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12-31-2019, 06:40 AM
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Kurt Kinetic Pro Flywheel worthwhile?
Does the Kurt Kinetic Pro Flywheel add much benefit to a 2.0 Road Machine trainer?
Does it give the trainer a more road like feel or is it just about a bit more resistance? 
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12-31-2019, 07:58 AM
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My two cents...yeah, the larger flywheel is worth it if you want a better road-like feel. For the actual WORKOUT part, not really.
Resistance is part of it as the larger, heavier wheel takes more work to spin-up, but from a feeling standpoint, it's minimal. (At least to me.) The larger wheel's greater inertia improves the "coasting" that occurs while you're in motion. And no matter how round your SpinScan (TM) seems to be, you have spots in your pedal stroke where you are coasting a bit. The larger flywheel has a better road-like "feel" for this reason, as it takes longer to spin down than the smaller wheel. For an exaggerated example, if I compare my WattBike to a Wahoo Kickr, the Wattbike simply does NOT coast as much as the Kickr. Thus, climbing simulated hills is a CRAZY hard workout on the WattBike, which practically STOPS when you aren't laying down the power. The Kickr, with its flywheel, keeps spinning, so the same workout is simply difficult, and much more like climbing on the road. Last edited by Michael Maddox; 12-31-2019 at 08:07 AM.
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12-31-2019, 09:44 AM
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I have the extra weight on mine as well and I love it. sucks for sprints in zwift but hey other than that it's pretty good. also as an FYI, D if you look on the kurt website, the inride system non retail packagin is $20 right now. you can make your road trainer "smart" to use zwift. use an iphone/android as a bluetooth tether and connect to your PC/laptop/tablet. works. and hundres less than a smart trainer... although I sat on a WAHOO at MEC the other day... holy moly is it quiet
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12-31-2019, 11:00 AM
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12-31-2019, 01:44 PM
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assuming you're taking about the "normal" fluid resistance unit designs, i've owned the std and pro flywheel road machines.
in terms of your workout, it's a wash -- the resistance unit is what matters and that part is identical. the heavier flywheel does seem to smooth things out a teensy-weensy bit, but it'll never feel "real" in any way shape or form and it doesnt affect the quality of your workout at all. like i said, i've owned them both -- whatever perceived "smoothness" difference i felt with the pro disappeared after the 1st workout...and with this knowledge, if i could do it over i would have just kept the original and spent my money on something else instead of the pro. walter Quote:
Last edited by wallymann; 12-31-2019 at 02:04 PM.
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12-31-2019, 02:31 PM
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I am currently using my cannondale caad 10 with a Garmin gsc10 speed/cadence sensor which only puts out ant+ signal. When i got zwift for my ipad i bought a cable brand ant+/Bluetooth “bridge” which converts the garmin signal to ble and it gets picked up on my ipad. It has worked but it is rather clunky to have 3 devices to pair and setup. This straight Bluetooth sensor seems nicer and more streamlined but i would loose cadence. Do you think it is worth changing to for me?
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12-31-2019, 03:47 PM
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Personally, I want to TAKE OFF the standard flywheel on my Kurt Road Machine. Seriously, I can't seem to get enough leverage with a wrench and grasping the flywheel, and I'm guessing it's left-hand thread.
Without the flywheel, I would work my hamstrings more to keep a smooth pedal stroke. That's what I remember from decades ago using the Racermate and Racermate II.
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12-31-2019, 05:16 PM
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