Just my opinion.
Smart Wheel-On Trainer (light use)
Tend to wear out rear tires
More noise
Quick to load up the bike, and no gear adjustments
Smart Wheel-Off Trainer (regular use)
Rear wheel and tire removed, no wear.
More quiet
May have to slightly adjust gears when loading bike and reinstalling wheel
Dedicated Smart bike (Constant / any time you feel like it use)
Always ready to go
Very quiet
No adjustments or loading the bike onto trainer.
Lastly, don't compare the Smart bikes to the obvious brand named Peloton.
The Peloton is a fancy spin bike that runs it's own brand of subscription based software.
Smart Bikes can run software from many different vendors. This same software flexibility exists with the Smart wheel on or off trainers.
Disclosure
I have the Wahoo Kickr Bike.
I use my Wahoo bike computer to control it during workouts.
The Bike computer also controls my cooling Fan while I ride.
I use FulGaz software when I want something pretty to watch while biking. (55" TV Infront of bike)
An expensive setup, but I ride/train indoors many times per week as guided by my cycling coach.
Last edited by Barry2; 09-16-22 at 04:35 PM.