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Hi,
I'm looking to purchase a Turbo Trainer which will be my first. I've done a fair bit of research into the which types etc... During the research I stumbled upon the Tacx I-Flow with the virtual reality software. Has anyone used it or know anything about it? It looks great to me but I am a novice at this so I thought I'd seek more knowledgeable advice.
Thanks in advance.
N
I'm looking to purchase a Turbo Trainer which will be my first. I've done a fair bit of research into the which types etc... During the research I stumbled upon the Tacx I-Flow with the virtual reality software. Has anyone used it or know anything about it? It looks great to me but I am a novice at this so I thought I'd seek more knowledgeable advice.
Thanks in advance.
N
Napper said:
Hi,
I'm looking to purchase a Turbo Trainer which will be my first. I've done a fair bit of research into the which types etc... During the research I stumbled upon the Tacx I-Flow with the virtual reality software. Has anyone used it or know anything about it? It looks great to me but I am a novice at this so I thought I'd seek more knowledgeable advice.
Thanks in advance.
N
I'm also after a turbo. I looked at the I-Flow but some reviews put me off with software/set up probs.I'm looking to purchase a Turbo Trainer which will be my first. I've done a fair bit of research into the which types etc... During the research I stumbled upon the Tacx I-Flow with the virtual reality software. Has anyone used it or know anything about it? It looks great to me but I am a novice at this so I thought I'd seek more knowledgeable advice.
Thanks in advance.
N
I think I'm going for a Tacx Ergo Flow
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/tacx/flow-ergo...
You've then got the option to add the upgrade pack if you want some VR.
http://www.evanscycles.com/products/tacx/flow-pc-u...
Edited by Ben Jk on Thursday 16th October 22:31
Dammit said:
I bought a Tacx VR trainer- my advice to you is not to make the same mistake. Get a Kickr instead.
I just saw a Kickr whilst in Australia. Looks awesome. I did some research after I left and realised that I wish I'd known more about it at the time, as it was the equivalent of 750GBP and with tax reclaim it would have been around 680GBP...
I had the Tacx Fortius, all the bells and whistles, in-VR steering, programmable resistance etc etc.
On paper, the perfect winter training setup.
In reality, getting it setup so that it worked was akin to getting a teaspoon out of a live blender, and took hours.
It was an incredible disapointment.
The Kickr (which I don't have, but am intending on getting) looks like it "just works", based on talking to people who have one.
I'd rather beat off with a cheese grater than try to configure a Fortius again.
On paper, the perfect winter training setup.
In reality, getting it setup so that it worked was akin to getting a teaspoon out of a live blender, and took hours.
It was an incredible disapointment.
The Kickr (which I don't have, but am intending on getting) looks like it "just works", based on talking to people who have one.
I'd rather beat off with a cheese grater than try to configure a Fortius again.
Dammit said:
I had the Tacx Fortius, all the bells and whistles, in-VR steering, programmable resistance etc etc.
On paper, the perfect winter training setup.
In reality, getting it setup so that it worked was akin to getting a teaspoon out of a live blender, and took hours.
It was an incredible disapointment.
The Kickr (which I don't have, but am intending on getting) looks like it "just works", based on talking to people who have one.
I'd rather beat off with a cheese grater than try to configure a Fortius again.
Just wondered as I've got a Fortius VR (the multiplayer one).On paper, the perfect winter training setup.
In reality, getting it setup so that it worked was akin to getting a teaspoon out of a live blender, and took hours.
It was an incredible disapointment.
The Kickr (which I don't have, but am intending on getting) looks like it "just works", based on talking to people who have one.
I'd rather beat off with a cheese grater than try to configure a Fortius again.
I don't know whether I've been just been lucky, but I haven't had single problem with mine in 2 years - switch it on, line up my bottles, half kill myself, log my data, switch it off.
It has genuinely been the best money I've ever spent on my cycling (think I got it for about 800 quid, not including the PC) - part of me actually looks forward to the snottiest, coldest bits of winter as I know I've got it sitting there waiting to give me a spanking!
I've got a BKOOL (what they now call the Classic version) - pretty good bit of kit, but the software does leave a little to be desired at times. Plus the community is predominantly Spanish, though more and more English stuff is coming on stream.
It strikes me that in reviews, it's compared favourably with the iGenius, rather than the Flow (despite the Genius being twice the price and the Flow costing basically the same). I don't know why
It strikes me that in reviews, it's compared favourably with the iGenius, rather than the Flow (despite the Genius being twice the price and the Flow costing basically the same). I don't know why
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