Can someone give a brief explanation of how the resistance works? Do the five levels of resistance offer a good range? Etc.
1976997
There's several ways actually. (1)The "trainer" comes w/ a cable that atatches to the handlebarof your bike that has 3? settings & it controls magnets in the round cylinder that your back tire rests on.(2) you can use you gears on your bike.(3) There is a screw that you can hand tighten at the bottom of that cylinder that raises or lowers the cylinder that your tire rests on- you can make it tight against the tire to add more resistance. If you're asking how the magnets work ...I'm not sure. Hope that helps
1976998
Your gonna get a good workout. The five gears offer a wide range of resistance. Combined with the gears on your bike, you'll be able to fine tune and increase or reduce that resistance.
1976999
This is a great trainer. I was surprised at the quality. That said, the resistance levels are practically the same. The resistance lever works by moving magnets within the device on the back. I put it on a medium number permanently. I then shift gears on my bike for different resistance, which works fine. I paid $49, which was a bargain.
1977000
The back wheel is arched onto a plate. There's a cable which runs up to the handle bars with five resistance numbers. You can also use your gears as well. It's not a strong resistance but it works especially if you don't wanna spend big cash.
1977001
my bike is a 21 speed and I simply use the resistance from the different gears and that gives me the same range as if I were riding without the trainer.
1965169
The resistance Will be as much as do ️you use it. In my experience as phisical therapist they can be usefull for a term of 3 month with a use of 5 times per day. Now if ️you are going tO use once a day Will be in good condicions for more time
2143415
I've had this product for a few weeks now and have used it maybe 10 times. I like everything on it so far except for the adjustable resistance. I honestly can't tell the difference between level 1 from level 7. This doesn't affect my workouts since I just switch my bike's gears to change the resistance level. The resistance control is just an unnecessary piece that gets in the way in my opinion.
2143414
The levels to make the workout a little harder. The resistance was noticeable, but not extreme, we just adjusted our bikes resistance also to make it a harder workout.
47488
I have just started using the bike... and I find that if I just don't use any of the aerobic options and just stay steady with it at one, it's okay. I don't believe you can get the resistance any lower, but you can build up your strength using level 1 until ready to start using the workout aerobic trainers. I don't choose anything... when I get on the bike I just start to petal... and let it stay neutral like I'm on a level terrain track. I can only do 10 min at a time right now.
2074029
You can not tell what the resistance is. You just control by turning a knob to make it harder to pedal. It is very noisy. I am not happy with it at all.
1195379
I had the same problem with resistance, but different experience. I got great customer support. She told me over the phone that the motor was bad and that one would be shipped from Oregon, to arrive in a week. The repairman contacted me the next day to touch bases, and came out to see me when the motor arrived. It turned out that I needed a new wiring harness, which he fixed. Then he rebuilt the whole machine, and it works quite well now.
1157934
That's very plausible, Joe.However, changing the resistance could also be equivalent to keeping the same gear ratio, but pedaling uphill, which is what the user manual suggests is the effect of adding resistance.Thanks!
475037
I purchased the blue power breathe and have found it more than adequate for my needs. Begin using the device at its lowest setting and work the resistance up from there. As a large, reasonably fit man, I have not come close to maxing out the resistance on the device. Hope this helps!
605678
I have no idea what the resistance is? All I know is, when I put the new unit in my refrigerator now works!
269152
Im not home now but im 5 foot 1 inches tall and i dont pull it all the way forward. The resistance is pretty tough on level 1 though. Just FYI. Mu husband doesnt think so but hes a marathon runner. Im only a halfarathoner. Lol. My 12 year old can touch the pedals from the front spot but resistance gives about a level 2 to 3 type workout even whwn set on level 1.
587872
The know on the shafts controls the resistance. The levels are not marked tho. I've spun the knob and it seems fairly sensitive so my guess would be that there are many levels.
474678
There is no adjustment to the resistance. It's designed to provide more resistance the faster your speed is.
1397762
Sorry , I did mean to hit send , anyway the resistance is not the same so you run the rusk of overheating and this could definitely cause a number of problems. However, I am not an expert in this area, so I'm just talking from reading and experience. Hope this helps.
591544
Resistance of metal drops as temperature drops, so that is a good thing in your case. All this means is that you will have less voltage drop over a given run of wire. So essentially you could have a longer run of wire at a -15 then you could at 100. The thing that you need to worry about is brittleness, but that shouldn't be a problem is the wire isn't moving.
911092
As they said - and for new users - voltmeters are in parallel (red to red, black to black) so DO NOT draw current other than their own tiny working about 10~20mA for themselves. Adding a resistor ahead is only done if feeding it more than its operating voltage and for only experts - this unit does3~30V so 12V is perfect within range. (AMPMETERS on the other hand are in series so they must be rated within or for the desired load you use - like water flow IN a hosepipe) (and have special resistors supplied if needed)
2049287
On mine,it always starts at zero and I click it up to the resistance I want. It's never stuck on a level before for me.