Tacx neo trainerroad upgrade#

At $1,600, it is $400 more than other top of the line direct drive bike trainers such as Wahoo KICKR, or the new CycleOps Hammer. I’m sure you could hunt down other through axles that might work but that’s something I think you really shouldn’t have to do.The Tacx NEO smart bike trainer is one of the most expensive smart trainers currently in the market. That’s minor in my opinion compared to getting another through axle for the H2 or H3 that does not have a handle, I believe Shane Miller mentioned the kickr core conversion axle in the H3 video, correct me if I’m wrong. That’s in reference to my Trek Emonda, the only bike I own, so I can’t compare with others. The Neo 2 with the 5mm (the smaller one, I thought was 5mm) adapter which you had to call to get, they should just supply it, resolved the issue of the disk caliper resting on the device. I did like the kickr, it just fit my bike with native through axle support, plenty of room between the trainer and the bike frame, I didn’t like sending it back every month, after the fifth time, it was getting monotonous. The structural changes (and taken in consideration I’m a consumer not a structural engineer or designer) in the Neo seem minor compared to the H2, it was bulkier than the kickr 2018 (take that with a grain of salt as the fly wheel is a monster after you get used to the slim profile of the Neo) or the Neo 2 which I still own.

They are likely balancing the ROI (Return On Investment) from the cost of the tooling before effectively tossing it out for the “new” version down the line.

Neither of those are cheap to modify or replace, and will take some effort to address via design change and eventual tooling. Lots of molded parts on the Neo, and the main die-cast aluminum for the H3. Much like the T-A lever contact issue on the Saris H3, I expect these companies are holding off on design changes because of the investment in tooling that was done. The Neo 2T native thru-axle is a great half-step, but there are still fit issues that existed on the prior models even with the functional T-A adapter option. I expect a Neo 3 will include a functional shape change to address this issue. Their material on the bike side in the chainstay area is more restrictive than the Kickr and H3, and leads to contact between frames and disc brake mounts in a number of instances. The Neo is in need of a structural design change to fit more bikes. Maybe they are holding out on us and we won’t see another huge leap for some time, even though the tech/capability already exists internally. Perhaps this is tinfoil hatty but perhaps they have already designed a bunch of things that could be added if there were more market forces driving the redesign. I have zero buyers remorse with the Neo 1 and am amazed how it has remained basically the same over the years at the top of all trainersĮdit: It makes me wonder if Tacx (now Garmin I guess) have just held out on real updates because there is no competition. I am actually extremely impressed how over the past years there has been very little done to the Neo in terms of redesign, where as most other trainers have had to make leaps and bounds to just make them somewhat competitive with the Neo.

Tacx neo trainerroad upgrade#

but I honestly see very little in terms of features being added ever since the Neo was first released, and the only real big upgrade was the case redesign to allow for greater compatibility among frames. Yeah there’s fancy power dynamics, updated cadence accuracy etc. This trainer is just so damn well designed and ahead of its time that the updates are minimal at best. There are basically no practical differences between the two from a functionality standpoint other than say the slip issue, which even then I personally never see and that is coming from a Neo 1. I am not going to lie, I don’t think there is much reason to go for a Neo 2T even if you compare between the Neo 1 and Neo 2. Pretty typical! You buy a Neo 2 and then the new and improved version comes out.