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Pros

The kinetic road machine control trainer is essential for any cyclist. The only noise is from the tire on the roller and the bike's drive train.



Cons

The experience is painful to put it mildly. On the positive side, mechanically this product is solid. Fundamentally, it seems like a solid mechanical company simply has not made it to the electronic world.

The kinetic fit app crashes every 10 minutes or less. Works like garbage with android. Without a functional control app you could save a bunch of money and buy a old school basic resistance trainer.

Kinetic support seems to think this is a feature and you should only want their fancy modes, like erg.

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Quality


I am very happy with this product


I have the original road machine and i’m very happy with the smart trainer version


I was angry with myself and with the design that was so easily breakable see picture


Id never actually used zwift before but i new id need that type of feedback to keep from getting extremely bored with the whole...  Read More

Competitiveness


It gets me so much closer to the feeling of a real ride and the presence of other riders injects some friendly competition and ...  Read More


I use the default zwift settings for sensitivity of resistance to incline and it works very well for me


I bought this trainer prepandemic lucky me as it was more competitively priced than its competition wahoo and cycleops


You must have a usbant dongle to get accurate zwift riding

Overview

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    kinetic, good, every, new and connected.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has determined that the review content quality is high and informative.
  • Our engine has detected that Amazon has altered, modified or removed reviews from this listing. We approximate total reviews altered up to 23.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 108 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 9 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    But i would get occasional bluetooth drops and it would ruin group or pace partner rides


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Switched to bluetooth and i hardly ever get any drops anymore


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Only time i use the kinetic app is if there is a firmware update


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I dont use a dongle for bluetooth reception as my tablet and smart trainer are less than 23 feet apart


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Recommend buying a spare training tire


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Worked great for 2 months then wouldnt connect via bluetooth to either zwift or rouvy fitness apps


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Tried to update firmware with kinetic app and it was not to be found in google play or in any search


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I tried it with an android and it did not work at allhad connection issues

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