Originally Posted by himespau

I figured if I was going to have to get a new trainer, I wanted a smart, direct drive trainer. While I would have wanted a Wahoo Kickr, that was probably beyond what my wife would have agreed to spend (especially if I wanted to go all out and get a Climb too). When I saw Zwift was offering the Elite Direto XR for $650, I ordered one. Figured if I wanted to be able to steer or have the elevation of the front of the bike change, I could try getting a Rizer down the road (appears that I could get it shipped from Europe for ~$700 compared to buying it locally for almost as much as the Wahoo Kickr I decided was too expensive).