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As trainers go, this one is very good
Let's put this right up front: I don't like riding on trainers. I would rather be outside riding, but the fact is, I live in Colorado and there are a few months of the year where I have to make a decision: freeze or ride the trainer. While I don't like riding trainers, I like freezing even less.

This trainer makes it almost palatable. It is incredibly stable and smooth. The progressive resistance feels very natural, and you know you're working if you are spinning anything over about 18mph. The mat is actually fairly nice (and a real necessity if you're doing a long ride on the trainer because YOU WILL SWEAT).

They didn't really mention it in the write-up, but it has a release mechanism that makes it faster than normal to remove the bike. One of the things I hate most about a trainer is when it happens to be nice enough outside to ride, it's a pain to get the bike out easily. Cyclops has a good quick release, but I'm riding this one because I've seen too many cyclops that leak. Anyway, this release isn't as elegant as the cyclops, but you don't have to turn the bolt 100 times to release the bike.

Overall, I'm very happy with this trainer. I've got ~300 miles on it so far and I don't want to cry because it's still too cold to ride outside. One thing to note (if you're a new trainer rider), put a fan in front of you!

Package
Excellent system. Set-up was intuitive for the trainer. The computer directions were easy to follow.

Completely satisfied
Arrived promptly, it was easy & simple to assemble. There is a video to assist in the assembly, but wasn't necessary. Works great, very fluid and consistent resistance. Was a good package deal if your getting started with a trainer.

Good Solid trainer
This trainer is everything I expected. Kurt trainers have a good reputation, and I see why, the trainer is solid, I feel it would be impossible to tip it over no matter how hard the work effort (it is pretty heavy). I'm a 180 lbs rider and it feels solid while standing. To setup the bike it takes a little bit longer than some other trainers, but it's more solid than others. Also given it's a fluid trainer its nice not to mess with other setting of resistance, all you need is to click your gears up or down and it's a consistent resistance. Of course, it's still and inside trainer, but you don't get any scenery, but if you're serious about training or getting into better condition, I would recommend this trainer. Only down side I'd give this (and why it didn't get 5 stars) is the computer, it's not the best, it didn't add much to the price so I suppose you get what you pay for, and at least it gives you some sort of visibility as to the workload. But I use this trainer mainly for heart rate training, since in a group ride setting it's nearly impossible to focus on what your own needs or requirements are compared to what pace the group is riding.

Great product!
Bought this product to fit on my third floor. I had to purchase a slick for my mountain bike, but besides that the unit works great. It was easy to assemble and is quiet. I can ride early in the morning and not wake our 11 month old.

You get what you pay for
I thought this was a great deal - half the price of most other mats. The reason is that the material is thin; more like shelf liner than a piece of exercise equipment. I received mine today, undid the packaging, took one look at it and I am sending it back tomorrow. Buy a higher priced mat and avoid dissapointment.

Good but not great
Does exactly what it supposed to do. Support your bike and trainer, but be prepared to weight down the entire mat because it has a tendency to roll back up on it is own.

It's works great but..............
It's hard to keep taking the bike off and putting it back on if you use your bike outdoors

Dont not buy a Blackburn Trainer
I did not buy this thing from Amazon.com, but I did purchase one a little over a year ago from a local bike store. This trainer is awesome for riding at first - you will never find another trainer with such a realistic road feel. However, within two months the happy turned to horror as the friction-resistance pad began to wear. I would be riding along at a great pace and suddenly the unit would become so hard to ride I would have to stand on the pedals, then just as suddenly as it came, resistance returned to normal. This continued on and off for about a month, then one day during the middle of a workout the unit locked down completely. I disassembled the resistance unit and found that the resistance pad, which is made up of some sort of rubber material and resembles the brake pads on a car, had worn almost clean to metal. The time from opening the box and the first ride to total failure was a little under four months.

Overall, I would have to say that the quality with Blackburn trainers leaves a lot to be desired. The unit that I got as a warranty replacement, the Blackburn Trackstand Fluid, is also knocking on deaths door, again after about four months of total riding usage.

Trusted brand great deal
It's good, works great, I wrote more but this dialog box keeps erasing my review when I try to submit. Not noisey, and it's stable enough.

Easy to Use
This was easy to set up and use right out of the box. Pretty easy instructions. Fast delivery too.

Very Happy with my TrakStand Ultra
I just purchase this product today locally. I wished I had checked Amazon more thoroughly because it is 25% less than what I paid locally.

I read the instructions (3 minutes), unboxed the trainer (2 minutes), had to change to the provided skewer to get my bike to fit (5 minutes), made adjustments (2 minutes), got dressed (2 minutes) and was riding. This was much easier to set up than I had imagined.

I am using this for rehab after shattering my tibia 3 months ago. My first ride was one hour spinning a 42 X 17. I really like the feel of this trainer. It feels much better than an excercise bike at the gym 'cause you are riding your personal bike. The resistance feels very good VS. my Minoura rollers with mag resistance. The one odd thing is the wheel slips on the polished aluminum drum of the resistance unit (RU) if your don't pedal smoothly.

Overall, I'm very happy with the unit. I was debating the Bell Motivator. I'm glad I spent more for this because it is very well constructed, the skewer attachment is solid and it unit is silent. Also, you don't need a riser with this unit because the design can keep the real wheel 1/4 inch off the ground.