Complete Guide to Tacx Turbo Trainers
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by Alexander Hemus
Ever wanted to know exactly which Tacx turbo trainer is the right one for you? This guide will give you a clear overview over the entire range of Tacx turbo trainers.
Tacx is a renowned manufacturer of turbo trainers and provides turbo trainers to a large number of pro-teams. The following list is structured from entry level to pro and should give you the overview of Tacx turbo trainers that you need:
Tacx Sirius turbo trainer
The Tacx Sirius is a pretty basic Tacx turbo trainer. The Tacx Sirius turbo trainer is great for mid range continuous riding and light interval sessions. If you are looking for a fairly basic, but quality Tacx turbo trainer, this is the one for you.
Resistance: Magnetic
Noise Level: Very Quiet
Power: up to 600 watts
Quickrelease: Yes
Wheel Sizes: 26″, 650c, 700c
Handlebar adjuster: Yes
Adjustment: 10 levels
Needs PC: No
Pros: Good value, almost silent running roll, solidly built
Cons: A little unstable when dismounting, construction takes ages, handlebar lever stiff
Full Review of the Tacx Sirius turbo trainer
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Tacx Satori turbo trainer
The Tacx Satori is the next level Tacx turbo trainer. The Tacx Satori turbo trainer is a high power turbo trainer which offers fantastic power output at low pedalling frequencies and is perfect for pre-race warm ups. The Tacx Satori uses a Neodymium magnet which is the strongest known magnet. It outputs 400 watts at 27km/h (17m/h) and 900 watts at 40km/h. The Satori is the most popular Tacx turbo trainer and the one for you if you want excellent power for a good price.
Resistance: Magnetic
Noise Level: Quiet
Power: up to 900 watts
Quickrelease: Yes
Wheel Sizes: 26″, 650c, 700c
Handlebar adjuster: Yes
Needs PC: No
Pros: Sturdy, Neodymium magnetic system, similar to riding on the road, simple resistance adjustment
Cons: Can be noisy, setup requires time and care
Full Review of the Tacx Satori turbo trainer
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Tacx Satori Blue turbo trainer
The Tacx Satori Blue turbo trainer is a limited edition version of the regular Tacx Satori. It runs the same but comes with a better Tacx turbo trainer carrying case and a cycling dvd. This is the perfect Tacx turbo trainer if you like the Satori but can’t stand the yellow.
Resistance: Magnetic
Noise Level: Quiet
Power output: up to 900 watts
Quickrelease: Yes
Wheel Sizes: 26″, 650c, 700c
Handlebar adjuster: Yes
Needs PC: No
Pros, Cons: Same as Satori
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Tacx Flow turbo trainer
With the Tacx Flow turbo trainer we move up into the realm of ergotrainers. This means you get far more out of your turbo trainer training but also pay a higher price. The Tacx Flow turbo trainer has an output on the handlebars which will show you your Heart rate, power, speed and pedalling frequency. If you’re looking for the best value way to monitor your training then this is the (best selling) Tacx turbo trainer for you.
Resistance: Magnetic
Noise Level: Quiet
Power output: up to 1000 watts
Quickrelease: Yes
Wheel Sizes: 26″, 650c, 700c
Handlebar adjuster: Yes
Needs PC: No
Pros: Calibration, adjustable, heart rate recording, ability to upgrade to Tacx I-magic, high quality, lots of data to work with
Cons: Tricky set-up, slightly inaccurate wattage
Full review of the Tacx Flow turbo trainer
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Tacx Cosmos turbo trainer
The Tacx Cosmos turbo trainer is a high-end ergotrainer. It is hugely powerful and will allow both amateurs and professionals to reach the highest level of turbo training. It is a standalone turbo trainer that can be connected to your PC for detailed insight into your training., If you’re looking for a really high end turbo trainer with huge amounts of data output then this is the Tacx for you.
Resistance: Motorised
Noise Level: Quiet
Power output: up to 1000 watts
Quickrelease: Yes
Wheel Sizes: 26″, 650c, 700c
Resistance adjustable: Yes
Needs PC: No
Pros: Very powerful, motor resistance, complete training tool, can be upgraded to VR
Cons: Changing wheel diameters requires dissasembly
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Tacx Bushido turbo trainer
The Tacx Bushido is a wireless turbo trainer. In fact, it’s the first wireless turbo trainer in the world and is Tacx’ newest turbo trainer. You can use this turbo trainer to train absolutely anywhere as it does not need to be hooked up to the mains. You can hook it up wirelessly to a pc in order to take your training to the next level.
Resistance: Motorised
Noise Level: Quiet
Power output: up to 990 watts
Quickrelease: Yes
Wheel Sizes: 26″, 650c, 700c
Handlebar computer: Yes
Needs PC: No
Pros: Completely wireless, Lightning quick set-up, huge range of options
Cons: Have to buy PC upgrade separately.
Full review of the Tacx Bushido Wireless turbo trainer
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Tacx i-magic turbo trainer
The Tacx i-magic turbo trainer brings us into the realm of virtual reality trainers, this is the basic level Tacx Virtual Reality turbo trainer. Hooked up to a PC you can simulate cycling through all sorts of terrain all over the world and you’ll feel the difference whether you are on a road or a dirt track. Indoor training like you’ve never experiened it with full control over your training.
Resistance: Electro-Magnetic
Noise Level: Quiet
Power output: up to 1000 watts
Quickrelease: Yes
Wheel Sizes: 26″, 650c, 700c
Adjustable resistance: Yes
Needs PC: Yes
Pros: Adjustable, huge choice of training programs,
Cons: Long initial set up, handlebar computer doesn’t fit all handlebars
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Tacx i-magic Fortius turbo trainer
The Tacx i-magic Fortius is the absolute top of the range Tacx trainer. The motorised resistance unit perfectly simulates climbs and descents as in real life. This is about as far away from boring as it gets. An absolute revolution in indoor training.
Resistance: Motorised
Noise Level: Quiet
Power output: up to 1000 watts
Quickrelease: Yes
Wheel Sizes: 26″, 650c, 700c
Handlebar adjuster: Yes
Needs PC: Yes
Pros: High quality, Completely realistic Virtual Reality, huge choice of routes to cycle
Cons: Price, need to pay for online multiplayer upgrade
Read the full review of the Tacx i-Magic Fortius Virtual Reality Trainer
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Tacx i-magic Fortius Multiplayer turbo trainer
This is the same as the Fortius but comes with full virtual reality steering frame and a years licence to train online against other people. Brilliant.
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