Wahoo KICKR Move vs Tacx NEO 3M: Best Smart Trainer King?

Here's everything you could possibly compare between these two trainers.

With the just released Tacx NEO 3M from Garmin this week, Wahoo’s KICKR MOVE smart trainer finally has a legit competitor in the built-in motion-enabled trainer space. Sure, you could (and still can) plop any trainer atop a rocker plate, but the goal of these built-in solutions is to greatly minimize the space that most movement solutions take up, while also giving you some amount of motion. But focusing on motion itself would be missing the bulk of these two products.

These are the highest-priced mainstream options on the market today, and largely for good reason: They’re both exceptional trainers. Pricing aside, you’ll likely be happy with either trainer. However, as always, there are notable differences between them - depending on what you want out of them. And that’s what this post is about.I’m just gonna say this right up front: This is a rabbit hole of a video

As is usually the case with my comparisons, I start off with what should be a simple thing, and find myself days later lying on the floor laptop sprawled about at 3AM realizing I should have stopped while I was ahead. I did not stop. Still, I’m going to try and cover all the differences as best as possible in the various sections below. Keeping in mind that my point here isn’t to re-write two different 8,000-10,000-word video reviews, those reviews are linked above.

0:00 Quick Game Plan
0:16 Pricing & Cassettes
1:56 Initial Setup & Storage Options
2:43 Bike Frame Compatibility
4:18 App Compatibility, Protocols, & WiFI
6:01 Motion & Movement
8:01 Road-Like Realism (Four ways)
10:12 Accessories & Party Tricks
11:17 Sound/Noise Levels
12:22 Trainer Power Accuracy & Control
13:43 Free/Built-in App Features
14:37 Distribution, Support, Warranty
16:16 Final Thoughts & Recommendations

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