Price for trainer | $599 | $1,199USD | $580 | $699 | $569 | $499 |
Trainer Type | Wheel-on | Direct Drive (no wheel) | Wheel-on | Direct Drive (No Wheel) | Wheel-on | Wheel-on |
Available today (for sale) | December 2019 | Yes | Yes | Yes | October 2018 | Yes |
Availability regions | Global | Global | Global | USA | Global | Global |
Wired or Wireless data transmission/control | Wireless | Wireless | Wireless | Wireless | Wireless & Wired | Wireless |
Power cord required | No, 2hrs battery capability | Yes | Yes | Yes (no control w/o) | Yes | Yes |
Flywheel weight | N/A | 20lb/9kg | 2.5kg / 5.5lbs | 4.2KG/9.2LBS | 12lbs/5.45kg | 10.5lbs/4.8KG |
Includes cassette | | No | N/A | No | | N/A |
Resistance | 4iiii Fliiiight | CycleOps H2 (Hammer 2) | Elite Tuo | Elite Zumo | Kinetic Smart Control 2018 (Road Machine/Rock & Roll) | Wahoo KICKR SNAP (Current edition) | Can electronically control resistance (i.e. 200w) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Includes motor to drive speed (simulate downhill) | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Maximum wattage capability | 2200w | 2,000w | 1,250 (40KPH)/2,050 (60KPH) | 1,150w @ 40KPH | 1,800w | 1,500W @ 40KPH |
Maximum simulated hill incline | 7% | 20% | 10% | 12% | 10% | 12% |
Features | 4iiii Fliiiight | CycleOps H2 (Hammer 2) | Elite Tuo | Elite Zumo | Kinetic Smart Control 2018 (Road Machine/Rock & Roll) | Wahoo KICKR SNAP (Current edition) | Ability to update unit firmware | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Measures/Estimates Left/Right Power | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Can directionally steer trainer (left/right) | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Can simulate road patterns/shaking (i.e. cobblestones) | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Motion | 4iiii Fliiiight | CycleOps H2 (Hammer 2) | Elite Tuo | Elite Zumo | Kinetic Smart Control 2018 (Road Machine/Rock & Roll) | Wahoo KICKR SNAP (Current edition) | Whole-bike physical gradient simulation | No | No | No | No | No | With KICKR CLIMB accessory |
Can rock/tilt side to side (significantly) | No | No | No | No | Rock & Roll Variant | No |
Accuracy | 4iiii Fliiiight | CycleOps H2 (Hammer 2) | Elite Tuo | Elite Zumo | Kinetic Smart Control 2018 (Road Machine/Rock & Roll) | Wahoo KICKR SNAP (Current edition) | Includes temperature compensation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes |
Support rolldown procedure (for wheel based) | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Supported accuracy level | +/- 1% | +/- 2% | +/- 5% | +/- 3% | +/- 5% | +/- 3% |
Trainer Control | 4iiii Fliiiight | CycleOps H2 (Hammer 2) | Elite Tuo | Elite Zumo | Kinetic Smart Control 2018 (Road Machine/Rock & Roll) | Wahoo KICKR SNAP (Current edition) | Allows 3rd party trainer control | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Supports ANT+ FE-C (Trainer Control Standard) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | YEs | Yes |
Supports Bluetooth Smart FTMS (Trainer Control Standard) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | YEs | Yes |
Data Broadcast | 4iiii Fliiiight | CycleOps H2 (Hammer 2) | Elite Tuo | Elite Zumo | Kinetic Smart Control 2018 (Road Machine/Rock & Roll) | Wahoo KICKR SNAP (Current edition) | Transmits power via ANT+ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Transmits power via Bluetooth Smart | Yes | Yes | YEs | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Supports Multiple Concurrent Bluetooth connections | | No, just one | No, just one | No, just one | No | No, just one |
Transmits cadence data | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | No |
Purchase | 4iiii Fliiiight | CycleOps H2 (Hammer 2) | Elite Tuo | Elite Zumo | Kinetic Smart Control 2018 (Road Machine/Rock & Roll) | Wahoo KICKR SNAP (Current edition) | Amazon | Link | Link | Link | | Link | Link |
Backcountry.com | | | Link | | Link | Link |
Competitive Cyclist | | | Link | | Link | Link |
REI | Link | Link | Link | | | Link |
DCRainmaker | 4iiii Fliiiight | CycleOps H2 (Hammer 2) | Elite Tuo | Elite Zumo | Kinetic Smart Control 2018 (Road Machine/Rock & Roll) | Wahoo KICKR SNAP (Current edition) | Review Link | Link | Link | Link | Link | | Link |