can i trust these

punctureboy
punctureboy Posts: 217
edited September 2009 in Road buying advice
i'm looking at buying a tacx satori t1860. firstly does anyone have any experience of these. its my first turbo so i'm a bit in the dark.

my other question is has anyone bought anything from rutland cycling before? they have these turbos on ebay for a bargain price, but i'm always a bit wary when buying off ebay.

Comments

  • I have a Satori 1850 and it is excellent - really well built, solid and quiet.

    No experience of Rutland Cycles myself.
  • great thanks chris. what sort of hill gradient can they get up to?
  • Don't know about a gradient, but suffice to say bl**dy hard. If you can turn it in your top gear on the maximum resistance, I'll eat my largest hat.

    Used by many pros, and they're stronger than you or I.

    PS I take it that was a typo and you meant the 1850, I've not heard of an 1860 yet. How much are they selling them for by the way?
  • no its the 1860, i think that just means its limited edition so it comes with a rucksack and amstel gold training dvd

    its on at 174.99 buy it now price. looks to be about 230 normally
  • Go for it - I think Rutland are pretty well established, they are distributors for some good brands etc. not just an ebay seller.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    I've used Rutland before - no problems at all.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,665
    I have a Satori, it's grand!
  • i mis-read your post for a sec there napD. i thought u paid a grand :shock:

    roll on pay day tomorrow then!