HEALTH LINE PRODUCT Bike Trainer Stand with 8 Resistance Setting, Portable 26"-28" Indoor Bicycle Trainer w Quiet Noise Reduction - Stationary Cycling Exercise for Road & Mountain Bikes

I have to say, Jasmine and the crew at Health Line Products have been very friendly, communicative, and helpful in helping me try to make this trainer work, but I have to return it. It's a beautiful Trainer, and high quality, but it's not meant for rugged mountain bikes like my Pivot Mach 5.7.Save yourself time if you have a bike with a 10+mm thru-axle (also spelled through-axle). I have a DT Swiss Hub & RWS Plug in Rear MTB 12 x 142 mm Thru-axle. The hub dimensions (and the way my frame molds around it) do not allow for the trainer to affix without their 5mm Quick Release Skewer, and there are no adapters or "extended" axles that will work for this. (attached a few pictures so you can see an example)I realize this is probably a small group of people, as I'm sure 95% of all bikes out there will work with this trainer. But for the few who have thick axles for rugged mountain biking, I would do a little more homework to see if you can get an adaptor or if you have a way to affix without the QR Skewer.

The unit is very solid and easy to put together. I had a problem when the Skewer didn't hold up and when I called customer support they were very responsive and sent me not only a new skewer but the resistance part (I had an issue with the tire flaking off a bit).Happily the unit isn't very noisy so I can exercise and watch TV and not disturb my wife.I recommend this product and this company.

the bike trainer is nice but it is wearing my tire down. And it's louder than anticipated.

Like many others, in mid-march 2020 I found myself locked out of the gym due to corona-virus. In Wisconsin riding season does not start (for me) until mid May, if we have good weather. High impact activities such as running are out due to back injury many years ago. I had been debating purchasing one of the many bike trainer stands over the years but never decided to try one.I'm 50 years old, in decent shape, and work out at a gym on an elliptical machine, adjusting resistance to keep my heart rate in my target zone of 160 BPM (+/-5) for about 30-40 minutes, 3-4x per week. My concern was bike riding would not have enough resistance to keep my heart rate high enough, this based on past riding on rec trails in the summer. Bike riding is more an endurance thing for me because of this.The good:-easy to set up, a minute (or less) to secure the bike in the stand and set the roller. less than a minute to remove the bike from the stand.-fit my Giant Cypress (2006) out of the box, did not need to switch to the included rear axle-simple, did not need the instructions-stable, even when pedaling at a pretty good speed and high resistance-adjustable resistanceNot so good:The only real knock I can throw at this stand is the length of the adjuster cable. With the adjuster mounted on the handlebars the cable was dangling too close to the rear tire, chain, and pedals/sprockets. I didn't want to risk having the cable getting caught in moving parts and being damaged so I secured the cable along the frame of the bike with cable ties. Problem for me is this makes it much less convenient to remove the bike from the stand and put the bike and stand away when not in use. If the cable had been a few feet longer you could lay it on the floor and throw a rug or some objects like heavy books over the cable to keep it down and out of the moving bike parts.The workout:Some other reviews say there's not enough resistance with this stand. I disagree but your goals may play a part in what you need. I work out with a heart monitor and once I'm warmed up I can keep speed and bike gearing constant and simply change resistance up and down on the magnetic brake, my heart rate will change accordingly after about 30-60 seconds, even though there is little perceived change in pedaling resistance. On the highest resistance setting I'm able to bring my heart rate from resting (about 60) to 160 in less than two minutes which is what I typically do when using the elliptical at the gym, then I can back off on the resistance to maintain heart rate. This stand does allow me to get that target heart rate, with a bit of a learning curve.Operation is smooth and quiet. I usually wear headphones while working out, but if I pull them out while using this stand I hear a low level "road noise" like you would hear if you were riding on asphalt or concrete. This may depend on the treads of the tires, I have a "hybrid" bike, between mountain tread and road tread.I give it four stars and glad I purchased the stand, it will be well used during the corona-virus lock down, but I will be happy to get back to the gym.

Just assembled this trainer; no problem to assemble. BUT...there are NO instructions for how to adjust the length of the cable from the controller to the magnetic flywheel resistance set. My cable is loose, cannot regulate the pedaling pressure/resistance. Just need clear operating/adjusting instructions.Emailed the company (only contact information about the manufacturer available), asking for operating instructions...no reply. While this may be an acceptable product...not having proper instructions greatly reduces it's value.

Simple trainer. Stable and solid. I'm 6'4 and 215 so a solid base is good. This has variable resistance which is really quite handy to simulate actual riding conditions. I'll vary between 2 and 6 and work the gears as well so your not stuck with the same amount of drag all the time. Took 5 mins to set up. I've probably got 100 miles on it so far and it's working perfectly.

Great product, arrived 2 days after ordering. Fits bike perfectly and is easy to take on and off, only issue is the clamp that holds the 1 through 8 resistance knob broke after only taking the unit on and off 3 times (plastic). I've emailed the vendor in hopes to get a replacement. Needless to say the trainer is a great alternative to a high cost exercise bike. ~ Love it!

I don't dislike anything about this product. You set it up and ride your bike in the comforts of your own home. When summer arrives I can remove and ride outdoors. At home I have an option to ride in my screened patio or in my bedroom. Something elders that want to keep physical and not have to worry about getting hit by a car. Thanks Amazon