Blackburn Tech Fluid Trainer
September 1, 2010 | Posted by Administrator - Advanced fluid resistance with benchmarked and highly refined power curve
- Boxed and formed steel frame with adjustable height – no track block required
- FastCrank mounting system
- Class-leading frame stiffness and unsurpassed stability
- Lifetime Warranty
Product Description
Most riders will never need to understand the fluid mechanics of shear stress, magnetic eddy currents or Lens’z Law, and how these things affect a trainer’s performance. But it’s through a thorough understanding of these details (and a bunch of others) that Blackburn was able to develop some of the best indoor trainers on the market for 2010. We sarted off by creating our own trainer R&D center complete with a battery of proprietary testing equipment. And then , we … More >>
Categories: Bicycle Accessories | 
Tags: Blackburn, Fluid, Tech, Trainer | 
3 Comments »
On my third sample of this trainer after getting one as a replacement for the horrible Trackstand Ultra. All 3 have had the same problem. Little to no resistance when cold, with bouts of great resistance until the unit gets warm. Once it gets warm the vibrations start in. They start out intermittently progressing to constant and strong. Strong enough to wake the dogs and shake the house. This lasts up to 10 minutes. The resistance also gets much greater during the periods of vibration, leveling out after the resistance subsides.
The resistance on all three were different as well. The latest one being much greater than the other 2. Blackburn claims the “most realistic feel” of any trainer on the market. Well if your idea of realistic is having to ride up hill against a 15mph wind all the time, then I guess the Tech Fluid is “realistic” I can cruise at a moderate workload on a flat road with little wind at 23-25mph. I can barely touch 20mph on this trainer and only for a couple of minutes.
Stay FAR, FAR away from any Blackburn Trainer. Spend the extra and get a Kurt or Cycleops.
Rating: 1 / 5
Ok, so I ordered the track stand ultra a few months back to train inside this year for my first IM triathlon. It initially looked like a good product but after about 2 weeks of use the thing started acting so weird. The resistance would sometimes rise so much that I couldn’t pedal at all. Also, it would make the most horrific high pitched squeaking sounds you could imagine. My roommates hated me for and it made indoor riding even more unpleasant. The Track Stand Ultra Sucks! Don’t ever buy it. I had to open it up and lube the inside clean the break pad disc before every ride and it didn’t cure it. So I gave in and drove to a dealer that sells blackburn products. They called the main Headquaters and I was told they discontinued the Trackstand Ultra; probably because so many people had issues with it. They offered to replace it with this bad boy and let me tell you so far its awesome. I did an extremely intense interval workout on it today for about 1.5 hours and the resistance didn’t die out once it feels extremely smooth and realistic. It’s an amazing product so far. I hope it doesn’t die out like the ultra did. This bad boy is the best trainer I’ve ever used. I’d definitely recommend the tech fluid to someone willing to drop the cash. If anything chances I’ll be sure to update this.
Rating: 5 / 5
I received the Tech Fluid trainer as a warranty replacement for a failed Blackburn Trackstand Ultra Trainer. I should have kept the Trackstand Ultra. The Tech Fluid trainer has a vibration at between 13-15 mph that makes the trainer unusable. When using the provided skewer (or any of the others I have on numerous bikes), the trainer locking mechanism gets jammed onto the skewer making it impossible to remove the bike from the trainer without banging on the frame. Twice now I have attempted to use Blackburn’s top-of-the-line trainer, and twice I have been gotten an item that did not work. After contacting Blackburn, they said they would replace it with yet another Tech Fluid or I could get a refund if I sent them the original receipt (from the 1st trainer bought 7 months ago and long since tossed in the trash.) I will not have another Blackburn trainer in my home, and I will not inflict it on someone else by selling it, so the Blackburn Tech Fluid Trainer with 20 miles on it is going in the trash. Save your money. Buy anything else.
Rating: 1 / 5