As we head into the winter season in the northern hemisphere, we are heading into turbo trainer season. There will be some of you who will hang up the summer bike and move to strictly indoor riding. There will also be some who continue to ride outside when possible but with the days getting short, even those of us who brave the elements will likely be spending more time on a turbo trainer. Making the most of the situation will mean jumping over to our list of the best smart trainers available and finding the right product for our needs.
There are a lot of options available, at various price points from a range of brands, but two of the biggest names in the high-end turbo trainer space are Tacx and Wahoo. The Tacx Neo 2T and the brand-new 6th iteration of the Wahoo Kickr are not the only top-of-the-line trainers available but they are the two most popular. If you are shopping for a new trainer this season, it’s likely you will be looking at these two options. I have spent a considerable amount of time on both, and I’m regularly pitting the Tacx Neo 2T vs the Wahoo Kickr V6 in my testing, and here I’m going to share my findings on what makes them different, and which you should buy. Keep reading to find out why you might choose one over the other.
What’s the same
Typically when I do a comparison I like to start by diving into what makes each unique and then follow up with the ways in which they are the same. This time I think it’s important to change it up a little because there is some history in the trainer market that still shapes perceptions. At one point the fact that a given trainer would talk to the software you wanted to run, or even that it would broadcast the data using a particular industry standard, was far from guaranteed. That’s all long gone.
Barring any outliers that might exist, modern smart trainers use industry standards. You can choose the smart trainer you want and expect to have the data broadcast simultaneously via ANT+ and Bluetooth. There are some details to consider but your trainer will support connections via those standards for cadence, power, and trainer control. Both the Tacx Neo 2T and the Wahoo Kickr offer support for ANT+ FE-C, ANT+ Power, Bluetooth Smart Trainer Control, and Bluetooth Smart Power.
You can also rest assured that whatever trainer you choose, you will be able to connect to the…
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