Anyone know of a reasonably quiet fan (for indoor training)
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Depends if quietness or it doing fan type stuff is your main consideration.
Unfortunately the ones that are capable of creating cooling tend to have quite a bit of displacement, and by definition, are noisy.
Pedestal or desk fans don't really cut the mustard i'm afraid.
I'm using 1 similar to this, its fairly noisy but then so is the turbo!!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sealey-Indust ... SwB09YLvPr
Unfortunately the ones that are capable of creating cooling tend to have quite a bit of displacement, and by definition, are noisy.
Pedestal or desk fans don't really cut the mustard i'm afraid.
I'm using 1 similar to this, its fairly noisy but then so is the turbo!!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sealey-Indust ... SwB09YLvPr
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Unless you happen to own a really silent trainer (I don't, so I don't know how silent is Tacx Neo, for instance), the fan won't be the loudest thing in the room anyway.
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Currently using a good spin bike which is really quiet, but ordered a Tacx Flux which will be louder.. not sure how loud really though. Was hoping the fan wouldn't be much louder than it.
Maybe just have to suck it up. Seems that blower style fan isn't really on the UK market yet
And that Sealey. My God, looks like it could lift a plane
Maybe just have to suck it up. Seems that blower style fan isn't really on the UK market yet
And that Sealey. My God, looks like it could lift a plane
Having used a cheapo $20 box fan, I can tell you that if you can use it on a low speed setting it will be quiet enough. At full blast, it will be noisier than a trainer.
I used to put my trainer directly under a ceiling fan. It was very quiet and worked great.
I used to put my trainer directly under a ceiling fan. It was very quiet and worked great.
I've been using this for a year or so - quiet, efficient, small.
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06ZY8DK1 ... wDbB9XBQHM
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06ZY8DK1 ... wDbB9XBQHM
For the past 2-years, the wife and I ride have been using a pair of Lasko pivoting utility floor fans similar to the one pictured above. While these are nice fans and put out a nice volume of air, the fans are also very noisy when set to the max setting, so I just ordered a pair of the Vornado 723's a try as they have larger blades are based on spec's should be a 1/3rd quieter than the Lasko's.
Update: After an hour on the trainer, started out with the new Vornado 723, but switched back within 15-minutes as my perception was that the Lasko Max had a higher CFM in our trainer room. While the Vornado was a bit quieter, our 'trainer room' (a spare bedroom) faces to the west and despite the trees in the yar and mini-blinds covering the window, with outside temps topping 95 F and inside a 'cool' 72 degrees, the Vornado was not putting out enough air so I switched back to the Lasko.
Update: After an hour on the trainer, started out with the new Vornado 723, but switched back within 15-minutes as my perception was that the Lasko Max had a higher CFM in our trainer room. While the Vornado was a bit quieter, our 'trainer room' (a spare bedroom) faces to the west and despite the trees in the yar and mini-blinds covering the window, with outside temps topping 95 F and inside a 'cool' 72 degrees, the Vornado was not putting out enough air so I switched back to the Lasko.
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On most days I just use one medium sized Vornado pointed at my chest, and one pointed at my face from slightly off-angles. On hotter days, I switch on a 20" AirMaster in addition to the Vornados. Laskos also work really well for blasting at your chest/midsection.
I find for anything beyond endurance, a two fan arrangement is optimal..
I find for anything beyond endurance, a two fan arrangement is optimal..