Elite Volare Mag Lite Indoor Trainer Manual For Life

+1 to what Ryan a Road Racer said - secure the rear wheel firmly, don't use knobby tyres, keep your tyre inflated, don't brake, and don't suddenly change gear (i.e. Apply a massive change in torque). Stick to those rules and the gel won't wear down. It's nowhere near as fragile as some of these reviews make it sound. I've been zipping away on it for quite a while now, and while there's a black tyre discolouration on the roller, there's no wear at all.

Good trainer for mere humans who just want to spin and don't need reams of training data.

The high-quality but expensive fluid and magnetic resistance know-how of a few. Setting up a bike in the trainer is remarkably straightforward - simply remove. Frame give it a premium look and sturdy feel, while keeping it light enough to be. Actually gives owners a lifetime subscription to Elite's own 'My Etraining' app,. ELITE, in conjunction with BAYER, introduces ELASTOGEL, a technopolymer applied to the roller of the trainer resistance unit that offers the following advantages: NOISE REDUCTION (quantified in dB*). IMPROVES THE TIRE GRIP TO THE RESISTANCE ROLLER. REDUCES TIRE WEAR 20%. REDUCES VIBRATIONS AND REPLICATES REAL-LIFE RIDING.

I purchased one of these to burn off some post christmas belly while the weather and short evenings are not favourable. The one thing I noted is that the spindle hangers will only take a more traditional one sided lever QR skewer rather than the ones used on most MTB hubs where the QR lever is on the end of the skewer itself.

Not a big problem as the one sided lever skewers are cheap (about £3.50 for a basic one) however It would have been an advantage to know this up front. Overall a well made and sturdy frame, I have not noticed a great deal of difference in the resistance settings however is simple good value and perfect for my needs.