The reason I went for this smart trainer is that I prefer rollers to a fixed wheel trainer and I already have a power meter. Also, I have only one bike and getting in and out of this trainer is so easy. And use with Zwift on my iPad gives very realistic rides (especially if you set Zwift to 100% gradient emulation). Delivery from Sigma was, as always, very fast and efficient. However, the unit had a serious defect in that the rollers would hardly turn - they needed about 300 watts in my lowest gear to even move. When I contacted Wahoo they instantly organised a replacement, which indicated to me that this was likely a common issue. It was - and the replacement they sent had exactly the same fault. However I decided to persevere before getting yet another replacement, and after about 20mins at 200+ watts in my 34x25, standing on the pedals to do 400+watts for a few seconds every so often, there was a loud bang and the rollers suddenly freed. I thought something had broken, but no, the unit had started performing as it should, responding to the Zwift gradients perfectly and turning over easily on the flat sections and downhills. Wahoo say that the belt must have been jammed and suddenly freed itself - but Wahoo do seem to have a serious issue with quality control of these trainers. Brilliant now its working though.

I was in the market for a turbo trainer following my purchase of an Orbea road bike from Sigma. I spent numerous hours researching whether to buy the Kickr Rollr or Kickr V5 and very nearly went with the V5. I’m so glad I didn’t though… For context I have a fairly large garage, not huge by any means but large enough to house some gym equipment etc. and I wanted a way to use my bike for cardio. The fact that the Rollr is so simple to set up is by far the best thing about it - simply lift your bike in, clamp the front wheel and you’re off. Ride feel is great as the back wheel sways with your weight as opposed to being fixed like on a traditional turbo trainer. I’d note that I currently don’t have a power meter (which is required to use all the features of the Rollr) but find it still works perfect for cardio work.