Tacx Neo Smart Direct Drive Trainer vs Elite Arion Digital Smart B+ 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.

You will have to maintain a balance while riding your bike on this trainer, which strengthens your core and overall improves your pedaling form. While using this trainer you can’t afford to lose focus or have an irregular spin pattern.

You just put your bike on the trainer and start pedaling. You don’t have to mount your bike to the trainer or replace your rear wheel with the trainer itself, as you would with different types of trainers.

The Elite Arion Digital Smart B+ Trainer can be folded in half for storage. When folded its dimension are 14 x 24.5 x 15.5 inches.

This smart trainer has wireless functionality and you can manage your workouts trough a smartphone or a tablet via My E-Training app. With this app you can train with pre-set workout programs, it helps you to create personalized training programs and you can even have races using google maps.

With the Elite Arion Digital Smart B+ Trainer, you can simulate a slope of up to 6%.

The front roller can be moved back and forth in 10 different positions to match any bike’s wheelbase.

You can increase the resistance of the roller by using a wireless console, which can be attached to the handlebars of your bicycle.