Tacx Satori Trainer Review - BikeRadar

eh? 2 stars. wouldnt you know you cant do out of saddle sprinting without the bike swaying from side to side. missed another thing if you are on too high a resistance and try to sprint hard, the trainer tyre will slip a bit. nevermind it still does the job & cycling weekly liked it.

I bought a satori a couple of years ago to replace a Tacx Sirius that I found was just awful.

The Satori was a little smoother in feel however as soon as you ramp up the resistance it becomes very choppy with pronounced dead spots, a very un-roadlike feel. Training on it was very much a chore. (and I like turbo training!)

The Satori is a bit of a bugger to set up when you first get it home but I found it needed no adjustment once assembled.

The frame is very sturdy and is good for out of the saddle efforts.

Mine has now been replaced by the far far better Cycleops Jet Fluid Pro, the Satori is very portable however which means it's great for taking to events to warm up, that is now what I use the Satori for...

Personally I quite like it. I've had one for a while and think its pretty useful both for regular turboing and warming up before a race. Nice stable base and but yes a bit of wheel slip if you really sprint in a high resistance. Only really gripe about it is the resistance lever is quite stiff but doesn't really cause any issues. Certainly worth more than two stars though in my opinion.

I don't think Lowenna Smith, the tester, tested it or set it up properly. I am pretty big and it is solid as a rock. Vibration? what vibration.

The picture does not even have the Tacx skewer fitted!!!!!!!

Seriously Cycling Plus you should know better than that.