That wasn't what was asked though. The OP might have 7 weeks of cycling holidays booked. In fact, the indoor setup might be for their chalet in the Alps, to use after dark, while skiing all day.
£2000 to spend on a trainer..what would you get?
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Drivo or Neo. For the cost of a Neo Bike, you can buy a Shimano 105 R7000 bike to leave on the trainer permanently and also have around as a spare.
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Adjust (or change) bars and saddle. Possibly change pedals and/or cranks. Yeah, simple. Popping a bike on takes <60 seconds. And the set up is already right.
Get a neo then. Or a better computer/set up. Mine finds everything (Neo, HRM, Cadence) in about 10-15 seconds. About as long as it takes to get on the bike and get clipped in and comfortable.RTW wrote: ↑Tue Feb 12, 2019 6:36 pmThe computer ‘finds’ the Wattbike immediately, not always the way with the Kickr, as there are multiple sensors (Kickr, then search the cadence sensor). That’s a huge disadvantage when you want to do a 30 min workout and 10 mins are wasted trying to find the trainer.
Can't believe how much some people struggle with basic tasks. Like using QRs, or towels.
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The separate cadence sensor gripe is silly. Pretty much every direct-drive smart trainer EXCEPT the KICKR line has integrated cadence sensing. In the case of the Neo, a capacitive sensor detects your feet/crank passing over it. In the case of every other trainer, changes in torque (deadspots) are used to deduce when one full revolution has occurred.
Is that a change for Neo 2? Original Neo uses torque flunctuations. (According to Tacx anyway.)TobinHatesYou wrote: ↑Fri Feb 15, 2019 9:42 amIn the case of the Neo, a capacitive sensor detects your feet/crank passing over it.
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mattr wrote: ↑Fri Feb 15, 2019 10:31 amIs that a change for Neo 2? Original Neo uses torque flunctuations. (According to Tacx anyway.)TobinHatesYou wrote: ↑Fri Feb 15, 2019 9:42 amIn the case of the Neo, a capacitive sensor detects your feet/crank passing over it.
Yep, new with the Neo 2. That also means it can do rudimentary L/R balance about as well as the spider-based PMs.
I use a Kickr 16 that had some of the issues with being detected but after doing the firmware updates it is found each and every time without issue. I just use my power sensor for cadence but even before then I had a cadence and speed sensor for my rides so it never bothered me. If I were doing it again I may buy a Neo primarily for the rocking ability that allows some flex. To do that now, I am going to build a rocker plate setup.