Just curious - don’t see much discussion. Can’t justify the cost of a smart trainer at the moment, but realized that the Kinetic smart control resistance units are only in the $300-400 range, so I could retrofit my old Rock&Roll trainer for about 1/2 of what I expected a smart trainer would be. Most of the reviews I see online are only talking about Zwift, so curious about any feedback from Sufferfest users.
FWIW, just getting back into riding after about a 3 year hiatus. Former long-term Sufferlandria resident, so just getting the pain cave set up in new house and going through all my gear to see what needs updating.
Hey WT! Kinetic machines are few and far in between around here as you can see by your post.
I’ve been on a kinetic R1 for just over a year. Problems I’ve experienced with it are calibration issues that require a complete power cycling the unit to get it to cooperate and it being very loud though I know the smart road machine runs quieter.
Hopefully this helps…happy suffering
I’ve had a Kinetic Smart Control trainer for about 3 years. Stopped working properly after a few months. I went through all the troubleshooting on their website without success. It took multiple emails, calls and voicemails before I got a response. To make a long story short, the motor was defective and they replaced it. I continue to have issues with calibration. No connection problems with Sufferfest, but sluggish response in ERG mode so I end up using level mode most of the time.
