I would describe it as stagnant. The Smart Bike segment, like smart trainers, hasn’t really moved forward the last several years. The Original Kickr was a game changer from what existed at the time:
- Smart Trainer: only real option was the computrainer. Wheel on, funky setup, proprietary software
- Dumb trainers / rollers
Since the original Kickr came out, it and competitors have tweaked their products, but nothing really innovative. I would argue the next innovative idea was the InsideRide Kickr E-Flex.
For smart bikes, what has really changed since the original Stages, Wahoo, Tacx bikes came out? The Muov (formerly Muoverti) tilt-bike looks cool, but it is feeling more and more like vaporware