The Tacx Vortex Smart is, in my opinion, the best “budget” smart trainer for your money on the market today. It’s easy to set up … It connects to most popular training apps, like Zwift, Tacx and Trainerroad. Here are posts that should answer just about any question you may have regarding using your Vortex Smart on Zwift. Tacx Vortex Power Accuracy Test. This is because the latter two not only generate less resistance but also have a smaller resistance bar.

Using the flow smart and new for the season, favero assioma. In my experience, the Flow is not particularly accurate although in certain modes it can be consistently inaccurate. Like all smart trainers, though, it has some idiosyncrasies that can make things confusing for users. Since the Vortex senses cadence based on changes in your pedal pressure, the smoother your pedal stroke, the less accurate the Vortex’s cadence numbers become. And it is not the difference/accuracy between the power meter and the trainer that is bothering me, it is that the trainer cant keep up with the power demanded by the … bobones Posts: 1,018. The ERG mode is often spoken about, but what is it exactly and why can it be helpful for your indoor training sessions? Hi. The Tacx Vortex Smart provides progressive resistance without being plugged into electrical power — something few lightweight and portable smart trainers do. I invested in a Tacx Vortex Smart Trainer for the cold months ahead but I'm a bit disappointed and confused about the power values it reports. Just started the indoor season today.
I should say that a number of my cycling buddies have the Vortex and they are quite happy with it. Wattage calculations from the Vortex unit are very accurate anyway when calibrated against our Stages crank. Did a workout (treshold) the day after my ftp test and now 3 day later I did another sweet spot workout. ( See this page on Tacx’s site for an explanation of how they compute cadence.)

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Weighing in at 47.5 lbs, the Rock and Roll is the heaviest trainer we tested and also receives the lowest score of any smart trainer in the test. Compare Tacx trainers Use the drop-down menus to change models The Tacx Vortex Smart combines interactive smart technology with the convenience of a fold-down trainer and a very good price. And its wheel-on design allows for easy setup and storage. That's about the problem I am having, I have the tacx vortex ( a less expensive smart trainer ) and I rode the mountain route last night and had some hard intervals I had to do. The LTHR is ok but the power value is about 50 W too low. sigcima Posts: 14.

Really pleased, until i matched it with my power meter. ERG Training. I compared the output of the Neo 2 with my Vector 3 pedals and it was very consistently 15-20 watts lower. I have been using the flow smart for the last indoor season. Tips for training in ERG mode. Going uphill, as I downshifted and put a hard effort in, the watts shown increasingly dropped as I put more power down. The Hammer Direct Drive and Tacx Neo Smart come in at 47 lbs, but they are direct drive trainers. The pay-to-play Tacx Training software for PC/Mac is expensive though. Tacx Vortex Power Accuracy. December 16, 2018 15,445 238. I purchased a new Tacx Vortex Smart back in February. The Vortex Smart offers all the necessary features you need for a fully interactive indoor cycling experience. Elite sent me the trainer to test and I […] 21 February in Indoor training and turbo forum. The Tacx Vortex Smart is one of three new interactive trainers from the Dutch firm for 2015. One of the many reviews I read compared the Vortex to the Nintendo Wii and in many ways this is accurate. I did a 20 min FTP effort in TrainerRoad and got a average value of 197 W and Lactate Threshold Heart Rate (LTHR) of 176. The method Tacx uses to sense cadence is simply unreliable.
I recently replaced my Vortex at home with a Neo 2 and noticed that it felt much harder. I did a FTP test and got a value of 228 watts. Vortex Smart. The resistance unit is enclosed to absorb sounds. It is a fun entry level trainer. Among the trainers with electrically-based load generators, the Computrainer, the Velodyne, and the Velotron are reportedly consistent and can be calibrated to be accurate against a known accurate power meter. I saw this advised on a youtube vid that a 5 minute warm up for the tyre is a good way to ensure consistent accurate calibration via the tacx app. I had an e-mail exchange with DC Rainmaker and decided this was the one for me. For instance, the Bushido and Genius are a lot more silent than the Vortex and Flow trainer. Faulty Tacx Vortex Smart or design flaw? however the power zone intensity didn't correspond to the sweetspot anymore and Iended up in treshold zone based on my hear rate. However, it requires power to provide controllable resistance and power data.

Therefore, these trainers have to make more rotations per minute to create the same output and thus produce more sound.