Mr. October wrote:
Just following up on this thread . . hopefully the OP doesn't mind . . I have a first generation Kickr which I have been VERY HAPPY with despite others complaints about power inaccuracies. My only problem with the Kickr is noise. I train very early in the morning and my wife complains bitterly that she listens to my entire ride. I am out in the garage, but the pitch and vibration go right through the slab.
Anyway, given the quiet reputation of the Tacx Neo Smart I'm thinking of switching .. . and quickly because there is a pretty good VIP sale at Clevertraining.com. Anyway, I primarily use Trainer Road to control the Kickr from my iPad or iPhone. I'm assuming I'd need an ANT+ stick to do so with the Tacx Neo. Correct?
Thanks for the help!
Apple products don't use ANT, they use bluetooth. I would think the neo should talk directly with your ipad/iphone via bluetooth with no further hardware required.
I'm still gun shy on Tacx VR trainers after my previous experiences with their imagic trainers and shoddy software/service. Hopefully things are better now. I know a few folks that have had Neo's fail on them, but I guess the same can be said for the odd kickr too.