Originally Posted by
rms13
Can't go wrong unless my wife found out how much I spent on one. I'm sure direct drive is the best experience but I can't justify the cost right now.
I ended up buying the Magnus today because REI had it on sale right now. $450 out the door including sales tax and I got a $20 gift card with the purchase so $430 at the end of the day. Haven't tried it yet but read and watched several reviews after the recommendation here. Maybe not quite as good as Kickr Snap according to reviews but I also don't think the Kickr is worth $170 more right now. If I bought I nicer dumb trainer and speed/cadence/power sensors that I don't already have I think I would be close to $400 anyway and wouldn't have the controlled resistance
Quick things, I highly recommend a trainer tire as I burned through 2 tires till I got one, it's a great investment. Also, make sure you
CALIBRATE before every ride. When I initially bought mine I went months before realizing I actually had to calibrate the darn thing lol! For calibration, I recommend Cycleop's own app Rouvy, it does have paid features, but it will let you free ride to warm up and calibrate for free.