But if you’re trying to do workouts with a sleeping baby in a small apartment – this isn’t the trainer for you. I’ve got a feeling I might be sending the Neo back! I’ve only calibrated in the elite app, and mostly it works fine, sometimes a couple of attempts needed. I concur with everything you’ve said above, pretty much marches my experience over the last week. 2) Once you’ve got that done, ensure you rotate the lower knob all the way nice and tight, else, you’ll get inaccurate results. In that case, the company claims up to 1,300w of resistance at 40KPH. SUITO-T is the Elite Suito home trainer without supplied sprocket cassette, a powerful and compact model that offers total compati... Tuo Style and performance. So once you find your spot, you’re good forever. As I noted above, one of the good parts of the Titan’s Grove course is the desert flats, allowing some high flywheel speeds. Until then, here’s some quick assembly tips for doing it yourself: 1) Basically, you’ve gotta decide whether the Tuo will sit on the forward holes or the rear holes. Anything over 85psi on my a Grail wheelset would be asking for trouble. Was the speed value on your zwift calibration correct? At this point in the workout, it was starting to have an impact on my stability. Almost exactly one year to the day after announcing the Elite Tuo trainer, Elite finally started shipping the thing last month. For my attempts, I only got that number after I had received the stop pedaling message and had let the unit spin down. I’d recommend trying as it really does work and brings everything down to a low hum. While the toaster unit itself was in an extra package inside the main box, and well protected, the power plug lay loosely in the outer box and it’s quite mangled with pins in all kinds of unnatural positions. You probably won’t notice a difference in most cases. A year ago, when the Elite Tuo was first announced, it’s appeal was that it was a trainer that didn’t look like a typical trainer. Are you willing to review or test beta products? Check your inbox for more perks. Wanna create comparison chart graphs just like I do for GPS, heart rate, power meters and more? Hey, thanks for the reply! The Direto XR now supports up to 2300 watts and can measure power within +/- 1.5% accuracy thanks to that integrated OTS power meter, the Direto is known for. So, signed up for zwift. Of course, I’d prefer it be accurate. And if you go above that, it’s not as if the trainer stops – it simply doesn’t simulate it as well. What about power accuracy itself? I've got three of these $12 fans floating around the DCR Cave, and I frequently use them on rides. Great review Ray. I’m having a similar issue with no solution yet. . The Tuo feels a lot better and does accelerate if you pedal hard enough. Almost exactly one year to the day after announcing the Elite Tuo trainer, Elite finally started shipping the thing last month. Even after calibrating it with zwift, elite app and my garmin edge 830. Hello, thank you very much for this extensive test. Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by! 4) Then, rotate the upper knob outbound enough so your wheel will fit. Additional screenshot below. But it’s way better than it should be for a $500 smart trainer. Though also, historically speaking, they didn’t have an easy way to issue those till the Upgrado app last year. For the purposes of this particular table, I’ve compared it against the Wahoo KICKR SNAP, Tacx Flow, and Saris M2. Then close the latch, which will make it nice and tight. Installation looks similar to other wheel on trainers. And none of it is technically hard. By applying resistance control, apps can simulate climbs as well as set specific wattage targets. And, all Elite trainers rely on real-time transmission of power and speed so you can hit your target numbers and conquer different workouts. I liked the downhill effect when it keeps spinning when you stop pedalling but most trainers keep accelerating downhill anyway (apart from the Kickr Core) so not that big a deal. Iain… I’ve been using an Ant+ dongle for years and only using bluetooth now because the Tuo seems OK using that. When I watched your video saying have it at 110psi I did ‘ride’ the Tuo but didn’t calibrate it or compare any power figures are anything and it felt pretty much the same. Great review! Finally got it go through the process and now the numbers were way off – cruising giving me a road speed of 90km/h. I've been using it as my main trainer desk for a long time now and love it. I’ve got the Tuo and had if for a couple of weeks. Though, it honestly depends on the tire. It’s pretty heavy for its size, and feels pretty robust. Use Backcountry.com or Competitive Cyclist with either the coupon code DCRAINMAKER for first time users saving 15% on applicable products. Christoph… I’d return it and get a replacement or another trainer? My bike is a hybrid with a 700c with 35c trainer tyre. And finally, in the mean-max graph, we see a little bit of a dip as we approach the 30-second range, which makes sense, as that’s in the territory where some of my slow-moving surges happen, and where we see latency in the Tuo. Small ring up front, middle in the back to keep things neutral and as straight as possible. I only use it with the Tuo because it’s already there, otherwise I think the Tuo is OK. Kevin, I think if you have a number, the calibration has completed successfully. Of course, for some people it’s not the Tuo’s toaster-like appearances that are most notable, but rather the fact that it’s a wheel-on trainer. Before I read this test I was thinking about the Tacx Flow Smart Trainer. It is under 27 inches. If you can get it at that price, i would go for it. The actual build, with good instructions, would take at most 3-5 minutes. Hey Ray, received my Tuo and I’ve had a chance to use it the last few days and I’d like to share my thoughts. I appreciate the response. I might just wait another few weeks in case Apple decides to announce a new version at their November event. You can also use the new Elite Sterzo Smart if you want to control steering in Zwift: Given the Elite Tuo is a smart trainer, it’ll change resistance automatically in a few different ways, primarily driven by different applications/methods. But it was charged (and you cannot switch off Stryd). The next screens are for your HR strap, if you have one. The Elite Zumo is one of the cheapest interactive smart trainers on the market and performs well above its price tag. I haven’t got any power meters but the power figures I’m seeing on Zwift, FulGaz, Bkool and Rouvy are all very similar, so assume that’s what I’m putting out and the trainer is calibrated OK. I’ve read somewhere Elite claim the tolerance for power figures is +/- 5%.