– Compatibility: Quick Release for road/mountain bikes (130/135 x 5mm), and thru-axle for 142x12mm included (with Boost 148x12mm accessory adapter available) – Looks like a sliced bread cooking machine: Yes
– Power Transmission: Both ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart open power signals – Trainer Control: ANT+ FE-C & Bluetooth Smart FTMS – Price: $529USD/499EUR…and finally shipping Thus, we’re just gonna do a quick roll of the main tech specs before we start the normal review bits. However, deciding exactly which one grew up to bread crisper is a tall order. This is the first toaster Elite has made, though, they’ve made countless wheel-on trainers over the years. But in the case of the Tuo, there is no last edition. Normally this section would be a ‘What’s new’ compared to the last edition.
If you found this review useful, feel free to hit up the links at the end of the site, or consider becoming a DCR Supporter. As usual, it’ll go back to them in Italy, afterwards. Note that this Elite Tuo media loaner was sent over by Elite to try out. And, you can hit that play button below to dive straight into all sorts of toaster fun: And thus, here’s my data-driven in-depth review. However, after a few other industry folks I know that also jumped on it for a few seconds confirmed my thoughts, I was then eager to try it out in real-life with my own bike (and side by side to others). To the point I questioned if perhaps trade-show lack of sleep was contributing. However, last year when I first tried this on a trade-show floor I was blown away by how good it felt. Wheel-on trainers have a well-deserved reputation for having poor road-like feel. After all, there are no direct-drive trainers in that range.īut in reality, the most notable thing about the Tuo is actually the road-feel.
However, in reality, the wheel-on trainer remains incredibly popular in the sub-$500 price point.
These days, that type of trainer is mostly going out of style (compared to a wheel-off, direct-drive trainer). Of course, for some people it’s not the Tuo’s toaster-like appearances that are most notable, but rather the fact that it’s a wheel-on trainer. Of course, I’ll dive into details on whether or not they achieved that goal, or just gave up and shipped it. To their credit, the reason they held back was that the accuracy of the unit wasn’t where they wanted it to be a year ago, so they kept engineering to get it where they wanted it. Almost exactly one year to the day after announcing the Elite Tuo trainer, Elite finally started shipping the thing last month.