How do you adjust the resistance? Can that be done on the fly or you have to get off the bike to do it?
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There is no adjustment to the resistance. It's designed to provide more resistance the faster your speed is.
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It's consistent resistance throughout the ride. By shifting gears on your bike, you increase the resistance it's providing. You can use the front wheel blocks to give a little bit of climbing feel.CycleOps describes all this in more detail at http://www.cycleops.com/en/products/trainers/jetfluid-pro-trainer.html?page=shop.product_details&flypage;=flypage_images.tpl&product;_id=160&category;_id=3
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It's consistent resistance throughout the ride. By shifting gears on your bike, you increase the resistance it's providing. You can use the front wheel blocks to give a little bit of climbing feel. CycleOps describes all this in more detail at http://www.cycleops.com/en/products/trainers/jetfluid-pro-trainer.html?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage_images.tpl&product_id=160&category_id=3
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you dont adjust the resistance on the cycleops. By shifting gears on your bike you adjust your resistance.
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You can adjust the resistance by the amount of water that you add. There isn't a switch or lever, just the water level which can be adjusted. There's a mark on the tank above which you don't want to add any more water (maximum resistance, I suppose) but you can certainly add less.Also the faster you row, the more resistance you create.
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I have an Exerpeutic recumbent bike with motorized magnetic settings. And I wish I didn't. The mechanism is fubar'd, they are telling me to ship the entire bike back (100 lbs) at my expense, so the warranty is essentially useless. Instead, I have removed the covers and use a wrench to manually turn a cable nut to change the resistance. I wish I had bought something with a simple, manual dial like the MagneTrainer (which is what brought me to this web page where I read your question).
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You're working your thighs, not really your calves, but I find it to be a decent workout. You can adjust the tension as you wish. I honestly love this little bike. It's small, light-weight, and for the money, it's exactly what I wanted.
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Hello Barbara,Yes you can pedal with resistance, either way. I am in a wheelchair and use mine everyday. Really it has worked out great for me.
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I didn't realize you couldn't put more resistance on it than cycle at it's own pace. But, hey it's movement, and I know I'll be using it more than the one which requires you to cycle it. It just would have been nice to have the option, when you felt a little more energetic. Ha But I just got my machine today and I need to post a question, may not be the right place, but does anyone have one that stops moving periodically. Just wondering if this one has a short, or it just does that.
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Yes, Laura. The unit has a wide range. At the lowest level, there is just about zero resistance and it is very easy to pedal. The adjustments increments are small, so she resistance can be added just a little bit at at time -- if that is desired.
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It has a turn knob to increase or decrease resistance and I never noticed a fluctuation. I have made several 20 mile rides and have had no issues with the bike at all.
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The resistance is not adjustable, but it seems to be plenty. You can certainly go as hard as you like. To see if it's for you, you need to try it out before buying. I love mine and it gives me a great workout including upper body.
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You can adjust the tension to a degree. If you take the cover off, you'll see the cable that is adjustable. Gon' take it in too much, or the "shoe" that has the magnet on it will rub against the flywheel. I also put some small, round, hobby magnets on the original one to increase it even more, since as tou use it, you get stronger and even the increased resistance seems to be not enough. Hope this helps.
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I road bike and found the resistance to be plenty. Eight should be plenty, it feels like going up a really steep hill.
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You can adjust it at any time, in manual or program mode. It has up/down arrows that let you add/decrease tension. Sometimes I just use manual option for my entire work out, adjusting it as I bike. Hope that helps
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You could do it but you need to stand in the pedals, hold the set with one hand and the other one adjust the seat.It is easier if you get off the bike.It is a good bike.Hope this helps!
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I ride it myself occasionally. It's pretty quick, and I don't see a way to switch that.
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Carol: There is one primary setting for resistance ... this applies to both the pedals and the arm bars, so I guess the short answer to your question is: yes. If you want to only focus on your legs, just keep your hands off the bars. This is primary way I tend to use it ... but I occasionally bring the arms into it when my legs get tired at different points in a workout.I have found the transitions between levels of resistance to be very smooth and seamless.
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The force required to pedal the bike is fixed, as the gears are fixed. There is no way to alter that, i.e., changing gears. I had my boy learn how to stand up and apply his weight to pedaling; that's the ticket!
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I don't own the machine (yet), but I would think it's because a real bicycle does the same thing; changing the resistance level is analogous to changing the gear that a bicycle is in, and the same RPM results in a higher speed because the gear ratio changed.