02-24-2014, 01:04 PM
Matt,
I hate to say it but I don't blame the person for complaining. 7:00am? For many people, that's unreasonably early for any kind of noise, let alone the noise and vibrations from a bike trainer. I'd be complaining to you and, if necessary, the management company and/or landlord, without hesitation.
My wife used to live in Queens and prior to moving in with me, she had an upstairs neighbor with a bike trainer and a treadmill. Both machines had mats. They helped reduce the vibrations but did nothing about the noise of the machines themselves.
So, unless you train at a more reasonable hour and/or have a good relationship with your downstairs neighbor, you may still get complaints from him or her, even if you use matting to dampen the vibration.
Robert
I hate to say it but I don't blame the person for complaining. 7:00am? For many people, that's unreasonably early for any kind of noise, let alone the noise and vibrations from a bike trainer. I'd be complaining to you and, if necessary, the management company and/or landlord, without hesitation.
My wife used to live in Queens and prior to moving in with me, she had an upstairs neighbor with a bike trainer and a treadmill. Both machines had mats. They helped reduce the vibrations but did nothing about the noise of the machines themselves.
So, unless you train at a more reasonable hour and/or have a good relationship with your downstairs neighbor, you may still get complaints from him or her, even if you use matting to dampen the vibration.
Robert