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Great Fan for use with Indoor Trainer and/or Treadmill
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 2011-01-04 9:06 PM |
Veteran  198   Chicago, IL |  Subject: Great Fan for use with Indoor Trainer and/or TreadmillI just received this quiet but powerful fan (moves 7700 cfm on high). It is extremely rugged and looks cool. I bought it at the following link and it is on sale for $129.99. I have no interest in this product or the company that sells it. I am just very happy with it and the result that I am staying super cool and avoiding the puddle of sweat under my bike. http://www.air-n-water.com/product/bfd24a.htm?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=comparisonshopping&utm_term=AirFoxx&utm_campaign=Industrial%20Fan&utm_content=BFD24A  |
| 2011-01-05 12:31 PM in reply to: #3278272 |
Extreme Veteran 552 Farmington NY | Subject: RE: Great Fan for use with Indoor Trainer and/or Treadmill Looks like you could do your own windtunnel testing with that fan. |
| 2011-01-05 12:42 PM in reply to: #3278272 |
Elite 3315  Miami | Subject: RE: Great Fan for use with Indoor Trainer and/or Treadmill 2 more of these bad boys and you are set to go....  |
| 2011-01-05 1:17 PM in reply to: #3278272 |
Master 2356 Westlake Village , Ca. | Subject: RE: Great Fan for use with Indoor Trainer and/or Treadmill I use one of these  I have two of these that I use for our race car. They blow air through the motor when the car is stopped. So I stole one out of the trailer and use it in the home gym. I've never had it higher than the first setting. The thing moves some air and is very compact compared to the big fan above. I think I got it at Home Depot. |
| 2011-01-05 1:31 PM in reply to: #3278272 |
Resident Curmudgeon 25290 The Road Back Gold member | Subject: RE: Great Fan for use with Indoor Trainer and/or Treadmill Thank you but my $10 box fan from WalMart works just fine. |
| 2011-01-05 1:33 PM in reply to: #3279998 |
Regular 107 | Subject: RE: Great Fan for use with Indoor Trainer and/or Treadmill the bear - 2011-01-05 12:31 PMThank you but my $10 box fan from WalMart works just fine. X2 |
| 2011-01-05 2:05 PM in reply to: #3279998 |
Expert 1322 Savannah | Subject: RE: Great Fan for use with Indoor Trainer and/or Treadmill the bear - 2011-01-05 2:31 PM Thank you but my $10 box fan from WalMart works just fine. This ^^^. Between two $10 box fans and the ceiling fan I'm set. |
| 2011-01-05 2:37 PM in reply to: #3278272 |
Veteran 198 Chicago, IL | Subject: RE: Great Fan for use with Indoor Trainer and/or Treadmill What box fans are you getting at Walmart for $10? The cheapest I saw there was $25.98 for a Lasko 20" box fan. It does about 2,500 cfm so you would need 3 to equal the cfm of the AirFoxx 24" drum fan. The noise level of these three fans would also be much higher than the AirFoxx... I compared the noise to the box fan we have and the AirFoxx is about the same noise as a single box fan but I don't have a decibel meter. |
| 2011-01-05 2:49 PM in reply to: #3280218 |
Expert 1322 Savannah | Subject: RE: Great Fan for use with Indoor Trainer and/or Treadmill 08M3Sedanski - 2011-01-05 3:37 PM What box fans are you getting at Walmart for $10? The cheapest I saw there was $25.98 for a Lasko 20" box fan. It does about 2,500 cfm so you would need 3 to equal the cfm of the AirFoxx 24" drum fan. The noise level of these three fans would also be much higher than the AirFoxx... I compared the noise to the box fan we have and the AirFoxx is about the same noise as a single box fan but I don't have a decibel meter. Wow...this isn't a contest. We are not talking about a tri bike here  You don't have to prove to me why your fan is better than mine. All I'm saying is that I'm happy with the cheap $17 fan that I currently have. Yeah, it was $17 bucks instead of 10. I exaggerated a little I guess. But the one I picked up was this one...on salehttp://www.walmart.com/ip/Lasko-20-Weather-Shield-Performance-Box-Fan/9204066 Edited by mktoson 2011-01-05 2:51 PM |
| 2011-01-05 2:50 PM in reply to: #3278272 |
Member 5452 NC | Subject: RE: Great Fan for use with Indoor Trainer and/or Treadmill Does anyone have a link for the $10 fan that works? I like cheap. |
| 2011-01-05 3:22 PM in reply to: #3280250 |
Not a Coach 11473 Media, PA | Subject: RE: Great Fan for use with Indoor Trainer and/or Treadmill Goosedog - 2011-01-05 3:50 PM Does anyone have a link for the $10 fan that works? I like cheap. A $10 fan (or even the $20 one in the link) will blow air at you. But, it won't provide adequate cooling if you start doing any kind of hard intervals on your trainer. The OP is correct that it requires an industrial-type solution. That said, I get by with my $10 fan (it's old, so I'll plead inflation) since I'm cheap and my wife is unwilling to allow the kind of fan I would need in our finished basement. |
| 2011-01-05 3:38 PM in reply to: #3278272 |
Champion 19812 MA | Subject: RE: Great Fan for use with Indoor Trainer and/or Treadmill I got a 18" commercial grade fan for Christmas for trainer rides. I'm not sure how much air it moves and I'm guessing it is smaller than yours. When I run at the Y I only run on 1 of 2 treadmills as they have a nice big fan by them and it helps running on the TM not be so horrible when I keep cool. |
| 2011-01-05 3:40 PM in reply to: #3278272 |
Extreme Veteran 682 Mendenhall, MS | Subject: RE: Great Fan for use with Indoor Trainer and/or Treadmill I purchased a adjustable fan at walmart and it was right at $20.00. |
| 2011-01-05 4:15 PM in reply to: #3278272 |
Elite 7783 PEI, Canada | Subject: RE: Great Fan for use with Indoor Trainer and/or Treadmill I go with two smaller (16 or 18", not sure) fans and aim one at my torso and the other directly in my face - like at the tips of my aerobars. It made such a difference when I discovered this! |
| 2011-01-05 4:50 PM in reply to: #3280489 |
Champion 8540 the colony texas | Subject: RE: Great Fan for use with Indoor Trainer and/or Treadmill I got an industial type one over 10 years ago from a tractor supply store, So the cost is much cheaper than what they are now and it was for a totally different purpose, but once I started on the trainer it's great. the only drawback is the amount of stuff that gets blown all over the place. |
| 2011-01-05 4:52 PM in reply to: #3278272 |
Veteran 198 Chicago, IL | Subject: RE: Great Fan for use with Indoor Trainer and/or Treadmill My wife isn't thrilled with the bike and trainer or the fan in the finished basement! But she is a runner and uses the treadmill! |
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