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Tacx flux 2 vs elite suito9/8/2023 ![]() ![]() I did when I wanted both Bluetooth and Ant+ and my oath it but the was loud! I couldn't believe the amount of noise it made - I thought I had a small jet turbine in the room with me. PPS: Don't make the mistake of buying one of the newer Cycleops Magnus trainers with the fan visibly built into the flywheel. PS: The Powerbeam is a smart trainer and will give you all the resistance you practically need unless you're built like The Hulk. I bought my Powerbeam used from my trainer, who is a former Pro cyclist so it's seen some use but never a moment's trouble. My wife has now inherited my Powerbeam and is perfectly happy with it. ![]() If you can live with that you'll have a good sturdy quiet trainer that is durable and does everything you need at a very good price. The Suito seems better in many ways, but I also have not been impressed by what I see for support on things like power reporting and their typically poor ERG mode use. I have never liked the Flux for a range of reasons. The Powerbeams come in only one or the other. To more directly answer your question, personally I’d take the Kickr Core from the 3 you listed. I wanted both Ant+ and Bluetooth in the same trainer, which was I got the Tacx. The Tacx is "very nice" but the Powerbeam really is a perfectly serviceable piece of kit. They come up for sale fairly frequently here on the Hub. Different mounting kits are used for QR vs Thru Axle, so check which it comes with depending on your bike. The old Powerbeam is only slightly louder (if at all - either way neither is at all audible in the room next door) and pretty much does everything the Tacx does from basic functional utility perspective, albeit you need a seperate cadence sensor and you need to calibrate the Powerbeam. The portability is a drawback, but I am used to lugging a wheel on trainer and spare wheel now, so it may still be an upgrade.Īnybody have recommendations for one over the other? Either company better to work with? Note that I already have a slew of Garmin devices (watch, hr monitoer, edge) so I’d be further selling my soul to them.Īny trainers I am overlooking? Any big thing I’m lacking going for one of these vs.You could look for a used Cycleops Powerbeam with bluetooth. Since I am not riding in zwift right now, it seems like the hill simulation is no issue for now. Price-wise the Suito sits between the Tacx Flux S (549 / 749 / AU1,000) and Wahoo Kickr Core (700 / 900 / AU1,200), both of which don’t come with a cassette. But I could buy it now on Amazon, and could use my credit card cash back and save a bit of money there. The Tacx flux s seems to do everything I need it to, with the drawbacks being only simulating hills to 10%, not including a cassette, and being less portable. ![]() But unfortunately it is on backorder everywhere, expected to arrive at the end of January. This last part is actually quite appealing as I regularly pack the pain cave into my car and relocate for a few weeks. ![]() The Elite Suito seems to have a few advantages- better hill simulation, more accurate readings, comes with 11sp cassette, and folds nicely and has a handle. I have never ridden zwift but it could become something I do in the future. I ride about 5 times a week following a high volume Full Distance Tri plan and plan to keep this up for a while, although possibly switching to some of the cycling specific plans later. My budget doesn’t quite allow for one of the top-end trainers, so I believe I’ve narrowed it down to 2: The Elite Suito or the Tacx Flux S. I am looking to upgrade from my wheel-on Saris M2 to a direct drive trainer. ![]()
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