Zwift smart trainer

gubber12345

Looking to get into this zwift thing and wondering what kind of smart trainer I would need that will give me the resistance on hills etc.

It looks interesting and would prob give me a bit more motivation to get on the trainer over the winter months.

Could prob push the budget to £400 for the trainer.

EDIT
been doin a bit of research but looking at the wahoo kickr snap....bit over my budget but would stretch to it if I had too......any opinions welcome if anyone is using one.

Tia

frisbee

The Tacx Flow Smart seems to get a lot of recommendations as the cheapest way to use Zwift - £200 from Halfords.

fat daddy

I bought the snap after trying a few in a shop. Went for it as the big fly wheel really irons out the mechanical lumpiness of a motor brake and really makes it behave like you are on the road.

It's been faultless ... easy to use, I love mine

mechanism

I have a Tacx T2240 for £200 from Halfords (or £179.10 with 10% off); even if its missing a few features of the more expensive trainers its hard to argue with the price. The only negative thing so far is that it doesn't simulate steeper gradients e.g. the double-digit %s of Tower Climb.

markhewitt1978

Can only agree with the above. Either push to the Wahoo Snap or save your money and get the Tacx Flow. The Snap will give you a bit more of a realistic experience so it's worth the extra cash.

cgfw201

Does the flow's smartness make Zpower any more accurate than it is through a standard dumb trainer?

markhewitt1978

cgfw201 wrote:

Does the flow's smartness make Zpower any more accurate than it is through a standard dumb trainer?

Zpower is Zwifts estimation of your power output based on the power curve of the trainer and the speed of your wheel.

If you're using a smart trainer like the Flow you don't use Zpower. Instead the Flow itself measures / calculates your power and reports it directly to Zwift which then uses it as is.

You may argue about how accurate the Flow would be but it'll be within a few percent, unlike Zpower which can be massively out.

gubber12345

fat daddy wrote:

I bought the snap after trying a few in a shop. Went for it as the big fly wheel really irons out the mechanical lumpiness of a motor brake and really makes it behave like you are on the road.

It's been faultless ... easy to use, I love mine

Just wondering can the wahoo be used as a normal trainer when not plugged in fat daddy.

markhewitt1978

I don't know about the Snap but the Tacx Bushido works without being plugged in. In fact you can't plug it in.

gubber12345

markhewitt1978 wrote:

I don't know about the Snap but the Tacx Bushido works without being plugged in. In fact you can't plug it in.

Been reading a bit more Mark and it can't be used as a normal trainer I believe but it does support a lot more apps.

Kind of swaying towards it tbh even tho it is much more expensive but saying that finance is available and as they say you get what you pay for lol.

Just need to get the internet connection sorted out now before I hit the buy it now button.

markhewitt1978

The app support is exactly the same between Tacx and Wahoo trainers, and the likes of Elite for that matter.

bigglosfan

I've been using the Tacx Flow T2240 with Zwift for the last 4 weeks or so and it's been great. Admittedly - I don't have a more expensive version for comparison but it does make sessions more interesting! I'm not a sprinter so the more limitted power output doesn't bother me.