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There's a few in the queue before I'd get to that.

I had one which i sold to fund a flux 2.1, i am now just saving money for a new Kicker. even if you get a bad unit from Wahoo the support is very good and the issues were well.documented. the tacx experience that Mr Llama has just described was only just becoming apparent. and the gearing solution thing was just gob smacking. its a hard game unless you spend decent money or you are willing to accept a mediocre experience. If the only thing motivating you are the numbers then those numbers have to be consistant and reliable. this Tacx Turbo trainer offers neither when you want it most

I’d still choose the Core.

The Neo range are better units. If budget isn't a problem, go with the Neo.

Usually it’s the small front ring and middle of the rear cassette. 36-39 on the front and 17 on the back. It’s about flywheel speed.

@@gplama Would it matter if I use eg. 52-15 instead?

@@fariqazaha6321 As shown in this video, at high flywheel speeds the Flux 2 can't hold the correct set-point. I'll go with a no on this.

@@gplama thanks! Stay safe Shane.

Make sure your rider weight is correctly set within the Tacx Training app (important if you’re using Zwift and Bluetooth). Next would be the trainer difficulty setting in Zwift.

My experience with the Flux range really hasn't been ideal. The third Flux 1 was ok (iirc).

@@gplama Ok… Think I’ll go for a ELITE trainer then 👍 Thanks 😊

@@jahen65 buy Direto XR, that is ~630-650eur, with accurate power with OTS (just dont forget to calibrate it regularly/weekly), the Suito is ~480eur but only with power estimation and this estimation is not the best, and already not allowed in (serious) Zwift racing. And i think it is a good step for virtual racing and fairplay, the ZwiftPower is still full with fake power datas from garbage trainers, and with pathetic users who think that sustain 5-6w/kg for 60mins is real...

2.0

@@gplama Gotcha. You'd think that some of the concerns you highlighted would be addressed in 2.1 ... especially since it's been out for a while.

i use garmin original neo w my 2021 tcr without any problems

@@luismorales8701 thanks:) just a bit unsure on it’s compatibility with trainers having seen the issues with the wahoo kickrs.

Typically around Eurobike (first week of Sept). The last few years haven’t been typical. I don’t expect many (or any) new trainers this year.

@@gplama thank you!

@@gplama There have been discounts for the Wahoo Kickr Core left and right the last month or so. I just bought mine for 670,- euro last month.... The price of this machine was always the same at 799,- euro. I would not be surprised if there's going to be a new one very soon.

Best contact Garmin support.

No. 👌🏼

It's a solid unit. Now backed with Garmin support.

@@gplama Thanks for sharing your time, really appreciated. 😊

That's possible. Looks like our lockdown is being extended here again this week...... so I have the time! :)

@@gplama I’d be interested in that! I have a OG and it’s going on strong.

possible Irony, took 3 reboots to watch this, a windows crash, then it found 2 win 10 Updates at the first 2 reboots...

Do you have a link for this info? They didn’t supply it with the trainer.

@@gplama It was a tacx link: Thanks for reaching out to TrainerRoad support. :) I'm sorry to hear about the troubles that you're having with your Tacx Flux. Let's see if we can get things to work a little better: Firmware - Firmware is involved in nearly everything that your trainer does, so it's important to keep it up-to-date. Let's ensure that the firmware on your trainer is up-to-date. Similarly, we should also make sure that the firmware is up-to-date on your Power Meter pedals. Calibrate - It's also important to make sure that we've recently calibrated both your Power Meter Pedals and your Trainer. We generally recommend calibrating both of them before each ride. Power Cycle - We can also go ahead and try unplugging your Tacx Flux for at least five minutes before plugging it back in. This can help to reset the trainer. Gearing - In order to maintain smooth, even power across all of your power zones, you should maintain a mid-ring gearing in the rear cassette, and either a mid (if you have three) or inner (if you have two) front chainring. Your chain should follow a straight path from rear to front. The Tacx Flux has a particularly tight range of wattages that it can produce based on the gear, check out this article for more information: Tacx FLUX Gearing [click] With this trainer, it may be necessary to change gears at some points.

I'll see what I can do. That's one I haven't covered.

You beat me to it. I'd love to see how's others suitos compare to mine. I had the original Kickr '14 and got this after it died. I feel like the smaller flywheel makes a difference on places like titan grove.

I have the suito T and its been great, so much better than wheel on.

My first Suito was replaced because of the knocking noise (bearing). New one is great. Compared to my rotor Inpower they are usually within 5 percent of each other. Seems like the read closer when I run the trainer difficulty between 80-100 percent on Zwift. However that leads to a lot more front ring shifting on climbs. It's pretty good at ERG except at wattages 150 and below, seems to read much higher than my Inpower

@@Galaxieguy428 Yeah - I have a Core and a Suito side-by-side (we share 2 trainers between 3 of us) and the Suito's smaller flywheel makes a big difference on the rolling hills. It's much more of a "braking effect" versus "lost momentum" on the Core.

The first was fun... blowing up the 2nd one of those was disappointing. 🤣

@@gplama bet Garmin will be sweating seeing you posting another Flux unit review 😰

@@5mattcolour I don't think they'll sit through a boring-ass 24 minute video of a three year old trainer. 🤣

Not on this unit. The 2.1 and other 'native TA' Tacx units have a Micro Spine option. It's really bloody expensive though. (~AU$180)

I had to buy a replacement HG Neo OG freehub recently to replace a dead EDCO hub. $130 AUD!!! from Garmin.

If power accuracy is important then you’ll need a power meter on your bike.

They changed her name when they found out Coco Cadence is the name of an author who writes steamy novels. (no joke...!)

@@gplama yeah I heard that story. So funny. My 3 year old (called Cadence) asks me if I'm riding with her everytime she sees me on zwift, so I'm happy either way. Just so long as they don't change her last name...

gotta love those geek jokes!