Very interesting [image] JetBlack Victory: New $399 Direct Drive Smart Trainer Hands-On The JetBlack Victory is a product announcement that needs more room in a post title. If I could have used all the words in the title, it’d probably say say: 'First Look at JetBlack Victory, the $399 …

Surprised it wasn’t supplied with a belt.

Quieter, longer life, no maintenance, looks like the routing is already meant for belts with that tensioner setup instead of breaking the rear triangle. (sorry, for the Zwift bike and not the trainer itself)

That just starts to open up the can of worms that Zwift missed: standard bottom bracket, multi-length cranks, seat fore-aft adjustment without touching the saddle.

There’s a number of reasons, some valid, some not some not so much. Volume and support logistics from distributors is often cited but there is often a premium because it is simply what the Canadian market will bear.

A couple of things. It’s priced just low enough to make it a hassle to order from the US, incur shipping, possibly some duty and taxes are taxes whether it comes across the border or bought locally. Can be cheaper but is it that much cheaper to deal with that,? For most people no, they just want to …

I think they positioned it 50 CAD lower than the Core just to beat the price while they haven’t settled inventory needs. They aren’t much preocopied with the Canadian market as they might not be able to fully attend the US market. The website only offered the trainer until two days ago. Now they al…

Fair. I was replying in more of a general sense why CDN prices for goods are almost always notably greater than US price x exchange for most goods.

Hey @gpl , do you know if the Victory has a similar ‘Control w/ ANT+ power meter’ that the Kickr Core does? I really like the look of the Victory but I generally use my Assiomas on my Kickr as the power source.

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AlexMartins October 9, 2024, 1:40pm 27

I know and agree that it’s not just a plain straightforward conversion.

Just can’t see the reason behind it. Well, I have an idea. Let’s see how this will unfold.

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