TacxFlux Smart Trainer (Updated 2018 Version) Max 1500 Watts, 10% Slope, ANT+, Bluetooth, Magnetic, Shimano/Sram Freehub Body, Model T2900

Perfect, just what my research indicated it would be. I’d seen all the reviews talking about the early failures, but rather than scaring me away I dug a little deeper. For the most part the failures were in the first batch leaving the factory and from what I could tell TACX was addressing the problem. I took that to be a good sign, TACX wasn’t abandoning the product.I watched Shane Millers and DC Rainmakers YouTube reviews and again they didn’t discourage me. Again, TACX could be seen as addressing the problem.The Flux is an entry level direct drive trainer, and at the price point that I could afford. The local shops all seemed to have the Cycleops trainers which didn’t excite me. I’m not sure why but I didn’t feel good about them, the price point was just out of reach for me as well.The setup was easy, unbox, slide the legs on and bolt them in place. The hardest part was putting the cassette on, but only because I used the 12T connector instead of the 11T one. Both came with the Flux.I’d reached out to the seller prior to placing the order and had received an immediate answer. Another good sign as far as I was concerned.My first ride with the Flux on Zwift told me I’d made a good decision. The first hill, I saw it coming and just like real life as I moved into attack position the resistance went up and I started the climb. I find I love attacking the rollers around the city in Zwift and have climbed Leath hill 3 times in the last two days. One of my goals this winter was to get better at climbing hills, this trainer is going to make that goal a lot easier to achieve.I’d definitely recommend the Flux to other cyclists, and already have. I took it with me to the studio at the request of the guys I ride with. They all liked what they saw.

I waited 6 weeks and about 1k miles of riding to leave a review as the flux had a rough start and some bad reviews. I picked it up for $600 in early December and began the relationship with the trainer with some pessimism. Based on my experience, all the issues appear to be in the rear view mirror.I find the Tacx Flux to be a great value at its price point for a direct drive trainer. There is nothing that costs less that will provide the same experience and you will have to spend at least $100 more fore the Elito or $200+ for the Wahoo Core (which appears to be a great trainer).A little about me first. I’m a masters cat 4 roadie who rides over 5k miles/year of which 2k/year is inside (life in the north). FTP is 3.5w/kg with peak sprint at just under 1,200 watts.As for the experience... I have a stages left side crank for my power to compare. The Tacx Flux reads power on the low slide for your initial push, or when sprinting as it is calculated versus measured (Stages is an actual strain gauge). When working in steady state efforts, like Zwift, it works really well. I really find the ERG mode to be helpful, most of the time. On longer VO2 Max or FTP efforts, I do find the ERG makes it more difficult, so I turn it off. I also revert back to the Stages if my legs are tired and I need to complete a difficult workout. It’s kind of like cheating. I can tell my legs have gotten stronger over the last six months and I’m looking forward to a higher FTP as a result.Connecting the Flux to my iPad and Zwift is really easy. I think the flux runs super quiet. The fans and shifting are the only real noises. Coming from a Kurt kinetic rock and roll, I do miss the side to side movements. I hope this review helps. It’s my first on amazon.

I bought this because after reading the reviews it would be a good product at a great price. I should have paid more attention to the reviews that mentioned the belt slipping. The first ride went great and I was so excited to get to use it before work the next day. After about 10 minutes of the next ride I heard a funny noise and it felt like the belt was slipping. Then I began to notice the same burnt rubber/plastic smell mentioned in other reviews and the resistance became very irregular, almost like it was rubbing on something internally. So I too am returning this. Thanks Amazon for making the process easy!

This is absolutely the best price you are going to find for a direct drive smart trainer. If you are on the fence between this and a wheel-on, DEFINITELY GO WITH DIRECT DRIVE :) The usability and riding experience on this trainer is far superior, and at a price of a good wheel-on.Received a 2017 model but the seller was very quick to resolve the issue. After speaking to them as well as Tacx, I am assured that all of the units this seller is offering were produced after the manufacturing issue that plagued this model in early 2017. Even though the model I got wasn't quite correct, it arrived in perfect shape and operates without any issues at all.As another person has mentioned in a review, you can safely ignore the older reviews around faulty units -- the ones this seller is offering are totally fine.

The Flux Smart Trainer was my first smart trainer purchase. This is no small spend by any means, but having a quiet trainer that I can ride early in the morning or late at night and not wake up the family is key. It connects right away with Zwift. I am now riding more and longer thanks to this smart technology. I have logged more winter miles and hours this winter than I have ever and it is because of this new tech. If you are looking to get into the direct drive smart trainer market this is the one for you.

The device works very well from November 2018 to February 2019. Problems: 1) The trainner lost the power or brake by 1 to 2 seconds. 2) The sound increased a lot,after 10 minutes. 3) After one hour the sound in the shaft of the cassete is like a "pop corn" machine. It's possible to have detailed instructions for the maintenance? It doesn't atached nothing.

Brilliant at agreat price. New generation is available.

No vale para la mountain-bike y hace ruido

Un peu lourd (~16Kg) et pas très pratique à déplacer, mais pour le reste c'est parfait : connexion ANT+ ou Bluetooth, possibilité de contrôler la résistance automatiquement via une application comme Zwift, ... Ce home-trainer répond parfaitement à mes besoins !

Ora mai è sco su strada per allenarmi sul rullo! Qualcosa di stupendo un me 800km fatti di rullo gli allenamenti e i programmi compatibile allungano la voglia di salire sul rullo e poi tacx è unaGaranzia fare una recensione è quasi sprecato, andate sul sicuro e comprate tacx

Erste Bewertung, schauen wir mal eie es weitergeht.Gestern gekommen, den Fuß mit 2 Schrauben abgeschraubt, die Kassette aufgesetzt und das Rad drauf, hier war es was tricky da sich der Hinterbau immer was versetzt hatte, als dann der Schnellspanner kam war alles OK.Auf meinem Handy, S7 Edge, die App drauf und die Software nach dem Trainer suchen lassen, kurze Zeit später waren die Geräte via ANT grkoppelt. Meine Garmin Vector Pedale sowie der Pulsgurt wurden auch erkannt.Über cloud.tacx.com ein Workout aufs Handy und los gingBis jetzt Top, jetzt werde ich erst mal testen.So, nach fast 3 Monaten mal Zusammenfassung,Als Tablett nutze ich nun das Fire8 mit der TACX Software, brauche da keinen TV oder was großes,der FLUX koppelt sich via Bluetoth mit dem Fire8 sehr gut und stabil. Parallel zum Tablett ist mein Garmin 1000 über ANT+ mit dem Flux auch noch gekoppelt, den Garmin wegen Puls und den Vector Pedalen (Wattmessung an den Pedalen)TACX hat sein Portal was geändert, man kann nun seine GPX Daten hochladen und abfahren, das macht SpaßNach längeren Strecken richt der Trainer immer noch sehr,Blatt 9+10 kann ich nicht nutzen, warum auch immer, es knackst dann, die Schaltung habe ich eingestellt, Kassette ist neu, die Kette ist so gut wie neuUPDATE 11.2018Nachdem TACX anfänglich den Import von eigenen GPX Daten zugelassen hat und dauch das spätere Abfahren der eigenen Strecken darf man nur noch Importieren und wenn man Diese dann Abfahren möchtt wird man mit fast 10€ pro Monat zur Kasse gebeten. Das Gerät ist weiterhin OK, aber dies war für mich auch eine grundlegende Funktion die mich zum kauf dessen führte. Ich werde jetzt dann zu BKool wechseln, OK die kosten auch 10€ im Monat aber da kann man aber auch seine eigenen Tourvideos hochladen und diese dann abfahren, sofern die GPX Daten enthalten. Ich werde TACX aber noch eine bitter böse Mail schreiben und ich hoffe das das alle anderen TACX User auch machen werden.