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Our
test Robot, Crank Armstrong
Using
Crank Armstrong, Kurt Engineers can break a competitive fluid trainer in
several hours. Feedback from bike dealers confirmed that leaking fluid
units are a major issue with " other" trainers. Below is a picture of
Crank Armstrong, the newest member of the Kurt Testing Team. Crank is
powered by a Dayton 3 HP electric motor, driving through a Boston 10 to 1
gear reducer, and connected to the non-chaining side of the bicycle bottom
bracket. In this photo, Crank has a 207-pound "rider" and running at 25
MPH, adding mileage to the test resistance unit and checking the
durability of our custom feet. After 96 hours of continuous riding (2297
miles), neither unit nor feet (or Crank) showed any signs of wear.
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