Furbz Posted June 29, 2017 Posted June 29, 2017 Lately I've been getting curious about these smart trainers. They seem expensive, yet I'm curious to know if they really are better than a standard trainer. This one caught my eye, feel like I've been under a rock as I've never once heard about it. Looks good to Anyone have some experience?http://www.technogym.com/land/en/mycycling/
madbradd Posted June 29, 2017 Posted June 29, 2017 Looks interesting, but 1800GBP???? Rather take a kickr, hammer or neo for that, and have enough change to buy a power meter for outside as well!
HdB Posted June 29, 2017 Posted June 29, 2017 Wasn't there a stand at this year's nearly-Argus Expo with a few of these? Looked interesting, though the bikes they had on them didn't even have their gears adjusted properly - hard to show off your product when the gears are jumping... Looking at their site, the powermeter part of the trainer sounds similar to that of the Elite Drivo, using optical sensors, etc.?But the price... I don't see how they can compete with the established players, when they are significantly more expensive than even the Neo. Let's be honest, pretty much everyone who gets a smart trainer just wants to ride on Zwift - so their own training platform doesn't seem like a massive draw to me
Pulse Posted June 30, 2017 Posted June 30, 2017 It was launched around Feb this year, and there has been a couple of articles on it in several 'lifestyle' magazines (none in cycling related magazines that I can recall). RRP was R29995 at launch, and as far as I know its still the same. The power sensor is a standard torque sensor, as with most trainers, the optical sensors are only used to compare L/R pedal strokes (similar to the spinscan on Wattbike/Computrainer/etc). If memory serves, its done via measurements of acceleration/deceleration during the relevant part of the pedal stroke. As Penta Medical Systems are the sole supplier (as with other Technogym stuff in SA), you are not likely to see many of these around, and certainly not at your LBS, or other online shops
Furbz Posted June 30, 2017 Author Posted June 30, 2017 Smokes that is expensive! pity, really looks like a solid piece of kit
Pulse Posted June 30, 2017 Posted June 30, 2017 Smokes that is expensive! pity, really looks like a solid piece of kitJip! No way I'd pay that much. I also don't think the uptake will be great in SA, its just too expensive
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