Top positive review
5.0 out of 5 starsDon’t let the early reviews scare you, the Flux is a great trainer
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2018
Perfect, just what my research indicated it would be. I’d seen all the reviews talking about the early failures, but rather than scaring me away I dug a little deeper. For the most part the failures were in the first batch leaving the factory and from what I could tell TACX was addressing the problem. I took that to be a good sign, TACX wasn’t abandoning the product.
I watched Shane Millers and DC Rainmakers YouTube reviews and again they didn’t discourage me. Again, TACX could be seen as addressing the problem.
The Flux is an entry level direct drive trainer, and at the price point that I could afford. The local shops all seemed to have the Cycleops trainers which didn’t excite me. I’m not sure why but I didn’t feel good about them, the price point was just out of reach for me as well.
The setup was easy, unbox, slide the legs on and bolt them in place. The hardest part was putting the cassette on, but only because I used the 12T connector instead of the 11T one. Both came with the Flux.
I’d reached out to the seller prior to placing the order and had received an immediate answer. Another good sign as far as I was concerned.
My first ride with the Flux on Zwift told me I’d made a good decision. The first hill, I saw it coming and just like real life as I moved into attack position the resistance went up and I started the climb. I find I love attacking the rollers around the city in Zwift and have climbed Leath hill 3 times in the last two days. One of my goals this winter was to get better at climbing hills, this trainer is going to make that goal a lot easier to achieve.
I’d definitely recommend the Flux to other cyclists, and already have. I took it with me to the studio at the request of the guys I ride with. They all liked what they saw.
