5 Best Turbo Trainers Under £650
With winter right around the corner, more cyclists are beginning to dust off their turbo trainers to stay fit and avoid harsher weather conditions. To help keep you fit over winter without breaking the bank, here are our top 5 favourite turbo trainers under £650.
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CycleOps H2 Direct Drive Smart Trainer
Buy now with free deliveryFirst on our list is the CycleOps H2 direct drive turbo trainer. A best seller for a reason, this turbo trainer offers an incredibly realistic ride-feel, providing up to 2000 watts of resistance and simulating gradients up to 20%. With an inbuilt power meter accurate to +/-2%, along with speed and cadence sensors, the CycleOps H2 also offers an unrivalled experience on interactive training apps like Zwift and Traineroad too.
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Elite Volano Smart B+ Turbo Trainer
Buy now with free deliveryThe Elite Volano Smart B+ is probably one of the most competitively priced direct drive turbo trainers currently available. When paired with the Elite Misuro B+ power meter, cadence and speed sensors (sold separately), this unit is highly compatible with interactive training apps too. It’s also reasonably lightweight and foldable, for easy storage during the summer months.
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Cycleops Magento Trainer
Buy now with free deliveryCycleops Magento Trainer offers a great workout by applying progressively greater resistance the more power you put through the pedals. While this unit isn’t compatible with interactive training apps, the Cycleops Magento is best used for warming-up pre-race or as an introduction to turbo training. As a bonus, it comes with a lifetime warranty, so it could be used as a spare, in case your main turbo trainer breaks down.
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Elite Arion Digital Smart B+ Rollers
Buy now with free deliveryThe Elite Arion Digital Smart B+ Rollers are one of the very few rollers that are compatible with interactive training apps. Not only can this turbo trainer simulate gradients of up to 5%, it also provides power, cadence and speed data too. Importantly, the position of the rollers can be adjusted to fit a variety of wheelbases – perfect for those who race mountain bikes as well as road.
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Kinetic Road Machine Smart Control
Buy now with free deliveryWith a 12lb flywheel and the ability to simulate gradients up to 10%, the Kinetic Road Machine Smart Control offers an incredibly realistic ride feel on apps like Zwift. Additionally, with a maximum resistance of 1800 watts, it can also handle harder efforts than other similar-priced trainers too. As a ‘wheel-on unit’, it’s also much easier to set up and fold away than most direct-drive units, making it a great option for those with limited space.
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