CycleOps Fluid Trainer seems to easy to me, a beginner cyclist - am I doing something wrong?

My cadence is 95-105, I'm almost certain. Definitely no lower than 90.  I've been on a gym bike for the past 3 months, and while I'm sure the power and speed estimation is spotty at best on those, the cadence seems correct, and very consistent. I've been training 100-110 for the past 3 months, intentionally overspinning since as a mtn biker, I tended to underspin before I switched to road style training.

 I just suspect I may be doing something wrong here - this CycleOps unit ($280ish) just seems too easy for any age-group contender or competitive cyclist (not me) even on maximum settings for longer rides. This unit was also recommended to me by an ex-sponsored elite triathlete who I'm sure could ride circles around me in his sleep, so I suspect I'm not doing something right. 

 Do any of you strong cyclists do sprints and aggressive hill sims on your CycleOps, or do you find it pretty much used for longer sustained efforts?

It doesn't sound like you are doing anything wrong but I've never run out of gears.  For an easy ride I will be in the middle chainring (something teeth) and somewhere in the middle of the cassette, spinning at ~100rpm.

I will usually tightened the screw by about 1.5 turns for easy riding and 2-2.5 turns if I'm going to be doing any high intensity work.  But, if you're tires not slipping then I can't see that this is a problem.  How about tire pressure, are your tires pumped up properly? - I'm sure you are.

Other than that I would suggest exchanging the unit.  Even a top pro couldn't max out on the one I've got, certainly not for easy/aerobic riding.

I'm riding a stock Cervelo 12/25 Ultegra set.

I'm on the big chainring up front and one of the smaller ones on back. It feels like I'm geared correctly - it gets harder as I shift toward the "max" gearing.

I setup my bike exactly as this video shows, and I have the exact same model, with the yellow handle, which is pulled up to meet the tire at the end exactly as the video shows. I believe that this unit has no dedicated resistance change settings - it allegedly "ramps up" with effort, although I could definitely be wrong here, and would love to be corrected if I am.

And I'm 110% certain that I'm NOT a bike monster! I did notice however, a few reviews of this same trainer mentioned that some folks were nearing max gearing on a hard ride as well. 

X2-When you crank the handle clockwise it increases the tension!

Engineer here, viscosity goes down as temp goes up.  

 http://www.halocarbon.com/halocarbon_media/visctemp_105.pdf

Therefore the first bit is a little harder than when the fluid warms up a bit.  I rode my trainer last night for about 40-45 minutes and yea . . what a workout.  Sweat rolling way before 10 minutes.  I agree with the others, put the handle in the middle position, make it touch the tire and put a little pressure, then flip handle up.  Definitely make the roller press on the tire a bit when it's in the middle position.  That way when you flip it down it really puts some pressure on the tire.  If that doesn't help, something is wrong.  Last night training, I did some "hill training" where I'd put the bike in the highest gear and stand up and grind it out.  Wore me plumb the heck out and there's no way I could spin that gear.  Hope this helped.  I love my Cycleops Fluid 2!

Ok I think I figured out most of the problem.

 The CycleOps resistance increases exponentially as you increase speed, just as it does in the normal world situation. Thus, even though I can spin 70-80rpm with moderate challenge at max gearing, it's 4-5x harder if you go 120+rpm. I tried spinning it as fast as I could yesterday on max gearing (probably 125-130rpm) and it was definitely hard enough - wore me out in minutes. I guess I was just surprised that the exponential increase didn't become palpable to me until I'm max geared out, but I guess that's what it takes. I also agree with others that I may be spinning a bit slower than I'd believed, and that may be misleading me as well.

 Thanks for the tips - will let you know if I can build up to riding at 90rpm on the max chainring (not anytime soon!)

browncd - which cyclocomputer are you using? I'm looking for one that'll work even if I hook it up to the back wheel.