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I only have experience with Computrainer (old but solid, cheap now) and KICKR (~£1k) so I'm not the one to ask regarding cheap smart trainers. Some people just use speed sensor thingies instead of power but there's not much point in my mind doing that unless you want to just pretend you're World Tour pro level in Zwift races.
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Ah yeah, I remember speaking to someone with an old, but good turbo who used speed/cadence sensors to link it to the virtual world, that just introduces another level of confusion!
@frank9755 cheers, that model had cropped up during a look around earlier - I don't need anything too high end or cutting edge accuracy, just something with enough feedback to keep me interested & give me a rough idea of output.
According to me, buying a singlespeed with mudguards was supposed to negate the need for a turbo, don't think I even put 100 miles on that then everything froze... oh well...
Edit Put a wtd ad on a local cycling group page & someone's offered a Tacx Vortex with a riser & new tyre for £200 - sound any good?
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Smashing, cheers!
What's a good cheapish option for a turbo that could be upgraded for rouvy/zwift etc if I changed my mind about the smart option, anything to look for or definitely avoid? It's always possible I'll spend more time on it than I expected given there's probably gonna be half an inch of ice outside until March...
Ta!