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Uploaded by on Aug 18, 2010

Pam Sayler, Kinetic by Kurt National Sales Manager, discusses the reasons why the Kinetic Fluid Resistance unit is the best on the indoor-trainer market.

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  • "the best indoor ride you can buy..."

    heh.

    heh heh ...

    eheheheheheheehehehehehehehehe­hehheheeh

  • i love how she talks up literall every part of this. even the stuff thats really no big deal

  • what would happen if the working fluid was water instead of silicone? ignoring corrosion effects in the chamber, just looking at thermodynamic and mechanical effects for now.

  • LOL "neodyminium rare earth magnets"

  • @KineticbyKurt Yes, what I was getting at is that the engineers designed the resistance unit and then sized the roller to match the ideal resistance unit RPM for a given tire speed. The resistance unit is a pretty complex part so it is easier to modify the resistance profile simply by changing the spool circumference.

  • @oisiaa smaller diameter rollers slip more too. The tire contact point is increased with a larger roller.

  • @AaL3XaNd3R09 dude you have no idea how right you are!! i have the same problem! i swear after a while ive gone around and started telling my family and friends about my idea and to watch out for them because they will see one of my ideas on tv or the paper someday because like you i always run into people who have the money and have already invented my idea!

  • didn't exactly INVENT the magnetic drive as this has been used in water pumps for years!!

  • @MrEngelchen I think it is just marketing BS for the most part. If it was smaller diameter it would create more resistance at a given tire RPM. The spool diameter was probably chosen to give the most realistic resistance for a given speed so that it is roughly like riding on a windless day on level ground.

  • This review sold me on the product. Good to see the unique engineering.

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