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Over the last few years, the direct mount smart trainer has been recognised as the gold standard when it comes to indoor bike training. Kinetic has long relied on the Rock and Roll system to differentiate from rivals, but the lack fo a direct mount trainer has been a sore point. Not any more!
With the Elite Zumo, Elite seems to be adopting a Mercedes approach to smart trainers, produce a trainer for every possible niche, and every possible price mark. Available at £427, the Elite Zumo is the cheapest direct smart trainer on the market, let’s take a look at what might be Elite secret weapon for 2020
The Saris H3 is an update their existing smart trainer showing successes squashing some previous bugs. Will the Saris H3 review find new ones?
The HEXR Helmet is custom 3D printed cycle helmet, claimed to be 26% safer than an off the shelf unit, is that enough to justify the price?
Some products take longer than others to come to market. The Tacx NEO Bike Smart has been a particularly long gestation. So, time for the full Tacx NEO Bike Smart Review!
Black friday deals abound, & some of them are being openly discussed. These are the upcoming Cycling Black Friday Deals, there will be more!
There are many challengers to the title “Best mid-range smart trainer” – in this Elite Direto X Review, can the Elite keep the crown
Recently Hammerhead has pushed out a firmware update to enable support for ANT+ radar units on the Hammerhead Karoo. I consider the Garmin Radar one of my post important safety items for cycling, so how has Hammerheads integration gone?
The Wahoo KICKR CORE is the companies budget direct drive smart trainer. But is the littlest turbo good enough to be called a true KICKR?
TitaniumGeek has paired up with the Cannock based Run and Ride bike store to offer a Run and Ride Discount Code. Check out the details here
We’ve been waiting a while… Reportedly held up by legal regulatory issues, the Tacx Neo Bike Smart is now in the wild! These are my initial thoughts after a week
The bike light market is saturated. There is no doubt. You can have brightness, low cost, even AI in the lights. So the Shanren Raz Pro has had to come up with a rather unique differentiation feature…
How does the See.Sense ICON 2 improve on the great ACE? It’s already intelligent, bright, and safe smart light, easy – MORE POWER!!!! Ok there are other changes too, but you’ll have to read on for those
Tacx has had a version of training software for the last few years, but it is only in the last year or so that we’ve seen a real doubling down on the their efforts in this area. Let’s see what they have – now in 4k
It was inevitable. Having multiple trainers, a desk, a hill simulator and a fan, Wahoo at some point was going to have to connect their kit, and join the smart bike party. At Eurobike they did!
Zwift has a little skunk works call Zwift Futures. Their latest idea is steering for Zwift, which was demo’ed on their new mountain bike course. Let’s dig in!
There is a whole world of smart trainers now. With options for every person and every budget. But when it comes to budget, coming in at around £500 with offers, the Elite Direto has been the best trainer in terms of price and features. Will Elite be able to maintain that with the new Elite Direto X?
The Elite TUO trainer shows that there is still life in the class bike trainer market. Given that Elite is very much committed to direct-drive units like the Suito and Direto X, what have Elite done to draw buyers eyes to the wheel-on Elite TUO?
An additional letter, and some fiddling under the skin. The Tacx NEO 2 was previously the best smart trainer on the market. Are the Tacx NEO 2T changes enough to justify Tacx keeping the crown? Read on for the lastest Tacx NEO 2T review to find out!
Sports electrolyte drinks are vital during training, but your zwift cycling session & health may suffer if you don’t get the right balance
James Gill