“Upgraded from iGenius smart to NEO … my genius broke down so NEO was the logical next step.” – Aarnoud Hoekstra Only thing I dislike about the Neo is the axle conversion kits.” – Paul Vousden Always accurate, quiet, perfect data transmission, erg pick up. “KICKR drove me mad for: warm up and then calibrate, belt tension, rpm sensor, needing to be plugged in, noise, transmitting speed on different channel.
“I picked the Neo over the KICKR after watching and listening to videos of them in use” – Steve Wood Secondary to that, Kickr has issues with belt tensioning and high pitching sound.” – Lee Chee Hong Accurate power and not requiring spin down calibration was the deciding factor. Here are the responses I received when asking people why they chose NEO over the KICKR. Positive Reviews (Reviews on how accurate and quiet the trainer was played a big part in the purchase decision).Better Accuracy (-1% vs +/-2% error rate).Here is a highlight of reasons why people decided to purchase the NEO trainer based on their responses. The NEO also boasts being the most accurate direct drive trainer.Īnother interesting fact is many of the NEO owners were previous KICKR owners and decided to switch trainer companies when they upgraded their trainers. UPDATE: The noise level on both the 2018 Wahoo KICKR (Version 4) and 2018 NEO are about equal with no clear winner.įor NEO owners their main deciding factor was trainer noise and accuracy.Ĭurrently the NEO is the most quiet direct drive trainer on the market. In essence they saw steel when looking at the Wahoo and saw plastic when looking at the Tacx. Many KICKR owners felt the trainer was built better and was of better quality. Whether this is true or not doesn’t really matter, it’s the perception that the KICKR was more reliable which factored into their purchase decision.Īlso pertaining to quality was the actual look and build of the trainer. The opinion of the KICKR owners was that KICKR was more reliable and broke down less.
Of the people surveyed, the number 1 answer for Wahoo owners boiled down to the fact that the KICKR was less expensive than the NEO ($1,599 vs $1,199).Īnother issue that popped up had to do with Trainer Quality Control. Wahoo KICKR – Cost and Quality Control (Winner) I ask both NEO and Wahoo owners why they purchased their trainer over the other and what were the reasons for doing so.
To start things off I thought it would be a great idea to discuss why people decided to purchase the NEO or the KICKR for their indoor trainers. Tacx NEO Vs Wahoo KICKR Survey Comparison They have all but solved the problem and now are as quiet as the NEO trainer. One of the biggest issues plaguing Wahoo in the past was noise level or more specifically the whine that would come from the trainer. UPDATE: Since writing this article Wahoo has released 2 direct drive trainers including the 2018 KICKR and the 2018 KICKR Core. Thanks to both the Facebook Tacx NEO Owners and Wahoo KICKR Owners groups for providing input. We also conducted a survey of both Tacx NEO and Wahoo KICKR owners to get input into why they choose their trainers. Having both trainers allows us to really get a feeling for each and break down some of the main differences between them. Big thanks to both Tacx and Wahoo for supplying the trainers. We recently acquired both the Tacx NEO and the Wahoo KICRK for our 2018 Tacx NEO vs Wahoo KICKR Trainer comparison review.
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