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Just make sure its the Vortex Smart and not the dumb Vortex.
Tacx or their UK distributor dumped the Vortex Smart on clearance at Wiggle EBay etc in May 2019 for £180-200 but its definitely worth more than that.
As stated it doesn’t really react quickly enough for really spiky sub 60 sec efforts but after 10 secs you’ll be at 500 watts if you really want to be.
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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?