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 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

I've expanded my range of turbo trainers to cover the full gamut... I have added in (3) from my original list, a wheel-off direct-drive turbo trainer. I wanted a turbo for our ski apartment as skiing was getting in the way of training.

I went for the Tacx Neo 2 SE as it was on sale.

It has two good features:
1) Self-powering - you can use it without plugging it in, which makes it convenient to move around, use on the balcony etc.
2) "Downhill drive" - when going downhill in a virtual cycling app like Zwift, it uses a motor to spin the freewheel. This means that when you start pedalling, just as on a real ride, you have to "catch up" with the speed you're moving before feeling any resistance.

However, it's a step back from the smart bike - noisier (even tho' it is very quiet for a turbo trainer) and more faffing with gear indexing etc. It doesn't have the super smooth ride of a smart bike.
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

@snowdave, you still liking the SB20? They did a stupidly cheap sale price in the US, shame it never made it over here!
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

@kitenski, yes definitely a fan of the SB20. The flywheel started getting noisy, and within 48hrs an engineer turned up at the door to fix it; not sure any of the other manufacturers offer that.

A couple of friends seem to find their Wattbikes a bit glitchy - many Strava sessions stop and start a few times before they get going.

Mate with a Kickr bike is still a big fan, and no problems after 3yrs. Similarly mate with Tacx bike has no probs and likes it - the Tacx bike also has the downhill drive mode and the "road feel" where the bike shakes when you ride on virtual cobbles in zwift (!).
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