Wheel-on turbo trainers - which is best / quietest?
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I'm late to the game, but thinking about picking up a smart turbo trainer. I'm going to go for wheel-on, for ease of switching between 9s & 11s Campy and 10s Shimano bikes in the family. Usage will likely be mostly zwift.
Options I'm thinking about are the Tacx Flow Smart (super cheap, but only simulates 6% grade), Wahoo Kickr Snap (looks nice, but no cadence) or Elite Tuo (looks cool, but maybe less solid?)
Any recommendations from these / others? One key consideration is i'd like something quiet as it will be mostly used early in the morning / late at night. I know direct drive would be way quieter, but can anyone speak to whether there's much difference in noise between wheel-on trainers? Grateful for any thoughts here...
Options I'm thinking about are the Tacx Flow Smart (super cheap, but only simulates 6% grade), Wahoo Kickr Snap (looks nice, but no cadence) or Elite Tuo (looks cool, but maybe less solid?)
Any recommendations from these / others? One key consideration is i'd like something quiet as it will be mostly used early in the morning / late at night. I know direct drive would be way quieter, but can anyone speak to whether there's much difference in noise between wheel-on trainers? Grateful for any thoughts here...
If u can ride without hill simulation (or to try to ride in bigger gear/lower cadence), go for Kinetic Road Machine.. Very solid, silent and robust... I would even say that provide better road feel compared to my DiretoX...F10 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 13, 2021 8:06 pmI'm late to the game, but thinking about picking up a smart turbo trainer. I'm going to go for wheel-on, for ease of switching between 9s & 11s Campy and 10s Shimano bikes in the family. Usage will likely be mostly zwift.
Options I'm thinking about are the Tacx Flow Smart (super cheap, but only simulates 6% grade), Wahoo Kickr Snap (looks nice, but no cadence) or Elite Tuo (looks cool, but maybe less solid?)
Any recommendations from these / others? One key consideration is i'd like something quiet as it will be mostly used early in the morning / late at night. I know direct drive would be way quieter, but can anyone speak to whether there's much difference in noise between wheel-on trainers? Grateful for any thoughts here...
If u switch to intervals riding on Trainer Road (with Power Meter on the bike even there is very accurate power measuring using speed sensor), u dont need anything else...
Even i have DiretoX, i still keep my Road Machine for Interval Ridings and it's trainer builded to last lifetime..
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KICKR Snap is the quietest (and also best overall.) No question.
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