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My knees struggled on the wattbikes at the gym with the q factor which seemed quite wide, is the atom narrower? Also with getting the position long enough for my long arms/short torso fit. Having quite enjoyed some turbo training since lockdown on a very basic dumb model I am also considering options should the 2nd hand market become flooded in a few months time.
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Q factor is 160mm on the Atom rather than 173mm on the Wattbike Pros.
Sort of in the middle of road and mountain bike Q factors.
Can't say I've noticed the difference with my road bikes, can feel the difference with my Duraace 7710 cranks, which feel too narrow at 136.3mm.
Also fixed crank length at 170mm, which also doesn't bother me, though I usually ride 165mm.I haven't done any turbo rides longer than an hour though, so some of the fit differences might get more uncomfortable for longer sessions maybe?
You can change the handlebars, so if you can't get quite enough reach, then you could replace them with longer reach dropbars for an extra 20mm if needed?
Acliff
I really like mine, managed to find it prior to lockdown at a very reasonable price, barely used (like most Wattbikes I imagine).
It’s pretty quiet, noticeably more compact in footprint to a bike, and also rock solid. Pedalling efficiency is quite fun as well as pretty meditative during efforts, Wattbike hub app is good and also free.
Got it so that wife could use it too, need to get some speedplay cleats on some bike shoes for her.
A welcome advantage is not staining the carpet with bike drivetrain grease, which always seemed to transfer somehow through legs, shoes, socks.