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superkartracer
Original Poster
6,681 posts
91 months
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Afternoon
Anyone here use one of these? if so just wondering what torque setting you are running rear bolts so side action.
Cheers
S
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Catchme
120 posts
82 months
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Bit early in the year to be on the turbo... ;-)
Depends how much rocking and rolling you want to do - mines on about 32 lbft and I get about 10cm of lateral movement, with a pretty high resistance. Try notching back from there (quarter turn at a time) to get the movement you want, at the resistance you want.
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Johnny
4,483 posts
153 months
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Nope, but it's at the top of my list should I be buying trainer...
How do those that have one find it?
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superkartracer
Original Poster
6,681 posts
91 months
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Well after a good few sessions and setting the torque correct i can confirm these are cracking turbos, 100% recommend.
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Rocksteadyeddie
6,659 posts
96 months
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They're brilliant. For me it is not so much the side-to-side movement that is the real benefit - nice though it is - but the "bounce" in them. Makes them so much more comfortable and usable over time. As for torque setting I have mine done up "quite tight" with a "really big spanner".
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okgo
20,737 posts
67 months
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Using a road machine, the bigger vibrates too much to use indoors especially with the pro flywheel so I'm using mine on the patio outside. Judging how hot I got doing 2x20 min today it's probably wise!
Solid bit of kit tho.
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superkartracer
Original Poster
6,681 posts
91 months
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Rocksteadyeddie said: As for torque setting I have mine done up "quite tight" with a "really big spanner". Seeing as it cost £450 with the Pro wheel thought i'd set-up correct so 35lb torque using a *really big spanner with torque setting*  Cracking kit tho
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superkartracer
Original Poster
6,681 posts
91 months
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okgo said: Using a road machine, the bigger vibrates too much to use indoors especially with the pro flywheel so I'm using mine on the patio outside. Judging how hot I got doing 2x20 min today it's probably wise!
Solid bit of kit tho. You tried rubber matting OKGO?, stopped this for me 
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okgo
20,737 posts
67 months
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What sort of rubber matting did you use? I live in a flat so have to be careful about noise.
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superkartracer
Original Poster
6,681 posts
91 months
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Looked at the Kurt mat but £70 is taking piss so went to Argos and grabbed the interlocking rubber stuff in the sports section £10 i think, worked brill!. Also makes machine far more stable.
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Rolls
829 posts
46 months
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okgo said: What sort of rubber matting did you use? I live in a flat so have to be careful about noise. I've got the cycleops mat for mine (only a cycleops trainer though) - only because it came with the machine, but seems to do a good job of - catching the sweat, and damping down the noise!
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Rocksteadyeddie
6,659 posts
96 months
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superkartracer said: Looked at the Kurt mat but £70 is taking piss so went to Argos and grabbed the interlocking rubber stuff in the sports section £10 i think, worked brill!. Also makes machine far more stable. I did this too. Helps a lot. Of course you have the cheap version Okgo so there is no additional damping through the rock and roll mechanism 
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Rocksteadyeddie
6,659 posts
96 months
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superkartracer said: Rocksteadyeddie said: As for torque setting I have mine done up "quite tight" with a "really big spanner". Seeing as it cost £450 with the Pro wheel thought i'd set-up correct so 35lb torque using a *really big spanner with torque setting* Cracking kit tho I have to confess to not feeling a load of difference irrespective of how tight the bolts are done up tbh.
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superkartracer
Original Poster
6,681 posts
91 months
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Well try putting 35lb torque on the nuts it makes a huge difference and i had to get someone to hold the dam thing down to apply that force!.
I've got a Planet X Exocet 2 strapped to mine, i purchased that purely for this turbo and won't be using it on the roads, power wise i've got a Zipp 808 PowerTap wheel so makes a cracking training rig.
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okgo
20,737 posts
67 months
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Which part are you talking about in terms of applying this torque?
Does the poor mans version have this?
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IroningMan
5,815 posts
115 months
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okgo said: Which part are you talking about in terms of applying this torque?
Does the poor mans version have this? It's the bolt that pre-tensions the elastomer bushes that flex to give the rock'n'roll motion. The poverty-spec Road Machine doesn't have it - all we have to worry about is conistent coast-down for each session. I get no vibrations from mine on a stone floor - even without a rubber mat.
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okgo
20,737 posts
67 months
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I don't care about vibrations outside, which is where I am using it currently, neighbours think I'm mental, I was in the back garden at 10pm on Tuesday, steaming away with no top on I've bought a turbo tyre and a mat, get it Monday so will see if that makes it suitable for indoor use.
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IroningMan
5,815 posts
115 months
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superkartracer
Original Poster
6,681 posts
91 months
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I train on mine in a centrally heated room, coach said was insane
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Rolls
829 posts
46 months
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superkartracer said: I train on mine in a centrally heated room, coach said was insane Sod that.. - do mine in the living room.. - On sunday morning, all of the windows downstairs were steamed up by the time I'd finished!
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