![]() And you can use the FE-C control from various head units as well. This means you can pair your head unit/watch directly to the trainer to record stats. Alongside the same metrics on Bluetooth Smart. Further, it’ll broadcast out your ANT+ Speed, Cadence, and Power. Plus on the Bluetooth Smart side, apps that work with the Tacx Smart trainers already, will work with Flux. Like virtually all high end trainers these days, the unit supports ANT+ FE-C for trainer control. These apps can be anything from Zwift to TrainerRoad to Kinomap and many more. The Flux is a fully electronic trainer, in that your resistance can be controlled electronically from various apps on desktop or mobile devices. Whereas Wahoo is providing that cassette on their KICKR included in the trainer cost, but if your needs don’t match their 11-speed cassette you’re basically replacing it anyway. As with the Tacx NEO, and Elite and CycleOps direct drive units, you’ll have to provide your own cassette (a $50-$70 cost), plus installing said cassette. That means that you’ll remove your rear wheel and affix your bike directly to the trainer. To begin, as is likely obvious from the above, the Flux is a direct drive trainer. Here is one of those almost-production units: This state is important to note because it helps to set the stage for timelines later on in terms of release/shipping dates. The company currently has a handful of not-quite-production units to show, though they look the part of a production unit. As you can see below, things take interesting paths from prototype to production (or, near production as it is today). At the time, the trainer was very much still a prototype externally, even if internally it was pretty much locked. Way back in early June I got to spend some time riding on a Flux while visiting the Tacx headquarters. ![]() Still, the Flux is a demonstration of Tacx for the third year in a row pushing the boundaries of prices and feature alignment in the trainer space. However, they did roll out a substantial firmware update to their high end NEO lineup earlier in the summer, plus that model received a very minor external shell modification to make it compatible with more bikes. The Flux would be the only new cycling trainer they’d release this season (aside from the Magnum treadmill, but I’ll cover that separately). This new trainer sits at the upper edge of the mid-range electronic trainer pricing range at $899USD/€799, but pulls in features historically only seen at higher levels, notably being direct drive and ANT+ FE-C for electronic trainer control. I have to wait a couple of days to check if my choice was ok.This week at Eurobike, Tacx has announced their latest smart trainer, the Tacx Flux. ![]() But I try to restrain myself from the spiral of the doubts. If you ordered the Flux 2.1 the worse think is to make the double check and collect the opinions after the purchase But it’s only my opinion.īTW - I have ordered Direto X (big sale, I bought it for a half of the market price) and - exactly as much as you- I’m not convinced I did a right thing. What I considered as disadvantages (stability, predictability of the bike) is great advantage to him. I can’t live with the bike and I sold it to friend of main and…he is super happy with the bike. It was the worse bike in my entire live (in my opinion). I bought a Argon 18 Gallium Pro a couple of years back. This is why I don’t like buying think rely on reviews, other opinions. But we are so different, our expectations and needs can be so unmatched. ![]() On the bike I use on the trainer the Stages L is mount and it works ok with TR and Zwift but to be honest I wouldn’t buy it again. No too bad in terms of noise, general feel, connections etc. Thoughts? Anyone having good experiences with the Flux 2.1? As a fall back we’re prepared to exchange it for a Neo 2T but I’m starting to wonder if I don’t need to just cancel the Flux 2 before it gets here and get a Neo 2T from the get go. The plan we discussed was to get the Flux 2 as it would allow for funds to be saved up for her new bike. Not looking to do any kind of upgrade until we have the funds to build her a gravel machine. We chose the Tacx Flux because it’s advertised to work with 8 speed cassette’s and that’s what she’s got. Unpredictable resistance surging in ERG mode is going to quickly lead to frustration and rage quitting. Reliable is key here as it will be used by my wife who is just getting on the bike again after a ~ 7 year hiatus. I just want something that works reliably with TR and is in stock. Has anyone had good experiences with the 2.1? Personally I’m not that concerned about road feel or being super accurate. It’s expected to arrive Friday so I did some further googling on it and there are a lot of complaints out there about the device. I recently read DC Rainmaker’s updated review of the Tacx Flux 2 and went ahead and pulled the trigger.
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