Nashbar Watt Master Fluid Wireless trainer

I have the predecessor to that model, the wired one.  First, its not a true power meter, its a power estimator.  It does seem to be fairly consistent with itself, but I can't tell you if its accurate or not.

I've had mine for a little over a year.  It doesn't have tons of miles on it, but it does get frequent use.  The only mechanical thing I've noticed, is that mine starts making some extra noises around 25-26 mph.  It sounds like a loose bearing.  I'm going to call Nashbar and see what they are planning to do about it, but I wanted to get past this weekend's race first.  Its the last of the season.  I don't know if this has always made the noise at that speed, because until the past several month, I don't hink I ever really had it to that speed. 

I believe these are made by travel trac.  Take a look at the heat sink on it.  I'm pretty sure that is the same company.  This one looks exactly like mine, except I have the power display on it too. 

This one has the exact same stand, and display, but the resistance unit is different.  

This one has the same heat sink, but does not have the adjustable resistance unit on the end of the sink.

If I was going to spend 300, I'd buy the name brand and warranty with it.  I don't think I'd spend 300 on the nashbar unit.

That's just me though.

You may want to read this link.  FWIW

Joe

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