Kinetic’s upgrade-dependent, wobble-while-you-work trainer won’t suit everyone. But it offers a uniquely 3D-realistic, luxurious feeling ride for those with the extra space and money to appreciate it.
In a world where the 'unique' tag is routinely thrown around to describe anything even marginally different from the norm, the Rock and Roll is truly, properly out there on its own. That’s because it mounts the brake and axle clamping arms of Kinetic’s conventional Roadtrainer fluid trainer onto a super wide, bolt-together U-frame that sits flat to the ground.
Real-world wobbly riding
Not that different in itself, you might reasonably say, but by putting a big block of rubber between the two halves, the bike and rider are free to flop about sideways like a fat bird on a small twig. So far, not that appealing – but if you add the ‘Turntable Riser Ring’ (£44.99 / $39 / AU$90), turning the front wheel leans the bike or corrects it back to upright in exactly the same way as if you were riding. The speed of the rear wheel also increases the gyroscopic stability of the bike and trainer, just as it does on your bike.
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Placing a block of rubber between the trainer's two halves means your bike is free to sway
Add a slight bounce from the rubber block and cantilevered bike mount and it really is surprisingly close to the feel of riding a bike for real, especially if you’ve got a virtual trainer linkup to enrich the illusion. Kinetic also claims core training benefits from the fact you’ll need to move your body to keep the bike inline.
Better make some room
- Wattage deviation: `+ 0-10
- Roll down from 200W: 19 secs
- Noise level at 200W: 80db
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