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| Standard Kinetic Trainer v. Kinetic Road Machine |
The Kinetic Standard Trainer (T-000) and the Kinetic Road Machine Trainer (T-002) are identical except for flywheel--they differ in both size and weight. All other components are the same.
Both units have the same resistance or difficulty at equivalent speeds. Both units have a smooth quiet ride. The Road machine has slower acceleration, but once up to speed, provides a 9 to 15 second coast-down. The Standard Kinetic Trainer accelerates faster, but provides only a 3 to 5 second coast-down. The standard trainer has a flywheel that is 50% heavier than a Cycle-Ops.
Standard Kinetic Trainer has a standard flywheel (5.0" diameter / 3.0 pounds).
Kinetic Road Machine has a heavy duty flywheel (6.5" diameter / 6.25 pounds).
In general, younger riders (35 years or less), people who own 2 or less bikes, people who carry their trainer to races, those of us on a budget and rider who complete less than 1,000 miles annually on their bikes select the Standard Kinetic Trainer.
Biking enthusiasts, "roadies," older riders (50+ years), people with sore or tender knees and very experienced riders who log over 1,000 mile per year on their bike love the Road Machine.
Money aside, about 45% of the people have a preference and 55% of the people don’t notice a significant difference. Those who notice the difference like it and most often report "it feels more like an outdoor ride." Bicycling Review (November 2000) said "get the road machine".
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Introducing
Crank Armstrong
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Crank
Armstrong is the newest member of Kurt manufacturing's Research
and Development (R&D;) Staff. Genetically gifted, Crank's family
history can be traced to the Dayton family of industrial motors.
Crank can easily generate and maintain a 2 horsepower output
or approximately 1,500 watts of raw power. Spinning smoothly
at a cadence of 1,750 RPMs, Crank is a highly motivated and
tireless test subject.
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Kurt
Manufacturing employs Crank to test the various models of
Kinetic Trainers, but often further challenges the output
with various gear reduction technologies. In one recent test,
Crank went for a weekend ride. Pedaling from 4:30 PM on Friday
to 7:30 AM on Monday, Crank logged over 2,016 miles while
averaging 32 MPH (53.3 KPH) during the 63-hour test ride.
The Kurt Kinetic Trainer also performed perfectly. The thermodynamically
neutral, liquid silicon fluid reached temperatures of 300
degrees at the core, but the sealed resistance unit held tight
with no leaking or fluid breakdown. The die cast aluminum
housing with integrated cooling fins kept the Kinetic Trainer's
external fin temperature to a safe 125 degrees.
"The
sealed sets of bearings were not even challenged by this test"
according to Duane, the Special Projects Engineer, who invented
the Kinetic Trainer.
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to review this page to track Cranks future accomplishments.
If you have a challenge for Crank, drop us an E-mail. Crank
will be happy to add it to the training schedule. If you have
an interesting training challenge accomplished on your Kinetic
Trainer, send us your story. We will post on the web site as
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