Forza F-2 Trainer

I''m writing this review after 2 weeks of using this bike trainer. I purchased it along with the 8 dollar Sunlite Forza bike riser to keep the front tires straight and level with the raised rear, it''s just a piece of plastic but it serves its purpose.

Color received was exactly as pictured, the cheerful white and yellow-orange color with SUNLITE lettering on the trainer frame. The bike trainer was easy to setup even with the generic manual. No tools needed. You basically unfold the frame (folds flat for storage), grab your bike and swap out the rear tire quick-release lever/rod with the silver one that is provided with the trainer (it fit over my bikes regular quick-release knobs, but I swapped it out anyways to test with the same result). If your rear tire doesn''t have a quick-release lever there''s a converter you can purchase separately. You then line up both sides of the bikes quick-release knobs with the trainers axle knobs and hand twist-tighten until secure. You do the same with a rear knob on the resistance roller, tightening it until it''s snug against your tire. It took about 15 minutes to setup, and the bike felt very secure and was ready to ride.

IMPORTANT: Knobby tires causes additional noise and vibration on all bike trainers. If you have a nice slick road tire this unit will be quiet. I have a mountain bike with knobby tires, so it is currently not quiet. It makes a constant whirrr whirrrr whirrrrr noise against the roller, you learn to tune out the noise after a while but it''s enough to wake somebody up if they are within 50 feet. If you use a headset or watch t.v. while riding you''ll block out the noise, if I had to compare the noise level to something I''d say a hand mixer on a low setting. If you want a quiet trainer grab a spare bike tire that is smooth. Giving this 5 stars because it was easy to setup and gives a great workout for winter fat. I won''t deduct a star for noise since it can be corrected with a tire change.

I would buy this stationary trainer again, and recommend it to other friends who are casual riders of 2-25 miles a day. If you are a hardcore biker that requires a more intense workout you might want to consider bike rollers instead where you also have to practice balance (and practice falling off a bike in your house). :)

I ordered the Forza bike trainer, with great trepidation. I had heard bike trainers were noisy, problems to put together, etc. This Forza trainer was and is fantastic. Resistance is excellent with changing gears. It was simple to put together and makes NO NOISE. All the other trainers I had reviewed complained about the noise level. There just isn''t one on this trainer. It is not expensive, I received in 5 days and am totally impressed. Thank you!

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The F2 MAG Trainer was simple to set up and works perfectly. I also purchased the small plastic piece that holds the front tire in place and raises the front to level with the back. Also works exactly as adverstised. Very happy with these two items that shipped together. Why oh why, though, was the Schwinn bike computer suggested in the three piece package? This computer is designed for the front wheel in actual riding and is pretty useless considering the front wheel never spins in this bike trainer application. The wiring is much too short to allow for a back wheel application and was never intended to be used this way. In fact, it is recommended that the sensor be no more than 1mm from the magnet that attaches to the spoke...probably easy enough accomplish on the front fork, but definately not on the frame that surrounds the back wheel of most bikes. Not only is this computer not appropriate, it ships separately...not a problem in and of itself, but Amazon offered priority shipping for "my order" for only about $9 more. I thought this was a pretty good deal until I came to realize that what I paid extra shipping for was this one useless bike computer. Buy the MAG Trainer...Buy the front wheel holder...Don''t buy the Schwinn computer.

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I bike, run, etc. and was looking for a trainer just to keep up my cycling fitness in the winter. This is a really basic trainer that is fairly quiet and works well. It is NOT a good trainer if you want lots of tension to do hill training because the tension does not get that high. I work up a good sweat if I ride high rpm''s for 30-45 minutes, but the tension never gets high enough to simulate hills. Still, for the money, it is a good maintenance fitness trainer. I would buy this again.

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I just received the Forza trainer and I must say I''m rather pleased. I read a lot of reviews about a lot of different trainers before I decided on this one. It was very easy to set up and I was riding in about 10 minutes after removing it from the box. The longest part of the setup for me, was changing out the quick release on my rear tire with the one that comes with the trainer. I read where a few people mention that there was not enough resistance, however when I put my bike in it''s lowest gear there was more than enough resistance. This trainer will allow me to get in shape for spring, since we have a lot of snow on the ground where I live.

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