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Old 12-31-21, 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by TheKillerPenguin
Elite Direto circa 2018. I quite like it - it has been hassle free over approximately 700 hours of use and was a very good value at the time I bought it. However, it does not have the same inertia and road feel as more expensive models and I find that it holds me back when I try to do really hard efforts. With that said, it is mostly fine for anything up to vo2.

Whenever my Direto kicks the bucket I will be opting for one that has a heavier flywheel - but I honestly do like it a lot and recommend it without hesitation.
I've been looking at the Direto XR-T (looks like you can get it from the German sites for a touch over $600 shipped). I'm a bit nervous about how everyone says the road feel is worse but the resistance and slope specs seem similar to the Kickr or Neo2T (though the accuracy is slightly less and it lacks the autocalibration). I like the idea of the Rizer, but dislike that you can't lock out the steering and also seriously dislike the price.
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