Originally Posted by
Het Volk
As for a cheap, pre-race / event warm-up machine, it would be nice if they could put out a cheap, direct-drive trainer that one could just throw the bike on and spin away. I suppose rollers offer that now....but getting onto rollers in parking lot is not a lot of fun.....
Smart rollers are where it is at. Not very many people use them because they are only familiar with the old tech. They have come a long way (InsideRide and TruTrainer - I would not consider anything else...ie. Elite rollers pale in comparison).
Got to ask though....why would you want to use "smart" features in a parking lot?
If you want to run zwift off your phone outside and are worried with powering up the rollers....TruTrainer smart load drums do not require a power source. It generates it's own power.