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Smart Bike Shootout: Wahoo KICKR Bike vs Tacx NEO Bike vs Wattbike Atom

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It’s the moment you’ve probably not been waiting for – the complete DCR Smart Bike Shootout! And by ‘smart bike’, I specifically mean one that’s an indoor resistance controllable unit shipping today-ish that’s also supporting all the appropriate industry standards (e.g. … ANT+ FE-C, Bluetooth Smart FTMS, etc…).

Peloton Bike+ (Plus) In-Depth Review

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Plus, it wasn’t a ‘true’ smart bike in that you manually controlled the resistance. … Instead, it’s the new screen and smart resistance unit that are appreciably different.

Stages Bike (SB20) In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/07/stages-bike-sb20-smart-bike-in-depth-review.html

The Stages Bike becomes what I’d argue is the ‘final’ competitor to land in the indoor smart bike space for probably some time. … Last summer we saw Wahoo, Tacx, and Stages all launch their first smart bike offerings at Eurobike, albeit on varied timelines.

Wattbike ATOM 2020 Smart Bike In-Depth Review

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It’s been three years since Wattbike released their first true indoor smart bike (with app-controllable resistance), the Wattbike ATOM. … But before we dive too deeply into this, it’s noteworthy that this is Wattbike’s second iteration, whereas all the other companies mostly just finished stabilizing their first generation smart bikes earlier this year.

VirtuPro’s Indoor Smart Bike: The Bike Zwift is investing in–First Look

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Upon arriving it unloaded an indoor smart bike that in a few years might be the leading option in indoor smart bikes if you use Zwift. … Ultimately in a deal that allows Zwift to make their own indoor smart bikes.

Technogym Ride Smart Indoor Bike In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/08/technogym-ride-smart-indoor-bike-in-depth-review.html

There are smart bikes, and then there are smart bikes. … The indoor smart bike market over the last few years has exploded with options.

Wahoo KICKR Bike In-Depth Review

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That’s all that matters here! And then, like any true resident of the Netherlands, I pedaled it home via bike from the airport: Smart bike atop cargo bike, held only by a daisy chain of bungee cords. … All while trying to adhere to the normal industry standards around communicating with apps on ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart.

Tacx NEO Bike Smart In-Depth Review

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Lastly, in the case of the NEO Smart bike, I have a media loaner. … That’s how long it’s been since Tacx first announced the NEO Bike Smart.

Peloton Bike In-Depth Long Term Review: Three Years Later

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Not as much as indoor smart bikes like those from Wahoo, Stages, or Tacx. … And then the seat itself can be manually adjusted using a wrench – just like on a real bike (this is different from other higher-end smart bikes having quick-adjust levers here instead).

Tacx NEO Bike Plus In-Depth Review

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Garmin has just launched their newest smart bike, the Tacx NEO Bike Plus. … - Changed from proprietary ANT+ FE-C via Bluetooth Smart to official FTMS, which temporarily breaks road feel on Zwift via Bluetooth Smart (e.g.

Tacx Neo Bike Smart: First Ride and Final Specs

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Last year at Eurobike Tacx announced their intentions to make a smart bike, the blend of an indoor trainer and a bike. … Much of the focus on smart bikes has been spurred on by Zwift aiming to capture a wider indoor training market.

Little Tikes Pelican Explore & Fit Cycle In-Depth Review

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Ray normally reviews sports technology devices like GPS watches, action cams, and smart bikes. … I never imagined there would come a product that would have me looking back at the Fisher-Price Think & Learn Smart Cycle Trainer, and drawing comparisons.

Stages Announces New Smart Bike: Hands-on Details

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Stages is the first company at Eurobike 2019 to bring a new smart bike to market, though, it’s hardly the first smart-ish bike they’ve made. … But today they’re jumping into the resistance controllable consumer market with the new Stages Bike (they’ve previously had consumer-focused bikes that were not smart controlled).

SHIFT Smart Trainer: First Project To Make A Peloton Bike Zwift Accessory

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The difference at the knob level being the Bike+ is a true smart bike in that it can already hold and set various resistance values (again, up until now, only within the closed box that is Peloton). … It keeps all of its data locked up inside with no standard ANT+ or Bluetooth Smart broadcasting.

Let’s Talk About The Energym RE:GEN Smart Indoor Bike

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/07/lets-talk-about-the-energym-regen-smart-indoor-bike.html

Floating across my virtual desk this morning is a crowd-funded campaign for an indoor smart bike, the Energym RE:GEN indoor bike. … In any event, let me be clear up front: I don’t recommend buying this smart bike.

Hands on with Garmin’s new Varia bike radar and smart light system

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Varia Smart Bike Lights: This is a front and rear bike light set that can automatically adjust brightness and angle of light based on GPS speed information. … Today Garmin has introduced their Varia lineup of what they call ‘smart cycling devices’.

First Look: Tacx introduces Tacx Neo Smart Bike

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The first of which this week to flaunt their plans was Tacx, with the new Tacx Neo Smart Bike. … In a nutshell, the company has taken their popular and high-end Neo Smart trainer and built a stationary bike around it.

The Smart Trainer Recommendations Guide: Winter 2020-2021

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Keep in mind this guide is essentially focused on smart trainers. … Finally, for indoor bikes – I might do a separate shoot-out guide on those, if there’s interest.

Hands-on: Kinetic inRide V3 and Smart Trainers now support dual ANT+/Bluetooth Smart

www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/06/hands-on-kinetic-inride-v2-and-smart-trainers-now-support-dual-ant-bluetooth-smart.html

Second, it didn’t actually support the Bluetooth Smart power standards. … Notice you’ll see both the Bluetooth Smart (inRide 00108) and ANT+ variants (Powermeter 108 108) of the same sensor (and 98 other power meters on my bike).

TrueKinetix TrueBike In-Depth Review

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Oh, and it has WiFi – something that somehow most other smart bikes don’t have. … There’s a strong chance you’ve never heard of the TrueBike by TrueKinetix, despite it being a full functioning, shipping, and retail-available smart indoor bike that works with any ANT+ or Bluetooth Smart compatible app out there, like Zwift, TrainerRoad, and plenty of others.

A look at Canyon’s new Android Wear based Smart Bike Computer

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The unit is simply called the ‘Smart Bike Computer’. … The bike computer includes GPS and storage built in (4GB), as well as of course Bluetooth Smart.

Zwift Rolls Out Steering to Wahoo KICKR Smart Bike

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/01/zwift-rolls-out-steering-to-wahoo-kickr-smart-bike.html

This long-awaited step finally makes it possible to use all features of Zwift in one of the most expensive smart bikes in the game. … Previously, steering was only available in-game via the Elite Sterzo Smart accessory ($125USD), or, via your smartphone on one short test course.

Tacx Update: Tacx NEO 2 SE Explainer, and Tacx Smart Bike Tidbits

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And then an update on why Garmin/Tacx is showing Q3 for delivery of new Tacx NEO Smart Bikes. … Oh – and I’ll throw a freebie in on when Zwift steering might come to the Tacx NEO Smart Bike, as it did in Zwift for the Wahoo KICKR Bike last night.

The Smart Trainer Recommendations Guide: Winter 2019-2020

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But for this year’s post(as with last year's), I’m really going to focus only on smart trainers. … In any case, we saw new smart trainers (or indoor bikes) from virtually every major brand this year, as well as some smaller brands.

Elite Fuoripista 14,000EUR Indoor Smart Bike: First Ride and Specs

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What I don’t expect though is to find anything more expensive than Elite’s stunningly beautiful Fuoripista indoor smart bike/trainer. … It is indeed a real trainer, communicating via ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart, while also sporting gear shifters to virtually shift gears while riding around Watopia (or, to increase the wattage in TrainerRoad).

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