I did when I wanted both Bluetooth and Ant+ and my oath it but the was loud! I couldn't believe the amount of noise it made - I thought I had a small jet turbine in the room with me. PPS: Don't make the mistake of buying one of the newer Cycleops Magnus trainers with the fan visibly built into the flywheel. PS: The Powerbeam is a smart trainer and will give you all the resistance you practically need unless you're built like The Hulk. I bought my Powerbeam used from my trainer, who is a former Pro cyclist so it's seen some use but never a moment's trouble. My wife has now inherited my Powerbeam and is perfectly happy with it. Unfortunately I do not have to compare with, other. Not only do I see annoying noise problems that the unit makes, but I also understand that it is not measuring power well, as it gives values far below, and does not detect the high power peaks. If you can live with that you'll have a good sturdy quiet trainer that is durable and does everything you need at a very good price. On the other hand, I agree 100 that I have made a terrible purchase by going for this Tacx Flux S. The Powerbeams come in only one or the other. I wanted both Ant+ and Bluetooth in the same trainer, which was I got the Tacx. The Tacx is "very nice" but the Powerbeam really is a perfectly serviceable piece of kit. They come up for sale fairly frequently here on the Hub. Different mounting kits are used for QR vs Thru Axle, so check which it comes with depending on your bike. The old Powerbeam is only slightly louder (if at all - either way neither is at all audible in the room next door) and pretty much does everything the Tacx does from basic functional utility perspective, albeit you need a seperate cadence sensor and you need to calibrate the Powerbeam. Adapters for other widths available.You could look for a used Cycleops Powerbeam with bluetooth. SUITABLE AXLES: Width of rear fork: Race 130 mm, MTB 135 mm.Campagnolo, SRAM XD and XD-R body (sold separately). SUITABLE CASSETTES: Shimano and SRAM: 8-11 speed.
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