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Whereas a basic bike trainer turns your bike into a stationary bike, a smart trainer enhances the entire riding experience. By pairing the device with a popular training app you will get performance tracking, custom training programs, virtual rides displayed on a tablet or tv, and on top of that... It makes riding inside a lot more fun! Feel your resistance change as the virtual terrain changes, compete against yourself and your friends, track your progress over time, and hit your goals.
When it comes to staying engaged, and having more fun on your indoor ride, there's nothing that achieves this better than a smart trainer.
Simply connect your smart trainer up to a popular app, such as ROUVY, Zwift, TrainerRoad, hop on your bike and prepare to feel the ride! You'll feel every change in grade, in real time, meaning what you're seeing on screen is exactly what your legs are experiencing. For example, if you (virtually) bike uphill, the smart trainer will automatically increase resistance, thus making it harder to pedal while simulating real-world situations. Ride popular routes from all over the world, or create your own custom virtual rides.
Ride With Friends:
When riding alone on a regular trainer it can be difficult to stay engaged and motivated. But with a smart trainer and an app like Zwift you can ride with friends, pedaling along with them, trying to hold their pace, and passing them just as you would in a real outside ride. Not only is this more fun, but it also helps with motivation and setting your goals.
Through various apps, you will have access to countless structured training programs for your fitness level. They will also measure your speed and cadence, so you can set goals before you ride, and track your progress over time. This will also allow you to virtually compete against your own past rides, as you progressively improve your fitness level. You also get power measurement, which reports the efforts of your ride in watts. For those wanting to improve their cycling fitness during winter, this is critical.
The beauty of a smart trainer is that you get access to a variety of workouts with just one piece of equipment.
All basic, or non-smart, trainers have a set resistance curve. This means that depending on the curve, if your wheel is spinning at 20 mph you will always get the set resistance for that speed.
With a smart trainer, you're now dealing with a resistance range instead of a set point, which gives you a much more realistic ride, as the trainer and apps work together to simulate real-world ride situations on varied terrain.
