Recently moved my trainer from garage to the house. Used this floormat to minimize vibration and protect floor from sweat, etc. This floormat has worked well so far. No complaints from my wife about noise / vibration when I'm on the trainer at 5am and it cleans up easily. I had a mild odor when it first arrived, but I let it sit out for a few days and that has dissipated. I also laid the floormat out for a few days with weight on the ends to prevent them from curling up. All in all, an excellent product.
I got injured and needed a trainer for rehab and thought it would be a good idea to use it to ride later in the winter as well. It was fairly easy to assemble and connect the bike to it. There are adapaters in the kit and while the instructions weren't great (and the link to the video is so old school technology and size) it didn't take too long to figure out. One thing I missed is the fact that you can change the COG to fit your bike better so without it it made noise. The Zwift click attached was easy to connect and so were all the electronics.
All in all pretty good and while I ended up upgrading to the zwift frame since I felt having a bike on a trainer with all the sweat and forces is not really ideal and I was too lazy to reconnect it every time its easy to use and the zwift integration is really cool.
A lot of reviewers complain about the price. FWIW I got them on sale here for a good sale price. As far as that goes, to get this feature your other options are a Neo 3M or Kickr Move which are substantially more $. I think it's great that Garmin made retrofit for Neo1/2/2T trainers. Yes you can get rocker plate, but that is really big and can be costly too
As far as how they are, in the saddle it's pretty subtle and good. Adds to the "not being bolted to the floor" feeling. I do not like it AT ALL out of the saddle. Too much back and forth motion. I can't see how anyone would like it. My indoor bike is rim brake. I set the front brake so the quick release is set very tight. If I close it, it stops the front wheel which stops the motion. If I am out of saddle just a little I just grab the front brake lever
This really improves your engagement with Zwift. You pay much more attention to the twists and turns of the road, making the experience more immersive. I also run Zwift Sauce in order to see the drafting meter, and combined with the Sterzo, I am much more deeply engaged in my Zwift rides. I also have the Zwift play controllers that allow steering, but their approach is nowhere near as intuitive as this. I also have to give a shout-out to Sterzo customer support. A spring broke on my Sterzo after a couple of years of use. I contacted them for a replacement spring, and they sent me a whole new unit. Bluetooth connection is rock solid.
