Last week news broke about Tacx being acquired by Garmin. There are plenty of people in much better positions than me talking about this but I wanted to add my two cents worth to the discussion as well. As someone who both uses and promotes and sells both brands I have to say I am excited to see what this means. I love my Garmin Fenix 3 (not found a good enough reason to update it to the newest version yet) and my Tacx i-Vortex (although I have not been on it yet this winter). Both products have lasted me...

Follwoing on from the post about winter we have a review of a Tacx indoor training from a customer who bought one last season to train. I purchased the Tacx Satori smart trainer last winter as a way to get some kilometres in during the cold wet winter months. As a first time buyer I wanted to keep the price at a reasonable level. The Satori Smart arrived, hassle free and quick as usual from Michael, I had it unboxed and set up within 10 minutes with the bike attached. I downloaded the app to my smartphone to calibrate the...

Recently I had the pleasure of purchasing a Tacx i-Vortex to keep me going through the cold winters here in Switzerland. Below are a few observations and comments on the trainer. Firstly, it is a very simple kit to set up. We have 2 bikes of different sizes that are easily interchangeable. You just snap one bike out and set the new one in place. The control panel is also easy to move from one bike to the other with the multi width straps allowing it to fit any bike handlebar. TTS4 - The software is came with. To get...