Velo Pro Turbo Trainer – Variable Resistance Magnetic Indoor
Velo Pro Turbo Trainer – Variable Resistance Magnetic Indoor Bike Trainer for Road & Mountain Bicycles – Stationary Exercise Bike Training Stand – Folding Steel Frame – 26″ – 28″, 700C Wheels
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Train indoors with Velo Pro.
Indoor cycling equipment to suit your needs, train indoors year round and reach your cycling, health and fitness goals.
| Weight: | 7 Kilograms |
| Size: | One Size |
| Dimensions: | 54.5 x 17 x 45 cm; 7 Kilograms |
| Brand: | Velo Pro |
| Model: | Black |
| Colour: | White |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Velo Pro |
| Dimensions: | 54.5 x 17 x 45 cm; 7 Kilograms |
| Size: | One Size |
I was knocked down by a car when our running a few months ago and am still unable to go running. This contraption means I can still get some outdoor safe cardio in, and has been an absolute godsend. It’s a great product, traction changes in addition to changing gears on the bike are great and allow for challenge if I want it. Highly recommend!
Easy to assemble and use, feels very sturdy. There is a fair whine of it when you get a speed up, but sure isn’t that what ear plugs are fo
Tbis is awesome for the price. I would advise though getting the correct type of tyre for turbo-trainers though as this will eat the standard tyre.
Good bit of kit, had to take a couple off mm off my bikes through axle adaptor for it to fit but all good once it was done. The one slight downer is the noise, the more resistance or the quicker you go it does get a bit noisy even with a slick training tyre on my road bike. All in all am pretty happy.
The turbo trainer arrived within 2 days. Followed the instructions and all went well. I did have to change the rear axel (supplied) to get my bike to sit in the frame. Once assembled and the bike clamped into position off you go. So far i have only used the turbo trainer or a couple of days but it seems fine.
Bought for my wide MTB and it fits perfect. It is however very noisy and bumpy when running with MTB off road tyres. I bought a slick tyre and swapped it out and it’s a million times quieter and smoother. Resistance is pretty good and it has a handlebar adjuster. You can also use the bikes gears to increase resistance. I would say its not designed for speed, more of a average pace. Very good for the price but if your looking for a pro trainer your best looking for something more high end.
Easy and fast enough to set up and put away. Plenty of resistance, especially if your bike also has gears.
Only 4 stars because the megnetic resistance mechanisms is quite loud, making a high pitch noise depending on the settings.
***This home trainer is extremely loud when used with a standard road tyre. I would highly recommend getting a turbo trainer tyre which is smooth and therefore limits the vibrations and the noise, as well as floor padding/matt.
Easy to order with prompt delivery. The product appears to be well made although it is quite noisy, but I think that is more down to the tyres of the bike.
Generally quite happy.
Changing the quick release spindle on my bike for the one supplied took seconds and fitting the bike to the stand was amazingly simple. If you can brush your teeth, then you can set this thing up. It really is that simple.
The trainer not only looks beautiful in the red and black but it’s a more substantial piece of kit than I was expecting. I was worried that the front wheel pad wouldn’t hold the front of the bike in place but this was unfounded. It feels really solid, even when going at full tilt.
I did find that the noise from the rear tyre was quite loud and my Kenda tyre gave off a burning smell so I changed it for a specific indoor trainer tyre and although this removed the burning smell, I can’t say that it reduced the noise at all.
It’s not an excessive noise, more like an angry hornet behind you but if you were riding for more than 30 minutes, you might get fatigued by it or else resort to headphones. I read other reviews that describe the trainer as near silent when fitted with a proper tyre so I thought that perhaps I had set it up incorrectly but I’ve played around with the pressure against the tyre and it’s made little difference so i guess it’s just something to get used to, like most gym equipment, it will make some noise but as I said earlier, it’s not excessive and doesn’t affect your workout.
Overall, this is a well built and easy to use piece of kit and a welcome addition to my home gym. For the money, it’s an absolute bargain. Highly recommended.
All in all the product is well built and sturdy. It does the job its supposed to do and the adjustment dial is a great feature. However after some one or two uses I had to return it because it’s just too noisy, I set it up in my garage and genuinely, my neighbours thought I was revving up a motorcycle when using it. I tried to dampen this by using rubber matting but it had no effect. If noise isn’t an issue for you then it’s great but sadly it was too noisy for me.
Velo Pro Turbo Trainer — A bit noisy but helps you keep the rhythm.
As you don’t feel the resistance immediately it gets more effective if you don’t change gears as you do on the road.
Not as refined ad the top brands of turbo trainers and quite noisy in use,and the faster you go the louder it gets,sturdy-ish and cheap to buy as long as you have “forgiving ” neighbours
The frame is mostly assembled. Although swapping the rear skewer is simple, it can affect your alignment of the bike’s rim brakes (if fitted). Also, the mounting for the resistance dial is a little too small for a tubular frame (space metric screw provided, but that was a little short). Instructions could do with a bit more detail, including the setting of the resistance brake – it only needs to to contact with the rear wheel.
Once setup, found some cycling routes on youtube – totally immersive. I would also recommend a thin exercise mat underneath, as the bike does chuck off a few carbon deposits from the bike chain.
Absolutely fantastic purchase
Easy to set up, and very sturdy. You will need to buy a trainer tyre as it wrecked my tyre in an hour. I bought a trainer tyre 15 and I have done many hours now and no wear on tyre. It’s pretty quiet. Well pleased. Saves getting soaked. I also bought spare wheel which I put the trainer tyre on. So when it’s a dry day 2 minutes to swap wheels and out on the road.
A really sturdy frame. You feel completely safe when cycling. Set-up was straightforward in the first instance, but on first tries the resistance was too low and led to quite a few minor adjustments with the roller and frame screws. Nevertheless, once sorted it’s a great workout.
I bought this particular trainer as it looked sturdy and well made and it’s is in every respect it’s a true piece of machinery .
The pictures don’t do it justice neither does the write up , I bought this to try and use my bike because I only have one leg and wasn’t sure it would work but it does and it’s great especially for disabled people like myself I can’t recommend it high enough to say I’m over the moon is an understateme
On this bad boy just now, this is my second turbo trainer. My other one I gave away when moving (wish I had kept it) but this one’s better than the last for sure. Fairly basic but very functional. Gets a good sweat up in the garage on colder/wetter days whilst I listen to the Bible. Winner!
It’s a good product. My bike went straight in, no need to replace the quick release (which they did provide).
Honestly the tension adjustment is probably not required. I just set it to 5 and use the gears on my bike.
As you can see I have hybrid type tyres. This produces no more noise than cycling on the road. If you had mountain bike tyres I suspect this would be a different matter though.
Used for up to an hour at a time so far and no issues whatsoever.
Lastly, folds away so neatly. Really pleased with the purchase.
100% delighted with this Turbo Trainer. Have two bikes, one makes the Turbo Trainer sound noisy and the other almost silent. If the Turbo Trainer makes noise, it’s almost certainly the tyre tread that’s making the noise rather than the Turbo Trainer itself so any reviews complaining that the Turbo Trainer being noisy, it is not in my opinion the fault of the Turbo Trainer but rather the tread of the tyre in use. Work with this Turbo Trainer every day for several weeks and it’s made life so much easier, and particularly avoiding the cold and wet. Perfect winter / cold weather bike accessory. Very reasonably priced and assembled in approx 10mins. Comes with easy instructions and all the tools you need. Well thought out. Recommended.
we were worried about sturdiness (100kg+ biker) and noise levels; turns out to be ok on both accounts; it’s a robust frame with thick tubes, have had no bending problkems or similar; it’s a bit fiddly to get the resistance roller exactly right (too loose and it’s slip, too tight and it’ll melt your tyre), but if you can have one person cycle and the other adjust the distance then it’s a 2-3 minute thing and done; you hear it wirr softly but the noise is relatively low and not a nuisance (with headphones you’re not going to hear anything); it seems to fold quite flat if required but we usually have the bike on it all the time
btw, it comes with a replacement axle for the rear whell and strongly suggest to use it; our original axle wouldn’t hold well whereas theirs fits exactly the holding mechanism from the stand and was perfect even under full weigh
Wasn’t sure if it came with a quick release spindle as some of the reviews for this are a few years old but it does. Fantastic bit of kit. Price has been jacked up a bit due to covid as this retails elsewhere (when in stock) for about 80.
Great bit of kit. I was using in my front room and I would advise anyone else that you should put a bit of flat wood under the whole unit or your might get tyre marks on your carpet. The clearance for the back wheel may be fine when looking at it but if the floor isn’t solid then when you sit on it the trainer sinks into the carpet a fraction causing the wheel to graze the carpet. However I am a lump so may not be product specific lol.
Really good item and considering I am a lump at 20stone. It works amazingly well.
The QR skewer was useless for me as my rear wheel is not QR. After a few days of use I noticed that one of the nuts on my wheel was getting damaged, this was due to the tapered clamp on one side of the trainer. I contacted the seller who was very helpful and sent out a non-tapered clamp. Once it arrived and was fitted my bike was much more securely held and saved my nuts from being damaged further.
Some people have complained about the noise this produces, I found it was producing a loud noise when being used with my mountain bike tyre, I replaced the tyre with a velo tyre and the noise was greatly reduced. It is now quit enough that I can use it in my flat while my family are asleep without waking anyone up.
Resistance is good, you just need to play with the adjuster at the back to force more/harder contact with your tyre
For the price I can’t complai
Solid. The resistance is probably not as smooth as more expensive machines but the feel improves as you get up to a decent cadence. If your goal is just to get a good workout it does the job very well.
Bought this for the wife for her to get her fitness up and confidence on a bike ready for a jaunt out. Must say it’s very good. Had it up and running in about 15 minutes. Had to change the quick release on her wheel for the one provided which was easy enough. Follow the instructions after that and you can’t go wrong. Nice and sturdy,the resistance changer range is ample and it’s not excessively loud. I’m pleased and the wife is happy. Like I said,well worth the money.
Just this minute set it up, took about 15 minutes by myself, two people lots quicker..school boy error, I forgot to check my wheel size, I have a 29″, thick tread, mountain bike tyres.. there are high adjuster on the feet but still did not give enough clearance, tyre was just touching the floor, need about a centimetre higher, so being practical-minded and enjoy a problem, I had a coffee, then cut two strips of card, from the box, folded them in half, and slid one each side under the struts, at the top by the folding bolt, I know the card will compact over time, but I will get a couple a plastic spacers in the near future and now …….we are off
Great addition to my training, very sturdy and simple to set up. My only gripe would be the noise when you put power through the pedals. It’s fine at an easy pace, but as I use the higher gears it does get quite loud. Having said that, I’m still getting some good work done and it’s serving me well during these winter months!
I looked at the quick release levers on my Trek 7000 hybrid and my Trek Domane AL3 road bike and realised that I’d need to use the replacement lever (included) on my road bike as the lever was flat, but not on my hybrid which had a nobbly bit sticking out already (see photos). I was therefore able to put my hybrid in it with no modification.
Works really well. Comes with a front wheel stand and resistence dial for handlebars (although you can use your gears anyway). Very noisy so no watching TV, even on low resistance.
Have now started doing 5 minutes of very high resistence hard pedaling followed by 10 minutes of watching catch up TV, then repeating (kind of like a HIIT workout) which I’m hoping will help with hills outdoors this summer!
Now works fine although I need to adjust something to stop occasional, unwanted gear changes.
Overall a decent purchase for the money but not as widely suitable as it suggested – hence the 4 stars
Secondly, I’m sure this is not the same as riding on the road with a group of other cyclist as you do, however, for me it suits, I don’t have to look out for the idiotic road users (plenty of them!!!) I don’t have to avoid the 1000’s of pot holes that are in our roads. I don’t have to be aware of any people/children walking out in front of me. Finally I stay dry every time I use my bike.
I’m in no doubt that I will eventually venture out onto the road once I’ve shed the weight and look somewhat trimmer!!
But this works for me and I would recommend this Velo Pro product for anyone looking to purchase and indoor bike trainer as a reasonable price. Thanks Nu-Fit
PROS
Easy fitting – all accessories supplied with the trainer
Good resistance on the roller 1-6 easy to change settings (Is it enough for a hardened cyclist? I would say so)
Folds away for storage
Rock solid and sturdy whilst riding
Cons
Couldn’t find one as yet
Chris C
Instructions are a bit vague, but easy enough as you just look at the Trainer and you can see the logic as to how it works.
I’ve got my winter bike running on it so I can leave it assembled and use my other bike on dry days. I run smooth racing tyres on it and it’s not too noisy (family complain in room below about the noise though) but I can imagine an MTB with knobbly tyres would be pretty loud.
Its rock solid when the bike is attached and you can really push on hard out of the saddle.
You get a real work out on it — after 20 mins sweat is dripping off, but that’s what it’s all about.
I’d really recommend this — you can spend a hell of a lot more but to keep fit in the winter without getting cold, wet and cycling at night, this is great value trainer.
I read lots of the reviews and also asked a couple of questions before purchasing. Sadly when it arrived it wasn’t straight forward. Although a quick release pin was provided I was unable to use it due to my bikes rear tyre being fixed/solid. ( Sorry you are hearing this in ‘girl’ speak not my husbands terminology!) . I rang Nufit who I’d purchased it from and they sent me out another nut. This has worked a treat. It was mentioned by Nufit that they have talked to the manufacturer that it would be a good idea to include this extra nut as standard. Nufit were great, thanks Rory and Arthur. My turbo trainer is up and running. We have purchased a different rear tyre as the off road one on my mountain bike was very noisy and bits of the tyre were coming off. And a bonus is my very tall husband can use my bike on the trainer by raising the seat. ‘Ive given it 5 stars as although I had trouble it wasn’t the Velo Pro Turbo trainer that was at fault. For me I felt it was worth the money, I read my kindle and my husband watches the TV whilst cycling. Win Win….
Arrived quickly easy to assemble included a front wheel stand.. so fat I have used it for a couple of weeks to help with a knee injury..however product description states a 7 level resistance but the remote handlebar unit is 6 speed and different to item shown online. Very stable with my 100kg and fits my 27.5 inch mountain bike wheels a treat.
Very good trainer. As this was my first one, I have nothing to compare it to, however, I would say that the cable doesn’t add any value – it doesn’t fit on my handlebars at all (it’s too narrow). All you need do is use the gears on your bike to increase the difficulty.
On that basis, would I still have bought it? Yes – it’s very sturdy so good build quality, easy to setup/’unsetup’.
One piece of advice when using this: make sure you have your thong (or equivalent) 😉