It’s easy enough to set up, simply requiring you to attach the legs to the resistance unit with the supplied Allen key. There’s no cassette in the box though, so you’ll have to get one of those before you can start riding. It happens more often than one realizes at bike shops on both trainers and bikes. As a result, the bike is tuned to a cassette (with or without the spacer, depending on which speed) and all is well since you can get away with it. The someone goes and puts that on a trainer with or without the matching spacer, and it’ll hunt constantly. As you noted, you can try adjusting it, but realistically it’s a pain to get it to match.

Next, we’ll dive over into simulation mode for a ride on Zwift. In this case, I’m starting off the first 30-35 minutes in a large group at a relatively consistent wattage, but with any sort of group ride, you get constant micro-fluctuations in wattage, which are harder than you might think for trainers to handle properly (without see-sawing). Here’s that data set: Thank you for this great review. After reading I bought this trainer and would like to sahre my experience. It is my first smart trainer. The first impressions were excellent, but after two day of testing and reading this and other review I can confirm two limitations of this trainer: The max power is 800 watts, and max incline is 6% which will be enough for most riders, although some stronger cyclists may well find they max it out during a full pelt sprint, or find it slightly wanting on a climb. Hovers around 60db in my tests. While average in comparison, it's still quieter than drivetrain noise and not a problem with neighbours or family members.

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Easy to set up both hardware and software. You need to fit the legs, but that's easy and tools are included. Unlike its competition, you don't need to fit the cassette. The Suito sits between the top-end Direto XR and budget Zumo in Elite’s range of direct drive smart trainers.

Of course, price is always going to be a major consideration. So we’ve tested a range of options to suit as many budgets as possible, but there’s no denying these trainers aren’t cheap. Hey Ray. You might tweak the “entry level” units section – the wording seems identical to previous years’ where multiple trainers were on the list (“…this is the one category I don’t have a ton of riding time on either of those units. Both of them have been at trade shows or the like…”) but there’s only ONE on the list now. In terms of the turbo’s resistance when winding up a sprint, there’s a nice, even sensation to it, reducing the number of gear shifts you need to make compared to other trainers – such as the Tacx Neo 2T in particular. The main benefit is to save wear on your drivetrain and allow you to focus on the effort, more than coordinating shifts. Wheel-on smart trainers function like classic, ‘dumb’ turbo trainers – you clamp the rear axle into a support while your rear wheel rests on a roller drum. This drum is connected to a resistance unit that communicates with your chosen hardware and app to control the resistance you feel through the wheel. Overall, the quality feels good. There are plenty of sturdy metal parts, and where plastic is used, it doesn't feel fragile or flimsy.

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In the trainer realm, that means trainers tend to support two types of things over these protocols. The first is simple broadcasting (one-way) from the trainer to the app/device that you’re using. This is done for the following on trainers: This is a super basic trainer mat, which is exactly what you'll see me use. All it does is stop sweat for getting places it shouldn't (it also helps with vibrations too). Further, initial assembly is accomplished in about 2 minutes flat and without any instructions needed: insert two bolts to secure the smart power unit to the leg sub-assembly, tighten with the included hex wrench – done.