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Tacx Neo 2 Smart Trainer review

We want to ensure that whether you’re spending £10K on a new lightweight race bike, £2 on a cycling water bottle or £1099.99 on Tacx Neo 2 Smart Trainer, that you’re getting the very best you can get for your money. In today’s Tacx Neo 2 Smart Trainer review we’re going to look at why it scores 8.8/10 in our review and why we recommend it over many of the other 128 products in the Turbo Trainers category. We’ve started by giving you a top level score for each of the key areas when it comes to reviewing these products, these scores include a quality score, price score, review score and an overall score.






Quality

9.2

Price

8.8

Reviews

8.5

Overall

8.8

 

Tacx Neo 2 Smart Trainer reviews

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Tacx Neo 2 Smart Trainer Specification

Tacx Neo 2 Smart Trainer specs

Tacx Neo 2 Smart Trainer
Feature 1

Trainer Type: Direct Drive, Smart

Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1

Feature 2

Axle & Bike Compatibility: Race 130mm, MTB 135mm, 142x12mm, 148x12mm

Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1

Feature 3

Firmware: Upgradeable

Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1

Feature 4

Maximum Power: 2200 Watt

Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1

Feature 5

Maximum Incline: 25%

Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1

Feature 6

Maximum Torque: 85Nm

Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1

Feature 7

Maximum Brake Force: 250N

Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1

Feature 8

Power Accuracy Measurement: To within 1%

Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1

Feature 9

Wireless Connectivity: ANT+ FE-C, Bluetooth Smart open; Data Output: Speed, cadence and power

Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1

Feature 10

Included: NEO Smart, power adapter, power cable, quick release (5mm), 142x12mm adapter kit, assembly kit, manual, skyliner

Other Turbo Trainers found with this feature: 1

Spec 1

Colour: Black

Other Turbo Trainers found with this spec: 1

Price

£1099.99

Number of Reviews

7

Review Score

4.3 / 5

Average score in category: 4.4

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  • . Immersive, innovative and super-silent, the Neo 2 Smart takes all of the tech and spec of its predecessor and ramps up the efficiency and performance to create the ultimate indoor training experience. Doing all it can to bring the outdoors indoors, this intuitive static workout machine comes equipped with a brand-new ‚ÄúPedal Stroke Analysis‚Äù system to measure your power output and positioning through capacitive sensors on each pedal. Added to the wireless connectivity with ANT+ (FE-C) and Bluetooth, this excellent addition to an already brilliant setup gives you real time information to push you to the pinnacle of performance as you ride. Immersive and Intuitive Turbo Trainer. In addition to the pedal stroke analysis, the Neo 2 Smart also brings ascent/descent simulation to every session, letting you push your workout to the limit and imitating inclines up to 25% to really get those thighs throbbing. ‚ÄúReal-Feel‚Äù technology gives the sensation of rattling over cobbles and rougher terrains, while ‚ÄúDynamic Inertia‚Äù replicates what you would feel on a real ride. This adds further realness when linked to VR apps such as Tacx Films and Zwift, viewed on your iOS or Android compatible devices. Maxing out at 2200 watts when sprinting, this dazzling direct drive unit lets you push yourself to the max as you make your off season gains in near silence thanks to the super-quiet running of the machine. An excellent bit of kit for any garage or workout area, the Neo Smart 2 is an unbeatable trainer to make sure you are ready and raring to go once the roads become rideable. Features: Trainer Type: Direct Drive, Smart Axle & Bike Compatibility: Race 130mm, MTB 135mm, 142x12mm, 148x12mm Firmware: Upgradeable Maximum Power: 2200 Watt Maximum Incline: 25% Maximum Torque: 85Nm Maximum Brake Force: 250N Power Accuracy Measurement: To within 1% Wireless Connectivity: ANT+ FE-C, Bluetooth Smart open; Data Output: Speed, cadence and power Included: NEO Smart, power adapter, power cable, quick release (5mm), 142x12mm adapter kit, assembly kit, manual, skylinerFunctions: Descent Simulation Dynamic Inertia Isokinetic and Isotonic Road-Feel Pedal Stroke AnalysisBuy Tacx Training & Nutrition from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Product codes: 8714895055145
  • T2850

No matter what type of bike product your buying, from the simple accessories through to the full setup of your custom built road bike, there are lots of important considerations that you should take into account, especially when you’re shopping online and unable to test the product first. This is especially true when you’re buying products like Turbo Trainers.

Our aim is simple, help you get the very best products for your budget. Whether that’s Tacx Neo 2 Smart Trainer or an alternative, we’ll do our best to find you unbiased, genuine customer reviews to help you make your decision. We’ve found 128 different products in the Turbo Trainers category at Chain Reaction Cycles and we’ve also managed to find 38 products from Tacx (although only 23 of the 38 are in the Turbo Trainers category).

Our first piece of advice is for you to spend some time really getting to know what it is you’re looking for. An important feature for one person might be totally pointless and irrelevant to you, so get a good idea of what you want and need from your Turbo Trainers. Note down this list of key features that your product must have, that way when you’re comparing alternatives you have a starting point to decide whether one product meets your needs or not.

Price is the next and probably one of the most important factors of a purchase, so it’s really worthwhile spending a bit of time analysing the price of Tacx Neo 2 Smart Trainer and seeing how it stacks up against those offered by different brands or even other alternatives from Tacx. Below we’re going to get into the detail of Tacx Neo 2 Smart Trainer to help you see how the prices stack up.

We start this price analysis by looking at the price you can expect to pay for Turbo Trainers. There are 128 different products available at Chain Reaction Cycles, and of those 128, the average price is £205.07. There’s quite a variance in price in this category too with the lowest priced product we found at £4.49 and most expensive was £2008.94.

The next stage we went on to, was to look at the price of products from the brand: Tacx. The average price was £116.26 and we found that the price varies right from as little as £2.99 up to £1099.99 with Tacx products.

And finally we thought it would be good to give you an idea of Tacx products that appear specifically in the Turbo Trainers category. So you can see that the price of Tacx Neo 2 Smart Trainer at £1099.99 is great value considering the average price of Tacx Turbo Trainers is £170.98 and the price varies from £6.99.

It’s also worth bearing in mind that we managed to find Tacx Neo 2 Smart Trainer during our price scan of several cycle retailers, for the amazing price of £1099.99 which represents a £100.00 or 8% saving against RRP. If you think Tacx Neo 2 Smart Trainer ticks all of your boxes in terms of quality and features then it’s more than likely going to be a winner bearing in mind the price.

Tacx Neo 2 Smart Trainer Reviews

Reviews are obviously a key part of the buying process when buying any cycle gear, and that goes for Turbo Trainers too. Reading reviews if going to be the closest insight you get into how good Tacx Neo 2 Smart Trainer is, without actually trying or buying it. Over at Chain Reaction Cycles we managed to find 7 reviews scoring it 4.3 out of 5. That’s a great result considering the price and quality and the fact that it’s a product made by Tacx. In fact when you consider those points and combine it with the fact that the average review score in the Turbo Trainers category is 4.4 and the average score of products from Tacx is 4.2 it’s a steal. And actually, if you look specifically at products from Tacx in the Turbo Trainers category the average review score is 4.3.

That’s why you can see it was easy for us to give Tacx Neo 2 Smart Trainer such a high overall score of 8.8 / 10. It seems to have the perfect combination of features, quality and price making it a great all-rounder.

So our last piece of advice that we can offer is to take your time reading plenty of reviews now, you can see that there are 7 reviews for Tacx Neo 2 Smart Trainer which score it 4.3, so it’s really worth spending a few minutes reading through lots of these to see what the key advantages or dislikes are. It will really reassure you when you come to buying online.

If you do go on to buy Tacx Neo 2 Smart Trainer or in fact any of the other Turbo Trainers, we would love to hear from you. Sharing your views will really help us to write more comprehensive reviews and we will share these thoughts with customers just like you that are looking to read reviews before they commit to buying.