Hey, so I spend a fair amount of time on my Wahoo Kickr and my wife is interested in joining me in the old pain cave (basement). We set her up on her bike on the old dumb trainer, but she doesn’t like the feel of it and wants to get a spin bike. I do not want a Peloton, 1 I’ve seen videos that show…

What does she not like? What type of dumb trainer is she on? Does she like it on your trainer? Might just be the setup. Of course, happy life…

I don’t even know the brand. It’s just a wheel on trainer from Amazon or something from years ago. She says it slips and feels unstable when standing. She’s never used mine. She’s about a foot shorter than me, so riding my bike isn’t an option and it would be a pain to change the cassette on the Ki…

The ATOM isn’t available in the US unfortunately. It’s also a bit above what I was looking to spend. Aren’t they several thousand, regardless of currency?

I’ve used a handful, and the best is at our gym - the Stages SC3 [image] Stages SC3 Indoor Bike Found in thousands of studios and clubs around the world, the Stages SC3 is the global leader in premium indoor cycling. Innovative bike features, such as the aluminum frame, CarbonGlyde, mag…

Well, unless the ATOM has improved wildly, I would pity a US Distributor. I had one here in the USA (bloody crazy expensive to ship) and it was a wholly unsatisfactory piece of equipment. The strain gauges broke within a few rides, zero serviceable pieces inside the unit, etc. etc. I ended up s…

Maybe a Keiser M3 or M3i from a gym retrofit would be in your pricepoint? It is a commercial-grade spin bike.

[image] dotsonrk: it would be a pain to change the cassette on the Kickr every time she wanted to ride. I swap my wife’s bike onto my trainer when she wants to do a workout. The cassette is 11 speed which matches my bike. Her bike is is a 10 speed. Works fine. How different are your two bikes…

I have a Tacx Neo Bike on order, but it is definitely way above the price range you are looking for.

Interesting, I didn’t realize you could get away with that, Dave. Unfortunately she’s just on Sora or Claris. So she’s 8 speed +/- 1. I might still trying it out (gently). I would hate to mess up the bike or the trainer.

Steve, those things are super nice looking. I didn’t think they came out until mid-Feb? Super jealous. Maybe I’ll just buy that and steal it for myself?

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I’ve used a handful, and the best is at our gym - the Stages SC3

Power and cadence broadcast via Bluetooth or ANT+. Unfortunately it is above your price target unless you can find one used.

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