Recommend direct drive trainer

Yup, and the H3 as well:

Point being that each and every brand and model can have problems. I only pointed to the Kickr issue because it was specifically mentioned as fixed, and I feel that is not accurate.

Sadly, I see the 3rd gen of smart trainers as the worst batch. I lucked into the 2nd gen on the Neo, Hammer and Kickr (actually 3rd really as a '17), and have not seen the issues that the newer models are showing.

I can’t recommend any current trainer with a strong asterisk that we have seen more issues with these than prior years. I am hoping that the next round will address these issues, but not at all confident considering that many of these issues here are still happening despite claims from the makers that things are better.

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