Kinetic Rock and Roll Smart II users?

  • What is your cooling fan and motivation situation? These are sometimes lacking and lead to the lower performance.
  • No. I have seen far too many issues with that resistance unit. They were super bad in the initial release, and I have seen too little improvement since then to consider one of their units.

  • Different but related, their release of the new R1 smart trainer is equally plagued with issues.

  • IMHO, Kinetic is the best dumb trainer on the market. I have an original gray unit that I will keep forever. But I would not touch one of their electronic controlled smart trainers.

If you wanted to buy something to improve your R&R, you might consider the Kinetic Pro Fywheel. It’s not for everyone, but it adds a notable amount of momentum to the trainer, and that is something that makes a big difference for some riders.

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