Mid-ranged priced smart trainer with little noise
12-09-21, 03:49 PM
#1
Newbie
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2020
Posts: 58
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 22 Post(s)
Liked 3 Times
in
3 Posts
Mid-ranged priced smart trainer with little noise
My son is looking to buy a mid-ranged priced smart trainer. He is living in an apartmement (wood construction). I am using a Wahoo Kickr Core myself, but he finds it too pricey. Is there a good trainer, preferable a direct drive trainer, with little noise and vibrations? Been looking at the Elite Suito. Anyone familiar with that or other similar trainers (600-800 Us dollars)?
12-09-21, 05:35 PM
#2
Full Member
Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Greer, SC
Posts: 344
Bikes: GR300, Grail, Live Wire, 5010
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 189 Post(s)
Liked 241 Times
in
121 Posts
Wahoo has both new ($799) and reconditioned ($649) Kickr Cores in your price range. I’d go with one of those.
12-10-21, 03:02 AM
#3
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2021
Posts: 8,432
Mentioned: 12 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4408 Post(s)
Liked 4,860 Times
in
3,006 Posts
Elite Direto X is pretty good. I've been using one for a couple of years. It's quiet and power is accurate. Ride feel is okay too and it has been 100% reliable.
12-10-21, 12:22 PM
#4
Full Member
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 393
Mentioned: 18 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 170 Post(s)
Liked 264 Times
in
146 Posts
What kind of power does your son have?
Saris H3 has the heaviest flywheel and is super stable at 1100w.
OTOH, Kickr Core is $800 at REI right now. Hard to beat that.
https://www.rei.com/product/142193/w...e-bike-trainer
Saris H3 has the heaviest flywheel and is super stable at 1100w.
OTOH, Kickr Core is $800 at REI right now. Hard to beat that.
https://www.rei.com/product/142193/w...e-bike-trainer
12-11-21, 09:11 PM
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: TC, MN
Posts: 39,520
Bikes: R3 Disc, Haanjo
Mentioned: 354 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 20810 Post(s)
Liked 9,456 Times
in
4,672 Posts
I picked up the Suito a couple months back when Clever Training closed up. I've enjoyed it, though I was on a dumb trainer previous, so I don't have a direct comparison to it. In terms of noise, I find it to be much, much quieter than my old KKRM.
