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Originally Posted by bossy22
For smart, I have a Kickr snap. For wheel on trainers I think it's the best. I had a Tacx vortex before and it was frustating to use because it would lose connection frequently. My only complaint with the snap is that you have to calibrate every ride, so when I just want to do 30 minutes on zwift, it's really only 15-20 minutes, because you have to warm up the trainer for 10 minutes before you do your calibration. Direct drive trainers are better for this.
Trainers have gone up substantially the past couple of years. The Wahoo kickr used to be $1300, now it's $1900. They just came out with the Kickr core, which I think will be popular. The Core is $1200 I believe.
The Tacx neo is regarded as one of the best trainers out there. It's quiet. You never have to calibrate it...it's also $1900. Tacx just came out with the flux 2 which will be competing against the core and is also $1200.
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The direct drive trainers are really expensive. The Kickr Snap is a slightly more palatable $879 at MEC.
As for calibrating it, if your bike is staying on the trainer you don't really have to calibrate it every time you use. I calibrate any time i move the bike off the trainer or inflate the tires. Other than that it's really consistent from ride to ride without calibration.