02-24-2014, 02:45 PM
You may need something under both the trainer and the rest of the bike to decouple the floor/bike surface. Vibrations/noise WILL be transmitted between any part of the apparatus that's touching the floor.
Look for something like what WHiiP linked to, or in the options here:
http://www.uline.com/Grp_36/Mats?keywords=floor+mats
Just get something that's big enough to go under your entire setup. Shoot...maybe even put 2 different layers of material to better prevent vibrations/noise transmission between the surfaces. Like a moving blanket right next to the floor, a padded mat of some sort on top of the blanket, and then your bike/trainer setup on top of the padded mat.
Of course, how much effort/expense you go to for this depends on how much you care about reducing the noise that your neighbor hears... For under $100, you should be able to get a nice padded mat, and a blanket or something else to go between it and the floor.
Look for something like what WHiiP linked to, or in the options here:
http://www.uline.com/Grp_36/Mats?keywords=floor+mats
Just get something that's big enough to go under your entire setup. Shoot...maybe even put 2 different layers of material to better prevent vibrations/noise transmission between the surfaces. Like a moving blanket right next to the floor, a padded mat of some sort on top of the blanket, and then your bike/trainer setup on top of the padded mat.
Of course, how much effort/expense you go to for this depends on how much you care about reducing the noise that your neighbor hears... For under $100, you should be able to get a nice padded mat, and a blanket or something else to go between it and the floor.