Well be there on sat too. If you come message me on the forum and we’ll meet up! It’s a big place so we might not run into each other if we don’t plan ahead.
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My prediction is e-bikes on e-bikes on e-bikes
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A wahoo employee commented on DC rainmaker that they have no plans for their own radar.
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End of the show and here are the summaries:
Zwiftcast with some two episodes that include some great coverage as well.
Cycling Tips
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- Win
- There are elements I like and some I don’t. Overall, this and the other smart bikes are an interesting direction with some intriguing possibilities.
- 50/50 Win/Loss
- The H3 looks to be a great refinement to an already solid trainer. The new $1000 USD price is a bonus as well.
- Rename from CycleOps > Saris was unexpected by me.
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IMO, this was a really smart move. They established themselves well vis a vis SRM 20 years ago - hub-based power metrics vs crank-arm based (when I was comparing the two PMs and bought the SRM). That war is over. They lost. However, they are trying to reestablish themselves in a leadership position and the CyclOps/PowerTap brands are more baggage than help. Saris, while less recognized, allows them to compete in a new era.
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I like the concept/idea of a smart bike… and I get the practical use case of the Wahoo bike… but I cant get over the look. I’m just not a fan. I’m sure it will ride/feel great, but like most cyclist, I see aesthetics as big factor in most of my cycling purchases.
Maybe it’s just easy for me to say that as I dont see myself spending $3500 on one. At least not anytime soon…
Full disclose, I have the entire Wahoo ecosystem (Kickr 18, mat, desk, fan and climb).
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Agreed on the looks of the Wahoo. It is not “pretty” in a regular sense. All square angles and straight lines. The zig-zag Wahoo is utilitarian at best. The only thing marginally “clean” is from the pedals back to the resistance unit. It’s functional and engineering driven.
I guess it shouldn’t be surprising if you look back and see the Kickr vs the other companies trainers. The Kickr has style, but it’s all industrial with little or no fluff, when compared to the Neo and H3 that have much more “style”.
That said, the Wahoo better than the Stages which is pure spin bike looks. The Wattbike Atom and Neo Bike are the real lookers in the group, by comparison. Those seem to have more of an actual design approach applied to them.
All this is purely subjective and I even had someone call the Wahoo bike “a looker” which I simply don’t see.
I think you may want to add a direct link to podcast #219 as well, Nate and Jonathan’s interview with Ray Maker at Eurobike.
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Great point, and edited above.
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Thanks. It was an excellent review of the leading smart bikes, smart trainers, and head units among other related topics of importance to TR users.
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Added Smart Bike summary from GPLama, Shane Miller.
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I also added links to ZwiftCast episodes with some great EB19 coverage.
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I added the FitFile Podcast with related info in the summary post above.
Better late than never, Cycling Tips did a summary.