Tacx Neo.
pretty much everything else sounds like a jet on re-heat...
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I've got to get mine set up so can only recommend mine on paper (until Monday night when I get home with it )
Really depends on how much you want to spend. I thought the £165 price point was enough for season 1 !
My criteria were:-
- smart technology so that I can contro,the resistance from my phone/PC and
- relatively quiet
- good reviews / user feedback
Out of all of the brands I thought Tacx offered the best of the above.
That's the one in looking at with HR and cadence
Correct me if i am wrong, but pretty sure that the Tacx Satori will only communicate with phone/ pc, you will not be able to control resistance with them.
Wiggle now have 520 down to £177 unit only 26% off, or £220 with HR & CAD 27% off! Awesome prices.
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You're right that the Satori will do this but the Satori Smart will allow resistance to be controlled by Zwift etc.
It does Set up my old road bike that's been sitting in the shed for about 22 years on it and jobs doneI'm pretty sure the Tacx iPad/iPhone software WILL work straight off the bat with the Bushido Smart, but I'm not sure that Zwift's PC software supports Bluetooth linking (though there's something they're beta-trialling in the Zwift iOS app that uses the iOS device as a bluetooth "bridge" - it collects the signal from the devices via BT, and forwards it over WiFi if I understand it properly (it's something that was launched 2 days ago, and I haven't anything that particularly needs it so I haven't experimented with it... And, in fairness, I was on a "rest day" yesterday anyway.)
Check the rear dropout spacing, if it's 130mm it'll take a modern rear wheel, and you can swap to the bar shifters, front and rear mechs... It's not a particularly cheap conversion to do, but it IS do-ableI had a quick spin on it and it actually feels more sorted than my new bike
It needs a new back wheel, seat, tape on the bars and I'm wondering if I could shift the gears onto the bars
Correct me if i am wrong, but pretty sure that the Tacx Satori will only communicate with phone/ pc, you will not be able to control resistance with them.
got a good deal on a bushido smart from Chain reaction, now to get the shed sorted out
I'd listen to the Big Yin. I was getting more and more confused with the options and finally just went for the fact I don't have to plug it in. It will cope with more power than I can sustain so plenty of room for growth for me.[
Apart from the increased braking effect and the no mains lead required what other benefits does the Bushido have over the Vortex would you say?
So, basically, the "experience" I would get from this would be a maximum incline of this and I would need to use my gears to give me a harder workout/artificially increase the incline or let the Tacx Virtual speed compensate?
Any recommendations for a decent budget over shoe for use with MTB cleat shoes (DHB ones from Wiggle) they all look like road shoe only fittings on the Wiggle site?
Any recommendations for a decent budget over shoe for use with MTB cleat shoes (DHB ones from Wiggle) they all look like road shoe only fittings on the Wiggle site?
I use BBB ones with SPD shoes on my road bike and they are fine. You would destroy them off road though. I also have a pair of proper winter boots as well for when the weather really goes cold.
Did you go for the flourescent yellow ones? Are they really garish? They look a bit green on the website [emoji3]
Amazon have the Tacx Satori Smart Trainer on a lightening deal from around 5pm today.
They've also got a couple of Muc-Off products (bike cleaner and chain cleaner) at a third off finishing around 9:30 tonight
PhilThe Satori is a great price. I'm looking at an Elite elastogel one at the min. Would the Tacx be much better?