical.
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Post by milesbehind on Dec 4, 2006 18:54:16 GMT
another vote for bike24. ordered from them twice now and both times the goods arrived within a few days from Germany. Woudn't say the Flow was quiet, even with a turbo tyre on but its so much better than the other turbos I've had thats it was definitely worth the investment
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