The only real problem is whether or not you can afford it. When you consider that it can be used without a power source (making it useful for pre-race warm-ups) and that it’s also one of the quietest trainers available, you have a very compelling package.

Overall, however, the Neo 2T is about as good as it gets in terms of performance. Tacx also claims the Neo 2T power measurement is accurate to +/- 1 per cent, which is up there with the best.Īt this price, it’s a little disappointing that a cassette isn’t included and, at 21.5kg with no carry handle, it’s not the easiest thing to move about. The Neo 2T uses an arrangement of magnets to create a virtual flywheel, and this offers fantastic ride feel, along with the ability to change the level of inertia depending on the virtual terrain. It looks like a spaceship and its spec and performance are among the best out there. The Neo 2T is Tacx’s top-of-the-range smart trainer, and it’s priced accordingly. Tacx’s Neo 2T smart trainer is its top-of-the-range model. At £749.99, it’s also competitively priced, so there’s a lot to like. Power figures were within the claimed +/- 2 per cent accuracy, which should be more than enough for most riders.

The H3 is capable of 2,000 watts of power and 20 per cent gradients. At 21.3kg, it’s also a very solid platform, and while this does make it quite hard to move around, Saris has at least included a handle in the design, which makes things considerably easier. Ride feel is good, with the stout 9kg flywheel contributing to a very realistic experience. Reducing the noise levels was one of Saris’s top priorities and it’s certainly achieved good things with the H3 – at just 61dB at 20mph (measured on an iPhone app), it’s very quiet indeed. The H3 sits at the top of Saris’s smart trainer range and builds on the popular H2. It can simulate gradients of up to 15 per cent and has a maximum power of 1,900 watts, so the very strongest riders might find this unit a little under-specced, but for most people, this will be more than they’ll ever need. Ride quality is very good, especially considering it doesn’t have the largest flywheel out there, and we were impressed by its stability when really cranking things up.

It comes with an 11-speed Shimano 105 cassette installed, and there are adaptors for 142mm thru-axles and a front wheel riser block included in the box, all of which is especially noteworthy at this price point. It comes ready to use straight out of the box, so there’s minimal fuss involved in setting it up and getting riding. The Suito sits between the top-end Direto XR and budget Zumo in Elite’s range of direct drive smart trainers. The Tacx Flux has a good ride feel in terms of keeping a gear turning smoothly if you’re surfing threshold.Įight magnets provide up to 1,500 watts of resistance and a simulated 10 percent gradient.Elite’s Suito is a simple and user-friendly smart trainer. One BikeRadar tester experienced problems with one Tacx Smart trainer where the belt caused a loud rubbing noise and another where the flywheel seemed to be rubbing the case. The axle drives a 7kg flywheel inside the body, which results in slightly more noise and vibration in the form of a low rumbling hum. You will have to buy a cassette for it though, but that applies to most units apart from Wahoo’s Kickr, and the low stance means you don’t need a wheel block for a standard 700c wheeled bike. Like the Neo, it uses the cunning multi-format Edco freehub body, which can take SRAM/Shimano and Campagnolo rather than needing a separate freehub body for the latter. There’s more chainstay clearance than a lot of direct drive units, although it’s still best to check fit with your actual bike before you buy if you’ve got a squared chainstay end or flat mount discs. It comes with fittings for 130mm or 135mm quick release frames, but you can get adaptor kits for 142x12mm thru-axles too. The black finish is practical too Guy Kesteven / Immediate Media The tidy casing means fewer chainstay and disc brake clearance issues than some direct drive units.

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