Tacx Neo Smart Direct Drive Trainer vs Kinetic Rock and Roll 2.0 Trainer

With this bike trainer, you can simulate various road types like cobblestone, gravel, mud and other. It does it by producing vibrations as you would experience while riding outdoors.

The Tacx Neo Smart Direct Drive bike trainer is attached to the rear of your bike and replaces its rear wheel. Since this trainer replaces your rear wheel, the tire of your bike will not take any damage as it would with fluid or magnetic trainers.

Since there’s no flywheel this trainer doesn’t produce a lot of noise. The only noise you will hear will be from your bike chain.

The Tacx Neo is compatible with a high variety of workout apps and software. You can use the Tacx app, Zwift or any other compatible software, that logs your workout data and allows you to compete with other riders. The full compatible software list can be found on Tacx website.

With the Tacx Neo bike trainer, you can simulate a slope of up to 25%.

The Tacx Neo is a smart trainer. It has Bluetooth connectivity and it supports ANT+ Fitness Equipment control protocol. This allows you to connect your smartphone wirelessly to your bike trainer and monitor your workout data on your smartphone in real-time.

The base of this trainer can be easily folded up. When folded its dimensions are 24.4 x 10.2 x 17.3 in.

The Kinetic Rock and Roll trainer is Bluetooth enabled and can be used with Zwift and TrainerRoad software on your tablet or smartphone. These apps allow you to have diverse training plans, live performance data and has many more great features to modify your workouts.

The Kinetic Rock and Roll 2.0 trainer is equipped with a pivoting spring mechanism and a turntable raising block. The pivoting spring mechanism allows you to pivot the whole bike from left to right and the raising block allows you to turn your front wheel to both sides. This whole system gives you a more natural riding feel.

The side-to-side movement while using this bike trainer engages your core muscles, which improves your overall cycling form.

If you don't want to wash your floor every time after your workout, you can get a Kinetic Trainer Mat. You can lay down this mat under your bike and the trainer. This will provide you with more stability for the trainer itself and sweat-free floor. The mat can be bought on Kinetic website or ordered together with the trainer on Amazon for $65.

For $35 you can buy a specific trainer tire from Kinetic which is design to have a better grip on the trainer, then regular tires. By using this tire you will also preserve your existing tire from wear and tear. The tire can be bought on Kinetic website or ordered together with the trainer on Amazon.

Nearly every part of this bike is made out of steel or aluminum.

You get a lifetime warranty on the frame of the trainer and a 2-year warranty on InRide sensor.