This trainer is great! I appreciate the real road feel. It works with or without power. You do not need to have a subscription to use it. I have an 8 speed bike and the kit provides a spacer for proper fit. The main unit packs up smaller and is fairly portable. Lots to love about this trainer! Now for some of the items that are not as nice. This trainer needs specific tools in order to assemble to cassette onto the bicycle. If you are an avid rider who has taken cassettes on and off your bikes then this is not a problem. If you are a casual rider such as myself then be prepared to ask friends for it or go to a bike shop. The actual assembly is straight forward and easy, but without the tools you will struggle. They recommend buying a new cassette to leave on your bike if possible, and I agree. If someone else is using the bike and wants a different cassette it will be a pain to change. Again. Not difficult with the tools, but not something I want to do frequently. With all this said you may wonder why my review is still five stars. Before this purchase I had two different trainers. I bought the wahoo kickr with Zwift cog initially. The set up was much easier, but it requires a subscription to use any programming. That meant that despite being half price of the neo it would easily cost more in just two years. I immediately returned the unit, because I felt like my bike was held hostage to their subscription. I also had a back wheel on model, but it needed a lot of tire changes and everyday tire inflation, so it’s a lot less work with the neo. Buy the neo. No forced subscription. Great biking feel. Minimal work once set-up. Casual and expert riders will love!
Zander F
4 weeks ago
Best Bike Trainer
This bike trainer is amazing, the flywheel is super realistic and it is not so heavy that you are unable to set up and tear down your garage set up. Very easy to get your bike attached. You will need to purchase your own cassette and the mounting tools to attach to the trainer. Tacx is a good system but sometimes the laptop software is glitchy. The simulated road feel is ok, a nice touch but not something that is utilized if you are using garmin workout plans only during simulated rides
James B
4 months ago
Great Indoor Option For Riding
I bought the trainer this winter to try and step up my triathlon game in the off season. Both me and wife wife used it on my carbon road bike and her carbon tri bike. We used a new Shimano 10 speed cassette on the trainer for both my Shimano set and her SRAM set, no issues with compatibility. I would suggest you use the same chain oil/wax to not have any cross contamination using differing lubrication. As for function. I tried to use the Trax Trainer software and the Garmin Connect Software through my watch (the Trax software does sync with garmin connect, but not for battery level or a couple of other daily measurements). Leaving both workouts on there gets all the data and it mostly doesn't allow excess milage, but I have seen it show up in a couple spots twice. They could improve on that. As for the Tacx software. The routes are good, but not as interactive as the peloton or other apps out there. Though I've climbed some pretty gnalry passes throughout the word now using it. I think that's the best part about the app, the climbing portions. It also keeps it less boring, but also really easy to over train if you're not careful. I might try interfacing it with some other software next winter but for now I'll use the nice clear roads through the summer and fall months.
Ian P
6 months ago
Awesome Sauce
This thing is great. Easy to set up and sync to your devices. Just make sure you get a second cassette to dedicate to training.
Franco 48
9 months ago
Trax Neo T2 Smart Trainer
Bought this last week, Came fast and is what I wanted. Thing is it didn’t come with the cassette as shown. Can’t use it without it. Hoping the store can help me with this.
