#Tacx flux 2 vs elite suito update#

So, Tacx quietly made more tweaks, working on what would debut in Summer/Fall 2019 as the Flux 2.1 (even though it was never really changed from a consumer standpoint). Essentially, they had all this massive new braking/resistance power compared to a previous Flux, but it was no longer as accurate as the previous version. Tacx was able to confirm these issues and set to work on them. Add a few more months and as part of my review cycle I ran into accuracy issues in ERG mode that made it inaccurate at upwards of 10% off. That matters when going slow up climbs.įast forward 6 months later till December 2018 and Tacx finally started shipping the Flux 2. Whereas now on the Flux 2 you could do nearly 500w at 15KPH. So with the original Flux 1, you’d top out at 225w if doing 15KPH. The main difference aside from the obvious 16% grade simulation was actually more substantial, specifically they increased the working area at low-speed but steep climbing. Meanwhile, the Flux 2 was designed to compete more on-spec with the Wahoo KICKR CORE.įlux 1: First generation Flux with 10% grade simulationįlux S: Basically a Flux 1, but with long derailleur cage support and some internal manufacturing tweaksįlux 2: Far more powerful Flux with 16% grade simulation, increased accuracy claim The Flux S was basically just an original Flux at a lower price point (with a minor tweak to the case to allow for longer derailleur cages), but it enabled Tacx to undercut Wahoo and Elite on pricing.

It ultimately led to Elite making the Direto the following year (substantially increasing performance, as well as a minor bump in accuracy), and then also led to Wahoo offering the KICKR CORE (which in turn mostly killed the original Flux’s appeal).Īnyway, in summer 2018 Tacx announced the Flux 2, they also announced the Flux S. At the time that was a massive deal, and it dominated the market that year. After Wahoo came out with the KICKR and then Tacx came out with the NEO, Tacx popped out the Flux in 2016 at $899. Now, if you turn on the way-back machine, the original Flux was actually the first so-called “mid-range” direct drive trainer. More on that later.įor now, with that already a way-too-long introduction out of the way, let’s get right into it. Toss in another month in peak-COVID here in the Netherlands, after UPS managed to destroy one, and we find ourselves here in July 2020 with a large number of rides under my belt.ĭon’t worry, if you’ve got a Flux 2 of any sort, I’ll explain how exactly to identify which one you have.

#Tacx flux 2 vs elite suito update#

That firmware update didn’t finally release until April 2020. This gave it more internal resistance power to handle all sorts of scenarios, but also set the stage for fixing the earlier accuracy issues I found. Well, many moon phases later, last summer in Aug 2019, Tacx semi-quietly revamped the internals to a new version (oft called the Tacx Flux 2.1). So much so that I even put a warning up on my previous Flux 2 announcement posts saying straight up ‘Do not buy’.

It was around then that I got a unit, and it didn’t take long to determine it had legit road blocker issues, primarily with ERG mode and power accuracy horrifically off.

See, while the Flux 2 was announced in July 2018, it didn’t actually start shipping till late December 2018, and wasn’t really available until early 2019. Wait, didn’t this trainer come out two years ago? And the answer to that is…sorta, but not exactly.