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Well, I provided a pictures above of my setup with my 06 Specialized Allez. Stable as a rock, the magnet gets abit hot after a an hour of riding, and the noise is almost non-existent with a road bike (tv or radio provided). I wouldn't recommend with a mountain bike for the noise unless you throw some slicks on for the winter.

Resistance is perfect for BEGINNERS or just simple winter training to stay in shape. I bought this to NOT buy a gym membership and have been satisfied ever since.

Setup was a breeze by taking it out of the box, extending it, and fitting it to my bike. In all, about 10-15 minutes after fitting and I was biking.

I gave it 4/5 because the skewer's are tricky. They have to be adjusted everytime, on both sides to level the tire. Other trainers might have a fixed skewer on one side so you only have to adjust one. Both have to be used, which isn't much of an inconvenience but its one less thing I would like to not worry about.

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This bike trainer fulfills all my expectations for a bike trainer. And it's reasonably priced! Tip: use slick road tires to eliminate noise and don't forget a block for your front tire.

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This is my first bike trainer. I thought I would try this in my apartment, even after reading several reviews online from people saying bike trainers are not for apartments, and now I agree also. I was able to set this up in the basement of the building so it worked out okay for me. I tried it in my apartment, but it was vibrating the floor and quite loud so I didn't want to be rude to my neighbors downstairs. I even tried getting a mat to go under the trainer, but it didn't help the noise very much. The noise is from the tire tread, the trainer itself doesn't make noise that I'm aware of.

Also, it might be helpful for you to know, I was hoping to be able to set this up with my old Huffy, but was not able because the trainer requires a quick-release skewer for functionality, and my old Huffy doesn't have this. So I used my newer mountain bike instead, but then I had to buy a flat tire because the mountain tire was very noisy with the tread. I used free super-saver shipping and it came very quickly I was impressed. I haven't gotten a lot of time on this yet, but I am happy with it so far. Seems sturdy.

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It's black and white, not blue if you a picky about the color. There is nothing to do but remove it from the box and unfold it. Nothing to assemble. It comes with an extra quick release so you wont scratch your good one. The unit is silent, if you spin it by hand,(I've tried other brands in stores and they are noisy just spinning them by hand without a tire touching it) any noise you make is from your rear tire. I use a Serfas City Drifter (inverted slick) on my mtn bike and I only need to turn up the TV 4 notches. If you are looking for something to get you in shape for the Tour De France, this is not for you. This will give an average person or new/returning rider a nice cardio exercise. On the 3 level 15mph is 150 watts, 20mph is 200 watts, 25mph is 250 watts, all the way up to 40mph is 500 watts. Unless you are a full-on racer 15-20 mph for an hour WILL give you a good work out and keep your legs in shape during the winter. You will need a small fan as you will be sweating. If you are used to steep mountain climbs, this is not for you, it wont have enough resistance and you will need to look at the more expensive higher wattage or fluid trainers. It is very stable, it is well built and in this price range it is just what I was looking for. It is a well made entry level trainer.

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Very easy to install, met all my expectations. I use with mountain bike with road hybrid tires. I cannot hear the noise over my headphones however I could totally see the noise annoying a neighbor if you live in apt.